2024 Grant Awards - Grand Victoria Foundation

Economy

Adelante Center for Entrepreneurship

To support general operations

$120,000

24 months

Chicago Jobs Council

To support general operations

$250,000

24 months

Shriver Center on Poverty Law

To support general operations

$300,000

24 months

Small Business Majority

To support activities of the Illinois site.

$65,000

12 months

WePower

To support East St. Louis

$250,000

24 months

Woodstock Institute

To support general operations.

$130,000

24 months

Education

Erikson Institute

To support the Policy & Leadership Development department.

$150,000

24 months

Grassroots Collaborative

To support general operations

$300,000

24 months

Elgin

YWCA Elgin

To support a racial justice ecosystem in Elgin

$96,000

12 months

Engagement

Chicago Votes Education Fund

To support the election toolkit project

$100,000

18 months

Crossroads Fund

To support the Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund

$50,000

12 months

Mano o Mano Family Resource Center

To support Project Puentes

$200,000

24 months

NEO Philanthropy

To support the Illinois Community Power Fund

$50,000

12 months

Environment

Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation

To support general operations

$85,000

12 months

Metropolitan Planning Council

To support general operations

$100,000

12 months

Rapid Response Fund

HANA Center

To support the organization’s Executive Director transition.

$20,000

Journey for Justice Alliance (Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, Fiscal Sponsor)

To support the J4J DNC National Racial Equity Summit.

$10,000

Special Opportunities

Chicago Community Foundation

To support the Press Forward Chicago Initiative

$500,000

24 months

East Side Aligned

To support regional convening activities in the Metro East region (East St. Louis)

$75,000

6 months

Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation

To support regional convening activities in the Southland Region

$75,000

6 months