Illinois · Nonprofit
RE-CONNECT CHICAGO
RE-CONNECT CHICAGO (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,300 to it, the largest being BILL NYGREN FOUNDATION ($10,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2026
- $53k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $11k
- Net assets
- $25k
What Re-Connect Chicago does
Mission
provide fundamental resources to youth in Chicago
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
winter warm drive - provided hats, coats, gloves to 447 children to help keep them warm all winter
$15,377 spent57% of program spendingback-to-school - provided 365 school kits and backpacks to cps students and school supplies to schools for the year.
$6,570 spent24% of program spendingcommunity and classroom support - cleared teachers lists and donated to sports teams for after school programs
$5,000 spent19% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $26,947.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $500 → $5k.
From the IRS filings of RE-CONNECT CHICAGO’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
RE-CONNECT CHICAGO leans on a few funders — its largest provides 88% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of RE-CONNECT CHICAGO's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
RE-CONNECT CHICAGO runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 262 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 262 human services nonprofits under $100k, FY2026
Organizations like RE-CONNECT CHICAGO
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for RE-CONNECT CHICAGO: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds RE-CONNECT CHICAGO?
- RE-CONNECT CHICAGO (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,300 to it, the largest being BILL NYGREN FOUNDATION ($10,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does RE-CONNECT CHICAGO have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $11,300 in grants to RE-CONNECT CHICAGO, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of RE-CONNECT CHICAGO?
- BILL NYGREN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like RE-CONNECT CHICAGO find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2026–2026), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing