Public Charity

Big Shoulders Fund

Big Shoulders Fund is a Public Charity headquartered in Chicago, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $53.2M revenue, $54.9M expenses, $152.1M total assets. 146 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $55.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363490557 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$53.2M
Total Expenses$54.9M
Total Assets$152.1M
Grant Records146
Funding Total$55.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

We provide support to underserved schools which provide a quality, values-based education for Chicago's children. In 2020, Big Shoulders Fund's programming was extended to the Northwest Indiana region.

Sample Grants Received

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,379,571
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATION
2024
CIVIC EDUCATION PILOT, COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROGRAM, PRODUCTIVE PLAY IN PRE-K AND K EXPANSION, MATCHING GIFTS AND SPONSORSHIP
$2,024,208
$1,324,169
$286,515
BEARS CARE
2024
TO SUPPORT THE IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENT OUTCOMES, COLLEGE ACCESS, AND SUCCESS FOR LEO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND GRADUATES.
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 146 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Chief Advancement & Development Officer Amelia Drozda
Board of Trustees Arthur R Velasquez
Board of Trustees Charles K Bobrinskoy
Board of Trustees Cherryl Thomas
Board of Trustees Christine E Kelly
Board of Trustees Christopher Valenti

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$20,663,676 9 grants
EDUCATION
$11,822,637 21 grants
support for Patrons Program: St Benedict the African, General Operating Support, support for meals program from Cadence Kitchen & Co, support for the Priya and Chris Valenti Scholarship Program, support for the annual golf fundraiser (no tickets or tangible benefits) - on behalf of Cadence Kitchen & Co and The Foxtail restaurants of Downers Grove, support for Patrons Program, support for Humanitarian Dinner (no tickets or tangible benefits), support for St. Philip Neri School (36-2171115), support for Jim O'Connor Scholarship Fund, Chairmen?s Emergency Scholarship Fund, support for Speer Scholars Program
$3,227,900 1 grant
CIVIC EDUCATION PILOT, COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROGRAM, PRODUCTIVE PLAY IN PRE-K AND K EXPANSION, MATCHING GIFTS AND SPONSORSHIP
$2,024,208 1 grant
FOR SUPPORTING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON CIVICS AND MEDIA LITERACY WITH BIG SHOULDERS FUND EDUCATORS, QUALITY PRE-SCHOOL INITIATIVE IN LITTLE VILLAGE AND ENGLEWOOD, FOR THE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROGRAM, MATCHING GIFT, SPONSORSHIP
$1,758,852 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $53.2M $54.9M $152.1M
2024 $84.8M $75.9M $150.1M
2023 $65.7M $58.9M $135.4M
2022 $62.9M $52.6M $126.0M
2021 $61.7M $42.1M $110.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $61.7M to $53.2M (-14%), with total assets most recently reported at $152.1M.

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