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Latinos Progresando

Foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-4355072 Website

THE MISSION OF LATINOS PROGRESANDO IS TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE TO BUILD SECURE, HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES.

Key facts about Latinos Progresando

EIN
36-4355072
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$796,000
Grants made (2025)
31
Average grant
$25,677
Median grant
$14,500
Total assets
$9,344,524
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated April 2026.

Who Latinos Progresando funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Latinos Progresando's 31 itemized 2025 grants were Illinois (100%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (28 grants). None of its 31 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "EF - Spring Cycle 2025" (14 grants), "Excellerator Fund - Winter Cycle 2024 - Source: MacArthur" (6 grants) and "EF - Winter Cycle 2024 - Source: MacArthur" (3 grants).

How Latinos Progresando gives

  • 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 93% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$9.3M

-0.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$796K

-14.2% YoY

Grant Count

31

+3.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$26K

-16.9% YoY

About Latinos Progresando

Based on IRS filings

Latinos Progresando is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 31 grants totaling $796K. Net investment income was $116K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 31 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

ChicagoElginMaywoodNorth ChicagoAuroraMcHenry

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$6M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$9,344,524$9,425,928$8,379,508
Revenue$3,767,874$5,246,916$3,811,162
Expenses$3,811,365$3,758,776$3,166,250
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$116,472$27,099$1,010
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$499K$749K$998K6 grants202123 grants202234 grants202330 grants202431 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Carole Robertson Center for Learning: $129KCarole Robertson Center forLearning$129KSinai Health System: $128KSinai Health System$128KOne Lawndale Children's Discovery Center: $70KOne Lawndale Children'sDiscovery Center$70KNew Covenant Community Develpment Corporation: $45KNew Covenant CommunityDevelpment Corporation$45KNorth Lawndale Community Coordinating Council Inc: $45KNorth Lawndale CommunityCoordinating Council Inc$45KOpen Center for the Arts: $26K across 2 grantsOpen Center for the Arts$26K · 2 grantsChicago Latinos Theater Alliance: $25KChicago Latinos TheaterAlliance$25KIllinois Workers in Action: $25KIllinois Workers in Action$25KSones de Mexico Ensemble: $25KSones de Mexico Ensemble$25KTeatro Vista Theatre with a View: $25KTeatro Vista Theatre with aView$25K

Grant Size Distribution

124 grants across all recorded years

117<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Carole Robertson Center for Learning ($129,000), Sinai Health System ($127,500), One Lawndale Children's Discovery Center ($70,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
Carole Robertson Center for Learning Chicago, ILGrant to support ONE Lawndale goals (Capital Costs) from UW Grant$129,000
Sinai Health System Chicago, ILGrant to support ONE Lawndale goals (Schwab Renovation) from UW Grant$127,500
One Lawndale Children's Discovery Center Chicago, ILGrant to support ONE Lawndale goals (Youth Advisory Board and Exhibit Design)$70,000
New Covenant Community Develpment Corporation Chicago, ILGrant to support ONE Lawndale goals (Predevelopment) from UW Grant$45,000
North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council Inc Chicago, ILGrant to support ONE Lawndale goals (Design/architect RFP) from UW Grant$45,000
Chicago Latinos Theater Alliance Chicago, ILEF - Spring Cycle 2025$25,000
Illinois Workers in Action North Chicago, ILEF - Spring Cycle 2025$25,000
Sones de Mexico Ensemble Chicago, ILEF - Spring Cycle 2025$25,000
Teatro Vista Theatre with a View Chicago, ILEF - Spring Cycle 2025$25,000
Centro de Informacion Elgin, ILEF - Spring Cycle 2025$20,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Luis Gutierrez — Executive Director: $133KLuis GutierrezExecutive Director$133K

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Korina SanchezPresident2—
Moises HernandezVice President2—
Dimas OrtegaTreasurer2—
Savana PerezSecretary2—
Amanda NavarroBoard Member1—
Catarina SalgadoBoard Member1—
Charles KrugelBoard Member1—
Chris BrownBoard Member1—
Giovanna ValdezBoard Member1—
James RyanBoard Member1—
Luis GutierrezExecutive Director40$133,043
Maria ZavalaBoard Member1—
Jesse GreenbergBoard Member1—
Joshua MorenoBoard Member1—
Oswaldo AlvarezBoard Member1—
Teresa ReyesBoard Member1—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Latinos Progresando?

Latinos Progresando is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $9.3M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is Latinos Progresando?

As of 2025, Latinos Progresando holds $9.3M in total assets with $3.8M in annual revenue. It awarded 31 grants totaling $796K in 2025.

Where does Latinos Progresando operate?

Latinos Progresando has awarded grants in Illinois.

What size grants does Latinos Progresando award?

In 2025, Latinos Progresando awarded 31 grants totaling $796K — an average of about $26K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Latinos Progresando's EIN?

Latinos Progresando's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4355072. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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