The Chicago Innovation Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 45-1225075

The Chicago Innovation Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $16K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$16K

+44.1% YoY

Grant Count

4

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

+8.1% YoY

About The Chicago Innovation Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Chicago Innovation Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $16K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

CHICAGOChicago

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7K$13K$20K$26K1 grants20203 grants20215 grants20223 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

CHICAGO INVENTORS ORGANI…$5KYMCA OF METROPOLITAN CHI…$5KTHE VILLAGE CHICAGO$5KTHE CHICAGO HELP INITIAT…$1K

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from The Chicago Innovation Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

LUKE TANENEXECUTIVE DI$126KROSALYN KINGTREASURER$54KTHOMAS KUCZMARSKIPRESIDENT$42K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
THOMAS KUCZMARSKIPRESIDENT20$42,086
ROSALYN KINGTREASURER15$54,366
LUKE TANENEXECUTIVE DI15$125,635

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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