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Grants paid by Cme Group Foundation, tax year 2021

EIN 45-0575574 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20

In tax year 2021, Cme Group Foundation (EIN 45-0575574) reported 148 grants paid totaling $6,092,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2021

Grants reported by Cme Group Foundation for tax year 2021
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2021	Scholarship America Inc St Peter, MN	B	$700,000	paid	2021-2022 CME GROUP FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL	B	$250,000	paid	FUND 5	202202709349100405
2021	Leap Innovations Chicago, IL	C	$250,000	paid	LEAP INNOVATIONS: CHICAGO'S CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING	202202709349100405
2021	Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation Chicago, IL	U	$200,000	paid	CPS COMPUTER SCIENCE AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS	202202709349100405
2021	Catholic Bishop of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$200,000	paid	BLENDED LEARNING	202202709349100405
2021	Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation Chicago, IL	U	$200,000	paid	KICKOFF TO KINDERGARTEN	202202709349100405
2021	City Colleges of Chicago Foundation Chicago, IL	C	$200,000	paid	THE CHICAGO ROADMAP	202202709349100405
2021	The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Chicago, IL	C	$125,000	paid	COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER ENDORSEMENT SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	Depaul University Chicago, IL	B	$100,000	paid	EXPANDING THE IMPACT OF THE EMS PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	George W Bush Foundation Dallas, TX	C	$100,000	paid	BUSH INSTITUTE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE	202202709349100405
2021	The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Chicago, IL	C	$100,000	paid	THE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST PROJECT	202202709349100405
2021	Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation Chicago, IL	U	$100,000	paid	EXPANDING THE IMPACT OF ELEMENTARY MATH SPECIALIST	202202709349100405
2021	Chicago Public Library Foundation (cplf) Chicago, IL	C	$100,000	paid	CLOSING CHICAGOS OPPORTUNITY GAP: THE 2020-2025 EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING INITIATIVE AT CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY	202202709349100405
2021	Board of Trustees of Illinois State University Normal, IL	B	$100,000	paid	LEADERSHIP FOR EARLY LEARNING MICRO-CREDENTIALS	202202709349100405
2021	Project Exploration Chicago, IL	B	$100,000	paid	MY CHI. MY FUTURE.	202202709349100405
2021	The University of Chicago Chicago, IL	U	$100,000	paid	ELEMENTARY MATH SPECIALIST PHASE 2	202202709349100405
2021	Advance Illinois Nfp Chicago, IL	C	$50,000	paid	ILLINOIS 60 BY 25 NETWORK	202202709349100405
2021	Advance Illinois Nfp Chicago, IL	C	$50,000	paid	SCALING THE SUCCESS OF THE 60 BY 25 NETWORK	202202709349100405
2021	Teach for America - Chicago Chicago, IL	U	$50,000	paid	PREPARING OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS FOR SUCCESS	202202709349100405
2021	Academy for Urban School Leadership Chicago, IL	C	$50,000	paid	PREPARING NEW DL TEACHERS TO GROW K-READINESS	202202709349100405
2021	Partnership for College Completion Chicago, IL	B	$50,000	paid	PARTNERSHIP FOR COLLEGE COMPLETION GENERAL OPERATI	202202709349100405
2021	Erikson Institute Chicago, IL	B	$50,000	paid	KINDERGARTEN READINESS: TEACHER RESEARCH GROUP	202202709349100405
2021	The University of Chicago Chicago, IL	U	$50,000	paid	READY, SET, STEM!	202202709349100405
2021	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	C	$50,000	paid	STEAMBASSADORS	202202709349100405
2021	Fred Rogers Company Pittsburgh, PA	B	$50,000	paid	DONKEY HODIE	202202709349100405
2021	Bottom Line Inc Boston, MA	B	$50,000	paid	BOTTOM LINE, CHICAGO REGION	202202709349100405
