Grants awarded
Who does Origami Works Foundation fund?
Origami Works Foundation has awarded $835,000 across 97 grants to 65 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in employment. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $12,600. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $8,100 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$835K
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
65
Grants
97
Years
2020–2025
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 | Follow |
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| V Vocel | $49K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Alternatives INC | $38K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cara Collective | $38K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$32K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Claretian Associates INC | $29K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Christopher House Chicago | $29K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Utmostu | $28K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Kids First Chicago for Education
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$27K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$25K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Braven Incorporated
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$25K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| G Genesys Works | $25K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$23K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
New Moms INC
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$22K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| P Propath Fund | $20K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$18K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| G Girls in the Game | $18K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Jobs for the Future | $17K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$17K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| F Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy | $17K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Current | $17K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Audubon Great Lakes | $17K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Cara Organization | $16K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Scalelit | $15K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Embarc INC
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
The Chicago Community Trust
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$15K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Music Box Foundation
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$13K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| L Link Unlimited Scholars | $13K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y Young Men's Educational Network | $12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Share Our Spare
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$12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Recipe for Change
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$12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Partnership for College Completion
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| H Heartland Human Care | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Build Chicago | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Safer Foundation
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Cwfa | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N New Moms | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Manufacturing Renaissance | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Women in Trucking Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Central States Ser Jobs for Progress INC
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| N North Lawndale Employment Network | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Allies for Community Business INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Chicago Commons | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Women Employed
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$7K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| C Chicago Jobs Council | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Skills for Chicagoland's Future | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bottom Line | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Code Platoon | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Braven Incorporated | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Allies for Community Business | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Polished Pebbles | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cultural Vistas | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of Pierce Nfp | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Urban Farm Education Growing Hope | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Children First Fund | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Women's Business Development Center | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Health Medicine Policy Research Gro | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Classroom Champions INC
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | FL | |
| T The Cara Program | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Illinois Digital Services | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Careerspring | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Literacy Works | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Maldef | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Unity Forum | $100 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fast Pitch Showcase | $32 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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