Blackroots Alliance
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$3.3M
Foundation funders
26
Grants recorded
55
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Blackroots Alliance?
Blackroots Alliance is funded by 26 grantmakers, led by Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc ($965K), Center for Community Change ($444K), Crossroads Fund Inc ($271K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to Blackroots Alliance between 2019–2025.
Show all 26 funders
| The Pierce Family Charitable Foundation | $2,500 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $200K (2019) to $879K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $223K.
What grants has Blackroots Alliance received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Crossroads Fund Inc | UJIMAA MEDICS | $62,500 |
| 2025 | Twin Cities Schools' Telecommunications Group | CORE SUPPORT | $60,000 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $45,000 |
| 2025 | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Ms Foundation for Women Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2025 | Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | EARTHSEED BLACK FAMILY ARCHIVE PROJ | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | General operating support | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Square One Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $80,000 |
| 2024 | Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation Inc | CORE SUPPORT | $60,500 |
| 2024 | Healthy Communities Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Crossroads Fund Inc | General Operations | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Common Counsel Foundation | EARTHSEED BLACK FAMILY ARCHIVE PROJECT | $30,000 |
| 2024 | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Goodnation Foundation Inc | — | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust | for Ujimaa Medics Asthma Community Care | $7,000 |
| 2023 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $350,250 |
| 2023 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | General operating support | $125,000 |
| 2023 | Square One Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $80,000 |
| 2023 | The Hartman Family Foundation | THROUGH FNL: COMMUNITY CARE RESPONDERS CREATING HEALTH JUSTICE, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, AND LONG-TERM WELLNESS FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS | $75,299 |
| 2023 | Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation Inc | CORE SUPPORT | $60,000 |
| 2023 | Crossroads Fund Inc | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Healthy Communities Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $45,000 |
| 2023 | Needmor Co the Northern Trust Company | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $40,000 |
| 2023 | Common Counsel Foundation | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR EARTHSEED BLACK FAMILY ARCHIVE PROJECT | $30,000 |
| 2023 | Ms Foundation for Women Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2023 | Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust | for Ujimaa Medics Asthma Community Care | $8,750 |
| 2022 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | OPERATING SUPPORT | $215,000 |
| 2022 | Grapevine giving foundation | BENEFIT CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $125,000 |
| 2022 | Square One Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $80,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 55 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Blackroots Alliance?
Blackroots Alliance is funded by 26 grantmakers, led by Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc ($965K), Center for Community Change ($444K), Crossroads Fund Inc ($271K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to Blackroots Alliance between 2019–2025.
Who is Blackroots Alliance's largest funder?
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc is the largest recorded funder of Blackroots Alliance, with $965K across 4 grants (2021–2024).
How much grant funding has Blackroots Alliance received?
IRS 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to Blackroots Alliance across 55 grants from 26 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Blackroots Alliance's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 26 funders
~3 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 26
~1 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Blackroots Alliance's?