2021	Start Early Chicago, IL	C	$50,000	paid	K-READINESS AT EDUCARE SCHOOLS IN ILLINOIS	202202709349100405
2021	University of Chicago Consortium On School Research Chicago, IL	U	$50,000	paid	UNDERSTANDING THE COLLEGE-TO-CAREER TRANSITION	202202709349100405
2021	Braven Incorporated Chicago, IL	C	$50,000	paid	BRAVEN ACCELERATOR AT NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY AN	202202709349100405
2021	Carole Robertson Center for Learning Chicago, IL	C	$50,000	paid	BRIDGING ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS IN	202202709349100405
2021	Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University Chicago, IL	U	$50,000	paid	EQUITY-CENTERED COLLEGE & CAREER PATHWAYS FOR ILLINOIS	202202709349100405
2021	College Possible Chicago Chicago, IL	D	$50,000	paid	COLLEGE POSSIBLE STUDENT SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago Glenview, IL	C	$50,000	paid	EARLY CHILDHOOD CONNECTIONS	202202709349100405
2021	Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation Chicago, IL	U	$50,000	paid	CPS FINANCIAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE	202202709349100405
2021	Christopher House Chicago, IL	C	$50,000	paid	INCREASING KINDERGARTEN READINESS FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN THROUGH CHRISTOPHER HOUSE'S INNOVATIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD MODEL	202202709349100405
2021	One Million Degrees Chicago, IL	B	$50,000	paid	INVESTING IN RESILIENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS	202202709349100405
2021	The Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL	C	$50,000	paid	PROGRESSIVE PATHWAYS FOR POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS	202202709349100405
2021	America Needs You New York, NY	C	$50,000	paid	AMERICA NEEDS YOU FELLOWS PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL	U	$50,000	paid	GETTINGREADY4YOURKNDGER:ATCHER&FMLYRDINESSRESOURCE	202202709349100405
2021	Juvenile Protective Association Chicago, IL	B	$50,000	paid	CONNECT 2 KINDERGARTEN (C2K)	202202709349100405
2021	Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL	B	$50,000	paid	PLAY-BASED LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT IN PRE-K AND K	202202709349100405
2021	One Goal Chicago, IL	D	$50,000	paid	GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	Friends of Dekalb Regional Office of Education Dekalb, IL	U	$50,000	paid	BASICS DEKALB COUNTY: EQUITY IN EARLY LEARNING	202202709349100405
2021	Teach Plus Incorporated Boston, MA	C	$50,000	paid	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR CHANGE AGENTS	202202709349100405
2021	Purpose Foundation New York, NY	C	$50,000	paid	EARLY CHILDHOOD LAB FOR ILLINOIS	202202709349100405
2021	Saga Innovations Newton, MA	B	$50,000	paid	SAGA CHICAGO RECRUITMENT	202202709349100405
2021	Junior Achievement of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$50,000	paid	JA DIGITAL PROGRAMMING	202202709349100405
2021	Waterford Institute Inc Sandy, UT	C	$50,000	paid	WATERFORD UPSTART SUMMER LEARNING PATH CHICAGO	202202709349100405
2021	Illinois Action for Children Chicago, IL	B	$50,000	paid	COMMUNITY PARENT SUPPORT SATURATION PROGRAM (CPSS)	202202709349100405
2021	American Friends of the University of Ulster Inc Wilmington, DE	D	$31,000	paid	DEVELOPING FINANCIAL ENGINEERING PIPELINE NI	202202709349100405
2021	Misericordia Heart of Mercy Chicago, IL	D	$30,000	paid	MISERICORDIA HOME, OPERATING SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	University of Chicago Network for College Success Chicago, IL	U	$25,000	paid	NCS POSTSECONDARY ACCESS AND SUCCESS	202202709349100405
2021	Illinois Science and Technology Institute Chicago, IL	C	$25,000	paid	STEM CHALLENGE	202202709349100405
2021	Greenwood Project Chicago, IL	C	$25,000	paid	STRENGTHENING CAREER READINESS SKILLS	202202709349100405
2021	Associated Colleges of Illinois Inc Chicago, IL	B	$25,000	paid	GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	Project Lead the Way Indianapolis, IN	C	$25,000	paid	PLTW SCHOOL GRANTS SUPPORTED BY CME GROUP FOUNDATI	202202709349100405
