Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc
Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc is a Chicago-based public charity that supports innovative nonprofits through financial grants and hands-on capacity building. The organization’s 2023 filing describes its work as helping nonprofits build organizational capacity and increase their impact.
Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc at a glance
In short: Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc reported $50K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). 70% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $50,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -58.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $199,105
- -10.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $446,605
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,605
- +61.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $465,811
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc
- How to Apply
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No application process or materials are specified in the available information.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 57362, Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: (773) 339-4410
Website: https://socialventurepartners.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization describes its nonprofit programs as serving Greater Chicagoland and identifies its selected nonprofit partners as Chicagoland organizations. The listed 2024 grantees are based in Chicago, Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc open to new grantees?
70%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 7 of 10 grantees (70%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $12K first-time, $10K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2023) to $159K (2021). In 2025 it reported $50K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| True Star Foundation Chicago, IL | General Operations | $25,000 |
| The Bloc Chicago, IL | General Operations | $18,090 |
| 530 Scholars Chicago, IL | General Operations | $12,170 |
| Peace Runners 773 Chicago, IL | General Operations | $12,012 |
| The Base Chicago Roxbury, MA | General Operations | $11,605 |
| Imagine Englewood If Chicago, IL | General Operations | $10,000 |
| Ladies of Virtue Chicago, IL | General Operations | $10,000 |
| Project One Ten Chicago, IL | General Operatios | $9,291 |
| Amplified Voices Chicago, IL | General Operations | $8,525 |
| Burst into Books Chicago, IL | General Operations | $5,050 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $199,105 | $446,605 | $465,811 | $50,000 | Total only | $2,605 |
| 2024 | $221,798 | $446,991 | $453,633 | $121,743 | 10 | $1,613 |
| 2023 | $229,609 | $435,188 | $420,727 | $45,000 | 3 | $169 |
| 2022 | $216,505 | $492,499 | $445,463 | $100,000 | 7 | $39 |
| 2021 | $169,521 | $539,761 | $495,964 | $158,800 | 8 | $60 |
| 2020 | $206,763 | $415,964 | $475,715 | $158,800 | 8 | $34 |
| 2019 | $177,856 | $361,491 | $382,775 | $67,500 | 4 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to accelerate positive community change championed by innovative nonprofits through engaged investing, building their capacity and impact. Its filing describes capacity-building assistance in areas such as strategic planning, board development and governance, and organizational design.
The filing describes Fast Pitch as a program that helps nonprofit leaders communicate their stories and connect with business and civic leaders. It is a skills-building program and competition, not a grant program for outside applicants.
Examples of supported organizations include True Star Foundation, whose stated mission is to provide creative outlets through literary and professional-development programs for youth, and The Bloc, whose stated mission is to use boxing to provide resources and opportunities to Chicago youth and communities. Ladies of Virtue says it prepares girls ages 9 to 18 for college, careers, and community leadership; Burst Into Books describes its mission as literacy outreach to disadvantaged and poor communities in Illinois.
Grantmaking
The organization reported 10 grants totaling $121,743 in 2024, an average of about $12,174 per grant. In 2023, it reported three grants totaling $45,000. Its 2025 filing lists a grant count of zero.
Among the reported 2024 grants, True Star Foundation received $25,000, The Bloc received $18,090, Ladies of Virtue received $10,000, and Burst Into Books received $5,050. The organization describes its grants as general operating support paired with partners’ time and talent to build nonprofit capacity.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Evelyn Fitzgerald as executive director; Debbie Nutley as secretary; Leo Gonzalez as treasurer; Nancy Goldstein as board chair; and Melissa Hamilton, Kate Coleman, John Yerger, Stephen Hempel, Garrett Sheridan, and Alejandra Esqueda Belmonte as directors.
Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc is led by Evelyn Fitzgerald, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Evelyn Fitzgerald
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$87K (2019) → $90K (2025)
Nancy Goldstein
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Hamilton
Director
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Yerger
Director
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Coleman
Director
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Garrett Sheridan
Director
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Hempel
Director
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alejandra Esqueda Belmonte
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Parrish Snyder
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tricia Hough
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yolanda Fields
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leo Gonzalez
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Nutley
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Cindy Paulauskas (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Terra Winston (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Helen Chang (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Rick Gray (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jim Marion (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Christine Mooney (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Sophia Kang (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Erik Harmon (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Ellis (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rita Barksdale (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tasha Seitz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ted Rupp (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Marc Rolfes (2019) — Director
- Former: Thania Panopoulos (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $90K, to Evelyn Fitzgerald (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc
How much does Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc give each year?
Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc reported $50K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $122K across 10 grants.
How large is Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc?
Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc reported $199K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $447K.
What does Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to accelerate positive community change championed by innovative nonprofits through engaged investing, building their capacity and impact. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc?
No application process or materials are specified in the available information. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc make grants?
The organization describes its nonprofit programs as serving Greater Chicagoland and identifies its selected nonprofit partners as Chicagoland organizations. The listed 2024 grantees are based in Chicago, Illinois.
What is Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc's EIN?
Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2773304. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 27, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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