About Albert Pick Jr Fund
Provide flexible, primarily unrestricted funding to small, mission-driven nonprofits in Chicago that advance civic activism, youth safety and wellness, and initiatives focused on equity, justice, and community wellbeing, prioritizing organizations led by and accountable to communities most impacted by systemic inequities and structural racism.
Focus Areas
Community organizingCivic engagementPolicy changeSocial justice movementsYouth mental healthEducationViolence preventionCollaborative funding initiatives
Who They Fund
Chicago public school students / CPS students (low-income)youth and young fathersBlack LGBTQ+ / sexual and gender minority youthcommunities of color and neighborhood grassroots organizations
About Albert Pick Jr Fund
Albert Pick Jr Fund stands out for multi-year, flexible support to small Chicago nonprofits working on civic activism, youth safety and wellness, and equity-centered community wellbeing. Its grantmaking is built around unrestricted and general operating grants, with recent awards reaching community organizers, youth-serving groups, and collaborative funds. The fund also backs special initiatives and pooled efforts, showing a preference for shared strategy when issues require coordination across organizations. The Chicago Community Trust received the largest recent grant, $75,000 in 2025, for Arts Work Fund general operating support. Another notable award went to Chicago Community Foundation for the Illinois Immigration Funder Collaborative, signaling support for collaborative vehicles serving immigrant communities in Illinois. Across its recent grants, the fund repeatedly funds organizations led by and accountable to communities most impacted by systemic inequities and structural racism, including groups centered on racial justice, police accountability, and neighborhood organizing. Its portfolio also reaches youth-focused work through mental health, education, violence prevention, and trauma-informed support, alongside arts and civic engagement efforts. The pattern is local, Chicago-centered, and trust-based, with a strong emphasis on flexibility rather than tightly restricted project funding.
What Albert Pick Jr Fund Funds
A clear theme is support for civic activism and community organizing. In 2025, Albert Pick Jr Fund gave $25,000 to Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation for general and unrestricted support, and $30,000 to Chicago United for Equity for general and unrestricted support. It also funded Southside Together Organizing for Power with a $25,000 general operating grant. Youth safety and wellness is another major lane. The fund gave $20,000 to Family Rescue for health and human services, $20,000 to Juvenile Protective Association for health and human services, and $20,000 to Chicago Youth Program Inc for community organizing and civic affairs. These grants align with the fund’s emphasis on youth wellbeing, education, and violence prevention. Education and STEM appear as additional interests. Target Hope received $20,000 in 2025 for a STEM initiative, while Project SYNCERE received $20,000 in 2023 for educational organizations and schools. Arts and cultural work also appears through awards to Storycatchers Theatre and Kuumba Lynx.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1M
Total Assets
$20.4M
Total Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$1.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $20K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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