2021	The Posse Foundation Chicago, IL	U	$25,000	paid	COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS SUPPORT FOR POSSE CHICA	202202709349100405
2021	Metropolitan Family Services Chicago, IL	C	$25,000	paid	PLAYFUL LEARNING	202202709349100405
2021	Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School Chicago, IL	B	$25,000	paid	LEARN PRE-K PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	Intrinsic Schools Chicago, IL	B	$25,000	paid	POSTSECONDARY STRATEGIES 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR	202202709349100405
2021	Better Future Forward Inc Lakeville, MN	D	$25,000	paid	BETTER FUTURE FORWARD CHICAGO COMMUNITY ISA FUND	202202709349100405
2021	Center for Innovations in Education Rcho Sante Fe, CA	C	$25,000	paid	STEMCONNECTOR MEMBERSHIP	202202709349100405
2021	Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Los Angeles, CA	U	$25,000	paid	FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR CHICAGO	202202709349100405
2021	The Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Washington, DC	U	$25,000	paid	YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION	202202709349100405
2021	Chicago Innovation Foundation Chicago, IL	B	$25,000	paid	CHICAGO STUDENT INVENTION CONVENTION	202202709349100405
2021	Children's First Fund Chicago, IL	U	$25,000	paid	CPS ESPORTS FRAMEWORK PILOT	202202709349100405
2021	Wall Street Bound New York, NY	B	$25,000	paid	WALL STREET BOUND INTRODUCTION TO WALL STREET BOOT	202202709349100405
2021	Rock the Street Wall Street Nashville, TN	C	$25,000	paid	ROCK THE STREET, WALL STREET	202202709349100405
2021	Genesys Works Chicago, IL	U	$25,000	paid	COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS THROUGH INTERNSHIPS	202202709349100405
2021	Youth Job Center Evanston, IL	B	$25,000	paid	OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAM IN SOUTH & SW CHICAGO	202202709349100405
2021	Metropolitan Family Services Chicago, IL	C	$25,000	paid	PLAYFUL LEARNING	202202709349100405
2021	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	U	$25,000	paid	GIRLS WHO CODE AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO	202202709349100405
2021	Empower Illinois Chicago, IL	B	$25,000	paid	FUTURE OF ILLINOIS	202202709349100405
2021	Computer Science Teachers Association Chicago, IL	U	$25,000	paid	SUPPORT FOR CHICAGO AREA CS TEACHER PROGRAMMING	202202709349100405
2021	Youth Job Center Evanston, IL	B	$25,000	paid	OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAM IN SOUTHWEST CHICAGO	202202709349100405
2021	Holy Family Ministries Northbrook, IL	C	$25,000	paid	LITTLE LEARNERS ACADEMY PRE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	Depaul University Chicago, IL	B	$25,000	paid	DESPORTS 2.0: A DEPAUL-CPS HS OST LEVERAGING ESPORT FOR CAREER EXPLORATION AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT	202202709349100405
2021	Tides Center San Fransisco, CA	B	$25,000	paid	EARLY MATH PROFICIENCY: RESPONDING TO RACIAL INEQUITIES IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC	202202709349100405
2021	Teach Plus Incorporated Boston, MA	C	$25,000	paid	ILLINOIS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INNOVATION GRAN	202202709349100405
2021	Imentor Incorporated New York, NY	B	$25,000	paid	IMENTOR CHICAGO COLLEGE SUCCESS DURING COVID-19	202202709349100405
2021	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	U	$25,000	paid	CONSORTIUM INVESTOR COUNCIL	202202709349100405
2021	Council for a Strong America Washington, DC	U	$25,000	paid	CIVIC LEADERS FOR KINDERGARTEN READINESS	202202709349100405
2021	Chicago Learning Exchange Chicago, IL	C	$20,000	paid	CSFORCHI ECOSYSTEM	202202709349100405
2021	Project Exploration Chicago, IL	B	$20,000	paid	CS AN EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE	202202709349100405
