Illinois · Public charity
Illinois Environmental Council General Fund
To be a steadfast force throughout illinois fighting to limit pollution and protect the states natural heritage.
- $198k
- Granted FY2023
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $148k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $26,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 13
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Total assets, FY2023
- $1.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 80% of the organizations Illinois Environmental Council General Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 82% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 18% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $122k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 5 | $148k | 80% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $86k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $356k | 85% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $53k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $40k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $30k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Working Families | $86,000 | 1 | 9% |
| United Congregations of Metro East | $73,390 | 1 | 13% |
| Illinois Peoples Action | $55,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Illinois State Public Interest Research Group Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 9% |
| BIG NFP DBA Blacks in Green | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Southeast Environmental Task Force | $45,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Faith in Place Action Fund | $41,000 | 2 | 21% |
| Citizens Utility Board | $26,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Sierra Club | $26,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Building Decarbonization Coalition | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Working Families | $86,000 | 1 | 9% |
| United Congregations of Metro East | $73,390 | 1 | 13% |
| Illinois Peoples Action | $55,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Illinois State Public Interest Research Group Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 9% |
| BIG NFP DBA Blacks in Green | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Southeast Environmental Task Force | $45,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Faith in Place Action Fund | $41,000 | 2 | 21% |
| Citizens Utility Board | $26,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Sierra Club | $26,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Building Decarbonization Coalition | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Elevate Energy | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The People's Lobby | $9,036 | 1 | 1% |
| Chicago Jobs Council | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Vote Solar | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($198k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Illinois Environmental Council General Fund 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: United States Energy Foundation · Illinois Environmental Council Education · Builders Vision Foundation · The Energy Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · The Chicago Community Trust · Energy Action Fund · Natural Resources Defense Council Inc · The McKnight Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Illinois Environmental Council General Fund with peer funders
About Illinois Environmental Council General Fund
- How much does Illinois Environmental Council General Fund give?
- Illinois Environmental Council General Fund reported 5 itemized grants totaling $148,000, out of $198,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 13 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Illinois Environmental Council General Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2023, its largest causes are Environment (56%), Community Improvement (15%), Religion (10%).
- Who are Illinois Environmental Council General Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2023: United Working Families ($86k), United Congregations of Metro East ($73k), Illinois Peoples Action ($55k).
- Does Illinois Environmental Council General Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Illinois Environmental Council General Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United States Energy Foundation, Illinois Environmental Council Education, Builders Vision Foundation.
- Where is Illinois Environmental Council General Fund based?
- Illinois Environmental Council General Fund is based in IL.
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