FUNDER
THE LOCAL SOUTH FOUNDATION
11recipients FY2016–24
$143,700giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 77% of giving in Illinois
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A local funder — 77% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CT, IL, TX, VA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 5 |
| POLK BROS FOUNDATION INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 5 |
| THE JOSEPH AND BESSIE FEINBERG FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 5 |
| JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | large program funder | 4 |
| ALPHAWOOD FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| BUILDERS INITIATIVE | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| EXPERIMENTAL STATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| FOREFRONT | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| ILLINOIS HUMANITIES COUNCIL INCORPORATED | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| SQUARE ONE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| BASKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| CROSSROADS FUND | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| DEW FOUNDATION | TYLER, TX | program funder | 2 |
| GUIDA FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| HARPER COURT ARTS COUNCIL INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | program funder | 2 |
| IRA AND JANINA MARKS CHARITABLE TR | EVANSTON, IL | program funder | 2 |
| JACK & SANDRA GUTHMAN FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| JOYCE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| KANTER FAMILY FOUNDATION | SANDY, UT | program funder | 2 |
| LEAGUE OF CHICAGO THEATRES FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| METZNER FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC | CT | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| LEGAL AID CHICAGO | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| INVISIBLE INSTITUTE | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY NFP | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| BIRD ENDOWMENT | TX | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| THE YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDRENS RIGHTS | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| EXPERIMENTAL STATION | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| GROW GREATER ENGLEWOOD INC | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| HYDE PARK ART CENTER | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| PAROLE ILLINOIS INC | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| AMAZON MUSEUM | VA | 1 | 2024 | $4,200 |