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Who funds Legal Action Chicago LLC
EIN 84-3210537 · Chicago, IL · NTEE I80
Legal Action Chicago LLC of Chicago, IL (EIN 84-3210537) was named as a grant recipient by 17 funders in 34 grants paid totaling $1,362,600 in tax years 2021–2025, 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
$1,362,600
34 grants paid
Funders
17
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2021–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$125,000
not included in grants received
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 35 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | A | $77,500 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202621329349306657 |
| 2025 | Michael Reese Health Trust | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | KARINA'S BILL: EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT PASSAGE AND, IF THE BILL BECOMES LAW, SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF THE LAW. | 202620849349300022 |
| 2025 | Illinois Equal Justice Foundation | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE LEGAL EDUCATION AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOPS RELATED TO CONSUMER LAW MATTERS. | 202630459349300413 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Bar Foundation | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202513149349306066 |
| 2024 | The Joyce Foundation | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | C | $125,000 | paid | MISSION FUND | 202543089349101334 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | A | $85,000 | paid | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | 202512119349301861 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | A | $77,500 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202511349349313096 |
| 2024 | Michael Reese Health Trust | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $75,000 | paid | HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | 202540859349300524 |
| 2024 | Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING | 202502869349100630 |
| 2024 | Johnson Charitable Gift Fund | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403209349319870 |
| 2024 | Grand Victoria Foundation | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | Project Support | 202533189349105313 |
| 2024 | Illinois Equal Justice Foundation | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE LEGAL EDUCATION AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOPS RELATED TO CONSUMER LAW MATTERS. | 202530159349300678 |
| 2024 | Steven Broitman Foundation | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $2,500 | paid | SEEK JUSTICE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY THROUGH LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY | 202503149349102570 |
| 2024 | Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | C | $500 | paid | MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT) | 202531699349100608 |
| 2024 | Mutual of America Foundation | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $100 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE | 202523189349103032 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | C | $125,000 | approved, future | Mission Fund | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | The Chicago Community Trust | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | A | $125,000 | paid | in support of general operations for Legal Action Chicago, To support advocacy efforts to reform court-based debt collection practices and the delinquent property tax sale system that have a disparate racial impact on Black and Latinx individuals and households. | 202442279349302684 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | C | $125,000 | paid | Mission Fund | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 202401369349104710 |
| 2023 | Michael Reese Health Trust | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $51,500 | paid | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCACY | 202421309349301742 |
| 2023 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202441359349309439 |
| 2023 | Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202412839349100231 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | C | $12,000 | paid | to support the staff of Legal Action Chicago in participating in a Racial Justice Training Institute | 202423189349103932 |
| 2023 | Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | IMPLEMENT A PILOT PROJECT FOR UNIVERSAL REPRESENTATION FOR DETAINED IMMIGRANTS BEFORE CHICAGO COURT. | 202530349349301663 |
| 2023 | Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | IMPLEMENT A PILOT PROJECT FOR UNIVERSAL REPRESENTATION FOR DETAINED IMMIGRANTS BEFORE CHICAGO COURT. | 202441369349300009 |
| 2023 | Retirement Research Foundation DBA Rrf Foundation for Aging | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 202403199349101515 |
| 2023 | Steven Broitman Foundation | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $3,000 | paid | SEEK JUSTICE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY THROUGH LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY | 202431439349100608 |
| 2022 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $100,000 | paid | Equitable Recovery Grant | 202331919349100723 |
| 2022 | The Chicago Community Trust | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | In support of general operations for Legal Action Chicago | 202432279349301703 |
| 2022 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | For recipient's exempt purpose | 202331359349303108 |
| 2022 | The Chicago Community Trust | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | In support of general operations for Legal Action Chicago | 202312279349301591 |
| 2022 | Michael Reese Health Trust | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202410599349100701 |
| 2022 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Legal Action Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $15,000 | paid | Special Projects | 202331919349100723 |
| 2022 | Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | C | $500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202322839349100212 |
| 2021 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Legal Action Chicago LLC Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202211339349310116 |
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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