Grantmaking (2014 - 2024)
Search our database to see grants Polk Bros. Foundation made between 2014 and 2024. Grants are organized by the Foundation’s fiscal year, which runs September 1 through August 30.
Grantee Name | Award Year | Award Amount | Program Area | Title |
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Year Up Chicago | 2015 | $50,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Job Training Program |
Year Up Chicago | 2014 | $50,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Job Training Program |
CARA Program | 2018 | $70,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Job Training, Placement and Retention Program |
CARA Program | 2017 | $70,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Job Training, Placement and Retention Program |
CARA Program | 2016 | $70,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Job Training, Placement and Retention Program |
CARA Program | 2015 | $70,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Job Training, Placement and Retention Program |
CARA Program | 2014 | $65,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Job Training, Placement, and Retention Program |
Joffrey Ballet | 2024 | $70,000 | Arts Access and Learning | School-Based | Joffrey Ballet Community Engagement Programs |
Joffrey Ballet | 2022 | $70,000 | Arts Access and Learning | School-Based | Joffrey Ballet Community Engagement Programs |
Joffrey Ballet | 2023 | $70,000 | Arts Access and Learning | School-Based | Joffrey Ballet Community Engagement Programs |
Erie Family Health Center | 2014 | $180,000 | Health | School-Based Services | Johnson, Ward and Clemente School Based Health Centers |
Erie Family Health Center | 2017 | $135,000 | Health | School-Based Services | Johnson, Ward, Clemente and Erie School Based Health Centers |
Erie Family Health Center | 2018 | $180,000 | Health | School-Based Services | Johnson, Ward, Clemente and Erie School Based Health Centers |
Erie Family Health Center | 2016 | $180,000 | Health | School-Based Services | Johnson, Ward, Clemente and Erie School Based Health Centers |
Erie Family Health Center | 2015 | $180,000 | Health | School-Based Services | Johnson, Ward, Clemente and Erie School Based Health Centers |
Injustice Watch, NFP | 2024 | $35,000 | Strong Communities | Legal Services | journalism that exposes systemic inequities in the Cook County legal system |
LOVE UNITY & VALUES INSTITUTE | 2024 | $40,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Journey to My Better Self – Career Academy |
LOVE UNITY & VALUES INSTITUTE | 2023 | $40,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Journey to My Better Self – Career Academy |
Strengthening Chicago's Youth | 2014 | $25,000 | Special Projects | JTDC Alternatives Collaborative-25th Anniversary Fund |
Jumpstart for Young Children | 2022 | $30,000 | Education | Student Academic Success | Jumpstart Chicago |
Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic | 2023 | $50,000 | Equitable Recovery | Justice 20/20 Phase II |
Impact for Equity | 2023 | $50,000 | Equitable Recovery | Justice 20/20 Phase II |
Metropolis Strategies NFP | 2023 | $50,000 | Equitable Recovery | Justice 20/20 Phase II |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Juvenile Intervention and Support Center Reform |
Metropolis Strategies NFP | 2022 | N/A | Strong Communities | Safe Communities | Juvenile Justice Deflection/Diversion/Positive Outcomes |
Metropolis Strategies NFP | 2023 | N/A | Strong Communities | Safe Communities | Juvenile Justice Deflection/Diversion/Positive Outcomes |
KAN-WIN | 2023 | $35,000 | Strong Families | Youth and Family Support | KAN-WIN’s Multilingual Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services Program |
KAN-WIN | 2024 | $35,000 | Strong Families | Youth and Family Support | KAN-WIN’s Multilingual Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services Program |
The Kehrein Center for the Arts Foundation | 2022 | $250,000 | Equitable Recovery | Kehrein Center for the Arts |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Kids First Chicago: Driving Community-Informed, Data-Driven Education Systems Change |
Kids First Chicago | 2020 | $50,000 | Education | School Improvement | Kids First Chicago: Driving Community-Informed, Data-Driven Education Systems Change |
Kids First Chicago | 2022 | N/A | Education | School Improvement | Kids First Chicago: Driving Community-Informed, Data-Driven Systems Change |
Kids First Chicago | 2023 | N/A | Education | School Improvement | Kids First Chicago: Driving Community-Informed, Data-Driven Systems Change |
Kids First Chicago | 2019 | $35,000 | Education | School Improvement | Kids First Chicago: Strengthening Chicago’s Public School Ecosystem |
First Defense Legal Aid | 2018 | $25,000 | Strong Communities | Safe Communities | Know Your Rights |
Erie Neighborhood House | 2018 | $10,000 | Urgent Action | Know Your Rights |
First Defense Legal Aid | 2015 | $10,000 | Strong Communities | Legal Services | Know Your Rights Campaign |
First Defense Legal Aid | 2020 | $25,000 | Strong Communities | Safe Communities | Know Your Rights Peer Education Program |
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | 2017 | $10,000 | Urgent Action | Know Your Rights Training |
Communities United | 2017 | $10,000 | Urgent Action | Know your Rights Training |
Enlace Chicago | 2017 | $10,000 | Urgent Action | Know Your Rights Training |
Latinos Progresando | 2017 | $10,000 | Urgent Action | Know Your Rights Training |
Logan Square Neighborhood Association | 2017 | $10,000 | Urgent Action | Know Your Rights Training |
Kuumba Lynx | 2020 | $25,000 | Arts Access and Learning | School-Based | Kuumba Lynx Hip Hop Arts Continuum |
Kuumba Lynx | 2019 | $20,000 | Arts Access and Learning | School-Based | Kuumba Lynx Hip Hop Arts Continuum |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Kuumba Lynx Hip Hop Arts Continuum |
Kuumba Lynx | 2024 | $25,000 | Arts Access and Learning | Community-Based | Kuumba Lynx Hip Hop Arts Continuum |
La Rabida Children's Hospital | 2024 | $40,000 | Strong Families | Youth and Family Support | La Rabida’s Chicago Child Trauma Center |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Ladder Up Programs |
Ladies of Virtue | 2024 | $15,000 | Strong Families | Youth and Family Support | Ladies of Virtue General Operating |