Illinois · Public charity
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
The ywca is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
- $8.6M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 86
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 92
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 61%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $6.5M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $14,517
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,497,921
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 92
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $32M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 61% of the organizations YWCA Metropolitan Chicago funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $808k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 86 | $6.5M | 28% |
| FY2024 | 92 | $5.9M | 61% |
| FY2023 | 48 | $3.8M | 85% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $2.3M | 30% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $2.1M | 13% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $1.7M | 31% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $1.4M | 17% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $1.1M | 42% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Human Services$21MFood & Nutrition$2.8MYouth Development$528kCommunity Improvement$185kEmployment$124kEducation$13k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hometown Child Care LLC | $5,899,291 | 9 | n/a |
| Jugando Se Aprende Inc | $3,871,912 | 9 | n/a |
| LITTLE PRINCE DAY CARE II LLC - Addison | $2,484,804 | 9 | n/a |
| One Hope United | $1,868,386 | 6 | 1% |
| Alpha and Omega | $1,384,112 | 8 | n/a |
| Peppermint Stick Children's Center | $979,299 | 3 | n/a |
| Step by Step Daycare Inc | $945,294 | 3 | n/a |
| Versitylink LLC | $763,761 | 3 | n/a |
| Step By Step Child Care Center Inc - Morris | $530,080 | 4 | n/a |
| Kiddie Academy of Carpentersville | $405,449 | 6 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hometown Child Care LLC | $5,899,291 | 9 | n/a |
| Jugando Se Aprende Inc | $3,871,912 | 9 | n/a |
| LITTLE PRINCE DAY CARE II LLC - Addison | $2,484,804 | 9 | n/a |
| One Hope United | $1,868,386 | 6 | 1% |
| Alpha and Omega | $1,384,112 | 8 | n/a |
| Peppermint Stick Children's Center | $979,299 | 3 | n/a |
| Step by Step Daycare Inc | $945,294 | 3 | n/a |
| Versitylink LLC | $763,761 | 3 | n/a |
| Step By Step Child Care Center Inc - Morris | $530,080 | 4 | n/a |
| Kiddie Academy of Carpentersville | $405,449 | 6 | n/a |
| Kuehg Corp Dba Kindercare Education LLC | $372,302 | 5 | n/a |
| SMGG Corporation | $370,457 | 3 | n/a |
| Granny Bettys Daycare and Learning Center Inc | $361,244 | 3 | n/a |
| YWCA Lake County | $266,734 | 1 | 15% |
| Mother's Nature Childcare Inc | $213,006 | 3 | n/a |
| Living 4 Childcare Learning Center Inc | $184,302 | 2 | n/a |
| Carols Learning Academy Inc | $184,079 | 3 | n/a |
| Kiddie Academy | $171,574 | 3 | n/a |
| Childrens Garden Academy Inc | $168,259 | 3 | n/a |
| Hickman and Harrison Group LLC Dba Revenewcycle Management & Consulting | $162,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Kindercare Education LLC | $162,286 | 2 | n/a |
| Kindercare Learning Centers LLC | $146,759 | 3 | n/a |
| Kids Kampus Ece LLC | $106,134 | 2 | n/a |
| School of Scholars Learning Center LLC | $89,530 | 3 | n/a |
| American Vintage Holdings | $85,858 | 1 | n/a |
| Little Smarties Childcare Academy | $80,456 | 3 | n/a |
| Lakeshore Learning Academy | $79,856 | 3 | n/a |
| Easter Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region | $71,969 | 1 | 1% |
| The Young Womens Christian Association Elgin Illinois | $70,058 | 1 | 3% |
| Little Prince Day Care III LLC - West Chicago | $68,903 | 3 | n/a |
| Kidz Cozy Corner Learning Center Inc | $63,826 | 2 | n/a |
| DaVinci Academy CDC LLC Streamwood | $60,696 | 2 | n/a |
