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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Chicago Horticultural Society | 2024 | $60,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Windy City Harvest Workforce Development Programs |
Esperanza Health Centers | 2018 | $45,000 | Health | Community-Based Services | Women’s Health Services |
Esperanza Health Centers | 2017 | $45,000 | Health | Community-Based Services | Women’s Health Services |
Esperanza Health Centers | 2016 | $45,000 | Health | Community-Based Services | Women’s Health Services |
Esperanza Health Centers | 2015 | $45,000 | Health | Community-Based Services | Women’s Health Services |
Esperanza Health Centers | 2014 | $45,000 | Health | Community-Based Services | Women’s Health Services |
Women's Justice Institute | 2023 | $30,000 | Strong Communities | Safe Communities | Women’s Justice Institute |
Women's Justice Institute | 2022 | $30,000 | Strong Communities | Safe Communities | Women’s Justice Institute |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Women’s Justice Institute |
Women's Justice Institute | 2024 | $50,000 | Strong Communities | Safe Communities | Women’s Justice Institute (WJI) |
Women's Justice Institute | 2019 | $25,000 | Strong Communities | Safe Communities | Women’s Justice Task Force |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Women’s Leadership Development Initiative |
Bishop Arthur M. Brazier Foundation | 2017 | $45,000 | Strong Communities | Community and Economic Development | Woodlawn Community Revitalization Project |
Bishop Arthur M. Brazier Foundation | 2016 | $45,000 | Strong Communities | Community and Economic Development | Woodlawn Community Revitalization Project |
Chicago Workers Collaborative | 2015 | $20,000 | Strong Communities | Legal Services | Worker Service Center |
Chicago Workers Collaborative | 2014 | $20,000 | Strong Communities | Legal Services | Worker Service Center |
OAI Inc | 2023 | $45,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Coalition |
OAI Inc | 2024 | $45,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Coalition |
Year Up Chicago | 2017 | $60,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development Program |
Chicago Jobs Council | 2014 | $100,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development |
741 Collaborative | 2016 | $20,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development |
Chicago Jobs Council | 2018 | $100,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development Advocacy |
Chicago Jobs Council | 2017 | $100,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development Advocacy |
Chicago Jobs Council | 2016 | $100,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development Advocacy |
Chicago Jobs Council | 2015 | $100,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development Advocacy |
Chicago Jobs Council | 2019 | $100,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development Advocacy |
Latino Union of Chicago | 2019 | $25,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development Program |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Workforce Development Program |
Aspire | 2022 | N/A | Equitable Recovery | Workforce Development program |
Year Up Chicago | 2016 | $60,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development Program |
Pan-African Association | 2017 | $15,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development Program |
Latino Union of Chicago | 2024 | $25,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development Program |
Year Up Chicago | 2018 | $60,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development_x000D_ Program |
Latino Union of Chicago | 2022 | $25,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Development/General Operating |
Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance | 2017 | $125,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce System Improvement and Innovation |
Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance | 2016 | $125,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce System Improvement and Innovation |
Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance | 2015 | $125,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce System Improvement and Innovation |
Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance | 2018 | $125,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce System_x000D_ Improvement and Innovation |
Association House of Chicago | 2019 | $35,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Training Programs |
Association House of Chicago | 2018 | $35,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Training Programs |
Jobs to Move America | 2018 | $25,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workforce Training Programs |
Chicago Commons Association | 2015 | $50,000 | Strong Communities | Community and Economic Development | Working Credit Project |
Teach For America | 2024 | $80,000 | Education | School Improvement | Working Towards Equitable Education for All Students |
Workers Center for Racial Justice | 2015 | $15,000 | Strong Communities | Workforce Development | Workplace Rights and Safety Program |
Writers Theatre, Inc. | 2024 | $30,000 | Arts Access and Learning | School-Based | WT Education: Access and Learning School-Based Programs |
Writers Theatre, Inc. | 2023 | $30,000 | Arts Access and Learning | School-Based | WT Education: Access and Learning School-Based Programs |
Writers Theatre, Inc. | 2022 | $30,000 | Arts Access and Learning | School-Based | WT Education: Access and Learning School-Based Programs |
Window to the World Communications | 2022 | $250,000 | Special Projects | WTTW News and Nature Cat |
Window to the World Communications | 2023 | $250,000 | Special Projects | WTTW News and Nature Cat |
Window to the World Communications | 2024 | $250,000 | Special Projects | WTTW News and Nature Cat |