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Filing year 2024

Square One Foundation

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-6068835·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$16.1M
Total assets
$76.5M
Total expenses
$9.4M
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. Square One Foundation reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Secretary Treasury
President
Vice President

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$7.2M

Itemized grants

77

Median grant

$63k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Jewish United Fund (JUF)Chicago, ILGeneral Purpose$1.5M
University of ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral Purpose$590k
William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice IncNew York, NYGeneral Purpose$300k
National Louis UniversityChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$208k
THE ELECTION CENTERKATY, TXGENERAL PURPOSE$200k
City BureauChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$138k
Palenque LSNAChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$135k
Civic News CompanyNew York, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$128k
Chicago United for EquityChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$100k
KidsFirst ChicagoChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$100k
Wisconsin Conservation VOICESMadison, WIGENERAL PURPOSE$100k
Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil RightsChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$95k
South Side WeeklyChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$93k
Block Club ChicagoChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$85k
Community Organizing and Family Issues COFIChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$85k
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation IncChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$85k
ACADEMY FOR URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIPChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$83k
Equity and TransformationChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$83k
Latino Policy ForumChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$83k
Reform for IllinoisChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$83k
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILGeneral Purpose$83k
Blackroots AllianceChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$80k
Chicago Votes Education FundChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$80k
Common Cause Education FundWashington, DCGENERAL PURPOSE$78k
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$78k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

Square One Foundation reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$11.1M
$7M
2023
$16.1M
$9.4M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

Square One Foundation reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Illinois earns a median of $20,738.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$20,738
75th percentile
$60k
90th percentile
$148k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,342 organizations across 2,342 filings (2021 – 2024).

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Common questions about Square One Foundation

What are Square One Foundation's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, Square One Foundation reported $16.1M in total revenue and $9.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.