Center for Changing Lives

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Chicago, IL EIN 36-3731388

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$3.8M

Foundation funders

24

Grants recorded

76

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Center for Changing Lives?

Center for Changing Lives is funded by 24 grantmakers, led by Local Initiatives Support Corporation ($1.8M), Housing Action Illinois ($307K), Polk Bros Foundation Inc ($289K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.8M in grants to Center for Changing Lives between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Local Initiatives Support Corporation$1,829,40952020–2024
Housing Action Illinois$306,80062020–2025
Polk Bros Foundation Inc$289,00062021–2025
Unidosus$246,49842022–2025
The Chicago Community Trust$245,00042019–2025
All Chicago Making Homelessness History$168,75842020–2024
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$130,23232019–2021
The Pierce Family Charitable Foundation$104,250102020–2023
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg$80,00022020–2021
Chicago Foundation for Women$70,00032023–2025
Network for Good$62,44152020–2024
Lloyd a Fry Foundation$60,00022020–2021
The Siragusa Family Foundation$50,00052020–2024
Cuore e Mani Foundation$42,50062020–2024
National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders$30,00012024
Hispanic Federation Inc$20,00012025
Origami Works Foundation$16,60012024
Carl R Hendrickson Family Fdn$15,00012019
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$10,00012022
Forefront$10,00012020
Women Employed$8,10012025
Ima Foundation$7,50012025
Charities Aid Foundation America$5,00312022
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$16522019–2020

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M4 grants2019 16 grants2020 14 grants2021 12 grants2022 10 grants2023 12 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $60K (2019) to $970K (2021). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $324K.

What grants has Center for Changing Lives received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$100,000
2025UnidosusGRANTS$82,500
2025Polk Bros Foundation IncStrong Communities$44,000
2025Housing Action IllinoisPass through for HUD Comprehensive Housing Counselling Program, Chicago Community Trust Grant, or both$42,064
2025Chicago Foundation for WomenGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20,000
2025Hispanic Federation IncAssistance$20,000
2025Women EmployedVARIOUS PROGRAM STIPENDS$8,100
2025Ima FoundationPROGRAM SERVICES$7,500
2024Local Initiatives Support CorporationSEE PART IV$333,710
2024The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$100,000
2024All Chicago Making Homelessness HistoryCASE MANAGEMENT$96,611
2024UnidosusGRANTS$84,998
2024Housing Action IllinoisPass through grant for HUD Comprehensive Housing Counseling Program$71,767
2024Polk Bros Foundation IncStrong Communities$55,000
2024National Association for Latino Community Asset BuildersFINANCIAL CAPABILITY$30,000
2024Chicago Foundation for WomenGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20,000
2024Origami Works FoundationIntern Expenses$16,600
2024Network for GoodUNRESTRICTED$16,541
2024The Siragusa Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2024Cuore e Mani FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
2023Local Initiatives Support CorporationSEE PART IV$457,696
2023Polk Bros Foundation IncStrong Communities$55,000
2023UnidosusGRANTS$54,500
2023Housing Action IllinoisPass through grants for HUD Comprehensive Housing Counseling Program and Housing Stability Counseling Program (HSCP)$51,794
2023Chicago Foundation for WomenOFFICE TO CAREERS TRAINING FOR WOMEN OF COLOR$30,000
2023All Chicago Making Homelessness HistoryCASE MANAGEMENT$13,513
2023The Siragusa Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2023The Pierce Family Charitable FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
2023Network for GoodUNRESTRICTED$8,508
2023Cuore e Mani FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000

Showing 30 most recent of 76 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Center for Changing Lives?

Center for Changing Lives is funded by 24 grantmakers, led by Local Initiatives Support Corporation ($1.8M), Housing Action Illinois ($307K), Polk Bros Foundation Inc ($289K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.8M in grants to Center for Changing Lives between 2019–2025.

Who is Center for Changing Lives's largest funder?

Local Initiatives Support Corporation is the largest recorded funder of Center for Changing Lives, with $1.8M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Center for Changing Lives received?

IRS 990 filings record $3.8M in grants to Center for Changing Lives across 76 grants from 24 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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