About 100 Thousand Foundation
The 100 Thousand Foundation concentrates on Chicago-area community and youth programs, prioritizing sports-based youth development, neighborhood-based services and violence prevention/mentoring. They fund local nonprofits that use athletics and after-school programming to engage young people and stabilize high-need neighborhoods, often supporting organizations with direct service delivery rather than capital projects.
Focus Areas
Chicago neighborhood youth development (Pilsen and other South/West side communities)Sports-based youth engagement and development (lacrosse, boxing, multi-sport programs)Girls’ sports and empowerment programsViolence prevention and mentoring through community organizationsWorkforce-readiness and wraparound services for vulnerable youth
Who They Fund
unspecified/undetermined
Giving Approach
Concentrated geographic focus on Chicago with a handful of mid-sized grants ($30k–$50k); multiple repeat or relationship-driven grants (e.g., ABC Pilsen) and consistent support for youth-serving direct-service organizations rather than large institutional gifts.
About 100 Thousand Foundation
100 Thousand Foundation is built around annual Chicago-area grant pools for youth athletics and academics, with a repeated emphasis on under-resourced communities and direct-service nonprofits. Its grant programs explicitly center youth development through sports, academic enrichment, after-school programming, and volunteer engagement from members, and the recent grants list shows that pattern in practice. The foundation’s largest recent award was $50,000 to The Bloc Chicago, while other large gifts went to International Sports, City of Refuge Chicago, and Girls in the Game. Those awards sit alongside a cluster of $30,000 and $35,000 grants that point to a funding model focused on sustained support for local youth-serving organizations rather than isolated one-off projects. The organization also appears to favor programs that combine athletics with broader developmental goals, including mentoring, girls’ sports participation, and neighborhood-based service in Chicago communities. Across the recent grants, the foundation’s name-recipient pattern is concentrated enough to show a clear local identity and a relatively narrow programmatic lane.
What 100 Thousand Foundation Funds
Youth athletics and academic enrichment sit at the center of the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $30,000 to Box United for charitable donation, and in the same year it awarded $10,000 to Beat the Streets Chicago, both of which align with sports-based youth engagement. The foundation also supports neighborhood programs tied to specific Chicago communities: Abc Pilsen received $20,000 in 2025 and another $20,000 in 2024. Girls’ sports and empowerment appear as another thread, with Girls in the Game receiving $35,000 in 2023. The recent list also includes program names associated with tennis, lacrosse, baseball, and multi-sport youth work, reinforcing the foundation’s focus on athletics as a vehicle for youth development.
How 100 Thousand Foundation Gives
Typical grants are relatively clustered: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are $10,000, $10,000, and $30,000. The recent grants list shows a mix of repeat recipients and single-year awards, including Abc Pilsen in both 2024 and 2025 and The Bloc Chicago in both 2024 and 2025. That pattern fits an annual grantmaker with recurring relationships rather than a purely one-time, transactional profile. The foundation also runs an unsolicited annual grants program, and the program descriptions note member pooling, volunteer engagement, site visits, and finalist presentation as part of the process. It does not make program-related investments and does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$399K
Total Assets
$79K
Total Revenue
$94K
Total Expenses
$170K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
About 91% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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