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Grants paid by Builders Initiative Foundation, tax year 2020

EIN 82-1503941 · Chicago, AR · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22

In tax year 2020, Builders Initiative Foundation (EIN 82-1503941) reported 82 grants paid totaling $15,240,433. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2020

Grants reported by Builders Initiative Foundation for tax year 2020
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2020	The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL	C	$2,000,000	paid	To support and sustain the work of the Barack Obama Foundation, with $1,500,000 in unrestricted support and $500,000 to support the Foundation?s community leadership efforts in Chicago: $100K to Obama Youth Job Corps and $400K to My Brothers Keeper.	202113189349100371
2020	Rare Inc Arlington, VA	B	$1,000,000	paid	To support Make It Personal, a comprehensive system harnessing behavior change to reduce carbon emissions, will catalyze individual action on climate change	202113189349100371
2020	Westside Health Authority Chicago, IL	B	$637,695	paid	To support the development of Forty Acres grocery	202113189349100371
2020	Inner-City Muslim Action Network Chicago, IL	B	$500,000	paid	To support Phase I and Phase II of the Fresh Market	202113189349100371
2020	Forefront Chicago, IL	C	$500,000	paid	To support the Chicago Region Food System Fund, particularly the resilience round	202113189349100371
2020	Inner-City Muslim Action Network Chicago, IL	B	$450,000	paid	To support the Fresh Market as a food coop	202113189349100371
2020	Friends of Big Marsh Chicago, IL	C	$438,016	paid	To support the continued development of Big Marsh Park and construction of the Big Hill	202113189349100371
2020	Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY	B	$425,000	paid	To support emerging technologies to achieve accountability, profitability, and climate resiliency in U.S. fisheries	202113189349100371
2020	Springboard for the Arts St Paul, MN	B	$375,000	paid	To launch the Rural Regenerators Fellowship and lay the groundwork for Fergus Falls to become the home for the Center for Rural Creativity and Regeneration	202113189349100371
2020	Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest Chicago, IL	B	$350,000	paid	To continue supporting ELPC's Midwest Solar Acceleration Initiative	202113189349100371
2020	World Wildlife Fund Inc Washington, DC	B	$349,146	paid	To support seaweed and mollusc aquaculture for climate and community benefits	202113189349100371
2020	Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL	B	$311,109	paid	To support the creation of the Benefits Outreach Center of Expertise	202113189349100371
2020	Coastal Enterprises Inc Brunswick, ME	B	$303,882	paid	To support Growing Maine's Sustainable Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture Industry	202113189349100371
2020	The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA	B	$300,000	paid	To support the use of mangroves as a coastal resilience tool in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean region	202113189349100371
2020	Creo Family Office Syndicate Corp New York, NY	D	$300,000	paid	To support the implementation of CREO's growth strategy	202113189349100371
2020	Secore International Inc Hilliard, OH	C	$299,923	paid	To support testing and expansion of larval coral restoration methods across the Caribbean	202113189349100371
2020	Conservation International Foundation Arlington, VA	B	$254,726	paid	Seeing the green in blue finance: Facilitating transfer of responsible financial tools and financing mechanisms from agriculture to aquaculture	202113189349100371
2020	New England Aquarium Corporation Boston, MA	B	$250,000	paid	To support the New England Aquarium and SeaAhead, Inc.'s new Venture Fellows-in-Residence program.	202113189349100371
2020	Gary Comer Youth Center Chicago, IL	B	$250,000	paid	To support Producing Pathways in Greater Grand Crossing	202113189349100371
2020	Iff Chicago, IL	B	$250,000	paid	To support America?s Cultural Treasures in Chicago	202113189349100371
2020	Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CA	B	$250,000	paid	To support the Blue Food Assessment to place aquatic foods at the center of a sustainable healthy food future.	202113189349100371
2020	Teton Science Schools Jackson, WY	B	$235,000	paid	To support the Place Network model's expansion into Illinois and other regions for three years	202113189349100371
2020	Lawndale Christian Health Center Chicago, IL	B	$200,000	paid	To support the Farm on Ogden's VeggieRx expansion to include patients who do not hold current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits	202113189349100371
2020	Greenwave Organization Corp New Haven, CT	B	$200,000	paid	To support an online resource platform for the regenerative ocean farming industry	202113189349100371
