Allies for Community Business Inc
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3966573. Reported 223 grants totalling $4,213,133 to 220 organizations across tax years 2021-2025, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Allies for Community Business Inc, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S43Z) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 220 distinct organizations, with 4% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 1% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $135,306. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Fawohodie Foundation | Chicago, IL | $135,306 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid for New Entrepreneurs Inc | Chicago, IL | $103,907 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Outwest Gallery and Cafe | Chicago, IL | $95,850 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Accion Opportunity Fund Inc | San Jose, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ascendus Inc | New York, NY | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dreamspring | Albuquerque, NM | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liftfund Inc | San Antonio, TX | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Future Firm Pllc | Chicago, IL | $71,340 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Foodhero L3C | Chicago, IL | $30,510 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Afro Joes | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chazerly Designs LLC | Aurora, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Essential Creations | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| G & B Filling Station | Evanston, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Garden Cafe | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Growing Boundlessly | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hold Your Luggage | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ida's Artisan Ice Cream | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inspire By Tyler | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kribi Coffee Company | Oak Park, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lingua Nigra LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midwest Aircraft Detailers Corp | Monee, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pillars Fashion Club | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prexodus Enterprises | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Snack Better LLC Dba Carolyn's Krisp | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| STEM Generation LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stitchme LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Suga & Spice Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Pr Shoppe | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trini's Tasty Pastries LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Side Insurance | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Xayah Enterprises LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 3 Net Wise Inc | Matteson, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Warner Idea LLC | Hazelcrest, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Agriculture Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Andy Sunflower Cafe | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| B Prignano Tax and Accounting Serv Vitality Tax & Advisory LLC | Warrenville, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Banter Marketplace LLC | Arlington Heights, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bartleby's Ice Cream Cakes | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bill Welding & Fabrication | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bldg Projects | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bully Bundles | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Monopoly Group LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children Learn and Play Daycare II Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chkn Box LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chocolat Uzma | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Wide Jani Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Companion Candles | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cynthia's Gumbo Express Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dazzle Events | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dilly Dally Provisions | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dope Drip LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Englewood Branded | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Englewood Hardware and Paint | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Esthetic Haus | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fatso Hard Kitchen LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flavor Unit Corp Egg Rolls Etc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fueled By Af | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fusion Natural Hair & Braid Academy | Romeoville, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Galvez and Valle LLC Aura Holistic and Metaphysical Well | Aurora, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gray Matter Gaming LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Guerrero Tire Shop Inc | Evergreen Park, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Happy Face LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heray Spice | Des Plaines, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hook Point Fisheries | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hoopkinect LLC | Frankfort, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| I'm Hot Sauce Company | Berwyn, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jacques International Language Academy | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jimenez Fence Corp | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jova Coffee Company Pbc | Lewes, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kid Millionaire Corporation | Maywood, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Laos to Your House | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Life at Home Senior Care LLC | Merrilville, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lil' Gourmets LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lloyds Lollipop Land Daycare | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Logan Geary | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Love Cork Screw | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lux Smarts LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mother Prepper LLC | Forest Park, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ms Jetsetter | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nooish Inc | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| October Lotus | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Group Mind LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Onigiri Kororin | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phillipe C'est Bon- Polombia | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pink Salt LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prado L Construction Corp | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Present Tense Bar LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pupstars Pet Care LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rs Collective Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smaller Things | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Chicago Dance Theatre | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spa in Your Space Mobile Spa Inc | Oak Park, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stellar Foods LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stewarts' Cheesecakes | Bloomingdale, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Story & Reach Communications | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sundays Catering Llceight 1 Eighty 4 | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tapeplay LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tidy Up Experts LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tm Chateau Food Products Inc | La Grange, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tnt Financial Solutions LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tori Prince Beauty LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Toss and Spin | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tubby's Taste LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Two Sisters Catering | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uncle Earl's Bbq | Matteson, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vietfive LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Windy City Catering | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zora Digital LLC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 1 & 3 on 5TH Copr | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 32 Degrees Fahrenheit LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 