Illinois · Private foundation
The Arc Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $20k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $230k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2024 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Public Media Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Urban Initiatives Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Rehab Network | $1,030 | 1 | 0% |
| Midwest Access Coalition | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Honeycomb Project Inc Nfp | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Gardeneers | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Role Model Movement Inc (NFP) | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Urban Growers Collective Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc | $400 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Public Media Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Urban Initiatives Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Rehab Network | $1,030 | 1 | 0% |
| Midwest Access Coalition | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Honeycomb Project Inc Nfp | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Gardeneers | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Role Model Movement Inc (NFP) | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Urban Growers Collective Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Street Medicine | $100 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($15k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Arc Foundation 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 · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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How do I get to The Arc Foundation?
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About The Arc Foundation
- How much does The Arc Foundation give?
- The Arc Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $20,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does The Arc Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (30%), Youth Development (11%), Housing & Shelter (8%).
- Who are The Arc Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Chicago Public Media Inc ($10k), Urban Initiatives Inc ($3k), Chicago Rehab Network ($1k).
- Does The Arc Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Arc Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Arc Foundation based?
- The Arc Foundation is based in IL.
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