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Funders to approach for Chicago Foundation for Women

Chicago, Illinois$6.8M revenue148 funders on file

For forty years, cfw has been the only organization in the region to take a comprehensive approach to understand and address the challenges and needs women and girls face through every stage of their lives with a focus on it's four impact areas. Cfw works with a community of socially-minded investors who share our passion for improving the lives of women, girls, and gender-expansive people and ensures that every dollar they give achieves maximum impact. We hold ourselves and our grantees to a high standard: conducting rigorous evaluation, careful monitoring, and achieving community-centered results. Cfw also invests in the future of organizations through leadership development and building sustainable nonprofit infrastructure. As a result, two-thirds of nonprofits for which cfw was the first institutional funder are still thriving ten years after receiving their first cfw…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$52k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$850k–$2.5Mover two years, from 12–18 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$260kfrom 10 new funders

Half the value is in your top 13 funders, of 164

$0$1.3M$2.5Mhalf from the top 13likely range1st10thAll 164
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Healthy Communities FoundationGives in Illinois (118 of 125)Similar grantees: Crossroads Fund Inc ($43k/yr), Forefront ($380k/yr), The Chicago Community Trust ($200k/yr)1 in 10$77k
  2. 2Michael Reese Health TrustGives in Illinois (134 of 149)Similar grantees: United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc ($990k/yr), Crossroads Fund Inc ($250k/yr), Forefront ($5k/yr)1 in 10$69k
  3. 3The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Women's Center for Creative Work ($450k/yr), Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation Inc ($400k/yr), Greater Washington Community Foundation ($500k/yr)1 in 29$520k

161 more funders on the list for Chicago Foundation for Women

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