Chicago State Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$7.7M
Foundation funders
35
Grants recorded
85
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Chicago State Foundation?
Chicago State Foundation is funded by 35 grantmakers, led by Fulk Family Foundation Inc ($2.0M), The Chicago Community Trust ($1.7M), Crankstart Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.7M in grants to Chicago State Foundation between 2020–2025.
Show all 35 funders
| USA Triathlon | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ford Philanthropy | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ingredion Charitable Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | $6,538 | 1 | 2021 |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seymour a Cohen Family Foundation | $4,589 | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| The Head Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Verizon Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chubb Charitable Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2024 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $445K (2020) to $2.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $1.6M.
What grants has Chicago State Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fulk Family Foundation Inc | TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS PER CHICAGO STATE FOUNDATION'S AUGUST 21, 2024 PROPOSAL: 1. $900,000 TO THE CLASSROOM IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT; AND 2. $100,000 TO THE COUGARS FUTURES FUND | $1,000,000 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $450,000 |
| 2025 | The Spencer Foundation | ILLINOIS CENTER FOR EDUCATION EQUITY | $75,000 |
| 2025 | Jack and Jill of America Foundation Inc | STEM | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $13,333 |
| 2025 | Ingredion Charitable Foundation | To advance the interest and welfare of Chicago State University by building relationships securing philanthropic support stewarding assets and otherwise procuring private support on behalf of the University. | $7,500 |
| 2025 | The Head Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Crankstart Foundation | TO SUPPORT RISE ACADEMY, A SCHOLARSHIP AND SUPPORT PROGRAM | $500,000 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $397,500 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Foundation | RENOVATION | $285,000 |
| 2024 | Walder Foundation | Enhancing the impacts and footprints of the Illinois lsamp | $148,170 |
| 2024 | The Joyce Foundation | EDUCATION & ECONOMIC MOBILITY | $132,500 |
| 2024 | Vivo Foundation | TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE DONEE | $130,000 |
| 2024 | Alfred P Sloan Foundation | TO ESTABLISH A JOINT MENTORING PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO GRADUATE EDUCATION AND FACILITATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE ACROSS CHICAGO STATE AND PURDUE | $86,631 |
| 2024 | Circle of Service Foundation | EDUCATION | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | PROGRAM | $61,000 |
| 2024 | Robert R McCormick Foundation | RISE ACADEMY PROGRAM | $37,500 |
| 2024 | Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation | general operating support | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | EDUCATION | $13,000 |
| 2024 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $12,469 |
| 2024 | USA Triathlon | SPORT PROGRAM | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Jack and Jill of America Foundation Inc | STEM | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Jackson Lewis Foundation | TO ADVANCE THE INTEREST AND WELFARE OF CSU BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, SECURING PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT, STEWARDING ASSETS AND OTHERWISE PROCURING PRIVATE SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY. | $7,500 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | HEALTH | $5,100 |
| 2024 | Grand Victoria Foundation | General Operating Support | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Seymour a Cohen Family Foundation | PROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Verizon Foundation | OTHER CIVIC / COMMUNITY | $500 |
| 2024 | Chubb Charitable Foundation | Matching Gifts | $100 |
| 2023 | Crankstart Foundation | TO SUPPORT RISE ACADEMY, A SCHOLARSHIP AND SUPPORT PROGRAM | $500,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 85 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Chicago State Foundation?
Chicago State Foundation is funded by 35 grantmakers, led by Fulk Family Foundation Inc ($2.0M), The Chicago Community Trust ($1.7M), Crankstart Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.7M in grants to Chicago State Foundation between 2020–2025.
Who is Chicago State Foundation's largest funder?
Fulk Family Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Chicago State Foundation, with $2.0M across 4 grants (2020–2025).
How much grant funding has Chicago State Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $7.7M in grants to Chicago State Foundation across 85 grants from 35 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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