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Funders to approach for Reader Institute for Community Journalism Inc

Chicago, Illinois$4.4M revenue35 funders on file

Reader Institute for Community Journalism, inc. (ricji) is organized and operated to educate, advance, and inform public discourse through local, independent journalism in the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Ricji operates and publishes the Chicago reader, an alternative newspaper, which creates and curates political and cultural coverage by and for Chicago, including highlighting underrepresented communities and…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$32k, your typical grant1 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$240k–$870kover two years, from 5–9 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$550kfrom 8 new funders

Half the value is in your top 9 funders, of 158

$0$430k$870khalf from the top 9likely range1st10thAll 158
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1The Joyce FoundationSimilar grantees: Illinois Press Foundation Inc ($45k/yr), Block Club Chicago NFP ($180k/yr), Rebuild Local News ($30k/yr)1 in 13$80k
  2. 2The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: City Report Inc ($63k/yr), Rebuild Local News ($170k/yr), Resolve Philadelphia Inc ($130k/yr)1 in 15$70k
  3. 3ForefrontGives in Illinois (183 of 233)Similar grantees: Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting Inc ($110k/yr), Public Narrative ($71k/yr), Chicago Public Media Inc ($50k/yr)1 in 13$52k

155 more funders on the list for Reader Institute for Community Journalism Inc

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