Illinois · Public charity
The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group
The cafe group remains steadfast in its mission to transform philanthropy and advance educational equity through love-centered, systemic change. Through signature initiatives like the 1954 project and the lead internship program, we cultivate transformative leaders, unlock new resources for community-driven solutions, and champion…
- $5.0M
- Granted FY2023
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $4.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $1,000,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 11
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 6
- Total assets, FY2023
- $29M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group funded were first-time grantees, receiving 52% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.2M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 9 | $4.3M | 67% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $5.1M | 100% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $5.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond 12 Education Inc | $1,100,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Kingmakers of Oakland | $1,100,000 | 2 | 16% |
| B-360 Baltimore Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marcy Lab Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Braven Inc | $998,835 | 1 | 8% |
| Black Teacher Collaborative | $998,835 | 1 | 51% |
| Generation Hope | $998,835 | 1 | n/a |
| The Fellowship Bmec Inc | $996,815 | 1 | 21% |
| Calculus Project Inc | $992,053 | 1 | n/a |
| The Knowledge House Fellowship Inc | $986,451 | 1 | 20% |
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Where it is load-bearing
The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 22 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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.
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How this is measured
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About The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group
- How much does The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group give?
- The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group reported 10 itemized grants totaling $4,300,000, out of $5,028,528 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 11 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (50%), Youth Development (28%), Employment (8%).
- Who are The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2023: Beyond 12 Education Inc ($1.1M), Kingmakers of Oakland ($1.1M), B-360 Baltimore Inc ($1.0M).
- Does The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gates Foundation, New Profit Inc, New Schools Fund.
- Where is The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group based?
- The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group is based in IL.
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