Mission
Impact Grants Chicago connects, engages and inspires women to improve the community of Chicago by collectively funding $100,000 grants to Chicago nonprofits that are dedicated to addressing the challenges facing the city.
Public Charity
IMPACT GRANTS CHICAGO
Based in CHICAGO, IL, IMPACT GRANTS CHICAGO operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $693K in revenue, $603K in expenses, $257K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 56 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $3.3M.
EIN: 821566221
CHICAGO, IL
Public Foundations
NTEE: T30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$693K
Total Expenses$603K
Total Assets$257K
Grants Given56
Grant Total$3.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Impact Grants Chicago
How Impact Grants Chicago divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$95
Programs
the work itself
$5
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $95 for programs
$95
Provided high-impact grants to Chicago nonprofits
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Before you apply to Impact Grants Chicago
Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.
Sample Grants Given
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$30,000
Showing up to 5 of 56 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Allison Szafranski
Director
Ally Syperek
Director
Cara Pollard
Secretary
Carole Schecter
Vice President
Erin Drury
Director
Erin Grodnick
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $693K | $603K | $257K |
| 2024 | $570K | $557K | $168K |
| 2023 | $568K | $537K | $155K |
| 2022 | $551K | $551K | $124K |
| 2021 | $512K | $512K | $124K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $512K to $693K (+35%), with total assets most recently reported at $257K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL.
IL
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.