Illinois · Public charity
Kids First Chicago for Education
See schedule o narrative for part I, line 1, description of organization's mission.
- $71k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $66k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $6.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Kids First Chicago for Education funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 5 | $66k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $75k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $60k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $85k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $96k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $40k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $45k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Something Good in Englewood Inc | $75,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Resurrection Project | $70,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Gap Community Center | $55,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation | $50,600 | 2 | 0% |
| Austin Coming Together | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Chicago Charter School Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rush University Medical Center | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pilsen Neighbors Community Council | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Education Community Committee | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Something Good in Englewood Inc | $75,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Resurrection Project | $70,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Gap Community Center | $55,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation | $50,600 | 2 | 0% |
| Austin Coming Together | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Chicago Charter School Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rush University Medical Center | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pilsen Neighbors Community Council | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Education Community Committee | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Build Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Northwest Center | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Little Village Community Council | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| A House in Austin | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Teamwork Englewood Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Urban League | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Kids First Chicago for Education 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 · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Kids First Chicago for Education
- How much does Kids First Chicago for Education give?
- Kids First Chicago for Education reported 5 itemized grants totaling $66,000, out of $71,352 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Kids First Chicago for Education fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (40%), Community Improvement (25%), Housing & Shelter (24%).
- Who are Kids First Chicago for Education's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Something Good in Englewood Inc ($75k), The Resurrection Project ($70k), Gap Community Center ($55k).
- Does Kids First Chicago for Education fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Kids First Chicago for Education?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Kids First Chicago for Education based?
- Kids First Chicago for Education is based in IL.
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