Brave Space Alliance

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Chicago, IL EIN 84-4538090

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$3.8M

Foundation funders

98

Grants recorded

181

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Brave Space Alliance?

Brave Space Alliance is funded by 98 grantmakers, led by Pritzker Family Foundation ($600K), Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc ($450K), The Chicago Community Trust ($290K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.8M in grants to Brave Space Alliance between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Pritzker Family Foundation$600,00062021–2024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$450,00032022–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$289,60042021–2025
Forefront$265,00042022–2025
The Cynthia Elkins Foundation$190,00062020–2025
Polk Bros Foundation Inc$173,00062021–2025
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial$168,74962021–2024
Woods Fund of Chicago$165,00042021–2024
Stonewall Sports Chicago$99,50032023–2025
Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc$90,00012021
Alphawood Foundation$75,00042022–2025
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation$75,00012023
Chicago Foundation for Women$74,50062021–2025
Field Foundation of Illinois$72,95052020–2022
AIDS United$60,00012020
Healthy Communities Foundation$50,00012024
Telligen Community Initiative$50,00012022
The Joyce Foundation$50,00022021–2022
Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago$40,00012025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$40,00042021–2024
Greater Chicago Food Depository$34,54912025
Network for Good$31,10732021–2023
Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc$30,00012025
Grant Hospital of Chicago$25,00012025
The J E Fehsenfeld Family Foundation Inc$25,00032023–2025
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AbbVie Foundation$25,00012024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$25,00012022
The San Francisco Foundation$25,00012022
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$25,00012021
National Philanthropic Trust$23,75012022
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$20,55122022–2023
Wild Geese Foundation Inc$20,00032022–2025
DRW Foundation$20,00022021–2022
Conant Family Foundation$20,00012021
Pride Live Inc$17,00012020
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation$15,00012025
Chicago Blackhawks Foundation$15,00012025
Blue Dor Foundation$15,00032023–2025
The Martha Struthers Farley and Donald C$15,00012023
Local Initiatives Support Corporation$15,00012021
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$13,00012024
The Service Club of Chicago$12,84312024
Tides Foundation$12,50012022
Lloyd a Fry Foundation$11,15042021–2022
Flowers for Dreams Foundation$11,12922022–2024
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights$11,05612021
Julian Grace Foundation$10,80012021
The Herbert V Kohler Jrnatalie Black Kohler Foundation for Giving Back$10,06212021
The Trompeter Family Foundation$10,00022024–2025
The Lumpkin Family Foundation$10,00012024
Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Greater Houston Community Foundation$10,00012023
The Allstate Foundation$10,00012022
The Karen Slovin Private Charitable Foundation$10,00012022
Illinois Children's Healthcare$10,00012022
The Tapestry Foundation Inc$10,00012022
NFL Foundation Inc$10,00012021
Charities Aid Foundation America$9,50012025
The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund$8,50032023–2025
Centerlink Inc$8,00012025
Shippy Foundation$7,00032022–2024
Reva and David Logan Foundation$6,94522020–2021
Synchrony Foundation$5,10022022–2024
The Silicon Valley Bank Foundation$5,00012022
Clayco Foundation$5,00012022
Sedge Plitt Charitable Trust III$5,00012022
The Jay and Rose Phillips Family$5,00012021
The Griffith Foods Foundation$5,00012021
Vivid Cheers Inc$3,07212022
Out of the Box Foundation Inc$3,00042022–2025
Hulsebosch Hope Foundation$2,50012024
Sagalyn Family Fund$2,50012021
Actblue Charities Inc$2,43912021
Saul & Devorah Sherman Fund$2,00022021–2023
The Steven & Susan Cobin Family$2,00012022
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$1,50012023
Zip Foundation$1,50032020–2022
Ceres Foundation$1,40032021–2023
The Jamie Maguire Foundation$1,40012021
Rosen Family Foundation Tallu &$1,25022021–2022
The Doug and Betsey Schwab and Family$1,00012025
Andrew Family Foundation$1,00012024
Mary and Charles Sethness Charitable$1,00012023
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$88022024–2025
Project Projects Chicago NFP$76312023
Koch Kornick to Foundation$75012021
Rosemary and Elliott Berger Education Foundation$60012021
Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation$54412022
Steelberg Foundation$50012021
The Yelp Foundation$20012021
GE Aerospace Foundation$15012022
WK Kellogg Foundation$12512022
Gannett Foundation Inc$10442022–2023
Texas Instruments Foundation$10012023
Assurant Foundation$10012023
Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation$10012022
Eastern Bank Foundation$7212022
The Cigna Group Foundation$2512023

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M7 grants2020 40 grants2021 51 grants2022 29 grants2023 31 grants2024 23 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $115K (2020) to $857K (2021). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $521K.

What grants has Brave Space Alliance received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$90,650
2025ForefrontCAPACITY BUILDING/GENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2025Stonewall Sports ChicagoDONATION TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION$42,000
2025Visiting Nurse Association of ChicagoTO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OUR NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM IN FALL 2024, AND TO GROW THE PROGRAM IN 2025.$40,000
2025The Cynthia Elkins FoundationGENERAL USE$39,000
2025Greater Chicago Food DepositoryDistribute to the Hungry$34,549
2025Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
2025Grant Hospital of ChicagoMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING$25,000
2025Polk Bros Foundation IncExe. Disc. Grant$25,000
2025The J E Fehsenfeld Family Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED$21,000
2025Alphawood FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$20,000
2025Blowitz-Ridgeway FoundationFor Health Programming. BSA currently offers onsite HIV/STI testing along with medical referrals for a variety of care, linkage to PrEP (HIV prevention medication), and educational materials as well as early intervention/prevention, treatment, support.$15,000
2025Chicago Blackhawks FoundationHealth and Welfard$15,000
2025Wild Geese Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSE$10,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$9,500
2025Centerlink IncLGBT+ ERG FUNDING TO SUPPORT PLANNED ENGAGEMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.$8,000
2025Chicago Foundation for WomenGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2025The Trompeter Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$5,000
2025Blue Dor FoundationTO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CREATING AND PROVIDING AFFIRMING, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, FOR-US BY-US RESOURCES, PROGRAMMING, AND SERVICES FOR LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES OF THE CITY$5,000
2025The Lehman-Stamm Family FundALL CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE FOR THE GENERAL, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF EACH ORGANIZATION.$3,000
2025The Doug and Betsey Schwab and FamilyGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
2025Out of the Box Foundation IncGENERAL$1,000
2025JPMorgan Chase FoundationMATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)$860
2024Pritzker Family FoundationREDUCTION OF HIV/AIDS$150,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$150,000
2024ForefrontCAPACITY BUILDING/GENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2024Arie and Ida Crown MemorialPROGRAM$50,000
2024Healthy Communities FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2024Woods Fund of ChicagoGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2024The Cynthia Elkins FoundationGENERAL USE$38,000

Showing 30 most recent of 181 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Brave Space Alliance?

Brave Space Alliance is funded by 98 grantmakers, led by Pritzker Family Foundation ($600K), Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc ($450K), The Chicago Community Trust ($290K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.8M in grants to Brave Space Alliance between 2020–2025.

Who is Brave Space Alliance's largest funder?

Pritzker Family Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Brave Space Alliance, with $600K across 6 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Brave Space Alliance received?

IRS 990 filings record $3.8M in grants to Brave Space Alliance across 181 grants from 98 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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