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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
No parsed e-filed return is on record for this organization yet, so year-by-year financials are not available.
Asset, income and revenue figures come from the IRS master file (the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File), a coarse annual extract. Year-by-year figures appear once the organization's e-filed returns are in the database.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Public Media IncChicago, IL | Mission Fund | $1,250,000 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Alberding | President/Director (Thru 9/30/24) | 40.00 | $694,924 |
| Kathleen Clarke | Chief Operating Officer | 40.00 | $307,317 |
| Nickol Hackett | Chief Investment Officer/Treasurer | 40.00 | $505,611 |
| Edmund Miller | V.P. of Strategy & Programs | 40.00 | $288,492 |
| Jose B Alvarez | Director | 2.00 | $21,900 |
| Chanda Smith Baker | Director | 2.00 | $21,900 |
| Sally E Blount | Director | 2.00 | $21,900 |
| Michael F Brewer | Director | 2.00 | $21,900 |
| Sean Decatur | Director | 2.00 | $21,900 |
| Russ Kavalhuna | Director | 2.00 | $21,900 |
| Steven Koch | Director | 2.00 | $21,900 |
| Tracy L Meares | Director | 2.00 | $21,900 |
| Cecilia Munoz | Director | 2.00 | $21,900 |
| Margot M Rogers | Director | 2.00 | $21,900 |
| Cristian Samper | Director (Thru 4/1/2024) | 2.00 | $7,750 |
| Nicholas Turner | Director | 2.00 | $21,900 |
| Julia Morita | President/Director (As of 10/1/24) | 40.00 | $225,069 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| MISSION FUND |
| $1,000,000 |
| 2024 |
| Urban InstituteWashington, DC | Mission Fund | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Media Inc - Chicago Sun-TimesChicago, IL | Mission Fund | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Media - Chicago Sun-TimesChicago, IL | Mission Fund | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| Education First Consulting LLCSeattle, WA | EDUCATION & ECONOMIC MOBILITY | $935,000 | 2024 |
| NEW VENTURE FUNDWashington, DC | Democracy | $875,000 | 2020 |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform | $841,435 | 2020 |
| The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC | Education & Economic Mobility | $825,000 | 2021 |
| Center for American ProgressWashington, DC | Education & Economic Mobility | $800,000 | 2020 |
| CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONChicago, IL | Education & Economic Mobility | $750,000 | 2020 |
| Ohio Environmental CouncilColumbus, OH | Environment | $720,000 | 2021 |
| THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INCWashington, DC | Education & Economic Mobility | $675,000 | 2020 |
| Advance IllinoisMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Chicago, IL | Education & Economic Mobility | $650,000 | 2021 |
| IFFChicago, IL | Mission Fund | $625,000 | 2021 |
| IFFChicago, IL | MISSION FUND | $625,000 | 2024 |
| IFFChicago, IL | Mission Fund | $625,000 | 2022 |
| IFFChicago, IL | Mission Fund | $625,000 | 2023 |
| Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform | $621,818 | 2020 |
| The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC | EDUCATION & ECONOMIC MOBILITY | $600,000 | 2024 |
| National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC | Environment | $600,000 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Department of Commerce - Energy & UtilitiesSt Paul, MN | MISSION FUND | $600,000 | 2024 |
| Common Cause Education FundWashington, DC | Democracy | $600,000 | 2020 |
| National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC | ENVIRONMENT | $576,000 | 2024 |
| KnowledgeWorks FoundationCincinnati, OH | Education & Economic Mobility | $550,000 | 2020 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.