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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 36-3848017

Illinois Pirg Education Fund Inc

CHICAGO, ILNTEE: W90ZFounded 1993Website

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Total Revenue

$491K

FY 2023

Program Spending

66.4%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2019–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$972K

Total Assets

$878K net

48.51 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

+149%

Revenue Growth

YoY

Sector

NTEE W90Z

Funding Track Record

Backed by 12 Institutional Funders

$2.0M raised across 26 grants · +$175K committed (2019–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 4 states (2019–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
United States Energy Foundation	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$560,000
The Joyce Foundation	Chicago, IL	$475,000 +$175,000 committed
The Chicago Community Trust	CHICAGO, IL	$360,500
The Energy Foundation	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$220,000
United States Public Int Research Grp Edu Fund Inc	DENVER, CO	$120,500
Environment America Research and Policy Center Inc	DENVER, CO	$116,300
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights	CHICAGO, IL	$50,000
Robert R McCormick Foundation	CHICAGO, IL	$50,000
Albert Pick Jr Fund	Chicago, IL	$40,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	BOSTON, MA	$15,655

Total tracked: $2,022,035 across 26 grants · +$175,000 committed across 2 commitments (2019–2024 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2023)

What They Do

$101K in expenses

Researching and influencing public policy: staff engage in non-legislative activities including research, education, and policy development to stop the pollution from single-use plastics, protecting consumers from unfair price gouging and working to give citizens the right to repair their own devices.

$43K in expenses

Public education and outreach: recruiting volunteers, distributing educational literature, conducting surveys, and discussing issues with the public to stop the pollution from single-use plastic, protecting consumers from unfair price gouging, and working to give citizens the right to repair their own devices.

Financial History