Illinois · Public charity
The Kindling Group
THE KINDLING GROUP is a nonfiction media studio that crafts outstanding documentaries and impact campaigns to inspire, entertain, and ignite change. THE KINDLING GROUP's productions investigate, document and present social, civic, political, historic and educational issues.
- $308k
- Granted FY2023
- 11
- Grants FY2023
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 9%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $21,250
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $70,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 11
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 3
- Total assets, FY2023
- $311k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 9% of the organizations The Kindling Group funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 11 | $307k | 9% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $385k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Public Art Group | $170,000 | 2 | 22% |
| Southeast Environmental Task Force | $100,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Leonard Suryajaya | $97,000 | 2 | n/a |
| In Care of Black Women LLC | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Alt Space Chicago | $70,000 | 2 | 20% |
| New Roots LLC | $45,950 | 2 | n/a |
| Sommer Filmworks LLC | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Little Village Environmental Justice Org | $30,600 | 2 | 1% |
| Red Clay Dance Company Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Filament Theatre Ensemble Nfp | $12,000 | 2 | 2% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Public Art Group | $170,000 | 2 | 22% |
| Southeast Environmental Task Force | $100,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Leonard Suryajaya | $97,000 | 2 | n/a |
| In Care of Black Women LLC | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Alt Space Chicago | $70,000 | 2 | 20% |
| New Roots LLC | $45,950 | 2 | n/a |
| Sommer Filmworks LLC | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Little Village Environmental Justice Org | $30,600 | 2 | 1% |
| Red Clay Dance Company Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Filament Theatre Ensemble Nfp | $12,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Latham Zearfoss | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($8k), not named here.
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: Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · The Joyce Foundation
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About The Kindling Group
- How much does The Kindling Group give?
- The Kindling Group reported 11 grants totaling $307,848 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 11 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does The Kindling Group fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2023, its largest causes are Environment (65%), Arts & Culture (28%), Human Services (7%).
- Who are The Kindling Group's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2023: Chicago Public Art Group ($170k), Southeast Environmental Task Force ($100k), Leonard Suryajaya ($97k).
- Does The Kindling Group fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Kindling Group?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, The Joyce Foundation.
- Where is The Kindling Group based?
- The Kindling Group is based in IL.
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