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Who funds Chicago Defender Charities Inc
EIN 36-2553933 · Chicago, IL · NTEE S80
Chicago Defender Charities Inc of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-2553933) was named as a grant recipient by 18 funders in 37 grants paid totaling $791,473 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$791,473
37 grants paid
Funders
18
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 37 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | Sponsorship for Bud Biliken Parade | 202601349349304525 |
| 2025 | Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund | Chicago Defender Charities Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202642049349100104 |
| 2024 | University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $58,000 | paid | UHI grant- 8K through Southland RISE for violence prevention. UHI Sponsorship- 50K was sponsorhsip for parade | 202521359349308107 |
| 2024 | Wayfarer Foundation | The Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202513169349102466 |
| 2024 | Service Employees International Illinois Council | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION OF SUPPORT | 202513089349301716 |
| 2024 | Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | COMMUNITY EVENT SPONSOR | 202521909349301307 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $33,333 | paid | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | 202512119349301861 |
| 2024 | Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Chicago Defender Charities Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | THE FATHER OF THE GREAT MIGRATION: ARCHIVES OF THE ABBOTT-SENGSTA | 202513059349100601 |
| 2024 | Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund | Chicago Defender Charities Chicago, IL | B | $22,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202541829349100904 |
| 2024 | Aarp | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | Sponsorship of various events | 202503159349305695 |
| 2024 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | Mission Support | 202511919349301816 |
| 2023 | Wayfarer Foundation | Chicago Defender Charities Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413209349106171 |
| 2023 | Service Employees International Illinois Council | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION OF SUPPORT | 202402499349300000 |
| 2023 | Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | Chicago Defender Charities Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 202401939349302200 |
| 2023 | Adreani Foundation | Chicago Tribune Charities Chicago, IL | D | $2,500 | paid | General Use | 202440449349100614 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | B | $17 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | 2022 Bud Billiken sponsorship and media | 202311309349302281 |
| 2022 | Wayfarer Foundation | The Chicago Defender Charities Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202323179349103907 |
| 2022 | Aarp | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $15,000 | paid | Sponsorship of the Parade and Community Festival | 202343079349302504 |
| 2022 | Adreani Foundation | Chicago Tribune Charities Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | General Use | 202310749349100136 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | B | $24 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago Defender Charities Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | CB sponsorship of 2021 Bud Billiken Parade MEDIA | 202241339349303234 |
| 2021 | Field Foundation of Illinois | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | PROVIDING YOUTH WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK TO THE WORLD FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW NOW AND TOMORROW | 202200679349100315 |
| 2021 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | MSSION SUPPORT | 202201949349300115 |
| 2021 | Jbs Foundation | Chicago Tribune Charities Chicago, IL | D | $7,000 | paid | TO FURTHER GOALS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | 202220949349100102 |
| 2021 | Adreani Foundation | Chicago Tribune Charities Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | General Use | 202221369349103187 |
| 2020 | University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago Defender Charities Chicago, IL | A | $45,000 | paid | 2020 Bud Billiken sponsorship/health professions scholarship | 202141349349305579 |
| 2020 | Chicago Teachers Union | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION | 202101349349301620 |
| 2020 | Adreani Foundation | Chicago Tribune Charities Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | General Use | 202140619349100209 |
| 2020 | Marquette Bank Affordable Housing Founda | Chicago Defender Charities Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 202111809349100431 |
| 2020 | Jbs Foundation | Chicago Tribune Charities Chicago, IL | D | $2,000 | paid | TO FURTHER GOALS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | 202121729349100802 |
| 2020 | Edelson Foundation Inc | Chicago Tribune Charities Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | EXEMPT FUNCTION | 202121039349100802 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Chicago Defender Charities Inc Chicago, IL | B | $24 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | Adreani Foundation | Chicago Tribune Charities Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | General Use | 202030499349100608 |
| 2018 | Adreani Foundation | Chicago Tribune Charities Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | General Use | 201900709349100610 |
| 2018 | Janis Morris Foundation | Chicago Tribune Charities Chicago, IL | D | $500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 201901359349101080 |
| 2018 | Hale Family Foundation Inc Co David Jackson | Chicago Tribune Charities Chicago, IL | D | $75 | paid | General Purposes | 201930739349100408 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
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 inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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