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Chicago, Illinois$1.6M revenue44 funders on file

HFS Chicago Scholars (hfs) was created for the express purpose of supporting the educational aspiration of economically disadvantaged, but academically motivated Chicago inner-city youth. Hfs grants partial scholarships to qualifying students, works with other unrelated scholarship funds and the chosen high school of the scholarship recipients to address full tuition and other school cost needs of the recipients and provides an active mentor for each recipient to help the recipient successfully achieve his or her educational…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$25k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 201 in 10$1k$3k$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$88k–$410kover two years, from 3–7 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$64kfrom 5 new funders

Half the value is in your top 15 funders, of 157

$0$200k$410khalf from the top 15likely range1st10thAll 157
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Field Foundation of IllinoisGives in Illinois (293 of 338)Similar grantees: Illinois Humanities Council Inc ($9k/yr), Habitat for Humanity Chicago ($4k/yr)1 in 13$23k
  2. 2ForefrontGives in Illinois (183 of 233)Similar grantees: The Chicago Scholars Foundation ($29k/yr), Family Focus Legacy ($50k/yr)1 in 22$56k
  3. 3Polk Bros Foundation IncGives in Illinois (498 of 658)Similar grantees: The Chicago Scholars Foundation ($93k/yr), After School Matters Inc ($95k/yr), Family Focus Legacy ($60k/yr)1 in 12$15k

154 more funders on the list for HFS Chicago Scholars

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