Illinois · Public charity
Enlace Chicago
Enlace Chicago convenes, organizes, and builds the capacity of little village stakeholders to confront systemic inequities and barriers to economic and social access. Enlace Chicago is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of little village residents by fostering a safe and healthy environment and by championing…
- $309k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2025
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $28,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $109,250
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 12
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations Enlace Chicago funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $304k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 8 | $115k | 13% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $261k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $317k | 10% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $380k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $659k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $292k | 20% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $275k | 20% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Life Centers of Chicagoland | $628,687 | 8 | 2% |
| Telpochcalli Community Education Project | $349,225 | 9 | 23% |
| Latin Center | $332,925 | 9 | 5% |
| Erie Neighborhood House | $251,665 | 9 | 0% |
| Beyond the Ball Nfp | $225,050 | 9 | 14% |
| Chicago Youth Boxing Club | $224,862 | 9 | 13% |
| Central States Ser Jobs for Progress Inc | $182,925 | 9 | 1% |
| The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | $167,175 | 7 | 0% |
| Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center | $159,175 | 7 | 0% |
| Latinos Progresando | $93,000 | 1 | 2% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Life Centers of Chicagoland | $628,687 | 8 | 2% |
| Telpochcalli Community Education Project | $349,225 | 9 | 23% |
| Latin Center | $332,925 | 9 | 5% |
| Erie Neighborhood House | $251,665 | 9 | 0% |
| Beyond the Ball Nfp | $225,050 | 9 | 14% |
| Chicago Youth Boxing Club | $224,862 | 9 | 13% |
| Central States Ser Jobs for Progress Inc | $182,925 | 9 | 1% |
| The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | $167,175 | 7 | 0% |
| Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center | $159,175 | 7 | 0% |
| Latinos Progresando | $93,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Learning Center House of Connections | $55,000 | 2 | 11% |
| De Lasalle Institute | $55,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Beyond Legal Aid | $36,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Saint Anthony Hospital | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Continuum Health Partners Inc | $27,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Designs for Dignity | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Agnes Parish | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Forefront | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($17k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Enlace Chicago supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Robert R McCormick Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Healthy Communities Foundation · Michael Reese Health Trust · Imc Chicago Charitable Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Circle of Service Foundation · Greater Chicago Food Depository · Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Charities Aid Foundation America
How this is measured
About Enlace Chicago
- How much does Enlace Chicago give?
- Enlace Chicago reported 8 grants totaling $309,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 12 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Enlace Chicago fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (36%), Youth Development (32%), Human Services (15%).
- Who are Enlace Chicago's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: New Life Centers of Chicagoland ($629k), Telpochcalli Community Education Project ($349k), Latin Center ($333k).
- Does Enlace Chicago fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Enlace Chicago?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc, Robert R McCormick Foundation.
- Where is Enlace Chicago based?
- Enlace Chicago is based in IL.
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