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Allies for Community Business Inc

Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3966573. Reported 198 grants totalling $3,356,730 to 196 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.

196organizations funded
$10,000median reported grant
$3,356,730granted, 2021-2024
0%of grantees funded again the next year
4%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. For Allies for Community Business Inc, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S43Z) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
  2. How spread out its giving is. 196 distinct organizations, with 4% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
  3. How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
$10,000 - $25,000
190 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
6 grants
$100,000 - $250,000
2 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
ForefrontChicago, IL$125,000112024
Crown Family FoundationChicago, IL$100,000222024
Industrial Council of Nearwest ChicagoChicago, IL$100,000112021
Accion Opportunity Fund IncSan Jose, CA$80,000112021
Ascendus IncNew York, NY$80,000112021
DreamspringAlbuquerque, NM$80,000112021
Liftfund IncSan Antonio, TX$80,000112021
Foodhero L3CChicago, IL$30,510222023
Afro JoesChicago, IL$20,510112023
Chazerly Designs LLCAurora, IL$20,510112023
Essential CreationsChicago, IL$20,510112023
G & B Filling StationEvanston, IL$20,510112023
Green Garden CafeChicago, IL$20,510112023
Growing BoundlesslyChicago, IL$20,510112023
Hold Your LuggageChicago, IL$20,510112023
Ida's Artisan Ice CreamChicago, IL$20,510112023
Inspire By TylerChicago, IL$20,510112023
Kribi Coffee CompanyOak Park, IL$20,510112023
Lingua Nigra LLCChicago, IL$20,510112023
Midwest Aircraft Detailers CorpMonee, IL$20,510112023
Pillars Fashion ClubChicago, IL$20,510112023
Prexodus EnterprisesChicago, IL$20,510112023
Snack Better LLC Dba Carolyn's KrispChicago, IL$20,510112023
STEM Generation LLCChicago, IL$20,510112023
Stitchme LLCChicago, IL$20,510112023
Suga & Spice IncChicago, IL$20,510112023
The Pr ShoppeChicago, IL$20,510112023
Trini's Tasty Pastries LLCChicago, IL$20,510112023
West Side InsuranceChicago, IL$20,510112023
Xayah Enterprises LLCChicago, IL$20,510112023
3 Net Wise IncMatteson, IL$20,000112024
A Warner Idea LLCHazelcrest, IL$20,000112024
Agriculture IncChicago, IL$20,000112021
Bartleby's Ice Cream CakesChicago, IL$20,000112021
Bldg ProjectsChicago, IL$20,000112024
Bully BundlesChicago, IL$20,000112023
Chicago Monopoly Group LLCChicago, IL$20,000112023
Children Learn and Play Daycare II IncChicago, IL$20,000112021
Chocolat UzmaChicago, IL$20,000112024
Cynthia's Gumbo Express IncChicago, IL$20,000112021
Dazzle EventsChicago, IL$20,000112023
Dilly Dally ProvisionsChicago, IL$20,000112023
Dope Drip LLCChicago, IL$20,000112023
Englewood BrandedChicago, IL$20,000112021
Englewood Hardware and PaintChicago, IL$20,000112021
Esthetic HausChicago, IL$20,000112023
Fatso Hard Kitchen LLCChicago, IL$20,000112024
Flavor Unit Corp Egg Rolls EtcChicago, IL$20,000112024
Fueled By AfChicago, IL$20,000112023
Fusion Natural Hair & Braid AcademyRomeoville, IL$20,000112023
Happy Face LLCChicago, IL$20,000112024
Heray SpiceDes Plaines, IL$20,000112023
Hook Point FisheriesChicago, IL$20,000112024
Hoopkinect LLCFrankfort, IL$20,000112021
I'm Hot Sauce CompanyBerwyn, IL$20,000112023
Jacques International Language AcademyChicago, IL$20,000112022
Jimenez Fence CorpChicago, IL$20,000112023
Jova Coffee Company PbcLewes, DE$20,000112021
Laos to Your HouseChicago, IL$20,000112024
Life at Home Senior Care LLCMerrilville, IN$20,000112023
Lil' Gourmets LLCChicago, IL$20,000112024
Lloyds Lollipop Land DaycareChicago, IL$20,000112022
Love Cork ScrewChicago, IL$20,000112023
Lux Smarts LLCChicago, IL$20,000112021
Ms JetsetterChicago, IL$20,000112021
October LotusChicago, IL$20,000112021
Onigiri KororinChicago, IL$20,000112023
Phillipe C'est Bon- PolombiaChicago, IL$20,000112024
Present Tense Bar LLCChicago, IL$20,000112023
Pupstars Pet Care LLCChicago, IL$20,000112021
Rs Collective IncChicago, IL$20,000112021
Smaller ThingsChicago, IL$20,000112024
South Chicago Dance TheatreChicago, IL$20,000112022
Spa in Your Space Mobile Spa IncOak Park, IL$20,000112024
Stewarts' CheesecakesBloomingdale, IL$20,000112023
