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Grants paid by Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, tax year 2021
EIN 37-1188469 · Chicago, IL · Form 990, Schedule I
In tax year 2021, Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (EIN 37-1188469) reported 37 grants paid totaling $5,074,212. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Prairie State Legal Services Rockford, IL | A | $961,705 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to low-income people in 36 northern/central counties including veterans, people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis and those impacted by housing instability due to the pandemic. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Land of Lincoln Legal Aid E St Louis, IL | A | $960,242 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to low-income people in 65 southern/central counties including veterans, people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis and those impacted by housing instability due to the pandemic. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Coordinated Advice & Referral Program for Legal Services Chicago, IL | A | $840,482 | paid | To provide coordinated legal information, advice and referrals to low-income people in Cook County and to veterans and people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis statewide. To provide technolty expertise on legal aid networks programs. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $388,799 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to low-income people, veterans and people impacted by the criminialization of cannabis in Cook County. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Il Legal Aid Online Chicago, IL | A | $175,090 | paid | To provide legal information to the public statewide via a website; to provide specialized legal information and technological expertise for people impacted by the criminlization of cannabis as well as housing instability due to the pandemic. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Cabrini Green Legal Aid Chicago, IL | A | $165,000 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and pro se guidance on expungement issues in Cook County. To provide technical assistance to New Leaf IL network partners statewide. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Chicago, IL | A | $132,000 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to low-income people and veterans in Cook County. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Lawyers for Better Housing Chicago, IL | A | $131,254 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to low-income people in housing crisis in Cook County. To provide technology expertise to Eviction Help IL. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Greater Chicago Legal Clinic Chicago, IL | A | $130,000 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to low-income people and people impacted by the criminialization of cannabis in Cook County. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Center for Conflict Resolution Chicago, IL | A | $119,900 | paid | To provide mediation services for conflicts in Cook County. To provide mediation training services for Eviction Help Illinois. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Equip for Equality Chicago, IL | A | $115,000 | paid | To provide legal information and advice on special education issues via a statewide hotline. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Westside Justice Center Chicago, IL | A | $113,464 | paid | To provide legal information to people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis and legal representation to those impacted by housing instability due to the pandemic. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy Evanston, IL | A | $95,627 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to low-income people in Evanston and Skokie including people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis and those impacted by housing instability due to the pandemic. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Dispute Resolution Institute Carbondale, IL | A | $75,629 | paid | To provide mediation services for famliies in the 1st Judicial Circuit and tenants and landlords in housing disputes due to the pandemic in the 1st, 6th and 20th Judicial Circuits. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Metropolitan Family Serviceslegal Aid Society Chicago, IL | A | $60,000 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to low-income people and people impacted by the criminialization of cannabis in Cook County. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Catholic Charities Legal Aid Chicago, IL | A | $58,657 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to low-income people in Cook and Lake Counties including people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis and those impacted by housing instability due to the pandemic. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Beyond Legal Aid Chicago, IL | A | $46,558 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to low-income people in Cook County via a community partnership model including those impacted by housing instability due to the pandemic. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | University of Il at Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL | A | $43,000 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to veterans and active duty service members. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic Highland Park, IL | A | $40,436 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to those impacted by housing instability due to the pandemic. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Chicago, IL | A | $40,000 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Southern Il Foundationsiu School of Law Carbondale, IL | A | $38,000 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation to veterans and active duty service members. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Public Interest Law Initiative Chicago, IL | A | $34,016 | paid | To provide legal information and advice to low-income people, veterans and those facing housing instability due to the pandemic. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project Chicago, IL | A | $30,000 | paid | To provide legal information to workers impacted by wage theft, emplooyment exploitation and the criminalization of cannabis. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Instituto del Progreso Latino Chicago, IL | A | $30,000 | paid | To provide mediation services for tenants and landlords in housing disputes due to the pandemic in Kane, Kankakee and Winnebago Counties. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Resolution Systems Institute Chicago, IL | A | $29,498 | paid | To provide mediation services for tenants and landlords in housing disputes due to the pandemic in Kane, Kankakee and Winnebago Counties. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Alliance of Local Service Organizations Chicago, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | To provide legal information to people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | First Defense Legal Aid Chicago, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | To provide legal information to people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Uptown Peoples Law Center Chicago, IL | A | $23,260 | paid | To provide legal information and advice to low-income people facing housing instability due to the pandemic. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Life Span Chicago, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | To provide legal information, advice adn representation to Arabic American survivors of domestic violence. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Ascend Justice Chicago, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation on family defense issues to low-income families in Cook County. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Legal Council for Health Justice Chicago, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | To provide legal information, advice and representation via medical legal partnerships to low-income people in Cook County. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Ceic Corpcannabis Equity Il Coalition Chicago, IL | A | $19,500 | paid | To provide legal information to people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | University YMCA Champaign, IL | A | $18,595 | paid | To provide legal information via their New Americans Welcome Center. To provide legal information, advice and representation to low-income people impcated by housing instability due to the pandemic. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law Chicago, IL | A | $15,000 | paid | To provide diversity, equity and inclusion training for legal aid providers. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Antmound Foundation Waukegan, IL | A | $13,500 | paid | To provide mediation services for tenants and landlords in housing disputes due to the pandemic in Kane, Kankakee and Winnebago Counties. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Working Family Solildarity Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | To provide legal information to people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis. | 202143379349300419 |
| 2021 | Metropolitan Tenants Organization Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | To provide legal information to low-income tenants in Cook County. | 202143379349300419 |
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