| Dante Gonzalez | $59,842 | 2 | n/a |
| Early Start Day Care LTD | $57,114 | 3 | n/a |
| Little Kids Education Center LLC | $56,313 | 2 | n/a |
| Fox Valley United Way | $54,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Smitas Child Services LLC | $50,954 | 2 | n/a |
| Children of America | $50,516 | 5 | n/a |
| My Zmall World Child Care Center | $47,063 | 3 | n/a |
| Wicker Park Kid'Z Learning Center | $46,160 | 3 | n/a |
| Cris Home Daycare Inc | $45,707 | 3 | n/a |
| Learning at Tiffanys | $44,035 | 3 | n/a |
| Lees Family Daycare and Learning Center LLC | $41,741 | 2 | n/a |
| Creative Kids | $40,878 | 3 | n/a |
| Quality Cc Incsalma Habib | $40,376 | 3 | n/a |
| Smart Beginnings AOA INC | $37,730 | 3 | n/a |
| Ellens Little House Inc | $37,605 | 3 | n/a |
| Color Cubes Inc | $37,052 | 2 | n/a |
| Kids Kampus Inc | $34,624 | 2 | n/a |
| Lesly's Daycare Inc | $33,547 | 2 | n/a |
| Together for Childhood Network Inc | $32,000 | 1 | 27% |
| Metropolitan Family Services | $31,985 | 1 | 0% |
| Golden Corridor Family YMCA | $31,456 | 2 | 0% |
| Olivia Young | $29,255 | 1 | n/a |
| Blanca's Day Ca | $27,391 | 3 | n/a |
| The Magic Castle Inc | $27,071 | 2 | n/a |
| Family Focus | $27,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 5 Star Childcare Development Center Inc | $26,948 | 3 | n/a |
| Little Explorers Learning Centre Inc | $26,818 | 3 | n/a |
| Bloom and Grow Together | $26,677 | 2 | n/a |
| Tara's Daycamp & Transportation Inc | $26,576 | 2 | n/a |
| Isamaras Daycare Inc | $25,524 | 2 | n/a |
| DuPage County Health Department | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Estrellitas del Futuro Inc | $24,015 | 1 | n/a |
| Fox Valley Montessori School Inc | $23,999 | 1 | 3% |
| Esperanza del Manana Inc | $23,901 | 2 | n/a |
| Smart Beginnings Academy Inc | $23,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Alphabet Academy Childcare Inc | $23,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Buenas Nuevas Community Nfp | $23,500 | 1 | n/a |
| His Grace Christian Academy II Inc | $23,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Just 4 Kids Daycare | $22,949 | 2 | n/a |
| Miriam Segovia | $22,930 | 1 | n/a |
| Yaya's Daycare Inc | $22,244 | 2 | n/a |
| All About Education | $21,860 | 2 | n/a |
| Black Executive & Student Training Program Inc | $21,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Damary's Daycare Corp | $21,429 | 2 | n/a |
| Bye Baby LLC | $20,381 | 2 | n/a |
| Best Solution Express Inc | $20,336 | 1 | n/a |
| Misha Colorful Daycare Inc | $20,205 | 1 | n/a |
| Life Long Learners 212 | $19,560 | 2 | n/a |
| July's Home Daycare Corp | $19,173 | 1 | n/a |
| Emelia Mena | $19,102 | 1 | n/a |
| Viridiana Fernandez | $19,091 | 1 | n/a |
| Dupage Children's Museum | $18,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Lupitas Home Daycare Inc | $18,446 | 2 | n/a |
| Premier Early Childhood Education Partners Holdings LLC | $18,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Little Smiles Inc | $18,248 | 2 | n/a |
| Mini Steps LLC | $17,850 | 2 | n/a |
| Next Generation Group | $17,735 | 1 | n/a |
| Mityne D Lewis | $17,137 | 1 | n/a |
| Alice D Young - Perry | $16,696 | 1 | n/a |
| Cadence Education LLC | $16,554 | 2 | n/a |
| The Goddard School | $16,492 | 2 | n/a |
| South Suburban College | $16,488 | 2 | n/a |
| Fidelina Pineda | $16,283 | 1 | n/a |
| Westmont Yard Corp | $16,248 | 2 | n/a |
| Estefany Porras | $16,042 | 2 | n/a |
| Beatriz a Ontiveros | $16,039 | 1 | n/a |
| Dot's Home Daycare | $15,310 | 2 | n/a |
| Serendipity Learning Center LLC | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Tanya White-Winston | $14,882 | 1 | n/a |
| God Loves Little Children Home Daycare | $14,060 | 1 | n/a |
| The Learning Tree Center Inc | $13,998 | 2 | n/a |
| Rosario Delgado | $13,076 | 1 | n/a |
| Anita's Daycare Corporation | $13,053 | 1 | n/a |
