Reva and David Logan Foundation
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About Reva and David Logan Foundation
A Chicago-based family foundation that provides strategic grants to support social justice, the arts, and investigative journalism in Chicago and around the world.
Focus Areas
Investigative journalismArts (individual artists and organizations, Chicago-focused)Social justiceHousing (continuum of care and permanent housing)Food securityYouth and educationRe-entry and expungement programs (incarceration)Mental healthHolistic health provision
Who They Fund
residents experiencing homelessness or housing instabilitystudents (high school and college) and scholarship recipients
About Reva and David Logan Foundation
A defining feature of the Reva and David Logan Foundation is its sustained support for investigative journalism alongside Chicago-centered arts and social justice work. In recent grants, that mix appears in a $400,000 general operating grant to the Center for Investigative Reporting and a $250,000 capital campaign grant to Deeply Rooted Dance Theater for the South Chicago Dance Center. The foundation also backs organizations serving people facing housing instability, food insecurity, and re-entry needs, including grants to Inner City Missions Network for pantry and winter wear support and to Chicago Lawyers' Committee for general operating support. Its journalism funding reaches beyond Chicago as well, with support for groups such as Good Jobs First, The War Horse, and Coda Media. The arts portfolio includes both institutional support and project-specific funding, while social justice grants extend to community justice, family services, and organizations working on equitable participation in society. Recent awards show a pattern of multi-year support for some recipients, especially in journalism and Chicago-based community organizations.
What Reva and David Logan Foundation Funds
Investigative journalism is one of the foundation’s core areas. It gave $300,000 to the Center for Investigative Reporting for general operating support and $225,000 to The War Horse for general operating support. The journalism portfolio also includes $150,000 to Coda Media Inc for general operating support and $175,000 to Media Development Investment Fund Inc for IDL-Reporteros. In the arts, the foundation supported Deeply Rooted Dance Theater with $150,000 for general operating support after a $250,000 capital campaign award for the South Chicago Dance Center. Community-oriented grants also appear in youth and family services: Brighton Park Neighborhood Council received $250,000 for the In the Game High School Program at Kelly High School, and Juvenile Protective Association received $170,000 for the Connect to Kids program.
How Reva and David Logan Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a mid-five-figure level: the p25 is $20,000, the median is $44,026, and the p75 is $82,500. The recent grant list also includes several six-figure awards, which suggests a mix of smaller program grants and larger operating or capital commitments. The same organizations appear across multiple years, including the Center for Investigative Reporting, Good Jobs First, Lawrence Hall, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, The War Horse, and Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, indicating recurring support rather than one-time giving only. The foundation is a regular funder, and the active program list shows mostly invited grantmaking rather than unsolicited applications, with the pilot artist grant program noted as paused.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.6M
Total Assets
$43.1M
Total Revenue
$14.6M
Total Expenses
$17.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $83K, with a median of $44K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$44K
75th Percentile
$83K
Geographic Reach
Regional23 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Reva and David Logan Foundation Funds
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Reva and David Logan Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 598 | $34.2M | 95.1% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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