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Skills for Chicagoland's Future

See schedule othe mission of skills is to stand as a life-changing employment resource connecting underrepresented job seekers to employers with opportunities across industries.

$445k
Granted FY2023
14
Grants FY2023
3
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2023.

Employment$378kHuman Services$273kCommunity Improvement$195kInternational$45kEducation$25kPhilanthropy$25kYouth Development$5k
02FY2023 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k2 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $282k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $150k
$24,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$5.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GREATER PHOENIX CHAMBER FOUNDATION$150,000
CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE$49,500
INSTITUTO DEL PROGRESSO LATINO$40,500
YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO$40,000
CARA PROGRAM$33,000
NORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK$25,500
HEARTLAND ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL LLC$24,500
UHLICH CHILDRENS ADVANTAGE NETWORK$17,500
CENTRAL STATES SER JOBS FOR PROGRESS INC$15,500
VIRGINIA READY INITIATIVE$15,000
JANE ADDAMS RESOURCE CORP$11,000
WEST SIDE FORWARD$10,000
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES$7,500
PHALANX FAMILY SERVICES$5,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–23, $315k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $52k → 14%YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $40k → 14%PHALANX FAMILY SERVICES: $31k → 14%PHALANX FAMILY SERVICES: $6k → 14%INSTITUTO DEL PROGRESSO LATINO: $76k → 14%INSTITUTO DEL PROGRESSO LATINO: $41k → 14%METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES: $20k → 14%METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES: $8k → 14%THRIVE CHICAGO: $5k → 14%UHLICH CHILDRENS ADVANTAGE NETWORK: $19k → 14%UHLICH CHILDRENS ADVANTAGE NETWORK: $18k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$851k · 13 repeat orgs$95k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +20% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2023, 0 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
4

Total granted

$851k
$80k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+19%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23
Human ServicesEmploymentPhilanthropyCivil RightsEducationOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • GP
    GREATER PHOENIX CHAMBER FOUNDATION
    2× · 2022–2023 · $175k · revenue +93%
  • IF
    INSTITUTE FOR LATINO PROGRESS
    2× · 2022–2023 · $117k · revenue +30%
  • YM
    YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
    2× · 2022–2023 · $92k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue -37%
  • MA
    METRO ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +19%
  • RI
    READYCT INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +230%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services Inc

Strengthen central mn communities through leadership in workforce excellence.

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2
Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago Inc

Goodwill industries of metropolitan chicago, inc. ("goodwill-chicago") is a nonstock, not-for-profit illinois corporation, whose sole member is goodwill industries of southeastern wisconsin, inc. ("goodwill"), a wisconsin nonstock,…

Human Services
3
Philadelphia Works Inc

Philadelphia works, inc. develops and manages smart workforce solutions that respond to business needs and increases economic opportunity for all philadelphia residents.

Employment
4
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

The chicagoland chamber of commerce combines the power of people, with our legacy of leadership and business advocacy, to drive a dynamic economy. we focus on delivering value for our members, making chicagoland a world-class place to live…

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5
Jobsfirstnyc

Jobsfirstnyc's mission is to create and advance solutions that break down barriers and transform the systems supporting young adults and their communities in the pursuit of economic opportunities.

Youth Development
6
Upwardly Global

Upwardly global removes employment barriers for immigrant, refugee, and asylee professionals while advancing the inclusion of their skills into the u.s. economy.

Employment
7
Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce and Community Initiative

To engage working men and women, and the community at large, in order to improve health, income, and education. The organization's services are substantially supported through funding from governmental units or direct contributions from…

Employment
8
Chicago Workers' Collaborative Nfp

Chicago Workers' Collaborative's mission is to promote full employment and equality for the lowest wage-earners, primarily temporary staffing workers, in the Chicago region through leadership and skills training, critical assistance and…

Education
9
Chicago United

To achieve parity in economic opportunity for people of color by advancing multiracial leadership in corporate governance, expanding the talent pipline for executive-level management, and growing minority businesses.

Philanthropy
10
Youth Job Center Inc

Youth job center connects youth ages 14-25 to meaningful careers through early exposure, workforce training, individualized coaching, and strong employer partnerships. we meet young people where they are and guide them toward living-wage…

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11
Skills for Chicago

See schedule othe mission of skills is to stand as a life-changing employment resource connecting underrepresented job seekers to employers with opportunities across industries. we do this by building multi-level, trusted relationships…

Employment
12
Chicago Jobs Council

Chicago Jobs Council (CJC) pursues its mission through advocacy, applied research, public education and capacity-building initiatives focused on influencing the development or reform of public policies and programs. From 18 original…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Phalanx Family Services. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

18 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
11/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

INSTITUTE FOR LATINO PROGRESS: $116,750 · Human ServicesINSTITUTE FOR LATINO PROGRESSYWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $92,000 · Human ServicesYWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGOUCAN: $36,750 · Human ServicesUCANPHALANX FAMILY SERVICES: $36,500 · Human ServicesPHALANX FAMILY SERVICESMetropolitan Family Services: $27,750 · Human ServicesMetropolitan Family Services+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesCHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE: $106,250 · EmploymentCHICAGO URBAN LEAGUENORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK: $60,250 · EmploymentNORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORKThe Cara Program: $59,500 · EmploymentThe Cara ProgramJANE ADDAMS RESOURCE CORPORATION: $30,000 · EmploymentJANE ADDAMS RESOURCE CORPORATIONWEST SIDE FORWARD: $20,000 · EmploymentWEST SIDE FORWARDGREATER PHOENIX CHAMBER FOUNDATION: $175,000 · PhilanthropyGREATER PHOENIX CHAMBER…UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INC: $25,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF GREATER A…CENTRAL STATES SER JOBS FOR PROGRESS INC: $45,500 · OtherCENTRAL ST…METRO ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC: $25,000 · OtherMETRO ATLA…Virginia Ready Initiative: $15,000 · OtherVirginia R…HEARTLAND ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL INC: $44,500 · Civil RightsREADYCT INC: $25,000 · Education
Human Services$314,750Employment$276,000Philanthropy$200,000Other$85,500Civil Rights$44,500Education$25,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGREATER PHOENIX CHAMBER FOUNDATION: $175,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR LATINO PROGRESS: $116,750 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE: $106,250 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetYWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $92,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK: $60,250 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Cara Program: $59,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCENTRAL STATES SER JOBS FOR PROGRESS INC: $45,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetHEARTLAND ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL INC: $44,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUCAN: $36,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPHALANX FAMILY SERVICES: $36,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetJANE ADDAMS RESOURCE CORPORATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMetropolitan Family Services: $27,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETRO ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetREADYCT INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWEST SIDE FORWARD: $20,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetVirginia Ready Initiative: $15,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTHRIVE CHICAGO NFP: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

United Way of Metropo…Robert R McCormick Fo…The Allstate Foundati…Chicago Cook Workforc…Polk Bros Foundation …The Chicago Community…John D and Catherine …Local Initiatives Sup…Fifth Third Chicagola…Lloyd a Fry FoundationArie and Ida Crown Me…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago IncIL21.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Robert R McCormick Foundation · The Allstate Foundation · Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Fifth Third Chicagoland Foundation · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Jpmorgan Chase 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Skills for Chicagoland's Future funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Skills for Chicagoland's Future. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 61%
  • Readyct Inc: 61% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 18 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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By state
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