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Funders to approach for City Bureau NFP

Chicago, Illinois$4.7M revenue39 funders on file

Media education organization focused on providing civic information to neighborhoods on the south and west sides of Chicago, facilitating educational opportunities around journalism and media, and developing and testing new models of civic…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$32k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$1k$3k$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$300k–$1.3Mover two years, from 5–9 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$510kfrom 6 new funders

Half the value is in your top 12 funders, of 158

$0$640k$1.3Mhalf from the top 12likely range1st10thAll 158
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Chicago Public Media Inc ($650k/yr), Henry Street Settlement ($320k/yr), Illinois Humanities Council Inc ($630k/yr)1 in 27$520k
  2. 2Freedom Together FoundationSimilar grantees: Capital B News Inc ($200k/yr), Center for Community Change ($6.7M/yr), The Center for Cultural Power ($500k/yr)1 in 26$340k
  3. 3The Kresge FoundationSimilar grantees: Capital B News Inc ($90k/yr), Center for Community Change ($120k/yr), The Center for Cultural Power ($740k/yr)1 in 21$130k

155 more funders on the list for City Bureau NFP

The full ranking, every way in, an approach plan for each funder and the CSV are included from the $75 plan up.

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