City Bureau NFP
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2018–2025
Total received
$13.7M
Foundation funders
28
Grants recorded
107
Years covered
2018–2025
Who funds City Bureau NFP?
City Bureau NFP is funded by 28 grantmakers, led by Democracy Fund Inc ($3.3M), The Ford Foundation ($2.3M), New Profit Inc ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.7M in grants to City Bureau NFP between 2018–2025.
Show all 28 funders
| Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation | $12,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | $1,400 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| George and Arlene Rusch Memorial Foundation | $250 | 1 | 2024 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $400K (2018) to $2.8M (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $1.3M.
What grants has City Bureau NFP received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Profit Inc | PROGRAM EXPANSION | $875,000 |
| 2025 | American Council of Learned Societies | STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS | $158,000 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $125,000 |
| 2025 | Field Foundation of Illinois | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Wichita Foundation | DOCUMENTERS NETWORK FEE | $37,500 |
| 2025 | Crossroads Fund Inc | PRISM PHOTO WORKSHOP | $11,000 |
| 2024 | New Profit Inc | PROGRAM EXPANSION | $375,000 |
| 2024 | Skyline Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $350,000 |
| 2024 | Democracy Fund Inc | Program support for News Futures | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Democracy Fund Inc | Program support for News Futures | $250,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $190,000 |
| 2024 | Democracy Fund Inc | General support | $165,000 |
| 2024 | Democracy Fund Inc | General support | $165,000 |
| 2024 | The Miami Foundation Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $151,059 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES IN CICERO AND BERWYN, ILLINOIS, ABOUT ISSUES NOT TYPICALLY WITHIN THE SCOPE OF TRADITIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS' REPORTING | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Borealis Philanthropy | TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF CICERO INDEPENDIENTE | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Other | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Healthy Communities Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $45,000 |
| 2024 | Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation Inc | CORE SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | American Journalism Project Inc | TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS. | $20,125 |
| 2024 | Institute for Nonprofit News | INN SUPPORT - LABS | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Field Foundation of Illinois | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR FISCALLYS SPONSORED PRISM PHOTO WORKSHOP | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Reva and David Logan Foundation | CICERO INDEPENDIENTE | $10,500 |
| 2024 | JPMorgan Chase Foundation | MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT) | $400 |
| 2024 | George and Arlene Rusch Memorial Foundation | Bringing people together to produce media that is impactful, equitable and responsive to the public. | $250 |
| 2023 | Skyline Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $350,000 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | in support of general operations | $225,000 |
| 2023 | Skyline Foundation | FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF FUTURE OF LOCAL NEWS COLLECTIVE | $200,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 107 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds City Bureau NFP?
City Bureau NFP is funded by 28 grantmakers, led by Democracy Fund Inc ($3.3M), The Ford Foundation ($2.3M), New Profit Inc ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.7M in grants to City Bureau NFP between 2018–2025.
Who is City Bureau NFP's largest funder?
Democracy Fund Inc is the largest recorded funder of City Bureau NFP, with $3.3M across 20 grants (2018–2024).
How much grant funding has City Bureau NFP received?
IRS 990 filings record $13.7M in grants to City Bureau NFP across 107 grants from 28 funders between 2018–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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