Lloyd a Fry Foundation
Historical FunderChicago, Illinois · EIN 36-6108775 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$9.3M
Organizations funded394
Typical grant$5,000
Total assets$208.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $40,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | THE LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | 120 SOUTH LASALLE ST STE 1950, CHICAGO IL 60603 |
| Phone | 3125800310 |
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Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
25% of grants went outside Illinois.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | For support of the obama presidential center | $250,000 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | For the metropolitan peace academy and the rapid employment and development initiative (readi) | $200,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | For connecting for impact: teacher leadership as a driver of professional learning and instructional improvement in chicago | $150,000 |
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | For the chicagoland workforce funder alliance | $125,000 |
| Esperanza Health Centers | Chicago, IL | For support of the chicago safety net learning collaborative | $125,000 |
| Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Chicago, IL | For general operating support | $125,000 |
| The Leadership Academy Inc | Long Island City, NY | For the chicago partnership for student-centered leadership | $125,000 |
| Leading Educators Inc | Chicago, IL | For chicago school based supports: accelerating student learning and developing teacher leaders | $125,000 |
| Teach Plus Incorporated | Chicago, IL | For change agent & change agent for school leaders | $125,000 |
| Teaching Lab | Washington, DC | For improving student learning and developing teacher leadership through skyline implementation in chicago public schools | $125,000 |
| Uic College of Education Center for Urban Education Leadership | Chicago, IL | For the center for urban education leadership's support to cps network chiefs | $125,000 |
| University of Chicago Consortium on School Research | Chicago, IL | For support for implementation of the cultivate framework and for the consortium investor council | $125,000 |
| University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work Policy and Practi | Chicago, IL | For the network for college success: fostering principal leadership and whole school improvement | $125,000 |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group | Chicago, IL | For strengthening entry points and career pathways for a sustainable public health workforce | $120,000 |
| New Leaders | New York, NY | For chicago principal leadership initiative: strengthening schools, empowering leaders | $120,000 |
| Chicago Children's Advocacy Center | Chicago, IL | For the pathh (providing access toward hope and healing) collaboration | $110,000 |
| Accelerate Institute | Chicago, IL | For leadership academy and ascend | $100,000 |
| Bellwether Education Partners Inc | Sudbury, MA | For continuous improvement and data transparency policy support | $100,000 |
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | For the illinois immigration funder collaborative's special initiatives fund | $100,000 |
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | For the scaling community violence intervention for a safer chicago initiative | $100,000 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | Chicago, IL | For the malott fellowship | $100,000 |
| Community Counseling Centers of Chicago | Chicago, IL | For support of the c4/countycare behavioral health - primary care integration learning collaborative | $100,000 |
| Illinois Partners for Human Service | Chicago, IL | For supporting advocacy and investment in the human services workforce | $100,000 |
| Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago | Chicago, IL | For data, research, and professional learning initiatives | $100,000 |
| National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | For support of the professional learning community to transform the student learning experience | $100,000 |
| National Equity Project | Oakland, CA | For nep district redesign network (chicago public schools): redesigning systems to transform the student experience | $100,000 |
| Scalelit | Chicago, IL | For advocacy, career pathway navigators, and training & technical assistance | $90,000 |
| New Teacher Center | Sacramento, CA | For building strong instructional cultures to transform learning in cps | $80,000 |
| Chicago Jobs Council | Chicago, IL | For workforce development advocacy and capacity building and training programs | $75,000 |
| Tapestry 360 Health | Chicago, IL | For improving quality of care through mco revenue measure maximization | $70,000 |
| Access Community Health Network | Chicago, IL | For the integrated health home program, care coordination for patients with serious mental illness | $65,000 |
| Cara Collective | Chicago, IL | For general operations in chicago | $65,000 |
| Greater West Town Community Development Project | Chicago, IL | For occupational skills training programs | $65,000 |
| Icstars | Chicago, IL | For launching high-growth technology careers for underserved chicago adults | $65,000 |
| Jane Addams Resource Corporation | Chicago, IL | For general operating support | $65,000 |
| Uniting Voices | Chicago, IL | For general operating support for chicago music instruction programs | $65,000 |
| Beloved Community Family Wellness Center | Chicago, IL | For enhancing the quality of life 4 patients with chronic disease program | $60,000 |
| Civic News Company | New York, NY | For chalkbeat chicago and its expanded coverage of the chicago public schools transition to an elected school board | $60,000 |
| Erie Family Health Center Inc | Chicago, IL | For leveraging advancements in eries population health tools to expand care management and reduce health disparities | $60,000 |
| Lawndale Christian Health Center | Chicago, IL | For care coordination and integration | $60,000 |
| Marwen Foundation | Chicago, IL | For general operating support | $60,000 |