2021	Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering Program Chicago, IL	B	$20,000	paid	SUMMER STEM ENRICHMENT PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Los Angeles, CA	U	$20,000	paid	STARTUP TECH	202202709349100405
2021	Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL	B	$20,000	paid	BIG SHOULDERS FUND DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202202709349100405
2021	After School Matters Inc Chicago, IL	B	$20,000	paid	IDEALSTUDENT TECH PROGRAMS	202202709349100405
2021	Boy Scouts of America Chicago, IL	U	$20,000	paid	STEM IN SCOUTING	202202709349100405
2021	Project Syncere Chicago, IL	B	$20,000	paid	E-CADEMY: CS FOR INNOVATORS	202202709349100405
2021	Teachers Supporting Teachers Chicago, IL	C	$20,000	paid	TST - CPS COMPUTER SCIENCE PLC PARTNERSHIP	202202709349100405
2021	Scripted Inc New York, NY	U	$20,000	paid	CODE NATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	Paws Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$15,000	paid	GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	Illinois Science and Technology Institute Chicago, IL	C	$15,000	paid	THE STEM CHALLENGE PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	Chicago Youth Centers Chicago, IL	B	$15,000	paid	CYC'S COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	Union League Boys & Girls Club Chicago, IL	C	$15,000	paid	ULBGC UNDERWATER ROBOTICS PROGRAM WITH AUTOPILOT	202202709349100405
2021	Start Early Chicago, IL	C	$15,000	paid	2021 START EARLY ANNUAL LUNCHEON	202202709349100405
2021	Link Unlimited Scholars Chicago, IL	D	$15,000	paid	GENERAL OPERATING FOR LINK UNLIMITED SCHOLARS	202202709349100405
2021	Universidad Popular (aka Latin Center) Chicago, IL	U	$15,000	paid	WE CODE JUNTOS	202202709349100405
2021	YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL	C	$15,000	paid	3-D DESIGN AND PRINTING	202202709349100405
2021	Distinctive Schools Chicago, IL	D	$15,000	paid	PRAIRIE'S PATHWAY TO COMPUTER SCIENCE FUTURES	202202709349100405
2021	Deaf Kids Code West Lafayette, IN	B	$15,000	paid	CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT DHH PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	Coderdojo Chicago Nfp Chicago, IL	U	$15,000	paid	SOUTH AND WEST SIDE STEM EXPANSION	202202709349100405
2021	Cradles to Crayons Chicago Chicago, IL	U	$15,000	paid	GEAR UP FOR WINTER	202202709349100405
2021	Field Museum Chicago, IL	U	$15,000	paid	HIGH SCHOOL DIGITAL LEARNING AND SCIENCE RESEARCH	202202709349100405
2021	Chicktech Portland, OR	C	$15,000	paid	CHICKTECH: HIGH SCHOOL - INCREASING CS LEARNING	202202709349100405
2021	Mazon Inc a Jewish Response to Hunger Los Angeles, CA	C	$15,000	paid	ENDING HUNGER IN THE US	202202709349100405
2021	High Jump Chicago, IL	C	$14,000	paid	GENERAL OPERATIONS: CORE PROGRAM + ALUMNI SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, IL	B	$10,000	paid	CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE ENDANGERED SPECIES FUND	202202709349100405
2021	Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN	U	$10,000	paid	PRESIDENTS STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FUND	202202709349100405
2021	Congressional Hunger Center Washington, DC	B	$10,000	paid	OPERATING SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	Civic Consulting Alliance Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	SKYLINE NETWORKED LEARNING COMM. PLANNING PROCESS	202202709349100405
2021	Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School Inc Skokie, IL	C	$10,000	paid	SPECIAL GRANT	202202709349100405
2021	Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	OPERATION SANTA	202202709349100405
2021	Hooved Animal Humane Society Woodstock, IL	B	$10,000	paid	GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES	202202709349100405
2021	Hunger Free America Inc New York, NY	B	$10,000	paid	HUNGER FREE AMERICA'S ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAMS	202202709349100405
2021	Special Childrens Charities Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	CHICAGO POLAR PLUNGE	202202709349100405
