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Who does Cme Group Foundation fund?

Cme Group Foundation has awarded $31 million across 682 grants to 250 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $10,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$31.1M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
250
Grants
682
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.

100 of 250 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
S Scholarship America INC $3.2M52020–20242024— —
C Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation $1.8M142020–20242024— —
Chicago Public Education Fund $1.1M52020–20242024IL
City Colleges of Chicago Foundation $800K42021–20242024IL
University of Chicago $785K132020–20242024IL
T The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois $675K82020–20242024IL
The Barack Obama Foundation $600K32022–20242024IL
Youth Guidance $540K42021–20242024IL
The George W Bush Foundation $500K52020–20242024TX
C Catholic Bishop of Chicago $500K32020–20242024IL
Leap Innovations $500K22020–20212021IL
Depaul University $440K62020–20232023IL
C Chicago Community Foundation $402K62020–20232023IL
C Chicago Public Library Foundation (cplf) $400K42021–20242024— —
Northwestern University $400K62020–20242024IL
Big Shoulders Fund $370K62020–20242024IL
Carole Robertson Center for Learning $350K52020–20242024IL
Start Early $335K82021–20242024IL
U University of Illinois at Chicago $325K62020–20242024— —
K Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago $300K52020–20242024— —
Academy for Urban School Leadership $300K52020–20242024IL
Teach Plus Incorporated $300K72020–20242024MA
Advance Illinois Nfp $300K62020–20242024IL
Latino Policy Forum $300K32022–20242024IL
Erikson Institute $300K52020–20242024IL
Sinai Health System $270K220242024IL
C Christopher House $265K52020–20242024— —
U Union League Boys & Girls Club $265K62021–20242024— —
Junior Achievement of Chicago $255K62020–20242024IL
Partnership for College Completion $250K52020–20242024IL
Project Exploration $250K72020–20242024IL
J Juvenile Protective Association Jpa $250K42023–20242024— —
America Needs You $225K52020–20242024NY
Hope Chicago INC $225K32022–20242024IL
One Million Degrees $225K52020–20242024IL
Something Good in Englewood INC $225K32022–20242024IL
Braven Incorporated $225K52020–20242024IL
O One Goal $225K52020–20242024— —
The Bottom Line INC $225K52020–20242024MA
M Mayo Clinic $220K62020–20242024— —
W Waterford Institute INC $200K42021–20242024UT
F Friends of Dekalb Regional Office of Education $200K42021–20242024IL
T Teach for America - Chicago $200K32020–20222022— —
Children's Research Triangle $200K22023–20242024IL
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship $200K82020–20242024NY
C Chicago Children's Museum $200K42020–20242024— —
Cambridge in America $200K120202020NY
B Board of Trustees of Illinois State University $200K22021–20222022IL
C College Possible Chicago $200K42021–20242024— —
I Illinois Science and Technology Institute $200K62021–20242024— —
Illinois Action for Children $200K42021–20242024IL
Tides Center $177K62020–20242024CA
C Computer Science Teachers Association $175K52020–20242024— —
T The Center Resources for Teaching and Learning $175K220232023— —
The Fred Rogers Company $175K42021–20242024PA
Imentor Incorporated $155K62020–20242024NY
Saga Innovations $150K32020–20222022MA
R Reflections Foundation $150K22023–20242024— —
A Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School $150K120232023— —
Greenlight Fund INC $150K32022–20242024MA
L Ladies of Virtue $150K22023–20242024— —
Project Syncere $135K52020–20242024IL
Empower Illinois $135K62020–20242024IL
Better Future Forward INC $135K62020–20242024VA
After School Matters INC $135K52020–20242024IL
U University of Chicago Network for College Success $135K62020–20242024— —
Youth Job Center INC $125K52021–20242024IL
National Louis University $125K32022–20242024IL
Vocel Viewing Our Children as Emerging Leaders Nfp $125K32023–20242024IL
E Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University $125K42021–20242024— —
M Metropolitan Family Services $125K52020–20232023— —
The Posse Foundation INC $125K52020–20242024NY
Greenwood Project $125K52020–20242024IL
Associated Colleges of Illinois INC $125K52020–20242024IL
S Scripted INC $120K42020–20232023— —
The Chicago Innovation Foundation $110K52020–20242024IL
Teachers Supporting Teachers $100K42021–20242024IL
H Holy Family Ministries $100K42021–20242024— —
McKendree University $100K120202020IL
Chicago Public Library Foundation $100K120202020IL
D Dewitt Logan Livingston McLean Regional Office of Education $100K120222022— —
Chicago Learning Exchange $100K42020–20232023IL
Girls INC of Chicago $100K22023–20242024IL
University of Nebraska Foundation $100K120202020NE
Decatur Public Schools Foundation $100K120202020IL
B Build Incorporated $100K120242024— —
A Archdiocese of Chicago $100K120222022— —
U University of Chicago Consortium on School Research $100K22020–20212021— —
Juvenile Protective Association $100K22021–20222022IL
G Governors State University $100K120202020— —
Wall Street Bound INC $100K42021–20242024NY
A Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools $100K120232023— —
Council for a Strong America $100K42020–20232023DC
University of Illinois Foundation $100K32023–20242024IL
L Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School $100K42021–20242024— —
D Demoiselle 2 Femme Nfp $100K120242024IL
G Genesys Works - Chicago $100K32023–20242024— —
Focus Fairies Mentoring $100K22023–20242024IL
M Misericordia Heart of Mercy $90K32020–20222022— —
U Universidad Popular (aka Latin Center) $85K52020–20242024— —

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