| Bensenville School District 2 | $12,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Lil People Inc | $12,363 | 1 | n/a |
| Serena Luna | $11,905 | 1 | n/a |
| MND Little Dreamers Inc | $11,587 | 1 | n/a |
| The Magic Rainbow Corp | $11,563 | 1 | n/a |
| Amanda Lopez | $11,276 | 1 | n/a |
| Aurora Navar | $10,563 | 1 | n/a |
| Small World Home Day Care Inc | $10,143 | 1 | n/a |
| Kane County Clerk | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| M & R Car Import Services II Inc | $9,990 | 1 | n/a |
| Cute and Creative Day Care Inc | $9,968 | 1 | n/a |
| Magic Forest Daycare | $9,407 | 1 | n/a |
| Share & Care Learning Center Inc | $9,235 | 1 | n/a |
| Julio de la Cruz | $9,093 | 1 | n/a |
| The Learning Treeinc | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Marks Child Care Center Inc | $8,906 | 1 | 1% |
| Rogelio E Bernal | $8,492 | 1 | n/a |
| The Goddard School of Naperville West | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ked LLC | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| ANM Learning Centers LLC - The Goddard School | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Naperville Yard | $7,868 | 1 | n/a |
| Kiddie Academy Darien | $7,850 | 1 | n/a |
| Alliance for Human Services | $7,000 | 1 | 8% |
| We All Care Learning Academy | $6,932 | 1 | n/a |
| Black Alliance of Colleges and Employers | $6,903 | 1 | n/a |
| Case | $6,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Lake Forest High School District 67 & 115 | $6,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Sonia Mendoza | $6,090 | 1 | n/a |
| Idalia Flores | $6,009 | 1 | n/a |
| Elgin Community College | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| All About Caring Aurora | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Debbies and Delenas Safe Haven | $5,968 | 1 | n/a |
| Cpr Training for Life LLC | $5,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Zapatitos Home Day Care Inc | $5,659 | 1 | n/a |
| Jesa LLC | $5,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Ivy Academy of Early Learning II Inc | $5,392 | 1 | 0% |
| Kidz Drop In | $5,385 | 1 | n/a |
| The Goddard School St Charles | $5,283 | 1 | n/a |
| Signature Staff Resourse LLC | $5,078 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 14 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 14.
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.
Community Foundation of the Fox River ValleyIL16.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group · The Dupage Community Foundation · Grand Victoria Foundation · Illinois Action for Children · Women's Business Development Center · The Chicago Community Trust · AbbVie Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Blackbaud Giving Fund
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
- How much does YWCA Metropolitan Chicago give?
- YWCA Metropolitan Chicago reported 86 itemized grants totaling $6,541,424, out of $8,555,183 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 92 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does YWCA Metropolitan Chicago fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (85%), Food & Nutrition (11%), Youth Development (2%).
- Who are YWCA Metropolitan Chicago's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Hometown Child Care LLC ($5.9M), Jugando Se Aprende Inc ($3.9M), LITTLE PRINCE DAY CARE II LLC - Addison ($2.5M).
- Does YWCA Metropolitan Chicago fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 61% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as YWCA Metropolitan Chicago?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group.
- Where is YWCA Metropolitan Chicago based?
- YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is based in IL.
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grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The camps
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By state
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