About Hire360
HIRE360 is an industry-led, workforce development nonprofit investing in Illinois communities by bringing together construction unions, contractors, and developers to create training, apprenticeship pathways, business development, and supply-chain opportunities.
Focus Areas
pre-apprenticeship trainingconstruction tradesclean-energy workforcejob placement and case managementcertification and safety training (OSHA, CPR/First Aid, MC3)financial assistance for training barrierscontractor/supplier capacity building
Who They Fund
job seekers in Illinoisapprentices and apprenticeship candidatesparticipants in WIOA employment programstransit-sector employment candidates (Chicago Transit Authority pipeline)
About Hire360
Hire360’s grantmaking centers on workforce development partnerships that connect construction unions, contractors, developers, and training organizations in Illinois. The largest recent grant in the record is $224,089 to Chicago Women in Trades in 2023, described as support through a sub-grantee arrangement tied to HIRE360-led work with the Chicago Transit Authority and the Barack Obama Foundation. That structure shows how the funder often operates through collaborative, program-specific funding rather than stand-alone awards. Across recent years, Hire360 has backed organizations working on apprenticeship pathways, job placement, case management, certification, and training-barrier support. Chicago Women in Trades appears multiple times in the recent-grants list, including 2024 and 2025 awards for workforce development, which suggests ongoing support for the same partner. Other grants show a similar pattern: HIRE360 funds intermediaries and service providers that help Illinois residents move into construction trades, clean-energy construction, and related employment pipelines. Its program language also includes contractor and supplier capacity building, pointing to a mix of worker-focused and industry-focused support.
What Hire360 Funds
Hire360 supports pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship pipelines as a central part of its grantmaking. In one example, it gave $110,518 in 2025 to Chicago Women in Trades for workforce development, and the organization also received larger awards in prior years for related work. The foundation also funds partners tied to apprenticeship expansion and WIOA employment services. Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce & Community Initiative received $12,393 in 2023 for DCEO apprenticehip provide WIOA services, and the group appears again in the recent list with a 2024 workforce-development grant. Community-based workforce support is another thread. Project Hood Community received $45,318 in 2024 for workforce development, while St Paul Community Development Ministries received $63,333 in 2024 for workforce development. These awards fit Hire360’s focus on case management, job placement, and barrier reduction for Illinois job seekers.
How Hire360 Gives
Hire360’s typical grant size falls in a middle range, with p25 at $23,207, a median of $45,525, and p75 at $75,399. The recent record includes both larger awards and smaller operating-style grants, but most gifts cluster around workforce-development programming rather than unrestricted institutional support. The same organizations appear across multiple years, including Chicago Women in Trades, Central States Funds, Unite Here Chicago, Project Hood Community, Revolution Workshop, Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce & Community Initiative, and St Paul Community Development Ministries. That repetition points to recurring support for established partners. Hire360 also operates through sub-grantee relationships and government-contracted funding, including WIOA-related work and apprenticeship-expansion programs. Unsolicited applications are not indicated in the provided data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$22.1M
Total Revenue
$10M
Total Expenses
$9.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $23K and $75K, with a median of $46K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$46K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Donald Biernacki
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