2024 Grant Awards
Economy
To support general operations
$120,000
24 months
To support general operations
$250,000
24 months
To support general operations
$200,000
24 months
To support the Economic Justice and Wellness Center
$175,000
24 months
To support general operations
$200,000
24 months
To support general operations
$300,000
24 months
To support activities of the Illinois site.
$65,000
12 months
To support East St. Louis
$250,000
24 months
To support general operations.
$130,000
24 months
Education
To support general operations
$200,000
24 months
To support the Policy & Leadership Development department.
$150,000
24 months
To support general operations
$300,000
24 months
Elgin
To support a racial justice ecosystem in Elgin
$96,000
12 months
Engagement
To support the election toolkit project
$100,000
18 months
To support general operations
$200,000
24 months
To support the Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund
$50,000
12 months
To support general operations
$100,000
24 months
To support general operations
$200,000
24 months
To support Lighthouse Foundation's Black Queer Equity Index staff and project
$200,000
24 months
To support Project Puentes
$200,000
24 months
To support general operations
$50,000
12 months
To support the Illinois Community Power Fund
$50,000
12 months
To support general operations
$150,000
24 months
Environment
To support general operations
$60,000
12 months
To support general operations
$70,000
12 months
To support general operations
$85,000
12 months
To support general operations
$100,000
12 months
Leadership, Rest, and Respite Fund
To support the organization's leadership development and create a youth-focused Community of Practice
$25,000
12 months
To support team building and planning efforts as the organization continues to roll out its anti-racist workforce development framework.
$25,000
12 months
For staff professional development and implementing organizational systems to support growth
$25,000
12 months
To support organizational growth in the areas of financial management, organizational culture building and strategic planning.
$25,000
12 months
To support and extend the organization's staff wellness goals.
$25,000
12 months
To support staff professional development and upgrade technology.
$25,000
12 months
To support and extend the organization's staff wellness goals
$25,000
12 months
To support the strategic planning
$25,000
12 months
To support the organization's staff wellness goals.
$25,000
12 months
To support the professional development and strategic planning.
$25,000
12 months
To support the organization's staff wellness goals and for internal planning efforts.
$25,000
12 months
Rapid Response Fund
To support the organization’s Executive Director transition.
$20,000
To support executive coaching for IBAI's Executive Director
$15,000
To support the J4J DNC National Racial Equity Summit.
$10,000
Special Opportunities
To support the Press Forward Chicago Initiative
$500,000
24 months
To support the organization's social justice work through capacity building, strategic planning, and the Power the Movement match campaign
$750,000
24 months
To support regional convening activities in the Metro East region (East St. Louis)
$75,000
6 months
To support regional convening activities in the Southland Region
$75,000
6 months
