Delaware · Private foundation
The Local South Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $137k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 14
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $625k
- 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, FY2023 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invisible Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grow Greater Englewood Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Save The Children Federation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Legal Aid Chicago | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Experimental Station | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bird Endowment | $10,000 | 1 | 12% |
| South Side Weekly Nfp | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hyde Park Art Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Parole Illinois | $10,000 | 1 | 11% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invisible Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grow Greater Englewood Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Save The Children Federation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Legal Aid Chicago | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Experimental Station | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bird Endowment | $10,000 | 1 | 12% |
| South Side Weekly Nfp | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hyde Park Art Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Parole Illinois | $10,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Amazon Museum | $4,200 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($40k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Local South 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 · Field Foundation of Illinois · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Local South Foundation
- How much does The Local South Foundation give?
- The Local South Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $136,700 in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does The Local South Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (26%), Arts & Culture (24%), Crime & Legal (14%).
- Who are The Local South Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2024: Invisible Institute ($10k), Grow Greater Englewood Inc ($10k), The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights ($10k).
- Does The Local South 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 Local South Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Field Foundation of Illinois, Polk Bros Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Local South Foundation based?
- The Local South Foundation is based in DE.
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