2020	Enactus Springfield, MO	U	$200,000	paid	To support year two of the 1 Race 4 Oceans University Competition.	202113189349100371
2020	Urban Ecology Center Inc Milwaukee, WI	B	$200,000	paid	To support UEC's years two and three of their three-year growth campaign, specifically the social enterprise and urban ecology center institute	202113189349100371
2020	United States Artists Inc Chicago, IL	U	$180,000	paid	To United States Artists Awards Program and the Artist Relief program	202113189349100371
2020	Spay Arkansas Inc Springdale, AR	U	$174,535	paid	To support the spay and neuter efforts in Benton County as more fully described in Grantee's proposal for 2020	202113189349100371
2020	Growing Home Inc Chicago, IL	C	$165,000	paid	To close the food gap by increasing healthy food distribution in Englewood from 20% of GH's harvest to 50% of GH's harvest	202113189349100371
2020	Creo Family Office Syndicate Corp New York, NY	D	$164,120	paid	To build Oceans/Aquaculture Investor Network	202113189349100371
2020	The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA	B	$160,810	paid	To support restorative aquaculture science, specifically the habitat value of kelp aquaculture and kelp-shellfish co-culture in New Zealand and Maine	202113189349100371
2020	Familyfarmed Chicago, IL	U	$150,000	paid	To Support Good Food on Every Table	202113189349100371
2020	Urban Juncture Foundation Chicago, IL	B	$150,000	paid	To establish the Creative Incubator at The Forum as a catalyst for establishing the creative enterprises that will provide opportunities for local creatives and residents and revitalize the broader Bronzeville community.	202113189349100371
2020	Public Media Institute Chicago, IL	B	$150,000	paid	To support The Quarantine Times	202113189349100371
2020	Dalhousie University Foundation Inc New York, NY	B	$150,000	paid	To support Ocean School: Capacity Building for U.S. Engagement	202113189349100371
2020	Pcc Community Wellness Center Oak Park, IL	B	$145,000	paid	To support the pilot of a Veggie Rx program at PCC Salud Family Health Center	202113189349100371
2020	Grow Greater Englewood Chicago, IL	B	$137,850	paid	To support Englewood Village Farms.	202113189349100371
2020	Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME	B	$137,647	paid	To support research for the feasibility of offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Maine	202113189349100371
2020	University of California at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	C	$125,266	paid	To improve environmental outcomes of impact investment strategies on land and in the sea	202113189349100371
2020	Island Institute Rockland, ME	B	$100,000	paid	To support the development of a resilient leadership framework for disruptive times	202113189349100371
2020	Plant Chicago Nfp Chicago, IL	B	$100,000	paid	To support general operations	202113189349100371
2020	Meridian Institute Dillion, CO	U	$100,000	paid	To support Seeing Systems, Leveraging Power, Managing Privilege: A Training Program for Philanthropic Funders and Impact Investors.	202113189349100371
2020	Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY	C	$100,000	paid	To support membership in Upstart Co-Lab's 2.0 Community which will provide access to learning about and investment opportunities in the creative economy.	202113189349100371
2020	Neighborspace Chicago, IL	B	$100,000	paid	To support general operations	202113189349100371
2020	Envest Inc Mercer Island, WA	U	$100,000	paid	To support the Catalyst Sponsorship - World's Leading Environmental Investing Event	202113189349100371
2020	Dalhousie University New York, NY	C	$100,000	paid	to support the Creative Disruption Labs oceans accelerator	202113189349100371
2020	Neighborspace Chicago, IL	B	$99,900	paid	to support NBSP's Austin community gardens	202113189349100371
2020	America Online Giving Foundation Newark, DE	U	$85,472	paid	Support for the Charitable Match Program	202113189349100371
2020	Austin Coming Together Chicago, IL	B	$83,250	paid	To support Austin Coming Together acting as a convener of food players in the Austin neighborhood	202113189349100371
2020	Openlands Chicago, IL	B	$80,000	paid	To support Space to Grow's community engagement process in building five green schoolyards in Chicago Public Schools throughout 2021	202113189349100371
2020	Secore International Inc Hilliard, OH	C	$80,000	paid	To support the implementation of SECORE International?s 2021-2023 strategic plan	202113189349100371
2020	Conservation International Foundation Arlington, VA	B	$79,686	paid	To support the research for wild and farmed kelp as a climate change mitigation strategy and the workshop to share the findings with the scientific, policy and business community.	202113189349100371
