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Midwest Academy Inc

CHICAGO, IL

WebsiteView as a funder

Total revenue

$3.0M

Total expenses

$2.0M

Net assets

$3.6M

Grants received

$3.6M

52 grants

EIN

362776406

Tax year

2024

Mission

Training and consulting with community organizers, supervisors and volunteers.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.1M
Program service revenue$852K
Investment income$26K
Other revenue$5K
Total revenue$3.0M

Expenses

Grants paid$354K
Salaries & benefits$1.1M
Fundraising$130K
Other expenses$500K
Total expenses$2.0M
Total assets$3.7M
Net assets$3.6M

People

15 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Yomara Velez

Executive Dir.

Board

$157K

40 hrs/wk

Eric Zachary

Executive Dir.

Board

$157K

40 hrs/wk

Judy Hertz

Director

Board

$33K

10 hrs/wk

James Lopez

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Heather Booth

Chairperson

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Jacquelyne Grimshaw

Treasurer

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Andrea Mercado

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Robert Creamer

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Jacquelyn A Kendall

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

David Medina

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Marvin Randolph

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Jitu Brown

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Bill Shiebler

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Eddy Morales

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Jessica Pierce

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 52 of 52

FromAmountPurposeYear
FREEDOM TOGETHER FOUNDATION
$350K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$315K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
2024
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$144K
ONE-TIME CORE SUPPORT TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO SPANISH-SPEAKING ORGANIZERS ON THE SKILLS AND STRATEGIES IN BUILDING POWERFUL ORGANIZATIONS
2024
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$50K
CORE SUPPORT FOR A PROJECT TO DOCUMENT THE LIFE AND WORK OF PAUL AND HEATHER BOOTH, KEY LEADERS, STRATEGISTS AND ACTIVISTS IN THE LABOR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS
2024
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$50K
CORE SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH LABORATORIA PARA ORGANIZAR, AN INNOVATIVE ORGANIZING AND CAMPAIGN TRAINING PILOT INITIATIVE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARIA FUND
2024
NEO Philanthropy Inc
$40K
Program Grant
2024
SEIU HEALTHCARE ILLINOIS & INDIANA
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE
$260K
SAFE, HEALTHY, FUTURE-FOCUSED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
2023
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
TIDES FOUNDATION
$105K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2023
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
$100K
FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY-UNION PARTNERSHIPS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
2023
WK Kellogg Foundation
$100K
Jobs and Family Economic Security
2023
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
The McKnight Foundation
$50K
To sponsor Midwest Academy's 50th Anniversary event in May 2023
2023
NEO Philanthropy Inc
$15K
Program Grant
2023
SEIU HEALTHCARE ILLINOIS & INDIANA
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND
$7K
—
2023
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE
$3K
REV UP PROGRAM
2023
KATES FOUNDATION INC
$2K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$2K
MATCHING GIFT
2023
MARCY & LEONA CHANIN FOUNDATION INC
$1K
CHARITABLE
2023
EVERETT FOUNDATION INC
$1K
GENERAL
2023
CrossCurrents Foundation Inc
$225
General Support
2023
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$190K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$150K
Education
2022
THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC
$25K
PRESIDENTS DISCRETIONARY GRANT
2022
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY
$11K
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
2022
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY
$11K
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
2022
Grand Victoria Foundation
$8K
Project Support
2022
THE LOIS & IRVING BLUM FOUNDATION INC
$5K
GO GRANT
2022
MARCY & LEONA CHANIN FOUNDATION INC
$1K
CHARITABLE
2022
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$1K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE
$395K
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
2021
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$60K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$6K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
CrossCurrents Foundation Inc
$100
General Support
2021
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$150K
General Support
2020
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE
$120K
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
2020
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$40K
Education
2020
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$25K
Core support for a spring 2020 convening for development of community labor partnerships that integrates capacity building for organizers, healing for social justice leaders, and a more sophisticated framework for political analysis
2020
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
$15K
FOR SPONSORSHIP OF A COMMUNITYBASED ORGANIZATION CONVENING
2020
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND
$10K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2020
SUNFLOWER FOUNDATION
$6K
SUPPORT FOR RHE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT OF THIS LEADING NATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE.
2020
MARCY & LEONA CHANIN FOUNDATION INC
$1K
CHARITABLE
2020
THE SCHERMAN FOUNDATION INC
$500
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$30K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE
$20K
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
2019
Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc
$150
General Donation
2018

Funded by

$3.6M from 28 funders · 52 grants · 2018–2024

The Ford Foundation

$1.4M · 11 grants · 2020–2024

National Education Association Of The

$795K · 4 grants · 2019–2023

Freedom Together Foundation

$350K · 1 grant · 2024

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc

$251K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$190K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$115K · 2 grants · 2020–2023

Tides Foundation

$105K · 1 grant · 2023

WK Kellogg Foundation

$100K · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN362776406
Subsection03
Ruling date1973-10
Formed1972
Employees10
Volunteers14
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