Funders › IL › Square One Foundation › 2024
Grants paid by Square One Foundation, tax year 2024
EIN 36-6068835 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2024, Square One Foundation (EIN 36-6068835) reported 77 grants paid totaling $7,200,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jewish United Fund (juf) Chicago, IL | U | $1,500,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $590,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc New York, NY | B | $300,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | National Louis University Chicago, IL | C | $207,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | The Election Center Katy, TX | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | City Bureau Chicago, IL | C | $137,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Palenque Lsna Chicago, IL | U | $135,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Civic News Company New York, IL | U | $127,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Chicago United for Equity Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Kidsfirst Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Conservation Voices Madison, WI | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Chicago, IL | C | $95,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | South Side Weekly Chicago, IL | U | $92,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Block Club Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $85,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc Chicago, IL | B | $85,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Community Organizing and Family Issues Cofi Chicago, IL | C | $85,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Equity and Transformation Chicago, IL | C | $82,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Academy for Urban School Leadership Chicago, IL | C | $82,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Reform for Illinois Chicago, IL | C | $82,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust Chicago, IL | B | $82,500 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Latino Policy Forum Chicago, IL | B | $82,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Blackroots Alliance Chicago, IL | C | $80,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Chicago Votes Education Fund Chicago, IL | U | $80,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | U | $77,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Common Cause Education Fund Washington, DC | B | $77,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Communities Foundation of Texas Dallas, TX | B | $76,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Right Chicago, IL | C | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Economic Security Project Inc New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation Los Angeles, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Hana Center Chicago, IL | B | $70,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Beyond Legal Aid Chicago, IL | B | $70,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Advance Illinois Nfp Chicago, IL | B | $70,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Apna Ghar Chicago, IL | U | $67,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund Springfield, IL | B | $67,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Citizen Advocacy Center Elmhurst, IL | B | $67,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Coalition for a Better Chinese Community Chicago, IL | C | $65,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Xchange Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $65,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Tiny News Collective Chicago, IL | U | $62,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Center for Budget and Tax Accounntability Chicago, IL | D | $62,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Communities United Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago, IL | C | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Southwest Organizing Project (swop) Chicago, IL | C | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Embarc Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Newroot Learning Institute Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Invisible Institute Chicago, IL | C | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Modern Classrooms Project Washington, DC | B | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Injustice Watch Chicago, IL | D | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Educators for Excellence New York, NY | B | $55,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Lugenia Burns Hope Center Chicago, IL | U | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Enlace Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Accelerate Institute Chicago, IL | B | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Raise Your Hand for Illinois Education Chicago, IL | C | $52,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation Chicago, IL | B | $52,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Education Pioneers Inc Boston, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | University of Illinois Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | New Teacher Center Sacramento, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Chicago Foundation for Women Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | The Gray Matter Experience Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Teachers Supporrting Teachers Chicago, IL | D | $48,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Jane Addams Resource Coprporation Chicago, IL | C | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Chicago Freedom School Chicago, IL | B | $45,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois University Foundation Dekalb, IL | B | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Teach Plus Boston, MA | B | $40,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Partnership for College Completion Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts Chicago, IL | U | $40,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Braven Incorporated Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Crossroads Fund Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Change Illinois Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education (cafe Gr Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Shriver Center On Poverty and Law Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Common Counsel Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Southern Poverty Law Center Inc Montgomery, AL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Forefront Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Community Partners for Affordable Housing Libertyville, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Asset Funders Network (afn) Chicago, IL | C | $3,500 | paid | General Purpose | 202513219349104111 |
| 2024 | Surge Institute Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202513219349104111 |
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Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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