Illinois · Public charity
Together Chicago Inc
Together chicago exists to be a catalyst for lasting change by reducing gun violence and increasing thriving communities in our city. We catalyze faith, business, community, and government leaders to inspire hope and affect peace and justice in the communities we serve.
- $508k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $90,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2020 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $6.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations Together Chicago Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $141k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 15 | $499k | 87% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $141k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $218k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $20k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intentional Sports | $178,269 | 1 | 53% |
| Young Mens Educational Network | $121,200 | 2 | 2% |
| UR Chicago Alliance | $115,000 | 2 | 21% |
| Grip Outreach for Youth | $90,000 | 1 | 5% |
| New Life Centers of Chicagoland | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Reborn Ministries | $38,500 | 1 | 18% |
| Dunes Unlimited LLC | $31,731 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Partnership for Church Planting | $31,000 | 1 | n/a |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sunshine Gospel Ministries | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intentional Sports | $178,269 | 1 | 53% |
| Young Mens Educational Network | $121,200 | 2 | 2% |
| UR Chicago Alliance | $115,000 | 2 | 21% |
| Grip Outreach for Youth | $90,000 | 1 | 5% |
| New Life Centers of Chicagoland | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Reborn Ministries | $38,500 | 1 | 18% |
| Dunes Unlimited LLC | $31,731 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Partnership for Church Planting | $31,000 | 1 | n/a |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sunshine Gospel Ministries | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Asian American Coalition of Chicago Nfp | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Campus Outreach Serve Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Legacy Disciple | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Administer Justice | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Holy Family Ministries | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Champs Male Mentoring Program - Chirise | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| I Am Abel Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Homesunited Ministries Inc F/K/A the Homeless Project Inc | $9,380 | 1 | n/a |
| Island Civic Association | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Together Chicago Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 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.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Greater Chicago Food Depository · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Together Chicago Inc
- How much does Together Chicago Inc give?
- Together Chicago Inc reported 15 grants totaling $508,426 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2022.
- What does Together Chicago Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (34%), Recreation & Sports (24%), Employment (13%).
- Who are Together Chicago Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Intentional Sports ($178k), Young Mens Educational Network ($121k), UR Chicago Alliance ($115k).
- Does Together Chicago Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Together Chicago Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc, Greater Chicago Food Depository.
- Where is Together Chicago Inc based?
- Together Chicago Inc is based in IL.
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