Grants awarded
Who does Good Heart Work Smart Foundation fund?
Good Heart Work Smart Foundation has awarded $8.9 million across 526 grants to 262 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $4,764, with most between $2,000 and $10,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $5,000 versus $3,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$8.9M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
262
Grants
526
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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$1.6M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| O Oprfhs Imagine Foundation | $1.2M | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Begin in Circle INC | $595K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
University of Dayton
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$356K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| G Growing Community Media | $276K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$272K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$245K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Rush University Medical Center
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$212K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$163K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| G Growing Community Media | $161K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $158K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Oak Park Education Foundation
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$140K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
College Possible
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$135K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| O Oprf Community Foundation | $126K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Thrive | $100K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Represent US Education Fund
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| O Oprf Infant Welfare Society | $99K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Oprf Athletic Booster Club | $90K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Oprf Community Foundation | $76K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory
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$65K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Collaboration for Early Childhood Care | $58K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Oprf Infant Welfare Society | $58K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| Y Yemba INC | $55K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Fenwick High School | $55K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| M Maywood Fine Arts | $54K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Hephzibah Children's Association
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$52K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W Wssra | $52K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Julian Middle School | $44K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Reading Between the Lines | $42K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Housing Forward
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$40K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Animal Care League
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$40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
New Moms INC
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$39K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$37K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $33K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Amity School | $33K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S San Miguel Back of the Yards School | $30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| O Oprf High School | $30K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Women's Global Education Project | $30K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Longfellow Elementary School PTO | $29K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Holmes Elementary School PTO | $25K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Children | $25K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Misericordia | $24K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PR | |
| W Whittier Elementary School PTO | $23K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Serve and Return INC | $23K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| P Ping | $22K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Vocel | $22K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America INC
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$22K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Seven Generations Ahead
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$20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Pro Musica Youth Chorus
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$20K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Oak Park Regional Housing Center INC
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$20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| F Frank Lloyd Wright Trust Legacy Society | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Convergence | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Field School | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$19K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $19K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chicago Foundation for Women
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$18K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Suburban Unity Alliance | $18K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| A Ascension School | $18K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Percy Julian Middle School | $17K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $16K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust | $16K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Oprfhs Alumni Association | $15K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$15K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Iws Children's Clinic | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| O Oprfhs Scholarship Foundation | $15K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Lincoln Elementary School PTO | $14K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New Foundation of Hope | $14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $13K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Beye School PTO | $13K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$12K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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The Chicago Community Trust
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$12K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| L Longfellow Elementary School PTO | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Collaboration for Early Childhood Care | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Day Nursery | $11K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lincoln Elementary School PTA | $11K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Lincoln Elementary School PTA | $11K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$11K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
Active Transportation Alliance
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| M Madison Street Theatre | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Convergence | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Chicago Survivors INC
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$10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| U United Way of Metro Chicago | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Educate Radiate Elevate
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S SMU Fund | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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