5 Star Burgers Nm Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 975 Lincoln St LLC | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aji Limo Claudy's Gourmet LLC | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ali Kat Design Inc | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ammi Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Back of the Yards Coffee LLC | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ballinas & Camarillo Corp | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Clover Pub | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Botanas Si Corp | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bueno Chi Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| C&c Latin-America Imports LLC | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cafeteria Saul JR LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Calderon | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cappalletti's Enterprises LLC | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carmenland LLC | Yonkers, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA Azul Group Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cmm Food Services | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cookie Cab LLC | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| De Una Corp | Flushing, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Demolitions Expert LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dexter Flowers & Juices Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Diamond Garden Banquet Hall LLC | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dumafe Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Bajio Enterprises Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Botanero De Guaymas LLC | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Papaturro Restaurant | Los Ranchos, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Rey V Cuisine 2020 Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eliezer Mercado | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elmer Fajardo Pacheco | Chicago Il, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eric See | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Estrada | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fifty Fifty Coffee House and Pub LLC | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Flores Ortega | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foodtopia Restaurant LLC | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Frozen Matter LLC | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fuentes Enterprise LLC | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gallegos Mb 2 LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gisely Varela Apodaca | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gomez | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gustavo Plache | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| H&j Investments Corp | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inwood Social Corp | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jarabe Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jarlene Corporation | New York Ny, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jlm Burger Inc | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jose Espitia | Mckinney, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joshua Archuleta | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kaufman Enterprise LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Huesuda Tacos Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Roqueta De Acapulco Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lamp Enterprises Inc | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latin Plate Catering & Events Corp | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lm Burger Corp | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lopez Zavala | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Aguachiles LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lostry LLC | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Luna's Food Corp | Jackson Heights, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mad Pecker Brewing Co LLC | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Magana Corp | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mango Kings LLC | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maria Alcocer | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Martha Ez LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mega Burger | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Melissa Guzman | North Miami Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mi Fogata Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mix Fruit | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Myth's Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nunez | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Old Sheepdog Brewery LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Op Esports Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orkenoy LLC | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ortega Family 5 Enterprises | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Panaderia Y Antojitos La Piramide | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pastores & Brunch Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pedraza Faz Ent | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perez Hernandez | N Las Vegas, NV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Porcelana Chocolates LLC | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pour Judgment LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pratt Sheridan LLC | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pulgarcito Querido Restaurant Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pupusa Princess LLC | Avondale, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raii Palacios Enterprices LLC | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rico Foods Company | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roberto Perez | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sabor Y Sazon Peruvian Restaurant LLC | Houston Tx, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Fe Bite - Abq LLC | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santiago Corporation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shack Eats LLC | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Surfish Bistro 2 Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Swill Wine LLC | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tajin Restaurant Corp | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tamar Fasja Unikel | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Brew By Vm | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cash Operating LLC | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Hoppy Monk LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jibarito Stop LLC | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Samplerbk LLC | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tio Davids LLC | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toro Y Leon Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tumaca LLC | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urth Juice Bar | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vargas | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| W Food & Beverages LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodspoon Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Xatrucho LLC | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Xavier Gonzales | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zgallegos Foods LLC | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
2 of 220 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- The Fawohodie Foundation
TO SUPPORT THE FAWOHODIE FOUNDATION - Forefront
TO SUPPORT THE HATCHERY PROGRAMMING - Legal Aid for New Entrepreneurs Inc
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION AS FISCAL SPONSOR UNTIL 501(C)(3) STATUS IS REACHED. - Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago
"SUPPORT FOR THE HATCHERY INCUBATOR AND HATCH MADE MEALS PROGRAM - Outwest Gallery and Cafe
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION AS FISCAL SPONSOR IN ITS APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION UNDER 501(C)(3) - Ascendus Inc
PAYMENTS TO CDFI PARTNERS TO ASSIST A4CB REACH CLIENTS IN THEIR MARKETS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 8 of 220 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | $1,900,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | $60,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 43 | $901,730 | $20,510 |
| 2024 | 18 | $495,000 | $20,000 |
| 2025 | 25 | $856,403 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
69% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Allies for Community Business Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 135 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL, 60612.
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