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Who funds Illinois Prison Project?

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 834052929

11 private foundations reported grants to Illinois Prison Project in Chicago, Illinois totaling $542,500 across 13 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, with $225,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Illinois Prison Project

All 11 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To support public education and advocacy aimed at reducing unnecessary incarceration in illinois as part of the safety and justice challenge2$225,000
Vital Projects Fund Inc
New York · 2025
General support1$100,000
Reva and David Logan Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General operating support1$100,000
Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation
Tennessee · 2025 · accepts applications
General support1$30,000
Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General unrestricted, exempt purpose of organization1$28,500
Perry Family Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To further program services1$25,000
John E & Jeanne T Hughes Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating support1$20,000
The Sidley Austin Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General support2$6,000
Milne Family Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025
Outreach and training1$5,000
Hs Foundation
Michigan · 2024
To carry on charitable endeavor1$2,500
Rocking Chair Foundation
New York · 2024
General support1$500

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Illinois Prison Project?

John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, Vital Projects Fund Inc, Reva and David Logan Foundation, Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation and Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation, and 6 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Illinois Prison Project get from foundations?

$542,500 in 13 reported grants from 11 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation and John E & Jeanne T Hughes Charitable Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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