2020	Global Impact Alexandria, VA	D	$75,000	paid	To support the Fishing Gear Location Marking Fund	202113189349100371
2020	Preservation Cascade Inc Great Falls, MT	C	$75,000	paid	To support the restoration of the Historic Tenth Street Bridge	202113189349100371
2020	Social Good Fund Richmond, CA	B	$75,000	paid	To support Design Trust Chicago launch and general operations	202113189349100371
2020	Experimental Station Chicago, IL	B	$75,000	paid	To support Link Up Illinois	202113189349100371
2020	The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA	B	$74,877	paid	To support the Techstars Sustainability Accelerator	202113189349100371
2020	Xprize Foundation Inc Culver City, CA	U	$68,875	paid	To support the fundraising for the Coral Restoration XPRIZE. A competition to incentivize teams to undertake coral restoration on an unprecedented scale	202113189349100371
2020	Public Media Institute Chicago, IL	B	$65,000	paid	To support Buddy100 operations	202113189349100371
2020	Faith in Place Chicago, IL	C	$56,610	paid	To support the kitchen partnership with Greater St John Bible Church	202113189349100371
2020	Build Incorporated Chicago, IL	D	$53,946	paid	To support the Iris garden and Austin Grown youth program	202113189349100371
2020	Chicago Community Trust Chicago, IL	C	$50,000	paid	To support Art Work Fund's funder collaborative	202113189349100371
2020	International Community Foundation National City, CA	B	$50,000	paid	To support the Friends of CIAM Fund, which provides charitable support to Centro de Incidencia Ambiental	202113189349100371
2020	Uc San Diego Foundation La Jolla, CA	U	$50,000	paid	To support the startBlue Accelerator t UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography.	202113189349100371
2020	Urban Ecology Center Inc Milwaukee, WI	B	$50,000	paid	To support general operations	202113189349100371
2020	Enactus Springfield, MO	U	$50,000	paid	To implement a Race for the Oceans challenge event with its student entrepreneur groups around the world. The challenge would award prizes to the best new business ideas to solving for ocean problems related to overfishing, habitat degradation, pollution and climate change	202113189349100371
2020	By the Hand Club for Kids Chicago, IL	C	$49,950	paid	To support the Austin Harvest youth program	202113189349100371
2020	Enrich Chicago Chicago, IL	C	$40,000	paid	A 3-year commitment to Enrich Chicago at the $25,000 annual level would support general operations of training and programming, which is offered free across Chicago. The additional $25,000 in 2020, would help offset the impacts of COVID 19, and provide support to offset inceased costs in programming that has occurred from 2019 to 2020.	202113189349100371
2020	Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School Chicago, IL	C	$40,000	paid	To support general operations	202113189349100371
2020	Clean Future Forum Inc Washington, DC	B	$32,985	paid	To support the Civitas project	202113189349100371
2020	6018north Nfp Chicago, IL	B	$27,000	paid	To support the Art in the Age of COVID-19 project	202113189349100371
2020	Chicago Artists Coalition Chicago, IL	C	$25,000	paid	To support ten microgrants and their associated administration as part of the SPARK Grant Program	202113189349100371
2020	Teton Science Schools Jackson, WY	B	$20,268	paid	To support a one-year fellowship for the graduate program	202113189349100371
2020	Friends of the Chicago River Chicago, IL	C	$20,000	paid	To support general operations	202113189349100371
2020	Catcade Inc Chicago, IL	B	$20,000	paid	To support general operations during COVID-19	202113189349100371
2020	Institute for Education Research and Scholarships (ifers) Tujunga, CA	U	$15,000	paid	To support general operations of the Underground Basketball League	202113189349100371
2020	Gap Community Center Chicago, IL	B	$14,860	paid	To support Chiquitos in the Kitchen	202113189349100371
2020	Spay Arkansas Inc Springdale, AR	U	$13,029	paid	To support the spay and neuter efforts in Benton County as more fully described in Grantee's proposal for the third and fourth quarters of 2019.	202113189349100371
2020	Environment Colorado Research and Policy Center Inc Denver, CO	D	$10,000	paid	To support general operations	202113189349100371
2020	Operation Warm Inc Chadds Ford, PA	C	$7,500	paid	To support Operation Warm's distribution of coats to Chicago youth	202113189349100371
2020	Metropolitan Family Services Chicago, IL	C	$5,000	paid	To support Metropolitan Family Services 2020 Holiday Gift Program	202113189349100371
2020	Animal Protective Association Chicago, IL	B	$2,500	paid	To support general operations of Animal Protective Association	202113189349100371

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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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