The Sidley Austin Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 20-3980527 · reported 2025
293grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,200lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$4.0Mtotal paid
25states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 293 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $32K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | $517,408 |
| Legal Aid Society | New York, NY | $393,750 |
| Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Kaboom INC | Bethesda, MD | $101,500 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Northwestern University | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| United Way OF Metropolitan Chicago INC | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| University OF Miami | Miami, FL | $100,000 |
| Legal Aid Society OF the District OF Columbia | Washington, DC | $90,000 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund INC | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Business Council for International Understanding INC | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Commercial Club Civic Committee Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Kind INC | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Hnba Via - Vision IN Action - Fund | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Kaboom INC | Bethesda, MD | $49,000 |
| Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law INC | Chicago, IL | $45,000 |
| Equal Justice Works | Washington, DC | $41,000 |
| Equal Justice Works | Washington, DC | $41,000 |
| Childrens Law Center Incorporated | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| American Law Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| Kaboom INC | Bethesda, MD | $36,250 |
| The District OF Columbia Bar Foundation | Washington, DC | $32,500 |
| National Veterans Legal Services Program INC | Arlington, VA | $30,000 |
| Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Sharsheret INC | Teaneck, NJ | $30,000 |
| Dallas Bar Association Community Service Fund | Dallas, TX | $25,500 |
| Chicago Council ON Global Affairs | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless INC | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| United Way OF New York City | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Lawyers Alliance for New York | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| District OF Columbia Access TO Justice Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Youth Renewal Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital OF Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Catholic Charities OF the Archdiocese OF Washington INC | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 |
| Texas Lawbook Foundation | Dallas, TX | $25,000 |
| Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Chicago Bar Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| The American Friends OF Jamaica | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Kaboom INC | Bethesda, MD | $25,000 |
| Brooklyn Academy OF Music INC | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 |
| New York Cares INC | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Lawyers for Good Government INC | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Legal Aid AT Work | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Streetwise Partners Incorporated | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Bread for the City INC | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Give2asia | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Prep for Prep | New York, NY | $16,500 |
| Human Rights First | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| American Brain Tumor Association | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Her Justice INC | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Law Center for Better Housing | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Bread for the City INC | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Cabrini-Green Legal Aid Clinic INC | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| American Heart Association INC | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Hispanic Society OF America | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| The Nalp Foundation for Law Career Research and Education | Palm Springs, CA | $15,000 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $15,000 |
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