Housing Forward
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$7.1M
Foundation funders
72
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Housing Forward?
Housing Forward is funded by 72 grantmakers, led by Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County ($1.3M), South Suburban Pads ($781K), Center for Housing and Health ($695K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.1M in grants to Housing Forward between 2020–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $997K (2020) to $1.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $1.2M.
What grants has Housing Forward received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Center for Housing and Health | Assist Agency's Homelessness Related Programming | $245,593 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $204,500 |
| 2025 | South Suburban Pads | HUD COORDINATION OF CARE RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM, INCLUDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND ADMINISTRATION UNDER PROJECT WISH AWARD. | $164,205 |
| 2025 | Richchar Inc | To further work to provide housing and crisis needs for the community | $85,000 |
| 2025 | Illinois Public Health Institute | Illinois Medical Respite Capacity Building Institute | $60,000 |
| 2025 | Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago | TO SUPPORT THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF A NURSE WHO ASSESSES ALL CLIENTS IN INTERIM HOUSING FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND ASSESSES CLIENTS IN OUR OTHER HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AS REFERRED. | $55,000 |
| 2025 | The Clinton Family Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Economy Shop | — | $33,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | HUMAN SERVICES | $30,300 |
| 2025 | Westlake Health Foundation | WRAPAROUND SERVICES PROGRAM | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAM SERVICES | $25,425 |
| 2025 | Tim and Maureen Hunter Charitable Foundation | General Operating | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Helen V Brach Foundation | To support wraparound programming to enable clients transitions from survival to self-sufficiency, including supportive housing | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness | Small Shelter Fund | $21,663 |
| 2025 | Wells Fargo Foundation | Homelessness Prevention | $20,000 |
| 2025 | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $19,037 |
| 2025 | Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation | General charitable purposes | $18,000 |
| 2025 | Wells Fargo Foundation | Anderson Emergency Shelter | $15,000 |
| 2025 | The a Montgomery Ward Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Irish Woods Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. | $5,000 |
| 2025 | The Turano Foundation | CHARITY | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Rogers Family Foundation | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Helen V Brach Foundation | Discretionary Grant | $500 |
| 2024 | Center for Housing and Health | Assist Agency's Homelessness Related Programming | $257,496 |
| 2024 | Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County | GENERAL ASSISTANCE | $247,600 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $204,000 |
| 2024 | South Suburban Pads | HUD COORDINATION OF CARE RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM, INCLUDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND ADMINISTRATION UNDER PROJECT WISH AWARD. | $126,897 |
| 2024 | Healthy Communities Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $85,000 |
| 2024 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $62,428 |
| 2024 | Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago | TO SUPPORT THE SALARY OF A NURSE WHO PLAYS A VITAL ROLE TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS EXITING HOMELESSNESS. | $55,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Housing Forward?
Housing Forward is funded by 72 grantmakers, led by Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County ($1.3M), South Suburban Pads ($781K), Center for Housing and Health ($695K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.1M in grants to Housing Forward between 2020–2025.
Who is Housing Forward's largest funder?
Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County is the largest recorded funder of Housing Forward, with $1.3M across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Housing Forward received?
IRS 990 filings record $7.1M in grants to Housing Forward across 200 grants from 72 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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