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By D. L. Caldwell | Aug 27, 2025

Chicago Zoological Society, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $60,000,000 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

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By D. L. Caldwell | Aug 26, 2025

Operation Uplift Inc. was approved to receive a $3,475,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: Forest Park Community Center

By D. L. Caldwell | Aug 25, 2025

Forest Park Community Center was approved to receive two grants totaling $50,023 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 103-0006).

Government-backed nonprofit The Children's Center of Cicero Berwyn profiled

By D. L. Caldwell | Aug 24, 2025

The Children's Center of Cicero Berwyn, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $217,620 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

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By D. L. Caldwell | Aug 23, 2025

Corazon Community Services, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive four grants totaling $1,000,000 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

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By D. L. Caldwell | Aug 22, 2025

Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $790,010 in FY2024 for community action, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

Illinois DOGE Profile: Dominican University

By D. L. Caldwell | Aug 21, 2025

Dominican University, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $1,000,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

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