Illinois · Public charity
Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation
To support social welfare and economic development by providing financial and technical support for energy concepts and to provide consumer education regarding smart meters and related technologies and services.
- $249k
- Granted FY2023
- 3
- Grants FY2023
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $64,859
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $141,618
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 28
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $26M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | 3 | $249k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $2.6M | 8% |
| FY2021 | 20 | $4.9M | 10% |
| FY2020 | 22 | $4.0M | 14% |
| FY2019 | 23 | $5.0M | 13% |
| FY2018 | 25 | $4.8M | 40% |
| FY2017 | 28 | $4.8M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cub Consumer Education and Research Fund | $5,746,676 | 6 | 49% |
| Elevate Energy | $5,668,310 | 6 | 5% |
| The Kindling Group | $2,162,836 | 7 | 54% |
| Illinois Science and Technology Coalition | $1,793,664 | 6 | 75% |
| Board of Trustees of Illinois State University | $1,486,316 | 5 | n/a |
| Faith in Place | $1,336,250 | 5 | 21% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $1,291,100 | 6 | n/a |
| Chicago Community Foundation | $720,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Chicago State Foundation | $550,000 | 5 | 10% |
| Fresh Energy | $500,000 | 4 | 6% |
Show all 41 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cub Consumer Education and Research Fund | $5,746,676 | 6 | 49% |
| Elevate Energy | $5,668,310 | 6 | 5% |
| The Kindling Group | $2,162,836 | 7 | 54% |
| Illinois Science and Technology Coalition | $1,793,664 | 6 | 75% |
| Board of Trustees of Illinois State University | $1,486,316 | 5 | n/a |
| Faith in Place | $1,336,250 | 5 | 21% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $1,291,100 | 6 | n/a |
| Chicago Community Foundation | $720,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Chicago State Foundation | $550,000 | 5 | 10% |
| Fresh Energy | $500,000 | 4 | 6% |
| Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Foundation | $425,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Eastern Illinois Universit | $399,540 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Chicago | $322,395 | 4 | n/a |
| Illinois Green Economy Network Foundation Inc | $300,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Seniors Independent Living Collaborative | $300,000 | 1 | 100% |
| US Green Building Council-Illinois | $230,000 | 6 | 17% |
| Helpanswers Charitable Foundation Incorporated | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shedd Aquarium Society | $159,880 | 2 | 0% |
| Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance | $159,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Mattoon Area Family YMCA Christian Association | $120,670 | 1 | 4% |
| Cook County Health Chicago | $112,950 | 3 | n/a |
| Northern Illinois University | $112,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Wayne State University | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City Incite Inc | $95,000 | 4 | 14% |
| Garfield Park Community Council | $90,000 | 6 | 3% |
| Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative | $75,000 | 5 | 2% |
| The Center of Concern | $75,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Chinese American Service League Inc | $60,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Peoria Park District Foundation | $60,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Chicago Innovation Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Sweet Water Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Loyola University of Chicago | $47,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Embarras River Basin Agency Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Renaissance Collaborative Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Fund | $16,919 | 1 | 100% |
| Center for Changing Lives | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition | $15,000 | 1 | 43% |
| Bronzeville Urban Development | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Erie Neighborhood House | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Illinois Science Council | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Columbia College Chicago | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 26 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 · The Joyce Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Builders Vision Foundation · The Energy Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · United States Energy Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Walder Foundation · Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago · The Pierce Family Charitable Foundation · The Lumpkin Family Foundation
How this is measured
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About Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation
- How much does Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation give?
- Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $248,872 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Environment (51%), Education (15%), Arts & Culture (8%).
- Who are Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Cub Consumer Education and Research Fund ($5.7M), Elevate Energy ($5.7M), The Kindling Group ($2.2M).
- Does Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, The Joyce Foundation, Arie and Ida Crown Memorial.
- Where is Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation based?
- Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation is based in IL.
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