The Reissa Foundation routes all of its grantmaking through a single intermediary, the Chicago Community Foundation, funding a named donor-advised fund (the Re: Charitable Fund). Rather than making direct program grants, the foundation concentrates resources to a community foundation to enable discretionary, place-based philanthropy in the Chicago area. This indicates a strategy of using local philanthropic infrastructure to deploy grants rather than operating as an active grantmaker itself.
Reissa Foundation’s grantmaking is organized around a single intermediary: the Chicago Community Foundation’s Re: Charitable Fund. That structure shapes a portfolio that is mostly discretionary and place-based, rather than direct program management, and it is visible in the recent record through repeated support for the same fund at Chicago Community Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Beyond that core vehicle, the foundation has backed work tied to youth justice, foster care, housing, Black maternal and infant health, and community infrastructure. The largest recent grant in the file is $550,000 to Chicago Community Foundation for The Re: Charitable Fund, followed by a $525,000 grant in 2025 for the Re: Charitable Fund. Other sizeable awards show the same pattern of channeling resources into specific efforts through named nonprofits, including $200,000 to Youth and Family Alliance for 2024-2027 Works III and $150,000 to the University of Southern California for the Children’s Data Network probation and child welfare record linkage and analysis. The foundation also funded Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc at $150,000 in multiple years, indicating some continuity in issue-based giving alongside its intermediary vehicle.
Youth justice and child welfare are recurring themes in the recent grants. Reissa Foundation gave $150,000 to the University of Southern California for Grant Extension of Children’s Data Network Probation and Child Welfare Record Linkage and Analysis, and later renewed that support with another $150,000 for the same project. It also gave $75,000 to Texas Casa Inc for the Texas/California Collaboration Project and $60,000 to Texprotects-the Texas Association for the Protecti for the Child Protection Roundtable (CPRT). Housing and homelessness appear in multiple forms. The foundation gave $100,000 to Youth and Family Alliance for LifeWorks Rapid Rehousing Program Support Services, $100,000 to Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation for GNDC Community Land Trust (CLT) Pipeline Expansion Fund, and $50,000 to Our Lady Queen of Angels Housing Alliance for Willow Brook Housing Development. In family-support work, it gave $100,000 to Foundation Communities for Children’s Home Initiative- Hope through Housing: A request to support vulnerable families and another $80,000 for Children’s Home Initiative- Hope through Housing. Health equity and racial justice also show up in the file. Los Angeles Metropolitian Churches received $75,000 for African American Infant and Mothers Mortality Project, while Southern California Grantmakers received $100,000 for Black Equity Collective and $50,000 for General Support - Racial Justice Strategy.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $35K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$35K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Highly concentrated: all giving goes to a single intermediary (Chicago Community Foundation) via multiple grants to a donor-advised fund, suggesting centralized, place-focused grantmaking rather than many small direct grants.
Notable grantees: Chicago Community Foundation
Typical grant size sits at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $35,400 at the 75th percentile, while the recent file also includes a cluster of six-figure awards. The pattern suggests a mix of smaller discretionary grants and larger targeted commitments. The grant record shows repetition across years, especially for the Chicago Community Foundation’s Re: Charitable Fund and for several issue-focused grantees with renewed or extended support. Reissa Foundation is classified as a regular funder and funds individuals, but the recent grants shown here are all institutional grants rather than direct individual awards. No application process is evident in the provided data.
Grantmaking is national, but the recent file is heavily concentrated in California, which is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Chicago, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Oakland, Austin, New York, Rollingwood, and Dallas. The foundation does not appear to give in Delaware in the grants shown: 0% of grants in the file go to the HQ state. All grants in the recipient-country distribution are in the US.
The recent grants show support for community foundations, universities, housing nonprofits, child welfare and foster care organizations, racial justice intermediaries, and health equity efforts. Examples include Chicago Community Foundation, the University of Southern California, Youth and Family Alliance, Foundation Communities, and Southern California Grantmakers.
The stated grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $35,400 at the 75th percentile. The recent file also includes larger commitments, including multiple grants at $100,000 and above.
Yes. The recent record includes repeated grants to Chicago Community Foundation for the Re: Charitable Fund across 2023, 2024, and 2025, repeated support for Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc, and extension-style renewals for the University of Southern California’s Children’s Data Network project.
California receives the most grants by count in the provided data. The recipient cities also cluster in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Oakland, and other California locations, even though the foundation’s HQ is in Wilmington, Delaware.