Story & Reach CommunicationsAtlanta, GA$20,000112024
Sundays Catering Llceight 1 Eighty 4Chicago, IL$20,000112024
Tapeplay LLCChicago, IL$20,000112021
Tidy Up Experts LLCChicago, IL$20,000112021
Tm Chateau Food Products IncLa Grange, IL$20,000112021
Tori Prince Beauty LLCChicago, IL$20,000112023
Tubby's Taste LLCChicago, IL$20,000112021
Two Sisters CateringChicago, IL$20,000112021
Uncle Earl's BbqMatteson, IL$20,000112023
Vietfive LLCChicago, IL$20,000112024
Windy City CateringChicago, IL$20,000112023
Zora Digital LLCChicago, IL$20,000112021
1 & 3 on 5TH CoprBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
32 Degrees Fahrenheit LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
5 Star Burgers Nm IncAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
975 Lincoln St LLCDenver, CO$10,000112021
Aji Limo Claudy's Gourmet LLCBronx, NY$10,000112021
Ali Kat Design IncSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
Ammi IncAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
Back of the Yards Coffee LLCChicago, IL$10,000112021
Ballinas & Camarillo CorpBronx, NY$10,000112021
Black Clover PubSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
Botanas Si CorpStaten Island, NY$10,000112021
Bueno Chi IncLos Angeles, CA$10,000112021
C&c Latin-America Imports LLCDenver, CO$10,000112021
Cafeteria Saul JR LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
CalderonSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
Cappalletti's Enterprises LLCSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
Carmenland LLCYonkers, NY$10,000112021
CASA Azul Group IncNew York, NY$10,000112021
Cmm Food ServicesChicago, IL$10,000112021
Cookie Cab LLCSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
De Una CorpFlushing, NY$10,000112021
Demolitions Expert LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
Dexter Flowers & Juices IncBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
Diamond Garden Banquet Hall LLCChicago, IL$10,000112021
Dumafe IncBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
El Bajio Enterprises IncChicago, IL$10,000112021
El Botanero De Guaymas LLCAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
El Papaturro RestaurantLos Ranchos, NM$10,000112021
El Rey V Cuisine 2020 IncBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
Eliezer MercadoNew York, NY$10,000112021
Elmer Fajardo PachecoChicago Il, IL$10,000112021
Eric SeeBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
EstradaSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
Fifty Fifty Coffee House and Pub LLCAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
Flores OrtegaHouston, TX$10,000112021
Foodtopia Restaurant LLCAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
Frozen Matter LLCDenver, CO$10,000112021
Fuentes Enterprise LLCMiami, FL$10,000112021
Gallegos Mb 2 LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
Gisely Varela ApodacaAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
GomezHouston, TX$10,000112021
Gustavo PlacheSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
H&j Investments CorpChicago, IL$10,000112021
Inwood Social CorpNew York, NY$10,000112021
Jarabe IncChicago, IL$10,000112021
Jarlene CorporationNew York Ny, NY$10,000112021
Jlm Burger IncMiami, FL$10,000112021
Jose EspitiaMckinney, TX$10,000112021
Joshua ArchuletaAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
Kaufman Enterprise LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
La Huesuda Tacos IncLos Angeles, CA$10,000112021
La Roqueta De Acapulco IncChicago, IL$10,000112021
Lamp Enterprises IncEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
Latin Plate Catering & Events CorpChicago, IL$10,000112021
Lm Burger CorpMiami, FL$10,000112021
Lopez ZavalaAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
Los Aguachiles LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
Lostry LLCBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
Luna's Food CorpJackson Heights, NY$10,000112021
Mad Pecker Brewing Co LLCSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
Magana CorpChicago, IL$10,000112021
Mango Kings LLCOrlando, FL$10,000112021
Maria AlcocerDenver, CO$10,000112021
Martha Ez LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
Mega BurgerDenver, CO$10,000112021
Melissa GuzmanNorth Miami Beach, FL$10,000112021
