Grants awarded
Who does Square One Foundation fund?
Square One Foundation has awarded $24 million across 309 grants to 151 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $52,500, with most between $30,000 and $76,500.
Total awarded
$23.6M
Typical grant
$52K
Grantees
151
Grants
309
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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$3.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| J Jewish United Fund (juf) | $1.5M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Jewish Federation of Chicago | $1.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$594K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$550K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
William J Brennan JR Center for Justice INC
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$500K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| U University of Chicago Odyssey Challenge | $500K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Brennan Center for Justice | $500K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Election Center
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$335K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Reform for Illinois
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$314K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Chicago United for Equity
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$289K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $255K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Chicago Foundation for Women
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$252K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Crossroads Fund INC
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$245K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$240K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $235K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California
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$230K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Illinois Institute of Technology
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$230K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Latino Policy Forum
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$225K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$223K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C City Bureau | $222K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Economic Security Project INC
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$218K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Braven Incorporated
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$218K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $210K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Common Cause Education Fund | $209K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $206K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $205K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Roseland Community Hospital Association
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$200K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| S South Shore Hospital | $200K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Loretto Hospital
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$200K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| N National Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights | $200K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Wisconsin Conservation Voters INC
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$195K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | WI | |
Partnership for College Completion
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$188K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $185K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights | $185K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$180K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights | $180K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation INC
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$180K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$175K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| C Community Organizing and Family Issues Cofi | $170K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Block Club Chicago | $170K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $168K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Enlace Chicago
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$160K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Accelerate Institute
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$160K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$158K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
The Chicago Community Trust
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$158K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$155K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Lawyers Committee for Housing | $150K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Right | $150K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Gray Matter Experience INC
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$136K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$135K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| C Chicago Votes Education Fund | $135K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Citizen Advocacy Center | $135K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Coalition for a Better Chinese Community | $130K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Civic News Company
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$128K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| C Center for Budget and Tax Accounntability | $125K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chicago Community Foundation | $125K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| S Southwest Organizing Project (swop) | $125K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$120K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | $118K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Reader Institute for Community Journalism INC
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$117K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $115K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$112K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| S Shriver Center on Urban Poverty | $110K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Shriver Center on Urban Poverty | $110K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Business & Professionals in Public Interest | $110K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Communities United | $105K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Raise Your Hand for Illinois Education | $105K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Civic News Company (chalkbeat) | $102K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $101K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Southern Poverty Law Center INC | $100K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Embarc INC
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Children First Fund | $100K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Shriver Poverty Law Center | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| T Tides Foundation Mvp | $100K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $98K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Chicago Community Trust Elevated | $92K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Chicago Public Media INC
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$92K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Academy for Urban School Leadership
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$82K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $82K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
High Jump
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$82K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
Communities Foundation of Texas INC
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$76K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Tides Foundation
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$75K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| C Communities United | $74K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Year Up INC
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$70K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
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$70K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$70K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $70K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Saapri (apna Ghar Fiscal Sponsor) | $68K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $68K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$65K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Newroot Learning Institute
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$60K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$60K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| C Coalition for a Better Chinese Community | $60K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Common Counsel Foundation
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$60K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C City Bureau | $60K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$60K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| S Soutwest Organizing Project | $58K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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