Illinois · Public charity
Special Children's Charities
Since 1969, Special Children's Charities has been the driving force behind inclusion and empowerment for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Chicago. Our high-quality athletic, educational and life-enriching programs inspire our participants to dream big, overcome obstacles and achieve their…
- $2.6M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $2.5M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $191,640
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,164,494
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $8.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Special Children's Charities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 7 | $2.5M | 57% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $1.2M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $676k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $340k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $365k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $195k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $178k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Park District | $2,997,569 | 7 | n/a |
| Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation | $1,164,494 | 1 | 7% |
| City Colleges of Chicago | $613,101 | 3 | n/a |
| Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center | $566,821 | 3 | 2% |
| City Colleges of Chicago Foundation | $70,989 | 1 | 1% |
| Eternal Flame of Hope Memorial Foundation | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bsn Sports LLC | $10,178 | 1 | n/a |
About Special Children's Charities
- How much does Special Children's Charities give?
- Special Children's Charities reported 8 itemized grants totaling $2,487,985, out of $2,600,770 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Special Children's Charities fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (56%), Education (34%), Housing & Shelter (10%).
- Who are Special Children's Charities's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Chicago Park District ($3.0M), Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation ($1.2M), City Colleges of Chicago ($613k).
- Does Special Children's Charities fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Special Children's Charities based?
- Special Children's Charities is based in IL.
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