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.

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Grantee Name Award Year Award Amount Program Area Title
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