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Who funds Black Researchers Collective
EIN 37-2009579 · Chicago, IL · NTEE S05
Black Researchers Collective of Chicago, IL (EIN 37-2009579) was named as a grant recipient by 13 funders in 23 grants paid totaling $1,754,000 in tax years 2020–2025, 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
$1,754,000
23 grants paid
Funders
13
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2020–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$350,000
not included in grants received
Funders
| Funder | State | Match | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Beyond Inc 47-5610834 | IL | C | 1 | $350,000 | 2023 |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation 38-1359264 | MI | BC | 2 | $300,000 | 2024 |
| Grand Victoria Foundation 36-4107162 | IL | B | 2 | $226,500 | 2024 |
| The Joyce Foundation 36-6079185 | IL | C | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 22-6029397 | NJ | C | 2 | $190,000 | 2024 |
| The Chicago Community Trust 36-2167000 | IL | A | 2 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| The Leadership Conference Education Fund Inc 23-7026895 | DC | A | 1 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc 36-6108293 | IL | C | 3 | $75,000 | 2025 |
| Crossroads Fund Inc 36-3092907 | IL | B | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| The Spencer Foundation 36-6078558 | IL | B | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation 23-7093598 | IL | C | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Field Foundation of Illinois 36-6059408 | IL | C | 2 | $27,500 | 2022 |
| Chicago Foundation for Women 36-3348160 | IL | A | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
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 27 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | Strong Communities | 202641069349100149 |
| 2025 | Chicago Foundation for Women | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | A | $0 + $10,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202631349349307108 |
| 2024 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | Early Care and Education | 202541889349100144 |
| 2024 | Grand Victoria Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | B | $101,500 | paid | General Operating Support | 202533189349105313 |
| 2024 | The Joyce Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | MISSION FUND | 202543089349101334 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $90,000 | paid | 80623 AMPLIFYING THE REACH AND IMPACT OF THE BLACK RESEARCHERS COLLECTIVE AS A LIBERATION PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN CHICAGO'S BLACK COMMUNITIES | 202503109349101385 |
| 2024 | The Leadership Conference Education Fund Inc | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | A | $75,000 | paid | DATA EQUITY PROGRAM | 202522629349300627 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | A | $75,000 | paid | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | 202512119349301861 |
| 2024 | The Spencer Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Amplifying research education work through community engagement in service of racial equity | 202423059349101902 |
| 2024 | Crossroads Fund Inc | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | General Operations | 202520579349301517 |
| 2024 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | Strong Communities | 202541209349102554 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A CROSS-COMMUNITY CONVENING OF RESIDENTS FROM THE AUSTIN, ENGLEWOOD, EAST GARFIELD PARK, AND AUBURN GRESHAM NEIGHBORHOODS OF CHICAGO | 202503169349102460 |
| 2024 | Chicago Foundation for Women | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202501359349304015 |
| 2023 | Chicago Beyond Inc | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $350,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202443209349104664 |
| 2023 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $150,000 | approved, future | provide general operating support to help the organization advance its mission of training and equipping communities with research tools to be more civically engaged and policy informed | 202431519349100813 |
| 2023 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $150,000 | paid | provide general operating support to help the organization advance its mission of training and equipping communities with research tools to be more civically engaged and policy informed | 202431519349100813 |
| 2023 | Grand Victoria Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | B | $125,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202443209349104774 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | Mission Fund | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | approved, future | 80623 AMPLIFYING THE REACH AND IMPACT OF THE BLACK RESEARCHERS COLLECTIVE AS A LIBERATION PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN CHICAGO'S BLACK COMMUNITIES | 202443129349100234 |
| 2023 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | 80623 AMPLIFYING THE REACH AND IMPACT OF THE BLACK RESEARCHERS COLLECTIVE AS A LIBERATION PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN CHICAGO'S BLACK COMMUNITIES | 202443129349100234 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | approved, future | Mission Fund | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | The Chicago Community Trust | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | A | $75,000 | paid | To build evaluation capacities with residents in 4 communities by providing training, coaching and access to data to inform community organizing efforts. | 202442279349302684 |
| 2023 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | Strong Communities | 202401519349101905 |
| 2023 | Grand Victoria Foundation | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | B | $0 | approved, future | General Operating Support | 202443209349104774 |
| 2022 | Field Foundation of Illinois | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | RESEARCH IN THE STREETS - PODCAST | 202300729349100530 |
| 2022 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | to support (1) a cross-community convening of community members from Bronzeville, South Chicago, South Shore, Washington Park, and Woodlawn, and (2) individual community convenings | 202313179349104401 |
| 2020 | Field Foundation of Illinois | Black Researchers Collective Chicago, IL | C | $2,500 | paid | COMMUNITY DRIVEN RESEARCH | 202130219349100103 |
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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