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Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation

To foster and promote the revitalization of the community by designing and implementing programs that improve the community's economic viability; increase availability of quality housing to people of different income levels while maintaining and improving existing affordable housing, and enhance delivery of social services, particularly…

$1.5M
Granted FY2024still arriving
34
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$24k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.

Youth Development$335kHuman Services$175kHealth$141kCommunity Improvement$109kRecreation & Sports$64kEducation$63kHousing & Shelter$49kArts & Culture$45kOther$0
02FY2024 · 34 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 34 grants below total $566,686, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,478,742 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $912,056 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$18,549
Median grant
1
States reached
$26M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BURST INTO BOOKS$24,250
THE LYTE COLLECTIVE$24,250
ADVOCATES FOR COMMUNITY WELLNESS$24,250
TRUE BELIEVERS COMMUNITY CONNECTION$24,250
BA NIA INCORPORATED$20,000
FREE LUNCH ACADEMY$20,000
GRANT A WISH INC$20,000
CASA ESPERANZA PROJECT$18,549
TRUE STAR FOUNDATION INC$18,549
TOTALLY POSITIVE PRODUCTIONS$18,549
STEP UP FOR MENTAL HEALTH$18,549
TGI MOVEMENT$18,549
THAT HARPER KID NFP$18,549
THE GRAY MATTER EXPERIENCE$18,549
HUSTLE MOMMIES$18,549
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $179k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%BURST INTO BOOKS: $24k → 14%HOPE CENTER FOUNDATION: $20k → 14%HOPE CENTER FOUNDATION: $19k → 14%BURST INTO BOOKS: $10k → 14%HUSTLE MOMMIES: $19k → 14%HUSTLE MOMMIES: $15k → 14%THE LYTE COLLECTIVE: $24k → 14%CHICAGO VOLUNTEER DOULAS INC: $20k → 14%THE LYTE COLLECTIVE: $10k → 14%CHICAGO VOLUNTEER DOULAS INC: $19k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$867k · 28 repeat orgs$187k to everyone else

28 repeat relationships: 28 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
8

Total granted

$867k
$85k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+13%

Still filing today

79%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $102k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’23’24
EducationYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • WF
    WORK FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $39k · revenue +206%
  • CV
    Chicago Volunteer Doulas Inc
    2× · 2023–2024 · $39k · revenue +90%
  • BB
    BETTER BOYS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $39k · revenue +6%

Funded once

  • MD
    MR DAD FATHERS CLUBgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue +175%
  • TB
    The Black Star Project
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +13%
  • MF
    MY FOUNDATION STREET SMARTS TO GREAT STARTS CORP
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Chicago Cred Inc
Employment
2
Igniting Minds Inc

Igniting Minds works to close the educational and nutritional gaps that contribute to generational poverty in Chicago through academic enrichment, workforce development, food insecurity programming, and cultural exchange.

—
3
Equality Dream Team

Provide resources and tools to help african american youth from underserved communities aged 14-24 achieve economic sustainability through education, career, and workforce development.

Education
4
Urban Male Network

Urban Male Network is a nationally recognized organization dedicated to uplifting young men from urban communities through mentorship, education, and service. By redefining the image of the urban male, the network fosters leadership,…

Youth Development
5
Made Wright Inc

community and workplace development

Community Improvement
6
Chicago Chapter National Black Mba Association

The mission of this organization is to create partnerships that produce intellectual and economic wealth in the African-American community.

Education
7
Parenting for Non Violence

decreasing violence by promoting, supporting, and conducting parenting education and family life skills programs and activities that strengthen relationships between youths and their families in chicago's at-risk/underserved communities

Human Services
8
I Am My Brothers Keeper Unity Day

Violence Prevention in Chicago

Human Services
9
Jbs Lunch and Literacy Outreach Center for Kids

Safe Place for Inner City Youth

Human Services
10
Urban Youth Ministry of Greater Indianapolis Inc

Youth

—
11
Babie Girl Productions Non-Profit Inc

Provide training to under privilege children

Education
12
As One Chicago Inc

To address the ills of marginalized communities through faith and social impact.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is True Star Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Talented Tenth College Prepatoroy Career Mentoring. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

