Reva and David Logan Foundation
Invitation OnlyChicago, Illinois · EIN 36-6139439 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$12.6M
Organizations funded215
Typical grant$42,834
Total assets$122.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $16,248 and $85,000.
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
23% of grants went outside Illinois.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Investigative Reporting | Emeryville, CA | General operating support - 2023 & 2024 | $300,000 |
| Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Chicago, IL | In the game high school program at kelly high school | $250,000 |
| Empowerment Avenue | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $225,000 |
| Lawrence Hall | Chicago, IL | General operating support and staff incentives | $225,000 |
| The War Horse | Richlands, NC | General operating support | $225,000 |
| Charities Aid Foundation American (Caf America) | Alexandria, VA | Caf donor advised fund | $190,000 |
| Good Jobs First | Washington, DC | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Juvenile Protective Association | Chicago, IL | Connect to kids program | $170,000 |
| Institute for Public Accuracy | Oakland, CA | Whisper general operating support | $163,500 |
| Eta Creative Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | Fresh produce, winter wear | $154,618 |
| Chicago Lawyers' Committee | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Deeply Rooted Dance Theater | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | Champaign, IL | General operating support | $150,000 |
| One Million Degrees | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Vision Maker Media | Lincoln, NE | Creative shorts | $150,000 |
| Centre for Investigative Journalism | London, UK | The source protection-determined to be an equivalent of a US public charity | $140,000 |
| The Boulevard of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Housing navigator and case mgmt supervisor positions, marketing and communications | $138,000 |
| The Bloc | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $130,000 |
| Chiarts Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Massachusetts Media Fund Inc | Somerville, MA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | Neo international fund | $125,000 |
| New York Focus | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Pollen Initiative | Alameda, CA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| The People's Music School | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Chicago Hopes for Kids | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $120,000 |
| Investigatewest | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $120,000 |
| Coda Media Inc | New York, NY | Fundraising consultant support | $115,000 |
| Idl Reporteros | Limp, PE | General operating support | $115,000 |
| Disruption Network Lab | Berlin, GM | General operating support-determined to be an equivalent of a US public charity | $110,000 |
| The Bloc | Chicago, IL | Fresh produce, personal care, winter wear | $105,683 |
| Impact Behavioral Health Partners | Evanston, IL | General operating support and marketing and communications | $105,000 |
| Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeleyirp (Regents of the Universi | Berkeley, CA | Reva and david logan symposium on investigative reporting 2024 - 2025 | $105,000 |
| Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeleyirp (Regents of the Universi | Berkeley, CA | Investigative editors | $105,000 |
| Centre for Investifative Journalism Limited | London, UK | General operating support-determined to be an equivalent of a US public charity | $100,000 |
| Centro Latinoamericano de Investigacin Periodstica | Guanacaste, CS | General operating support-determined to be an equivalent of a US public charity | $100,000 |
| Covenant House Illinois | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $100,000 |
| El Quinto Elemento Laboratorio de Investigacin E Innovacin Periodstica | Colonia Roma, MX | General operating support-determined to be an equivalent of a US public charity | $100,000 |
| Freedon Voices Network Dba Forbidden Stories | Paris, FR | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Global Investigative Journalism Network | Silver Spring, MD | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Illinois Prison Project | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Investigate Europe Gsce Mbh | Berlin, GM | General operating support-determined to be an equivalent of a US public charity | $100,000 |
| Invisible Institute | Chicago, IL | Investigative journaliam and open data projects | $100,000 |
| Options for Youth | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Project Return | Milwaukee, WI | Circles of support and housing development | $100,000 |
| Public Media Institute | Chicago, IL | Garbage hill farm | $100,000 |
| Sarah's Circle | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | Community and family justice program | $100,000 |
| The Bureau of Investigative Journalism | London, UK | General operating support-determined to be an equivalent of a US public charity | $100,000 |
| Alex Haley Academy | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $95,000 |
| Inkstick Media | New Market, MD | General operating support | $95,000 |
| The Appeal | Landers, CA | General operating support | $95,000 |
| 100Reporters | Washington, DC | Double exposure investigative film festival and symposium | $90,000 |
| The Honeycomb Project | Chicago, IL | General operating support and increased food justice programs | $90,000 |
| Capital & Main | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $85,000 |
| Chicago Art Department | Chicago, IL | General operating support and marketing coordinator for crystal ball gala | $85,000 |
