Ignite
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$6.7M
Foundation funders
74
Grants recorded
183
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Ignite?
Ignite is funded by 74 grantmakers, led by Arie and Ida Crown Memorial ($1.2M), Fulk Family Foundation Inc ($700K), The Chicago Community Trust ($559K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.7M in grants to Ignite between 2019–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $195K (2019) to $1.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $658K.
What grants has Ignite received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $109,000 |
| 2025 | Impact Grants Chicago | — | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Ea Foundation | INCREASE QUALITY OF AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS | $75,000 |
| 2025 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Strong Communities | $52,000 |
| 2025 | Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | $50,000 |
| 2025 | WP & HB White Foundation | General Support | $40,000 |
| 2025 | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 |
| 2025 | Grant Hospital of Chicago | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group | Preventing homelessness | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Supera Family Foundation | TO SUPPORT HOUSING SHELTER FOR YOUTHS | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Wells Fargo Foundation | Ignite Kit Packing Event | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $24,241 |
| 2025 | Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation | For General Operating Support. Ignite provides homeless youth, age 14-24, in Bronzeville neighborhood with comprehensive services, such as emergency & transitional housing, Street/Community Outreach, case management,employment support, aftercare, etc. | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Frankel Julius N Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Alfredo and Ada Capitanini Foundati on | CHARITABLE | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Patrick a & Mary B O'Neil Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $3,750 |
| 2025 | Harry F Chaddick and Elaine | CIVIC | $3,500 |
| 2025 | Special People in Need | GENERAL | $3,000 |
| 2025 | Pajeau Children's Foundation | RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR | $2,580 |
| 2025 | John Marshall Family Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Goldenberg Max TW M G Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Alliant Credit Union Foundation | EMPLOYEE/TEAM PHILANTHROPY | $500 |
| 2025 | JPMorgan Chase Foundation | MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT) | $100 |
| 2024 | Fulk Family Foundation Inc | General Support | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Greater Chicago Food Depository | DISTRIBUTE TO THE HUNGRY | $144,017 |
| 2024 | Ea Foundation | INCREASE QUALITY OF AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | GENERAL OPERATING | $100,000 |
| 2024 | All Chicago Making Homelessness History | CASE MANAGEMENT | $81,963 |
| 2024 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Strong Communities | $65,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 183 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Ignite?
Ignite is funded by 74 grantmakers, led by Arie and Ida Crown Memorial ($1.2M), Fulk Family Foundation Inc ($700K), The Chicago Community Trust ($559K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.7M in grants to Ignite between 2019–2025.
Who is Ignite's largest funder?
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial is the largest recorded funder of Ignite, with $1.2M across 6 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Ignite received?
IRS 990 filings record $6.7M in grants to Ignite across 183 grants from 74 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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