Illinois · Public charity
Monroe Foundation
To educate, link, and assist in the obtaining of funding for social and economic development programs in low-income communities in Chicago and surrounding suburbs
- $238k
- Granted FY2022
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2022
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 78%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2022
- $181k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2022
- $13,358
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $66,037
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 9
- FY2021 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 1
- Total assets, FY2022
- $137k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 78% of the organizations Monroe Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 87% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 9 | $181k | 78% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $28k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Black Star Project | $22,872 | 1 | 8% |
| Poder | $19,987 | 1 | 1% |
| Tgi Movement | $19,000 | 2 | 7% |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($147k), not named here.
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About Monroe Foundation
- How much does Monroe Foundation give?
- Monroe Foundation reported 9 itemized grants totaling $181,028, out of $237,911 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 9 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2022.
- What does Monroe Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2022, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (48%), Education (11%), Employment (10%).
- Who are Monroe Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2022: The Black Star Project ($23k), Poder ($20k), Tgi Movement ($19k).
- Does Monroe Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 78% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Monroe Foundation based?
- Monroe Foundation is based in IL.
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