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Who funds Youth Guidance?

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 362167032

47 private foundations reported grants to Youth Guidance in Chicago, Illinois totaling $3.1 million across 50 grants in tax years 2021 to 2025. The largest funder was Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, with $500,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Youth Guidance

All 47 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York · 2025
In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways1$500,000
Fidelity Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024 · accepts applications
Technology & equipment1$380,000
CME Group Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Working on womanhood (wow)1$250,000
Vivo Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To further the mission of the donee1$250,000
Polk Bros Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Education2$190,000
Goodman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General Support1$183,000
N2 Stone Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General support1$150,000
The Argosy Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024
Youth development project2$127,500
The Bluhm Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$100,000
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Program1$100,000
Circle of Service Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Education1$80,000
The Ceres Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2024 · accepts applications
Support its becoming a man program in washington, d.c. Public schools1$75,000
Prosper Road Foundation
New Hampshire · 2025
General fund.1$57,500
Michael Reese Health Trust
Illinois · 2021 · accepts applications
Becoming a man (bam) and working on womanhood (wow)1$55,000
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc
Connecticut · 2024
Youth development1$50,000
The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General operating support1$50,000
Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago (Aka) Vna Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Trauma-informed group counseling and clinical mentoring that brings positive behavioral interventions and support to girls and young women in grades 6-12.1$50,000
The Christopher Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$50,000
Shippy Foundation
New York · 2024
General support1$45,000
Mercy Lab
California · 2025
To support the organization's education programs1$40,000
Grant Hospital of Chicago D/B/A Grant Healthcare Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
School-based counseling1$30,000
Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation
New Jersey · 2025 · accepts applications
Contribution provided1$25,000
Sacks Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$25,000
Field Foundation of Illinois
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Project - funding for a specific project or program1$20,000
Carrie J Loose Trust
Texas · 2025 · accepts applications
Bam & wow counseling &1$20,000
Topfer Family Foundation
Texas · 2024 · accepts applications
To support youth guidance's flagship youth group counseling and clinical mentoring programs1$20,000
The Egerter Family Foundation
Delaware · 2025
General & Unrestricted1$20,000
The Frazier Foundation
Florida · 2024
Provide assistance with charity's exempt purpose1$15,275
Bolhous Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General support1$15,000
The Barker Welfare Foundation
Florida · 2024 · accepts applications
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for general operating support for the bam and wow programs in the chicago public schools1$12,500
Virginia Lee Shirley Private Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General purposes1$10,000
Bill Nygren Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted1$8,000
CH Robinson Worldwide Foundation
South Dakota · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating fund1$7,500
Accent Charitable Fund
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted use of the charity1$7,500
The Karen Katen Foundation
Connecticut · 2025
unrestrictedgrant1$6,300
Triple Eee Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To support school-based youth counseling and mentoring programs1$5,532
The Ruttenbergkagan Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable purpose of recipient1$5,000
Weiner Family Foundation
Michigan · 2025 · accepts applications
Charitable1$5,000
Leva Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Counseling, mental health, mentoring2$5,000
Naccarato Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General1$5,000
Francis Beidler Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
General support1$2,000
Cuore e Mani Foundation
Delaware · 2024
General & Unrestricted1$2,000
Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund
Illinois · 2024
135 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/20241$1,620
The Heestand Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
To provide assistance to at risk youth1$1,000
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
support of WOW1$1,000
Nogwog Fund NFP
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$532
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$202

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.

Using this list

A foundation that already gives to Youth Guidance gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Chicago. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.

Questions people ask

Who funds Youth Guidance?

Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, Fidelity Foundation, CME Group Foundation, Vivo Foundation and Polk Bros Foundation Inc, and 42 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Youth Guidance get from foundations?

$3.1 million in 50 reported grants from 47 private foundations in tax years 2021 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Fidelity Foundation, Polk Bros Foundation Inc, Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, Circle of Service Foundation and The Ceres Foundation Inc say in their filings that they accept applications.

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