Manufacturing Renaissance
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$3.9M
Foundation funders
25
Grants recorded
55
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Manufacturing Renaissance?
Manufacturing Renaissance is funded by 25 grantmakers, led by Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership ($1.9M), United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc ($331K), John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($250K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.9M in grants to Manufacturing Renaissance between 2019–2025.
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2019) to $1.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $365K.
What grants has Manufacturing Renaissance received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wells Fargo Foundation | Young Manufacturers Association | $200,000 |
| 2025 | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Lloyd a Fry Foundation | FOR THE YOUNG MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION MANUFACTURING TRAINING PROGRAM | $35,000 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership | — | $10,251 |
| 2025 | University of Chicago Medical Center | Southland RISE rapid cycle grant to prevent violence | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Origami Works Foundation | General Support | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership | — | $180,854 |
| 2024 | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $100,074 |
| 2024 | Forefront | CAPACITY BUILDING/GENERAL SUPPORT | $85,000 |
| 2024 | The Christopher Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Lloyd a Fry Foundation | FOR THE YOUNG MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION TRAINING BOOTCAMP | $35,000 |
| 2024 | Circle of Service Foundation | SKILLED CONSTRUCTION TRADES | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Hulsebosch Hope Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $8,000 |
| 2023 | Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and Other Grant Activiies | $290,840 |
| 2023 | The Chicago Community Trust | To provide general operating support for Manufacturing Renaissance in their ongoing efforts to build the Chicago manufacturing Renaissance Council and improve the Manufacturing Ecosystem Services Initiative. | $150,000 |
| 2023 | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $62,518 |
| 2023 | The Century Foundation Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT - ECONOMY AND JOBS | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Lloyd a Fry Foundation | FOR THE YOUNG MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION TRAINING BOOTCAMP | $35,000 |
| 2023 | The Christopher Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2023 | Bolhous Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2023 | World Resources Institute | PROMOTE ENVIR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS | $17,500 |
| 2023 | Austin Coming Together | Community Development | $16,891 |
| 2023 | Hulsebosch Hope Foundation | Manufacturing Career Pathway Services | $15,000 |
| 2023 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Exe. Disc. Grant | $14,500 |
| 2023 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $10,000 |
| 2023 | The Allstate Foundation | CAREER PATHWAYS SERVICES | $5,000 |
| 2023 | Grand Victoria Foundation | General Operating Support | $5,000 |
| 2022 | Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership | WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT AND OTHER GRANT ACTIVIIES | $648,690 |
| 2022 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2022 | World Resources Institute | PROMOTE ENVIR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS | $52,500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 55 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Manufacturing Renaissance?
Manufacturing Renaissance is funded by 25 grantmakers, led by Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership ($1.9M), United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc ($331K), John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($250K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.9M in grants to Manufacturing Renaissance between 2019–2025.
Who is Manufacturing Renaissance's largest funder?
Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership is the largest recorded funder of Manufacturing Renaissance, with $1.9M across 5 grants (2021–2025).
How much grant funding has Manufacturing Renaissance received?
IRS 990 filings record $3.9M in grants to Manufacturing Renaissance across 55 grants from 25 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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