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Illinois · Public charity

Invest for Kids Inc

To raise funds that will benefit Chicago-area children's charities. The accomplishment of this mission is through an annual conference that raises money by presenting ideas from an elite group of successful investment managers.

$1.8M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
13
Grants FY2024
14
Organizations funded FY2023
57%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$200,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
13 to 18
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$719k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 57% of the organizations Invest for Kids Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 89% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 11% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving13$1.7M54%
FY202314$1.7M57%
FY202218$1.9M61%
FY202113$1.1M46%
FY202018$1.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$4.5MYouth Development$1.5MHuman Services$410kArts & Culture$250kHealth$220kRecreation & Sports$220kPublic Benefit$200kHousing & Shelter$200kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Chicago Scholars Foundation$353,60051%
College Possible Inc$220,00021%
Metrosquash Nfp$220,00025%
The Bloc$210,000221%
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship$200,00011%
Atlas Fellows Inc$200,000111%
Comp-U-Dopt Inc$200,00011%
Beat the Streets Chicago$200,000110%
The Bottom Line Inc$200,00022%
Camp for All Kids$200,000119%
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All grantees of Invest for Kids Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Chicago Scholars Foundation$353,60051%
College Possible Inc$220,00021%
Metrosquash Nfp$220,00025%
The Bloc$210,000221%
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship$200,00011%
Atlas Fellows Inc$200,000111%
Comp-U-Dopt Inc$200,00011%
Beat the Streets Chicago$200,000110%
The Bottom Line Inc$200,00022%
Camp for All Kids$200,000119%
Young Mens Educational Network$200,000210%
Noble Network of Charter Schools$200,00010%
Providence Englewood School Corporation$200,00013%
Legal Prep Charter Academies$200,00014%
Scripted Inc Dba Code Nation$200,00013%
Project Vision Inc$200,000110%
Catalyst Schools$200,00021%
Juvenile Protective Association$200,00027%
Ignite$200,00014%
LINK Unlimited Scholars$200,00027%
Chicago Collegiate Inc$200,00013%
One Million Degrees$200,00014%
Friends of the Children - Chicago$200,000217%
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation$200,00014%
Vocel Viewing our Children as Emerging Leaders$200,00021%
Urban Prep Academies$200,00022%
Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago$200,000110%
Children's Research Triangle$200,00017%
Great Lakes Academy Inc$200,00012%
Nehemiah Group dba Chicago Eco House$200,000111%
High Jump$200,00016%
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance$200,00016%
Braven Inc$190,00013%
Illinois Network of Charter Schools$177,50051%
GEM-IFK Venture for Educational Support NFP$134,000378%
The Chicago Math & Science Academy Charter School$130,00021%
Champs Male Mentoring Program - Chirise$100,000110%
Thrive Scholars$100,00011%
Hear Scholarship Foundation Inc$100,000110%
Depaul University$50,00030%
Music and Dance Theater Chicago Inc$30,00030%
Reflection Foundation$24,84016%
Future Founders Foundation$20,00011%
Intonation Music Workshop$20,00013%
Erie Family Health Center Inc$20,00010%
True Star Foundation Inc$20,00012%
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$10,00010%
Greater Chicago Food Depository$10,00010%
Careerspring Foundation$10,00010%
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation$10,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Invest for Kids Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 50 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Chicago Scholars Foundation: $353,600 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetCollege Possible Inc: $220,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMetrosquash Nfp: $220,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetThe Bloc: $210,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetNetwork for Teaching Entrepreneurship: $200,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAtlas Fellows Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetComp-U-Dopt Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBeat the Streets Chicago: $200,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetThe Bottom Line Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetCamp for All Kids: $200,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetYoung Mens Educational Network: $200,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetNoble Network of Charter Schools: $200,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProvidence Englewood School Corporation: $200,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetLegal Prep Charter Academies: $200,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetScripted Inc Dba Code Nation: $200,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetProject Vision Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 10.0% of budgetCatalyst Schools: $200,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetJuvenile Protective Association: $200,000 over 2y, 6.8% of budgetIgnite: $200,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetLINK Unlimited Scholars: $200,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetChicago Collegiate Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetOne Million Degrees: $200,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetFriends of the Children - Chicago: $200,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetMikva Challenge Grant Foundation: $200,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetVocel Viewing our Children as Emerging Leaders: $200,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetUrban Prep Academies: $200,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetIngenuity Incorporated Chicago: $200,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetChildren's Research Triangle: $200,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetGreat Lakes Academy Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetNehemiah Group dba Chicago Eco House: $200,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetHigh Jump: $200,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetGarfield Park Conservatory Alliance: $200,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetBraven Inc: $190,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetIllinois Network of Charter Schools: $177,500 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetGEM-IFK Venture for Educational Support NFP: $134,000 over 3y, 78% of budgetThe Chicago Math & Science Academy Charter School: $130,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetChamps Male Mentoring Program - Chirise: $100,000 over 1y, 10.0% of budgetThrive Scholars: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHear Scholarship Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetDepaul University: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMusic and Dance Theater Chicago Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetReflection Foundation: $24,840 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetFuture Founders Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetIntonation Music Workshop: $20,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetErie Family Health Center Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrue Star Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetUnited Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 50.

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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…Circle of Service Fou…Imc Chicago Charitabl…Robert R McCormick Fo…Polk Bros Foundation …United Way of Metropo…Finnegan Family Found…Cme Group FoundationArie and Ida Crown Me…Jewish Federation of …John D and Catherine …Vivo Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL36.6× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Circle of Service Foundation · Imc Chicago Charitable Foundation · Robert R McCormick Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Finnegan Family Foundation · Cme Group Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Vivo 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.

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Find your warmest path to Invest for Kids Inc 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.

About Invest for Kids Inc

How much does Invest for Kids Inc give?
Invest for Kids Inc reported 13 grants totaling $1,754,100 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 18 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Invest for Kids Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (58%), Youth Development (20%), Human Services (5%).
Who are Invest for Kids Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Chicago Scholars Foundation ($354k), College Possible Inc ($220k), Metrosquash Nfp ($220k).
Does Invest for Kids Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Invest for Kids Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Circle of Service Foundation, Imc Chicago Charitable Foundation.
Where is Invest for Kids Inc based?
Invest for Kids Inc is based in IL.

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 50 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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