Cme Group Foundation

EIN 450575574

Bannockburn, IL 60015 |(312) 930-3292

https://WWW.CMEGROUPFOUNDATION.ORG
Total Given 2016–2024
$46.6M
685 grants · $5.2M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $10K–$50K
grant size
54%
supporter · 147/272 multi-year
repeat
$63.8M
Assets (2024)
272
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (312) 930-3292

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $4.9M $27.2M $12.4M 1
2017 $4.9M $35.4M $12.4M 1
2018 $5.7M $35.0M $8.1M 1
2019 N/A $45.1M $14.4M N/A
2020 $6.1M $51.6M $14.5M 121
2021 $6.1M $61.2M $15.2M 148
2022 $6.1M $58.5M $4.5M 124
2023 $6.1M $59.2M $6.2M 141
2024 $6.7M $63.8M $11.2M 148

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 685 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$25K
Average
$68K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$5.7M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

0.9% of US grants · Rank #7 of 22 states $505K across 6 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 5 grants · $500K
  2. 2 Wise 1 grant · $5K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (685 total)

Purpose
See Attachment Chicago, IL $5,697,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS AND FUNDING TO SUPPORT OTHER CHARITABLE PROGRAMS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018
See Attachment Chicago, IL $4,924,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS AND FUNDING TO SUPPORT OTHER CHARITABLE PROGRAMS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017
See Attachment Chicago, IL $4,878,618 GENERAL OPERATIONS AND FUNDING TO SUPPORT OTHER CHARITABLE PROGRAMS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2016
Scholarship America Inc St Peter, MN $700,000 CME GROUP FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM 2020
Scholarship America Inc St Peter, MN $700,000 2021-2022 CME GROUP FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2021
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation Chicago, IL $634,000 CPS COMPUTER SCIENCE AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS 2022
Scholarship America Inc St Peter, MN $625,000 2023 CME GROUP FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2023
Scholarship America Inc St Peter, MN $600,000 2021-2022 CME GROUP FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2022
Scholarship America Inc St Peter, MN $600,000 2024 CME GROUP FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2024
Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL $250,000 FUND 5 2020
Leap Innovations Chicago, IL $250,000 LEAP INNOVATIONS: CHICAGO'S CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING 2020
Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL $250,000 FUND 5 2021
Leap Innovations Chicago, IL $250,000 LEAP INNOVATIONS: CHICAGO'S CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING 2021
Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL $250,000 FUND 5 2022
Youth Guidance Chicago, IL $250,000 WORKING ON WOMANHOOD (WOW) 2023
Youth Guidance Chicago, IL $250,000 WORKING ON WOMANHOOD (WOW) 2024
Cambridge in America New York, NY $200,000 ANNUAL SERIES CAMBRIDGE GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE FINANCE 2020
Catholic Bishop of Chicago Chicago, IL $200,000 BLENDED LEARNING 2020
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation Chicago, IL $200,000 CPS COMPUTER SCIENCE AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS 2020
Catholic Bishop of Chicago Chicago, IL $200,000 BLENDED LEARNING 2021
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation Chicago, IL $200,000 CPS COMPUTER SCIENCE AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS 2021
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation Chicago, IL $200,000 KICKOFF TO KINDERGARTEN 2021
City Colleges of Chicago Foundation Chicago, IL $200,000 THE CHICAGO ROADMAP 2021
City Colleges of Chicago Foundation Chicago, IL $200,000 THE CHICAGO ROADMAP 2022
The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL $200,000 OBAMA FOUNDATION CHICAGO PROGRAMMING 2022