Mi Fogata IncChicago, IL$10,000112021
Mix FruitLos Angeles, CA$10,000112021
Myth's IncChicago, IL$10,000112021
NunezSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
Old Sheepdog Brewery LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
Op Esports IncChicago, IL$10,000112021
Orkenoy LLCChicago, IL$10,000112021
Ortega Family 5 EnterprisesEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
Panaderia Y Antojitos La PiramideDenver, CO$10,000112021
Pastores & Brunch IncChicago, IL$10,000112021
Pedraza Faz EntDallas, TX$10,000112021
Perez HernandezN Las Vegas, NV$10,000112021
Porcelana Chocolates LLCStaten Island, NY$10,000112021
Pour Judgment LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
Pratt Sheridan LLCChicago, IL$10,000112021
Pulgarcito Querido Restaurant IncLos Angeles, CA$10,000112021
Pupusa Princess LLCAvondale, AZ$10,000112021
Raii Palacios Enterprices LLCSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
Rico Foods CompanyOrlando, FL$10,000112021
Roberto PerezChicago, IL$10,000112021
Sabor Y Sazon Peruvian Restaurant LLCHouston Tx, TX$10,000112021
Santa Fe Bite - Abq LLCAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
Santiago CorporationChicago, IL$10,000112021
Shack Eats LLCSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
Surfish Bistro 2 IncBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
Swill Wine LLCSanta Monica, CA$10,000112021
Tajin Restaurant CorpNew York, NY$10,000112021
Tamar Fasja UnikelChicago, IL$10,000112021
The Brew By VmAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
The Cash Operating LLCPhoenix, AZ$10,000112021
The Hoppy Monk LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
The Jibarito Stop LLCChicago, IL$10,000112021
The Samplerbk LLCBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
Tio Davids LLCAlbuquerque, NM$10,000112021
Toro Y Leon IncLos Angeles, CA$10,000112021
Tumaca LLCLos Angeles, CA$10,000112021
Urth Juice BarSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
VargasDallas, TX$10,000112021
W Food & Beverages LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021
Woodspoon IncLos Angeles, CA$10,000112021
Xatrucho LLCDenver, CO$10,000112021
Xavier GonzalesSan Antonio, TX$10,000112021
Zgallegos Foods LLCEl Paso, TX$10,000112021

2 of 196 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

It also reported 7 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 7 of 196 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Community Improvement
4 orgs
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
2 orgs
Arts & Culture
1 org

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
2021134$1,900,000$10,000
20223$60,000$20,000
202343$901,730$20,510
202418$495,000$20,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

62% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

Illinois
$2.1M
Texas
$410K
New York
$280K
New Mexico
$200K
California
$160K
Colorado
$70K
Florida
$60K
Delaware
$20K

Down to the city

Chicago, IL
$1.8M
San Antonio, TX
$210K
Albuquerque, NM
$190K
El Paso, TX
$140K
New York, NY
$120K
San Jose, CA
$80K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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Women's Business Development Center10 shared recipientsRole Model Movement Inc (nfp)7 shared recipientsThe Chicago Community Trust5 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund4 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc3 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America3 shared recipients

How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Illinois.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Allies for Community Business Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.

On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 2 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 15 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.

Address of record on the latest return: 135 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL, 60612.

EIN 36-3966573 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Form 990 is published about a year after the tax year it covers. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this organization has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next.

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