2021	Northwestern Memorial Foundation Bdridgeview, IL	B	$10,000	paid	BREAST CANCER CONNECT	202202709349100405
2021	Illinois Science and Technology Institute Chicago, IL	C	$10,000	paid	THE STEM CHALLENGE PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	The Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Washington DC, DC	U	$10,000	paid	EXPANDING ACCESS TO QUALITY ACTION CIVICS PROGRAMS	202202709349100405
2021	Youth Guidance Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	BECOMING A MAN (BAM) CHICAGO	202202709349100405
2021	Womens Business Development Center Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	BUILD & SUSTAIN PROFITABLE CHILDCARE BUSINESSES	202202709349100405
2021	Zero - the End of Prostate Cancer Alexandria, VA	U	$7,000	paid	PATIENT SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	Als Les Turner Foundation Skokie, IL	U	$5,000	paid	ALS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES	202202709349100405
2021	Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL	B	$5,000	paid	FOOD DEPOSITORY FY22 GENERAL OPERATING GRANT	202202709349100405
2021	National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Denver, CO	D	$5,000	paid	GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR NCADV	202202709349100405
2021	I Am Als Washington, DC	U	$5,000	paid	I AM ALS GENERAL OPERATIONS	202202709349100405
2021	Junior Achievement of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$5,000	paid	JA PROGRAMMING	202202709349100405
2021	Lincoln Park Village Inc DBA the Village Chicago Chicago, IL	U	$5,000	paid	ANNUAL BENEFIT IN HONOR OF TRAILBLAZER TOM KUCZMAR	202202709349100405
2021	Share Our Spare Chicago, IL	C	$5,000	paid	SHARE OUR SPARE ESSENTIAL ITEMS PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL	B	$5,000	paid	FOOD DEPOSITORY FY22 GENERAL OPERATING GRANT	202202709349100405
2021	World Food Program USA Washington, DC	U	$5,000	paid	GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	Hooved Animal Humane Society Woodstock, IL	B	$5,000	paid	FENCING	202202709349100405
2021	Wings Program Inc Rolling Meadows, IL	B	$5,000	paid	WINGS HOSPITAL PROGRAM	202202709349100405
2021	Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL	C	$5,000	paid	2021 JUF ANNUAL CAMPAIGN	202202709349100405
2021	American Friends of Lubavitch (chabad) Washington DC, DC	C	$4,000	paid	NATIONAL MENORAH	202202709349100405
2021	Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation Chicago, IL	U	$4,000	paid	CFF HOLIDAY 2021	202202709349100405
2021	Green City Market Chicago, IL	U	$3,000	paid	GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	New Life Centers of Chicagoland Nfp Chicago, IL	B	$3,000	paid	BREAD OF LIFE FOOD DISTRIBUTION	202202709349100405
2021	Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc Chicago, IL	B	$3,000	paid	MIKVA CHALLENGE YOUTH PROGRAMS	202202709349100405
2021	Bread for the World Institute Inc Washington, DC	B	$2,500	paid	GENERAL SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	Planned Parenthood of Illinois Chicago, IL	C	$2,500	paid	PPIL ANNUAL CELEBRATION	202202709349100405
2021	Urban Growers Collective Inc Chicago, IL	B	$2,500	paid	DANIEL GLICKMAN DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202202709349100405
2021	Frank Lloyd Wright Trust Chicago, IL	C	$2,500	paid	IN MEMORY OF REBECCA DOAR	202202709349100405
2021	Beyond Hunger Oak Park, IL	B	$2,500	paid	DIRECT HUNGER RELIEF	202202709349100405
2021	Alliance to End Hunger Washington, DC	B	$2,500	paid	ALLIANCE TO END HUNGER GENERAL SUPPORT	202202709349100405
2021	Evans Scholars Foundation Golf, IL	U	$2,000	paid	EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION	202202709349100405
2021	Caase Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation Chicago, IL	U	$1,500	paid	CAASE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT	202202709349100405

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