| International Women's Media Foundation | New York, NY | Acos alliance | $85,000 |
| Open Television | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $85,000 |
| The Fund for Investigative Journalism | Washington, DC | General operating support | $85,000 |
| Project Onward | Chicago, IL | Service coordinator position | $82,000 |
| 3Arts | Chicago, IL | General operating support and 3arts award partnership | $80,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 215 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Investigative Reporting | Sam Francisco, CA | General operating support | $700,000 |
| Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Chicago, IL | In the game high school success program | $500,000 |
| Deeply Rooted Dance Theater | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $375,000 |
| The Bloc | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $320,000 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $230,000 |
| The War Horse | Sanford, NC | General operating support | $225,000 |
| Contextos | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Options for Youth | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $200,000 |
| The Boulevard of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Housing navigator and case management supervisor positions, marketing and communications | $188,000 |
| Forward Momentum Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $180,000 |
| Declassified Media Ltd | General operating support | $180,000 | |
| Good Jobs First | Washington, DC | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Public Health Watch | Austin, TX | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Institute for Public Accuracy | Oakland, CA | Whisper general operating support | $163,500 |
| Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Intensive program | $150,000 |
| The People's Music School | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Vision Maker Media | Liincoln, NE | Creative shorts | $150,000 |
| Inkstick Media | New Market, MD | General operating support | $145,000 |
| Acos Alliance (A Culture of Safety) | New York, NY | General operating support | $130,000 |
| Disruption Network Lab | Berlin, | General operating support | $130,000 |
| Chiarts Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Skyart | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Centro Latinoamericano de Investigacin Periodstica | Guanacaste, | General operating suport-determined to be an equivalent of a US public charity | $120,000 |
| Mujeres Latinas En Accion | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $120,000 |
| The Honeycomb Project | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $110,000 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Covenant House Illinois | Chicago, IL | Clinical therapist | $100,000 |
| Ivestigate Europe | Berlin, | General operating support-determined to be an equivalent of a US public charity | $100,000 |
| Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | Champaign, IL | General operating support | $100,000 |
| The Appeal | Landers, CA | General operating support | $95,000 |
| 100Reporters | Washington, DC | Double exposure film festival and symposium | $90,000 |
| Terralingua | General operating support | $90,000 | |
| 3Arts | Chicago, IL | General operating support - 3arts award partnership | $80,000 |
| Chicago Dancemakers Forum | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $80,000 |
| Grassroots Health | Washington, DC | General operating support | $80,000 |
| Kenwood Oakland Community Organization | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $80,000 |
| About Fact Theatre | Chicago, IL | Full-Time education manager salary | $75,000 |
| Blair Thomas and Company | Chicago, IL | Chicago international puppet theater festival | $75,000 |
| Chicago Art Department | Chicago, IL | Textured dance studio; house of the lorde | $75,000 |
| Embrac Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Kartemquin Films | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Healing to Action | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $70,000 |
| Investigative Journalism Bureau | Toronto, | General operating suport-determined to be an equivalent of a US public charity | $70,000 |
| Midwest Access Coalition | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $60,000 |
| St Leanard's Ministries | Chicago, IL | Grace house | $60,000 |
| Threewalls | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Roots & Culture | Chicago, IL | General operating support and stipends for artists and curators | $45,000 |
| 826Chi | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $40,000 |
| Hyde Park Jazz Festival | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $35,000 |
| The Social Change Nest | Watchdog for democracy for sale | $32,100 | |
| Between Friends | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $30,000 |
| Koreanamericanstoryorg Inc | Scarsdale, NY | Queer joy project | $30,000 |
| Tenant Education Network | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $30,000 |
| Oklahoma Watch | Oklahoma City, OK | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Searchlight New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Finance Uncovered | General operating support | $25,000 | |
| Freedom Voices Network Dba Forbidden Stories | Paris, | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Honey Pot Performance | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Investigatewest | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $20,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12,592,421 | 287 |
| 2023 | $12,296,006 | 275 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543189349101674
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-6139439
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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