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Len Caldeira Scholarships (SIOR Chicago Chapter)

Sior Foundation

Funding Amount

Up to $3,000 per recipient

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Eligible organizations

  • Students at partner institutions including Harold Washington College, University of Illinois, Malcolm X College
  • Highly motivated college students seeking support

Other requirements

  • Selected through One Million Degrees program partnership

Overview

Len Caldeira Scholarships

Status: Active

Geographic Scope: Illinois (Chicago area)

Focus Areas: Real estate and related business education

Eligibility:

  • Students at partner institutions including Harold Washington College, University of Illinois, Malcolm X College

  • Selected through One Million Degrees program partnership

  • Highly motivated college students seeking support
  • Award Details:

  • Administered by SIOR Chicago Chapter

  • Funds from both SIOR Foundation and SIOR Chicago Chapter

  • Individual awards of $3,000 per recipient

  • Example: 2021 awards totaled $12,000 to four students ($3,000 each)
  • Partner Organizations:

  • One Million Degrees (wrap-around support program)

  • SIOR Chicago Chapter

  • SIOR Foundation
  • Contact Information:

  • SIOR Foundation

  • 1307 New York Ave NW, Suite 703

  • Washington, DC 20005-4866

  • Phone: +1 (202) 449-8208

  • Email: siorfoundation@sior.com
  • What Sior Foundation actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    15
    Total given
    $327K
    Median grant
    $8,500
    Range
    $6,000–$118K
    • By dollars: District of Columbia 36%, Illinois 19%, Oregon 14%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Portland, OR.
    • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
    • 13% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

    Example grants

    • Society of Industrial and Office Realtors · Washington, DC

      To support informative articles on timely, relevant topics in commercial real estate…

      $118K

    • Real Estate Executive Council · Chicago, IL

      To support summer academic program for underserved and disadvantaged high school students

      $50K

    • Portland State University Foundation · Portland, OR

      To help establish endowed scholarship for students engaged in real estate studies

      $45K

    • The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL

      To support program that empowers over 100,000 members of underrepresented groups in…

      $25K

    • Sior Carolinas Chapter · Greensboro, NC

      To support students enrolled at two accredited mre programs; to support commercial…

      $12K

    IRS Form 990 filing, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    educationworkforce-development

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