32 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 32 of the 42 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/32
Grantees still filing
14/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Grant a Wish Inc: $30,000 · OtherGrant a Wish IncCHRISTMAS EVERYDAY NFP: $30,000 · OtherCHRISTMAS EVERYDAY NFPTHAT HARPER KID NFP: $28,049 · OtherTHAT HARPER KID NFPHOOPS FOR PEACE: $25,000 · OtherHOOPS FOR PEACELINGO SANITATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP: $23,750 · OtherLINGO SANITATION COMMUNITY DEVEL…WOMEN IN NEED OF DISCOVERING OWN WORTH - W I N D O W: $20,000 · OtherWOMEN IN NEED OF DISCOVERING OWN…LIVE YOUR DREAMS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherLIVE YOUR DREAMS FOUNDATIONCollective Initiatives Inc: $20,000 · OtherCollective Initiatives IncCASA ESPERANZA PROJECT: $38,549 · OtherCASA ESPERANZA PROJECTNEIGHBORSPACE: $20,000 · OtherNEIGHBORSPACE+5 more: $49,500 · Other+5 moreBETTER BOYS FOUNDATION: $38,549 · Youth DevelopmentBETTER BOYS FOUNDATIONTHE CHRYSALIS PROGRAM: $38,549 · Youth DevelopmentTHE CHRYSALIS PROGRAMTGI MOVEMENT: $33,549 · Youth DevelopmentTGI MOVEMENTTOTALLY POSITIVE PRODUCTIONS: $33,549 · Youth DevelopmentTOTALLY POSITIVE PRODUC…Gresham Community Center: $28,750 · Youth DevelopmentGresham Community Cente…BOUNCE FOR JOY PROJECT: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOUNCE FOR JOY PROJECTInvisible Book Bag Inc: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentInvisible Book Bag IncChicago Volunteer Doulas Inc: $38,549 · Human ServicesChicago Volunteer D…Hope Center Foundation: $38,549 · Human ServicesHope Center Foundat…BURST INTO BOOKS: $34,250 · Human ServicesBURST INTO BOOKSTHE LYTE COLLECTIVE: $34,250 · Human ServicesTHE LYTE COLLECTIVEHustle Mommies: $33,549 · Human ServicesHustle MommiesTHE GRAY MATTER EXPERIENCE INC: $38,549 · EducationTHE GRAY MATT…TRUE BELIEVERS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: $24,250 · EducationTRUE BELIEVER…SOMETHING GOOD IN ENGLEWOOD INC: $18,549 · EducationSOMETHING GOO…MR DAD FATHERS CLUB: $15,000 · EducationMR DAD FATHER…The Black Star Project: $10,000 · EducationThe Black Sta…TALENTED TENTH COLLEGE PREPATOROY CAREER MENTORING: $10,000 · EducationTALENTED TENT…PROJECT SIMEON 2000: $10,000 · EducationPROJECT SIMEO…TRUE STAR FOUNDATION INC: $38,549 · Arts & CultureTRUE STAR …FREE LUNCH ACADEMY: $30,000 · Arts & CultureFREE LUNCH…MUSIC BOX FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Arts & CultureMUSIC BOX …Real Men Charities: $10,000 · Arts & CultureReal Men C…BA NIA Inc: $35,000 · HealthBA NIA In…Step Up For Mental Health: $33,549 · HealthStep Up F…ADVOCATES FOR COMMUNITY WELLNESS: $24,250 · HealthADVOCATES…WORK FOUNDATION: $38,549 · Recreation & Sports
Other$304,848Youth Development$217,946Human Services$179,147Education$126,348Arts & Culture$93,549Health$92,799Recreation & Sports$38,549

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWORK FOUNDATION: $38,549 over 2y, 10% of budgetChicago Volunteer Doulas Inc: $38,549 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetTHE GRAY MATTER EXPERIENCE INC: $38,549 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetBETTER BOYS FOUNDATION: $38,549 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetTHE CHRYSALIS PROGRAM: $38,549 over 2y, 33% of budgetTRUE STAR FOUNDATION INC: $38,549 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetCASA ESPERANZA PROJECT: $38,549 over 2y, 16% of budgetHope Center Foundation: $38,549 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetBA NIA Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetBURST INTO BOOKS: $34,250 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetTHE LYTE COLLECTIVE: $34,250 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetStep Up For Mental Health: $33,549 over 2y, 42% of budgetTGI MOVEMENT: $33,549 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetHustle Mommies: $33,549 over 2y, 13% of budgetTOTALLY POSITIVE PRODUCTIONS: $33,549 over 2y, 7.6% of budgetGrant a Wish Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetFREE LUNCH ACADEMY: $30,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetBOUNCE FOR JOY PROJECT: $25,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetADVOCATES FOR COMMUNITY WELLNESS: $24,250 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetTRUE BELIEVERS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: $24,250 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetNEIGHBORSPACE: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCollective Initiatives Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 34% of budgetInvisible Book Bag Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 8.3% of budgetSOMETHING GOOD IN ENGLEWOOD INC: $18,549 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetMR DAD FATHERS CLUB: $15,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetMUSIC BOX FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetThe Black Star Project: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetReal Men Charities: $10,000 over 1y, 7.4% of budgetPROJECT SIMEON 2000: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

The Chicago Community…United Way of Metropo…University of Chicago…John D and Catherine …Field Foundation of I…Julian Grace Foundati…Chicago Beyond IncImc Chicago Charitabl…Chicago Foundation fo…Frederick Henry Princ…Builders Vision Found…Robert R McCormick Fo…
The Chicago Community TrustIL32× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · University of Chicago Medical Center · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Field Foundation of Illinois · Julian Grace Foundation · Chicago Beyond Inc · Imc Chicago Charitable Foundation · Chicago Foundation for Women · Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust · Builders Vision Foundation · Robert R McCormick Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation?

    Find your warmest path to Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 42 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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