Recent grants cover youth justice and child welfare, foster care supports, housing and rapid rehousing, Black maternal and infant health, racial justice, and community philanthropy infrastructure. Named projects include the Child Protection Roundtable, Family Urgent Response System and SILP supports, the GNDC Community Land Trust Pipeline Expansion Fund, and the African American Infant and Mothers Mortality Project.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $525,000 | 2025 | the Re: Charitable Fund |
| YOUTH AND FAMILY ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | 2024-2027 Works III |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | Extension Grant Children's Data Network Probation and child welfare record linkage and analysis |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| CHILDREN NOW | OAKLAND, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | Family Urgent Response System, SILP, and Other Supports for Children and Youth in Foster Care and/or Dual System Youth |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | Foster Youth Housing Finance Project / Good River |
| LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Loyola Law School's Project for the Innocent |
| TEXAS NETWORK OF YOUTH SERVICES INCORPORATED | AUSTIN, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Youth and Young Adult Advocacy Agenda |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Post Conviction Justice Project |
| CASA OF LOS ANGELES | MONTEREY PARK, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Youth Justice and Essential History Program |
| OUR LADY QUEEN OF ANGELS HOUSING ALLIANCE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Willow Brook Housing Development |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Center for Strategic Partnerships |
| CHILDRENS LAW CENTER OF CALIFORNIA | MONTEREY PARK, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | APPLA Youth & Youth Voice |
| FOSTERING MEDIA CONNECTIONS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | General Support for California and Texas Reporting |
| THE UCLA FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | UCLA School of Law and Criminal Justice Program Youth Justice Projects |
| ARTS FOR HEALING AND JUSTICE NETWORK | LONG BEACH, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| IMAGINE LOS ANGELES INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | Family Mentoring and Housing |
| SOCIAL GOOD FUND INC | RICHMOND, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | Transformative Programming Works - 1% Campaign |
| EVIDENT CHANGE | OAKLAND, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | Dual System Youth Research - NM |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF THE SOUTH INC | AUSTIN, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | BeReal Program |
| CHABAD BY THE SEA INC | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | Choices for Life |
| FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | LONGMONT, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | California Tribal Fund |
| W HAYWOOD BURNS INSTITUTE | BEAVERTON, OR | $30,000 | 2025 | Department of Youth Development (DYD) Arts |
| POP-UP BIRTHDAY FOUNDATION | ROLLINGWOOD, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Access to the Arts Program - Foster Organizations |
| BUTTERFLYS HAVEN | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General Operating support |
| I LIVE HERE I GIVE HERE | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Amplify Austin Fund |
| CAPITAL OF TEXAS MEDIA FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Affordable Housing Reporting |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | Black Equity Collective |
| MEZTLI PROJECTS INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOUSINGWORKS AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TONGVA TARAXAT PAXAAVXA CONSERVANCY | ALTADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AUSTIN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| TRAVIS COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Ranchland to Parkland Sponsorship fund and General Operating support |
| I LIVE HERE I GIVE HERE | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| KINGDOM WORKS | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Making Housing and Communities Happen |
| LOS ANGELES ROOM & BOARD | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| LOS ANGELES METROPOLITIAN CHURCHES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | AAIMM Project |
| INITIATE JUSTICE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General operating Support |
| CARITAS OF AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| FULCRUM ARTS | PASADENA, CA | $23,000 | 2025 | LA COUNTY ARTS EDUCATION COLLECTIVE - Policy Evaluation Phase I |
| TEXAS TRIBUNE INC | AUSTIN, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | 2024-2026 General Operating and Housing Reporting |
| SEED HOUSE PROJECT | GLENDALE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BLACK BEING | INGLEWOOD, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SOCIAL GOOD FUND INC | RICHMOND, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | Making Housing and Community Happen |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | Love, Dad - Addressing Barriers to Supporting Families: Systems Change |
| PHILANTHROPY SOUTHWEST | DALLAS, TX | $17,500 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| ALMA BACKYARD FARM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SEED HOUSE PROJECT | GLENDALE, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | Mold Remediation and Renovation Project |
| GABRIELINO-TONGVA SPRINGS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$525,000the Re: Charitable Fund
Extension Grant Children's Data Network Probation and child welfare record linkage and analysis
Family Urgent Response System, SILP, and Other Supports for Children and Youth in Foster Care and/or Dual System Youth
Foster Youth Housing Finance Project / Good River
TEXAS NETWORK OF YOUTH SERVICES INCORPORATED
$50,000Youth and Young Adult Advocacy Agenda
OUR LADY QUEEN OF ANGELS HOUSING ALLIANCE
$50,000Willow Brook Housing Development
General Support for California and Texas Reporting
UCLA School of Law and Criminal Justice Program Youth Justice Projects
EVIDENT CHANGE
$30,000Dual System Youth Research - NM
CHABAD BY THE SEA INC
$30,000Choices for Life
POP-UP BIRTHDAY FOUNDATION
$25,000General & Unrestricted
BUTTERFLYS HAVEN
$25,000General Operating support
CAPITAL OF TEXAS MEDIA FOUNDATION
$25,000Affordable Housing Reporting
HOUSINGWORKS AUSTIN
$25,000General & Unrestricted
TRAVIS COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION
$25,000Ranchland to Parkland Sponsorship fund and General Operating support
KINGDOM WORKS
$25,000Making Housing and Communities Happen
LOS ANGELES METROPOLITIAN CHURCHES
$25,000AAIMM Project
Love, Dad - Addressing Barriers to Supporting Families: Systems Change
GABRIELINO-TONGVA SPRINGS FOUNDATION
$10,000General & Unrestricted