Southwest Organizing Project
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$12.6M
Foundation funders
45
Grants recorded
123
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Southwest Organizing Project?
Southwest Organizing Project is funded by 45 grantmakers, led by Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights ($2.7M), The Chicago Community Trust ($1.6M), Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.6M in grants to Southwest Organizing Project between 2019–2025.
Show all 45 funders
| Field Foundation of Illinois | $70,000 | 3 | 2020–2025 |
| Forefront | $45,000 | 2 | 2019–2020 |
| Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group | $40,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marquette Bank Affordable Housing | $33,000 | 5 | 2021–2025 |
| Phalarope Foundation Co Rebecca H Dent | $30,000 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $15,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center | $10,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Interfaith America | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Initiatives | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conant Family Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Naeva | $7,500 | 1 | 2020 |
| IMC Chicago Charitable Foundation | $5,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Chicago Beyond Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bob & Lamee Holscher Charitable NKA | $2,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Irving Harris Foundation | $1,500 | 2 | 2020–2022 |
| Nixon-Marinoni Family Foundation Inc | $1,250 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prospect Hill Foundation Inc | $300 | 1 | 2025 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $176K (2019) to $2.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $1.1M.
What grants has Southwest Organizing Project received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | IMMIGRANT & REFUGEES ASSISTANCE | $508,430 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $241,483 |
| 2025 | Michael Reese Health Trust | SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT AND UNITED POWER | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Strong Communities | $50,000 |
| 2025 | First Nations Development Institute | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group | Community wellness | $40,000 |
| 2025 | Transform Justice Initiative Tr Agtr | GENERAL OPERATING | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Field Foundation of Illinois | PROJECT - FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PROGRAM | $25,000 |
| 2025 | First Nations Development Institute | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc | GENERAL OPERATIONS/DONATIONS | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Greater Chicago Food Depository | Distribute to the Hungry | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cares Inc | LEAD AGENCY GRANT & NORTHWEST GRANT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | University of Chicago Medical Center | Southland RISE rapid cycle grant to prevent violence | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Marquette Bank Affordable Housing | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | $6,500 |
| 2025 | Prospect Hill Foundation Inc | TBDC TRINITY TEST COMMEMORATION | $300 |
| 2024 | Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | IMMIGRANT & REFUGEES ASSISTANCE | $869,768 |
| 2024 | Illinois Children's Healthcare | Southwest System of Care | $250,000 |
| 2024 | The Resurrection Project | Immigration Legal and Support Services | $248,520 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $133,080 |
| 2024 | Healthy Communities Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $115,000 |
| 2024 | Michael Reese Health Trust | UNITED POWER FOR ACTION AND JUSTICE + SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Julian Grace Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Strong Communities | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Woods Fund of Chicago | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | First Nations Development Institute | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | PROJECT SUPPORT - ENVIRONMENT | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Retirement Research Foundation | A TWO-YEAR GRANT TO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING THAT FOCUSES ON ADVOCATING TO CHANGE DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES AND ENROLLING MORE OLDER ADULTS IN THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM. | $37,500 |
| 2024 | Chicago Cares Inc | LEAD AGENCY GRANT & NORTHWEST GRANT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Wieboldt Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING FUND | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Local Initiatives Support Corporation | SEE PART IV | $15,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 123 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Southwest Organizing Project?
Southwest Organizing Project is funded by 45 grantmakers, led by Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights ($2.7M), The Chicago Community Trust ($1.6M), Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.6M in grants to Southwest Organizing Project between 2019–2025.
Who is Southwest Organizing Project's largest funder?
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is the largest recorded funder of Southwest Organizing Project, with $2.7M across 7 grants (2019–2025).
How much grant funding has Southwest Organizing Project received?
IRS 990 filings record $12.6M in grants to Southwest Organizing Project across 123 grants from 45 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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