Chicago Food Policy Action Council

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 30-0626664 Website

The Organization facilitates and informs the development of and advocacy for responsible policies improving the food sovereignty of Chicago residents as they have power and control to determine culturally appropriate, nutritionally sound and affordable food grown using environmentally sustainable practices.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.2M

-12.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$726K

+70.9% YoY

Grant Count

13

+44.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$56K

+18.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$791K$2M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,249,047$1,425,590$1,529,573
Revenue$2,115,009$1,779,619$1,674,154
Expenses$2,330,041$1,896,910$1,688,687
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$705$154$56
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$396K$792K$1M$2M1 grants202014 grants20213 grants20229 grants202313 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ChiFresh Kitchen$168KNorth Lawndale Greening …$80KFood Hero L3C$68KChicago Urban Farm Solut…$64KSouthside Market Co-op$62KZumwalt Acres Farm$55KRoots Eggs and Greens$45KSunflower Soule Farm llc$44KAdelante Center for Entr…$42KPhoenix Bean LLC$42K

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K8$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Rodger CooleyExecutive Director$135K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Anton SealsPresident2
Daniel BlockTreasurer2
Jose OlivaSecretary1
Rodger CooleyExecutive Director40$135,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ChampaignChicagoGrand RapidsJolietKansas CityMaywoodSauk VillageSheldonSouth ChicagoWalnutWaukegan

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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