Builders Vision Foundation
Invitation OnlyChicago, Illinois · EIN 82-1503941 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$96.6M
Organizations funded390
Typical grant$150,000
Total assets$1.9B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $94,250 and $297,663.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
60% of grants went outside Illinois.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | to support a program focused on reducing, mitigating and preventing street violence | $4,000,000 |
| CREO Family Office Syndicate | New York, NY | to support growth and sustainability planning | $3,000,000 |
| ForeFront | Chicago, IL | to support a food resilience program in Chicago | $3,000,000 |
| Rewiring America Inc | Washington, DC | to support the decarbonization of low-income homes in Indiana | $2,000,000 |
| Walton Family Foundation | Bentonville, AR | to support its grantmaking program focused on advancing sustainability efforts in the Midwest | $1,862,500 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | to support the operating costs of a pet resource center and shelter in Bentonville, Arkansas | $1,000,000 |
| Common Market Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | to support its work in the Great Lakes region | $1,000,000 |
| Elevate | Chicago, IL | To provide general operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Everyday People for Change Inc | San Leandro, CA | to support an entrepreneurship project | $1,000,000 |
| Little Village Environmental Justice Organization | Chicago, IL | to support organizations working in support of environmental and climate efforts in Chicago | $1,000,000 |
| Little Village Environmental Justice Organization | Chicago, IL | To provide general operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Maine Community Foundation Inc | Ellsworth, ME | to support its funding of research on blue carbon in Maine | $1,000,000 |
| Meridian Institute | Dillon, CO | to support a research and education project focused on building a national soil data repository | $1,000,000 |
| Mission Edge San Diego | San Diego, CA | to support clean energy development on Midwest tribal lands | $1,000,000 |
| Proofing Station | Chicago, IL | to provide general operating support | $1,000,000 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | to support an environmental grantmaking coalition | $1,000,000 |
| Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) | Ames, IA | to support educational opportunities for beginning farmers and food production and procurement partners | $905,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | to support seaweed and shellfish aquaculture programming in Maine | $900,000 |
| EcoWorks | Detroit, MI | to support educational programs related to building electrification and efficiency in Michigan | $864,000 |
| Florida Atlantic University Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | to support community-based queen conch aquaculture development on Grand Bahama | $862,446 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | to support long-term regional movement infrastructure building | $750,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | to support its work to increase regenerative farming in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin | $750,000 |
| ForeFront | Chicago, IL | to support a food assistance project in North Lawndale | $700,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | to support a state-based technical assistance program on food as medicine | $668,203 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | to support research and education on healthy food and nutrition | $615,938 |
| Minneapolis St Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership | Saint Paul, MN | to support its work on sustainable protein supply chains in the Midwest | $600,000 |
| People for Community Recovery | Riverdale, IL | To provide general operating support | $600,000 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | to support a fellowship program involving climate resilience and sustainability | $600,000 |
| Healthy Hoosiers Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | to support educational efforts focused on food and medicine in Indiana | $583,881 |
| Public Media Institute | Chicago, IL | to support an artist-run spaces program in the Midwest | $560,000 |
| 548 Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | to support implementation of a clean jobs workforce training program | $500,000 |
| Big NFP | Chicago, IL | to increase capacity-building and programmatic support for an energy program focused on accessibility and affordability | $500,000 |
| Common Market Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | to support expansion of its programming to the Great Lakes region | $500,000 |
| Island Institute | Rockland, ME | to support innovation in the lobster and aquaculture industry in Maine and increase environmental resilience | $500,000 |
| Meridian Institute | Dillon, CO | to support a research project focused on evaluating soil inventory | $500,000 |
| Milken Institute | Washington, DC | to support a strategic framework for collaboration on food as medicine initiatives | $500,000 |
| No Kid Hungry by Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | to support a program to decrease food insecurity for children in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Human Services | $500,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | to support a grantmaking project focused on supporting coal-impacted communities and workers in the Midwest | $500,000 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | to support a coalition seeking to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and other climate impacts | $500,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | to support increased programmatic capacity for blue carbon ecosystem restoration projects in Maine and new projects for innovations in… | $500,000 |
| Walton Family Foundation | Bentonville, AR | to support a technical assistance fund for charitable organizations | $500,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | to support the development of innovative climate solutions in rural communities across the Midwest | $500,000 |
| San Diego Food System Alliance | San Diego, CA | to support a project helping small-scale farmers, ranchers, fishermen and other community partners involved in the utilization of local… | $452,395 |
| Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | To provide general operating support | $450,000 |
| Equity Legal Services Inc | Fairview Heights, IL | to provide general operating support. | $450,000 |
| The Green Door Initiative | Detroit, MI | to provide general operating support | $450,000 |
| Everyday People for Change Inc | San Leandro, CA | to support expansion of activities in Chicago | $430,000 |
| University of Maine | Orono, ME | To support the development of cost effective and scalable kelp cultivation and carbon sequestration strategies | $421,500 |
| One Eleuthera Foundation | Clemson, SC | to support training and education programs focused on a sustainable ocean economy in Eleuthera | $407,906 |
| The Perry Institute for Marine Science Inc | Waitsfield, VT | to support research and education on the development of a national framework to address the impact of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease | $400,016 |
| Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School | Chicago, IL | to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of its plant-based eating program | $400,000 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | to provide financial support for communities affected by Atlantic hurricanes | $400,000 |
| Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute | San Diego, CA | to advance restorative aquaculture opportunities in San Diego County | $400,000 |
| Inner-City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | to support a project focused on healthy food access in the South Side of Chicago | $400,000 |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | to support an ocean clean-up initiative in Baja California Sur, Maine, and the Pacific Northwest | $400,000 |
| Plant Based Foods Institute | San Francisco, CA | to support a program focused on research, education and collaboration in agricultural resilience | $400,000 |
| Springboard for the Arts | St Paul, MN | to support a fellowship program focused on rural development and community building | $400,000 |
| Sweet Water Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | to provide general operating support | $400,000 |
| United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | to support a fellowship program and national convening for artists | $400,000 |
| HOPE Village Revitalization AKA Focus Hope Revitalization | Detroit, MI | To provide general operating support | $379,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 390 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $96,630,143 | 392 |
| 2023 | $81,706,966 | 344 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 27, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513009349100326
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 82-1503941
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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