About Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
Support community initiatives in Chicago including youth hockey development, Native American initiatives, neighborhood (West Side) programs, cancer support and local heroes through grants, programs and partnerships.
Focus Areas
Youth sports / hockey developmentNative American initiativesCommunity development (West Side Chicago)Cancer supportScholarships / grants
Who They Fund
general/unspecified population
Funding Style
direct servicecapacity buildingunspecified/multi-modal
Topics
community health services
About Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
The Chicago Blackhawks Foundation’s recent giving shows a strong pattern of supporting Chicago-area community work alongside hockey access and Native American initiatives. Its largest recent grant in the data is $348,000 to A Better Chicago in Chicago for health and welfare, and another major award went to One West Side for $345,000. Those gifts sit alongside repeated support for organizations such as Chicago Sports Alliance and Embarc, showing a portfolio that blends neighborhood investment, youth development, and education. The foundation’s priorities are visible in the grant categories and programs attached to its recent awards: community development, youth services, health and wellness, hockey development, and community safety. It also funds targeted efforts through its West Side pillar and Native American initiatives, while supporting cancer-related work through Hockey Fights Cancer. Recent grants include $125,000 to MAAFA Redemption Project, $55,000 to The Hatchery Chicago, and multiple awards to Chicago-based partners. Across the grants list, the foundation appears to favor direct support for local nonprofits rather than individuals, with most dollars staying in Illinois and a particularly heavy concentration in Chicago. The overall pattern points to a place-based funder that uses grants and program partnerships to support neighborhood services, sports access, and community health.
What Chicago Blackhawks Foundation Funds
Community development is one of the clearest themes in the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $348,000 to A Better Chicago for health and welfare, and $345,000 to One West Side for health and welfare, both in Chicago. The West Side focus also appears in the foundation’s program structure, which emphasizes youth development, access to sports, education, and community revitalization. Youth and education show up through several separate awards. The foundation gave $133,333 to Embarc for education, $40,000 to One Million Degrees for education, and $35,000 to Chicago Blind Hockey for education. Its hockey-related work also appears in support for access and programming, including grants tied to hockey development and inclusive sports opportunities. Native American initiatives are another defined area. The recent grants list includes $300,000 to Sac and Fox in Stroud, Oklahoma and $219,774 to Sac and Fox Helicopter in Stroud, Oklahoma, both categorized as health and welfare. Cancer support is also part of the portfolio through the Hockey Fights Cancer program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$9.9M
Total Revenue
$4.4M
Total Expenses
$3.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $36K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$36K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Marcus LeBeouf
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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