The Allstate Foundation
Historical FunderNorthbrook, Illinois · EIN 36-6116535 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$38M
Organizations funded2,010
Typical grant$1,000
Total assets$98.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $500 and $5,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | ELLEN LISAK |
|---|---|
| Address | 3100 SANDERS ROAD SUITE 201, NORTHBROOK IL 60062 |
| Phone | 8474023497 |
| Form and materials | LETTER OF PROPOSAL |
| Deadlines | PROPOSAL REVIEWED AS RECEIVED |
| Restrictions | MUST BE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES |
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
87% of grants went outside Illinois.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Network to End Domestic Violence Inc | Washington, DC | Moving ahead coalition grant pass through | $2,000,000 |
| Cara Program | Chicago, IL | General operating support for cara collective | $1,000,000 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities Inc | New York, NY | Comprehensive reentry services for justice-involved adults | $1,000,000 |
| Echoing Green Inc | New York, NY | Echoing green general operating grant | $1,000,000 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | General support for research and advocacy for native economic justice | $1,000,000 |
| NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc | Baltimore, MD | Center for opportunity, race and justice | $1,000,000 |
| National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Dev | Washington, DC | Improving economic outcomes for aa and nhpi communities | $1,000,000 |
| New Profit Inc | Boston, MA | New profit general operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Per Scholas Inc | Bronx, NY | Advancing economic equity through thriving it careers | $1,000,000 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | Advancing shared prosperity and combatting discrimination through corporate action | $1,000,000 |
| Redf | San Francisco, CA | Redf general operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Unidosus | Washington, DC | Partnering for systemic change | $1,000,000 |
| Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc | Chicago, IL | A return to service: national youth summit | $949,000 |
| Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc | Chicago, IL | College service grants: accelerating higher education impact on youth service | $900,000 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandra, VA | Q1 matching gifts for 501C3, payroll match, credit card match | $803,361 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandra, VA | Q1 matching gifts for 501C3, payroll match, credit card match | $766,902 |
| National Association of Secondary School Principals | Reston, VA | Nassp national student council, service grants, scholarship, and recognition | $700,000 |
| Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence | Oakland, CA | General operating funding to support api-gbv & summit support | $570,000 |
| Actm Corp | Rockville Centre, NY | Domestic violence prevention | $515,000 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | Disaster relief support for all remaining 2024 storms | $500,000 |
| Collaborative for Academic Socialand Emotional Learning - Casel | Chicago, IL | Scaling and sustaining high quality social and emotional learning as a national priority | $500,000 |
| Democracy Collaborative Foundation Inc | Shaker Heights, OH | Supporting community wealth building | $500,000 |
| Donorschoose Org | New York, NY | Service stars youth empowerment grant | $500,000 |
| Facing History and Ourselves Inc | Boston, MA | Multi-Year grant: evaluating facing historys impact on students academic, social-emotional, and civic learning | $500,000 |
| Freefrom | Los Angeles, CA | Survivor made impact campaign | $500,000 |
| Futures Without Violence | San Francisco, UK | Multi-Year grant: courageous classrooms and communities | $500,000 |
| Ujima the National Center on Violence Against Women | Washington, DC | Addressing domestic violence in the black community | $480,000 |
| Center for Survivor Agency Andjustice | Washington, DC | Multi-Year grant: mapping and advancing racial and economic equity for survivors | $450,000 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | Multi-Year grant: infusing youth leadership and design in action civics | $450,000 |
| Campus Compact | Boston, MA | 2024 newman civic fellowship program, powered by the allstate foundation | $400,000 |
| Freefrom | Los Angeles, CA | Freefrom general operating support | $400,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | The allstate foundation executive leadership program | $393,520 |
| National Network to End Domestic Violence Inc | Washington, DC | Enhancing economic empowerment for survivors of domestic violence | $375,000 |
| Casa de Esperanza | Saint Paul, MN | Esperanza united general operating grant | $350,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | 2024 nonprofit management essentials | $350,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Allstate nonprofit leadership center nonprofit board essentials | $321,000 |
| Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc | Chicago, IL | A return to service: leveraging the potential of service for a new generation | $300,325 |
| Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc | Chicago, IL | In our own voices contributor grants: empowering youth to lead and serve | $300,000 |
| Common Impact Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Skills-Based volunteer program 2025 | $300,000 |
| Futures Without Violence | San Francisco, CA | Multi-Year grant: catapult: igniting healthy connections for healthy manhood | $300,000 |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline | Austin, TX | General operating support to meet high contact volume | $300,000 |
| Prx Incorporated | Cambridge, MA | The allstate foundation podcast (title tbd) | $300,000 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandra, VA | Q1 matching gifts for 501C3, payroll match, credit card match | $254,805 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | 2024 bgca think, learn, create change | $250,000 |
| Donorschoose Org | New York, NY | Service stars youth empowerment grant - part 2 | $250,000 |
| Facing History and Ourselves Inc | Boston, MA | Multi-Year grant: the next generation civics initiative | $250,000 |
| YWCA USA Inc | Washington, DC | Week without violence | $250,000 |
| Do Something Inc | New York, NY | The new volunteers | $235,000 |
| Donorschoose Org | New York, NY | Allstate donor code campaign | $225,000 |
| Do Something Inc | New York, NY | 2024 general operating support for dosomethings programming to fuel youth leadership | $200,000 |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | Los Angeles, CA | Empowering resilience: a national center for lgbtq+ survivors of intimate partner violence | $200,000 |
| New Leaders Council | Washington, DC | Multi-Year grant: nlc elp alumni engagement grant | $200,000 |
| Strada Collaborative Inc Dba Roadtrip Nation | Indianapolis, IN | Youth in service - the new volunteers ad grant | $200,000 |
| YWCA USA Inc | Washington, DC | General operating grant | $200,000 |
| Funders Together to End Homelessness Inc | Boston, MA | Fund for workforce equity + workforce grantmaking in native nations and communities | $170,000 |
| Northern Ireland Women's Aid Federation Limited | Belfast, UK | Vital funds for eight local women's aid groups, getting workplaces 'safe leave' ready, rollout of financial handbook and capacity building… | $166,049 |
| American Red Cross of Greater Chicago | Chicago, IL | Disaster relief - hurricane helene | $150,000 |
| Manifest Freedom Foundation | Dallas, TX | Manifest freedom | $150,000 |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline | Austin, TX | Love is respect leadership convening and campus ambassador programs | $150,000 |
| United Way of Florida Inc | Tallahassee, FL | Disaster relief - hurricane helena and milton | $150,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 2,010 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,049,479 | 2,010 |
| 2023 | $34,812,089 | 2,163 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 18, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533229349100133
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-6116535
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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