Lloyd A Fry Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6108775 · reported 2023–2025
1,163grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$125smallest grant
$28.8Mtotal paid
26states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 61 of its 1,163 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $857K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
120 S LA Salle St Ste 1950
Chicago, IL 60603-3419
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Barack Obama Foundation FOR SUPPORT OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation FOR SUPPORT OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation FOR SUPPORT OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| Community Restorative Justice Hubs FOR SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HUBS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY HEALING, DECARCERATIO | Chicago, IL | $225,000 |
| Community Restorative Justice Hubs FOR SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HUBS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY HEALING, DECARCERATIO | Chicago, IL | $225,000 |
| Metropolitan Family Services FOR THE METROPOLITAN PEACE ACADEMY AND THE RAPID EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (READI) | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| Metropolitan Family Services FOR THE METROPOLITAN PEACE ACADEMY AND THE RAPID EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (READI) | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| New Venture Fund FOR CONNECTING FOR IMPACT: TEACHER LEADERSHIP AS A DRIVER OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND INSTRUCTIONAL | Washington, DC | $150,000 |
| Chicago Community Foundation FOR THE CHICAGOLAND WORKFORCE FUNDER ALLIANCE | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Esperanza Health Centers FOR SUPPORT OF THE CHICAGO SAFETY NET LEARNING COLLABORATIVE | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Institute for Nonviolence Chicago FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| The Leadership Academy Inc FOR THE CHICAGO PARTNERSHIP FOR STUDENT-CENTERED LEADERSHIP | Long Island City, NY | $125,000 |
| Leading Educators Inc FOR CHICAGO SCHOOL BASED SUPPORTS: ACCELERATING STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPING TEACHER LEADERS | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Teach Plus Incorporated FOR CHANGE AGENT & CHANGE AGENT FOR SCHOOL LEADERS | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Teaching Lab FOR IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPING TEACHER LEADERSHIP THROUGH SKYLINE IMPLEMENTATION IN C | Washington, DC | $125,000 |
| Uic College of Education Center for Urban Education Leadership FOR THE CENTER FOR URBAN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP'S SUPPORT TO CPS NETWORK CHIEFS | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| University of Chicago Consortium on School Research FOR SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CULTIVATE FRAMEWORK AND FOR THE CONSORTIUM INVESTOR COUNCIL | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work Policy and Practi FOR THE NETWORK FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS: FOSTERING PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP AND WHOLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND THE PRIORITY SCHOOL PILOT | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance FOR SUPPORT OF THE CHICAGOLAND WORKFORCE FUNDER ALLIANCE (F995) | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Esperanza Health Centers FOR SUPPORT OF THE CHICAGO SAFETY NET LEARNING COLLABORATIVE | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights FOR THE RAPID EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (READI) | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago FOR INGENUITYS DATA AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INITIATIVES | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Institute for Nonviolence Chicago FOR INSTITUTE FOR NONVIOLENCE CHICAGO GENERAL OPERATIONS | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Leading Educators Inc FOR THE LE/CPS SKYLINE NETWORKED IMPROVEMENT COMMUNITY | New Orleans, LA | $125,000 |
| Teach Plus Incorporated FOR CHANGE AGENT & CHANGE AGENT FOR SCHOOL LEADERS | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Uic College of Education Center for Urban Education Leadership FOR ENGAGING P2 TO DIAGNOSE AND ADDRESS NETWORK CHIEF LEARNING NEEDS: 2022-2024 | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration FOR THE NETWORK FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS: FOSTERING PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP AND WHOLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND THE PRIORITY SCHOOL PILOT | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance FOR SUPPORT OF THE CHICAGOLAND WORKFORCE FUNDER ALLIANCE | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Esperanza Health Centers FOR SUPPORT OF THE CHICAGO SAFETY NET LEARNING COLLABORATIVE | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Institute for Nonviolence Chicago FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| The Leadership Academy Inc FOR THE CHICAGO PARTNERSHIP FOR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP | Long Island City, NY | $125,000 |
| Leading Educators Inc FOR CHICAGO SCHOOL BASED SUPPORTS: ACCELERATING STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPING TEACHER LEADERS | New Orleans, LA | $125,000 |
| Teach Plus Incorporated FOR CHANGE AGENT & CHANGE AGENT FOR SCHOOL LEADERS | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Uic College of Education Center for Urban Education Leadership FOR THE CENTER FOR URBAN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP'S SUPPORT TO CPS NETWORK CHIEFS | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work Policy and Practi FOR THE NETWORK FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS: FOSTERING PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP AND WHOLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group FOR STRENGTHENING ENTRY POINTS AND CAREER PATHWAYS FOR A SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE | Chicago, IL | $120,000 |
| New Leaders FOR CHICAGO PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE: STRENGTHENING SCHOOLS, EMPOWERING LEADERS | New York, NY | $120,000 |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group FOR STRENGTHENING ENTRY POINTS AND CAREER PATHWAYS FOR A SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE | Chicago, IL | $120,000 |
| New Leaders FOR THE ASPIRING PRINCIPALS AND LEADERSHIP BRIDGE PROGRAMS | New York, NY | $120,000 |
| New Leaders FOR THE ASPIRING PRINCIPALS AND LEADERSHIP BRIDGE PROGRAMS | New York, NY | $120,000 |
| Chicago Children's Advocacy Center FOR THE PATHH (PROVIDING ACCESS TOWARD HOPE AND HEALING) COLLABORATION | Chicago, IL | $110,000 |
| Chicago Children's Advocacy Center FOR THE PATHH (PROVIDING ACCESS TOWARD HOPE AND HEALING) COLLABORATION | Chicago, IL | $110,000 |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law FOR SUPPORT OF THE HEALTH CARE JUSTICE PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $110,000 |
| Chicago Children's Advocacy Center FOR THE PATHH (PROVIDING ACCESS TOWARD HOPE AND HEALING) COLLABORATION | Chicago, IL | $110,000 |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law FOR SUPPORT OF THE HEALTH CARE JUSTICE PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $110,000 |
| Accelerate Institute FOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND ASCEND | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Bellwether Education Partners Inc FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND DATA TRANSPARENCY POLICY SUPPORT | Sudbury, MA | $100,000 |
| Chicago Community Foundation FOR THE ILLINOIS IMMIGRATION FUNDER COLLABORATIVE'S SPECIAL INITIATIVES FUND | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Chicago Community Foundation FOR THE SCALING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION FOR A SAFER CHICAGO INITIATIVE | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund FOR THE MALOTT FELLOWSHIP | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Community Counseling Centers of Chicago FOR SUPPORT OF THE C4/COUNTYCARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - PRIMARY CARE INTEGRATION LEARNING COLLABORATIVE | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Illinois Partners for Human Service FOR SUPPORTING ADVOCACY AND INVESTMENT IN THE HUMAN SERVICES WORKFORCE | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago FOR DATA, RESEARCH, AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INITIATIVES | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| National Center for Civic Innovation Inc FOR SUPPORT OF THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY TO TRANSFORM THE STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCE | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| National Equity Project FOR NEP DISTRICT REDESIGN NETWORK (CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS): REDESIGNING SYSTEMS TO TRANSFORM THE STU | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| The Achievement Network Ltd FOR SUPPORTING THE USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL DATA TO DEEPEN SKYLINE IMPLEMENTATION | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| The Asian American Foundation FOR TEAACH ACT IMPLEMENTATION | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| The Chicago Community Trust FOR COMMUNITY BASED STRATEGY FOR TRANSFORMATIVE VIOLENCE REDUCTION IN NORTH LAWNDALE | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
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