| Mobile C a R E Foundation | Chicago, IL | For the comprehensive mobile asthma and dental care initiative | $60,000 |
| Pcc Community Wellness Center | Oak Park, IL | For leveraging data for coordinated care | $60,000 |
| Chicago Family Health Center Inc | Chicago, IL | For support of the performance improvement initiative | $55,000 |
| Chicago Family Health Center Inc | Chicago, IL | For the fqhc-population health collaborative | $55,000 |
| Christian Community Health Center | Chicago, IL | For the cchc comprehensive care coordination and integration initiative | $55,000 |
| Instituto Del Progreso Latino | Chicago, IL | For the basic nursing assistant program and accreditation support | $55,000 |
| Women Employed | Chicago, IL | For advocacy for high-quality career pathway policies and systems alignment for low-skilled adults and women of color | $55,000 |
| Advance Illinois NFP | Chicago, IL | For general operating support | $50,000 |
| Asian Human Services Family Health Center Inc | Chicago, IL | For sustaining integrated health services for improved patient outcomes | $50,000 |
| Care Inc | Chicago, IL | For the humanitarian surge fund | $50,000 |
| Chicago Public Media Inc | Chicago, IL | For the wbez enterprise news desks | $50,000 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | Chicago, IL | For the bard core program and curriculum development for the in-school residency program | $50,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | For cso-connect cps partnerships | $50,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | For the emergency relief fund | $50,000 |
| Esperanza Health Centers | Chicago, IL | For the care coordination program | $50,000 |
| High Jump | Chicago, IL | For general operating support | $50,000 |
| Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | For movement as partnership (map) program | $50,000 |
| Infant Welfare Society of Chicago | Chicago, IL | For coordinated care within a healthcare home | $50,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | For emergency preparedness | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 394 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | For the chicagoland workforce funder alliance | $125,000 |
| The Leadership Academy Inc | Long Island City, NY | For the chicago partnership for student-centered leadership | $125,000 |
| University of Chicago Consortium on School Research | Chicago, IL | For support for implementation of the cultivate framework and for the consortium investor council | $125,000 |
| University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work Policy and Practi | Chicago, IL | For the network for college success: fostering principal leadership and whole school improvement | $125,000 |
| New Leaders | New York, NY | For chicago principal leadership initiative: strengthening schools, empowering leaders | $120,000 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | Chicago, IL | For the malott fellowship | $100,000 |
| Chicago Jobs Council | Chicago, IL | For workforce development advocacy and capacity building and training programs | $75,000 |
| Greater West Town Community Development Project | Chicago, IL | For occupational skills training programs | $65,000 |
| Icstars | Chicago, IL | For launching high-growth technology careers for underserved chicago adults | $65,000 |
| Jane Addams Resource Corporation | Chicago, IL | For general operating support | $65,000 |
| Uniting Voices | Chicago, IL | For general operating support for chicago music instruction programs | $65,000 |
| Advance Illinois NFP | Chicago, IL | For general operating support | $50,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | For cso-connect cps partnerships | $50,000 |
| High Jump | Chicago, IL | For general operating support | $50,000 |
| Snow City Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | For general operating support | $50,000 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | For general operating support | $50,000 |
| West Point School of Music | Chicago, IL | For music instruction programs | $50,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | For wttw news | $50,000 |
| Forward Momentum Chicago NFP | Chicago, IL | For dance education programs | $45,000 |
| Association House of Chicago | Chicago, IL | For financial careers training | $40,000 |
| Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education | Chicago, IL | For the collaboration laboratory program | $40,000 |
| Chicago Center for Music Education | Chicago, IL | For music programs in chicago public schools | $40,000 |
| Chicago Jazz Philharmonic | Chicago, IL | For jazz alive in chicago public schools | $40,000 |
| Chicago Urban League | Chicago, IL | For the community trades and apprenticeship program | $40,000 |
| Court Theatre Fund | Chicago, IL | For the court theatre education initiative | $40,000 |
| Inspiration Corporation | Chicago, IL | For foodservice training program | $40,000 |
| Musical Arts Institute | Chicago, IL | For music education programs | $40,000 |
| Peoples Music School Inc | Chicago, IL | For three community-based ensemble programs | $40,000 |
| Steppenwolf Theater Co | Chicago, IL | For steppenwolf educations educator training and in-school residency program | $40,000 |
| Urban Gateways | Chicago, IL | For support of multi-disciplinary arts education residencies | $40,000 |
| Changing Worlds | Chicago, IL | For in-school arts learning programs | $35,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support the opera residencies for schools | $35,000 |
| Surge Institute | Chicago, IL | For general support for chicago activities | $25,000 |
| Arts Ed Chi | Chicago, IL | For the teaching artist initiative | $15,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,333,835 | 428 |
| 2023 | $9,995,219 | 480 |
| 2022 | $9,435,043 | 416 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 13, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202621339349101392
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-6108775
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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