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Virgil Abloh Foundation
Virgil Abloh Foundation (the "Foundation") was established in 2022 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the state of Illinois.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Individual grant recipient | $15,000 |
| The Gray Matter Experience | $10,000 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | $10,000 |
| The National Museum of Mexican Art | $10,000 |
| Chicago West Community Music Center | $10,000 |
| Little Black Pearl Workshop | $10,000 |
| Chicago Scholars Foundation | $10,000 |
| Guitars Over Guns Organization Inc | $10,000 |
| After School Matters Inc | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY23–23, $74k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Grants abroad, by region: $50k on the FY2024 return
Schedule F, as filed: 1 region. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.
Stated purpose: To support two MA students studying a program within the School of Arts and Humanities and Humanities
How this is measured
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The young people's project uses math literacy work to develop the abilities of elementary through high school students to succeed in school and in life.
Lookingglass theatre company is a national leader in the creation and presentation of innovative, cutting-edge theatrical work. lookingglass interweaves movement, circus arts and narrative in original and captivating ways. guided by an…
To spark curiosity and creativity in all young children through positive, play-based learning experiences.
Life pieces to masterpieces (lptm) is dedicated to the creative, academic, social-emotional, physical, and citizenship development of black boys and young men living in washington d.c.'s underserved 7th and 8th wards. founded in 1996, lptm…
The mission of yes2jobs is to advance economic opportunity for minority youth from under-resourced communities by turning access into achievement, and potential into lasting prosperity. yes2jobs empowers these youth to build generational…
The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.
To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy
To provide access to high-quality music education for anyone who seeks it, regardless of economic status, ability level, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religious affiliation.
Juxtaposition arts (jxta) is a visual art and design organization, rooted in north minneapolis for over 30 years. we expand access to creative education and career pathways by engaging emerging artisits in rigorous traning, mentorship and…
Fueled by the belief that talent is ubiquitous, the academy group unlocks opportunity for young people from the nation's most resilient communities to realize their full potential as economic, educational, and social change agents.
The chicago public education fund (the fund) is a nonprofit organization that improves public schools in chicago by investing in the talented educators who lead them.
Prepares gifted graduates of prestigious music programs for successful careers in orchestras and ensembles.
How this is measured
11 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 11 of the 12 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds THE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC ↗
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA ↗
- Who funds AFTER SCHOOL MATTERS INC ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART FKA MEXICAN FINE ARTS CENTER MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Chicago West Community Music Center ↗
- Who funds THE CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds GUITARS OVER GUNS ORGANIZATION INC ↗
- Who funds THE GRAY MATTER EXPERIENCE INC ↗
- Who funds LITTLE BLACK PEARL WORKSHOP ↗
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
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Virgil Abloh Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Virgil Abloh Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Guitars Over Guns Organization Inc: 1% of income from government
How this is measured
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