Lloyd a Fry Foundation
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6108775. Reported 1,486 grants totalling $37.6M to 493 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$7,500median grant
$37.6Mgranted, 2020-2023
493organizations funded
79%of grantees funded again the next year
$202.1Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Lloyd a Fry Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $40,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 493 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Restorative Justice Hubs | Chicago, IL | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Chicago, IL | $525,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Esperanza Health Centers | Chicago, IL | $505,500 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | Chicago, IL | $500,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Leading Educators Inc | New Orleans, LA | $500,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uic College of Education Center for Urban Education Leadership | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Leaders | New York, NY | $480,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | $470,500 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance | Chicago, IL | $460,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Teach Plus Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $460,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Children's Advocacy Center | Chicago, IL | $450,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago | Chicago, IL | $439,250 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Family Health Center Inc | Chicago, IL | $433,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $410,000 | 19 | 4 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $407,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | $404,750 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Equity Project | Oakland, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Counseling Centers of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $391,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration | Chicago, IL | $385,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights | Chicago, IL | $314,927 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Jobs Council | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Achievement Network Ltd | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Uic College of Dentistry | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | 16 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sinai Health System | Chicago, IL | $280,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greater West Town Community Development Project | Chicago, IL | $277,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Louis University | Chicago, IL | $270,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jane Addams Resource Corporation | Chicago, IL | $260,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beloved Community Family Wellness Center | Chicago, IL | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group | Chicago, IL | $240,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lawndale Christian Health Center | Chicago, IL | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mobile C a R E Foundation | Chicago, IL | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Able Network Inc | Chicago, IL | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Teacher Center | Sacramento, CA | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pcc Community Wellness Center | Oak Park, IL | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Bernard Hospital | Chicago, IL | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago Consortium on School Research | Chicago, IL | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Women Employed | Chicago, IL | $231,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Heartland Human Care Services Inc | Chicago, IL | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Instituto Del Progreso Latino | Chicago, IL | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Christian Community Health Center | Chicago, IL | $220,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Marwen Foundation | Chicago, IL | $213,500 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $207,500 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $205,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Infant Welfare Society of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $205,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | $202,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | Chicago, IL | $201,500 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kids First Chicago | Chicago, IL | $200,500 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Advance Illinois Nfp | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Care Inc | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chinese American Service League Inc | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Link Unlimited | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Oxfam-America Inc | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Snow City Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Surge Institute | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Target Hope | Matteson, IL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Year Up Inc | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Access Community Health Network | Chicago, IL | $195,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asian Human Services Family Health Center Inc | Chicago, IL | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Media Inc | Chicago, IL | $192,100 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Forward Momentum Chicago Nfp | Chicago, IL | $189,500 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | $186,000 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hyde Park Art Center | Chicago, IL | $183,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Revolution Workshop | Chicago, IL | $182,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Puerto Rican Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | $181,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Enlace Chicago | Chicago, IL | $180,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Erie Family Health Center Inc | Chicago, IL | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| High Jump | Chicago, IL | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation | Chicago, IL | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Juvenile Protective Association | Chicago, IL | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Peoples Music School Inc | Chicago, IL | $180,000 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Posse Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | $177,500 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Scalelit | Chicago, IL | $177,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gads Hill Center | Chicago, IL | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Poder Learning Center | Chicago, IL | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Inspiration Corporation | Chicago, IL | $169,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition | Chicago, IL | $168,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education | Chicago, IL | $167,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $166,500 | 13 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Lawndale Employment Network | Chicago, IL | $162,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Jazz Philharmonic | Chicago, IL | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Urban League | Chicago, IL | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Health Nfp | Chicago, IL | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Des Plaines, IL | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Near North Health Service Corporation | Chicago, IL | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Safer Foundation | Chicago, IL | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Urban Gateways | Chicago, IL | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | Chicago, IL | $159,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $153,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Museum of Mexican Art | Chicago, IL | $151,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $151,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Young Chicago Authors | Chicago, IL | $151,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Center for Music Education | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Childrens Advocacy Center | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Illinois College of Optometry | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kids First Chicago for Education | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Moms Inc | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Skills for Chicagoland's Future | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Teachers Supporting Teachers | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Court Theatre Fund | Chicago, IL | $149,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jazz Institute of Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $149,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Oai Inc | Chicago, IL | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Polish American Association | Chicago, IL | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Taproot Foundation | Chicago, IL | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | $144,855 | 13 | 4 | 2023 |
| Association House of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Changing Worlds | Chicago, IL | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Heartland Health Centers | Chicago, IL | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Upwardly Global | Chicago, IL | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | $138,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Timeline Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | $137,500 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Uniting Voices | Chicago, IL | $133,500 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Manufacturing Renaissance | Chicago, IL | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Intonation Music Workshop | Chicago, IL | $127,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cara Collective | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Opera Theater | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Congo Square Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 13 | 4 | 2023 |
| Leading Educators | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Leadership Academy Inc | Long Island City, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work Policy and Practi | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Ensemble Theater Corporation | Chicago, IL | $124,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center on Halsted | Chicago, IL | $122,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Red Clay Dance Company Inc | Chicago, IL | $121,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Saga Innovations | Newton, MA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| White Crane Wellness Center Inc | Chicago, IL | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cara Program | Chicago, IL | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Crossroads Fund | Chicago, IL | $114,500 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $114,500 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $110,500 | 12 | 4 | 2023 |
| Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights | Chicago, IL | $110,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Illinois Partners for Human Service | Chicago, IL | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Musical Arts Institute | Chicago, IL | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Steppenwolf Theater Co | Chicago, IL | $110,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| West Point School of Music | Chicago, IL | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Enrich Chicago | Chicago, IL | $108,000 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| Silk Road Rising | Chicago, IL | $105,500 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| World Food Program USA | Washington, DC | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Anet | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Academy for Urban School Leadership | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bellwether Education Partners Inc | Sudbury, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Civic News Company | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifeline Theatre | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | Riverside, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Asian American Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Chicago Public Library Foundation | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Elgin Academy | Elgin, IL | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Grant Park Music Festival | Chicago, IL | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brightpoint | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Sinfonietta Inc | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Erie Neighborhood House | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Poetry Center | Chicago, IL | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Imsa Fund for Advancement of Education | Aurora, IL | $85,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago STEM Education | Chicago, IL | $84,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alivio Medical Center Inc | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chalkbeat Inc | New York, NY | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Chicago Youth Programs | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hamdard Center for Health & Human Services Nfp | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Test Positive Aware Network | Chciago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Tpa Network Incorporated | Chciago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Avery Coonley School | Downers Grove, IL | $72,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tapestry 360 Health | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Invincibles | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uniting Voices Chicago | Chicago, IL | $66,500 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Childrens Choir | Chicago, IL | $66,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Erie Family Health Centers | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Icstars | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Schools That Can | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Victory Gardens Theater | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| South Chicago Dance Theatre | Chicago, IL | $55,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Civic Consulting Alliance | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Academy of Illinois | Springfield, IL | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Home & Aid Society of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Home and Aid Society of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Korean United Methodist Church of Greater Washington | Mclean, VA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| La Rabida Childrens Hospital | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $43,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | $40,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hamdard Health Alliance | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hamdard Center for Health and Human Services Nfp | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | Lincoln, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington DC, DC | $40,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Genesis at the Crossroads Inc | Chicago, IL | $36,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $36,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| The River School | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Hana Center | Chicago, IL | $34,750 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Independent Sector | Washington, DC | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Chicago | Chicago, IL | $32,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Inc | Rangeley, ME | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $31,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Berkana Institute | Provo, UT | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Council on Foundations Inc | DC, WA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Changing Lives | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chicago Horticultural Society | Glencoe, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kents Hill School | Kents Hill, ME | $30,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| King of Peace Episcopal Church | Kingsland, GA | $30,000 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nourishing Hope | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Per Scholas Inc | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Hood Communities | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Side Community Art Center | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Contentment Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $27,500 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University School of Law | Chicago, IL | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smart Museum of Art University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $27,500 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | Washington, DC | $27,180 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northminster Presbyterian Church | Evanston, IL | $26,025 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation | Chicago, IL | $26,000 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Boston Preparatory Charter Public School | Hyde Park, MA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Project Als Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Als Inc | Huntington, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thrive Scholars | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We Charity | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worldwide Indigenous Science Network | Lahaina, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 3ARTS Inc | Chicago, IL | $23,000 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| Berkana Institute | Madison, WI | $22,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Grantmakers for Education | Portland, OR | $21,800 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Equity and Transformation | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Freedom Alliance | Dulles, VA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Illinois Policy Institute | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Illinois | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Media Research Center Inc | Reston, VA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Muntu Dance Theatre | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Open the Books | Burr Ridge, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Womens Funding Network | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees | Petaluma, CA | $18,750 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northlight Theatre Inc | Skokie, IL | $18,750 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Chicago, IL | $18,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Counseling Center of Greater Washington | Vienna, VA | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Illinois Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | $17,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| King of Peace Episcopal Day School Inc | Kingsland, GA | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Landmark Legal Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
295 of 493 (60%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 79%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Barack Obama Foundation
FOR SUPPORT OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER - Community Restorative Justice Hubs
FOR SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HUBS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY HEALING, DECARCERATION AND INVESTMENT - Metropolitan Family Services
FOR THE METROPOLITAN PEACE ACADEMY AND THE RAPID EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (READI) - Institute for Nonviolence Chicago
For general operations and capacity building support - University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
FOR THE NETWORK FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS FOR WORK WITH R&D PARTNER SCHOOLS AND FOR THE FRESHMAN SUCCESS FOR EQUITY COLLABORATIVE - Chicago Public Education Fund
FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND THE PRIORITY SCHOOL PILOT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,118 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 345 | $8,783,526 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 372 | $9,377,009 | $5,750 |
| 2022 | 365 | $9,435,043 | $5,250 |
| 2023 | 404 | $9,995,219 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Lloyd a Fry Foundation has 245 of them, worth $15.5M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $750,000 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| Community Restorative Justice Hubs | Chicago, IL | $225,000 |
| Community Restorative Justice Hubs | Chicago, IL | $225,000 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration | Chicago, IL | $130,000 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Esperanza Health Centers | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Leading Educators Inc | New Orleans, LA | $125,000 |
| Teach Plus Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 87% of this one's giving went to organizations in Illinois. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lloyd a Fry Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 120 South Lasalle Street 1950, Chicago, IL, 60603. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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