About Grand Victoria Foundation
The Grand Victoria Foundation appears to concentrate its recent giving on Chicago-based social justice and community organizing work by funding an intermediary (Crossroads Fund). Their single large grant suggests a preference for supporting local civic engagement and grassroots advocacy groups through established local grantmakers. This giving pattern signals interest in progressive community-led change within the Chicago area rather than broad national programs.
Focus Areas
Chicago-area grassroots social justice grantmakingCommunity organizing and civic engagement in ChicagoSupport for advocacy serving marginalized and immigrant communities
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: a single, large grant to a local intermediary (one-time or episodic funding rather than many small awards).
Funding Style
general operating supportproject support (restricted/project-specific)mixed funding portfolio
Notable grantees: Crossroads Fund
About Grand Victoria Foundation
Grand Victoria Foundation’s recent giving is anchored in Chicago-area social justice infrastructure, with a $555,150 general operating grant to Crossroads Fund standing out as the largest award in the latest grants list. That grant, paired with another large operating award to Chicago Votes Education Fund, points to a preference for intermediary organizations that move money into grassroots civic and advocacy work. The foundation also supports community power-building through grants to organizations such as Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation and Grassroots Collaborative, both tied to Chicago organizing efforts. Across the recent grants, the pattern is local and movement-oriented rather than broad or national. Support goes to organizations working on racial justice, immigrant and refugee rights, community organizing, policy influence, voter engagement, and organizational growth. Several awards are general operating support, suggesting the foundation backs the core work of its grantees as well as discrete projects. The mix of large operating grants and targeted project support shows a funder that uses multiple grant types to sustain advocacy, leadership development, and community-led change in Illinois.
What Grand Victoria Foundation Funds
A major strand of Grand Victoria Foundation’s work is community organizing and civic engagement in Illinois. It gave $226,500 to Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation for general operating support, and $125,000 to Communities United for general operating support. These grants align with its community power and voter engagement pillars. The foundation also funds immigrant and refugee justice. In 2025, it awarded $120,000 to HANA Center for general operating support and $100,000 to Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Right for general operating support. Earlier, it also supported that coalition with a $105,000 general operating grant. Capacity building is another consistent theme. Grand Victoria Foundation gave $212,500 to Hamilton Wings for general operating support and $121,000 to YWCA Elgin for project support, reflecting attention to leadership growth and organizational development alongside direct advocacy.
How Grand Victoria Foundation Gives
Grant sizes cluster in the middle of the range, with a p25 of $12,500, a median of $45,000, and a p75 of $75,000. The recent grants list also shows a sizable upper tier, including multiple six-figure awards and some repeat support for the same organizations across years. That repeat funding appears in several cases, such as Hamilton Wings, Forefront, Wepower, Chicago Jobs Council, Shriver Center on Poverty Law, and Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Right. Grand Victoria Foundation is a regular funder, and the portfolio mixes general operating support with project support. Some program streams accept unsolicited applications, including General Grantmaking and Rapid Response Grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.6M
Total Assets
$180.9M
Total Revenue
$14.4M
Total Expenses
$8.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $75K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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