The Reva and David Logan Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Reva and David Logan Foundation, based in Chicago, IL, funds social justice, the arts and investigative journalism both in Chicago and around the world, so check that your work sits within one of these themes before approaching it.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 629 grants fall between $10,000 and $125,000, with a median of about $40,000, so a request in that range is realistic rather than aiming for the $400,000 largest grant on record.
- Eligibility is limited to 501(c)3 organisations, fiscally-sponsored individuals or organisations, or international applicants with a U.S.-based fiscal sponsor or Equivalency Determination Certificate, and it does not fund organisations unless they have had an annual operating budget under $500,000 for at least two of the last four fiscal years.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, starting with an LOI Eligibility Questionnaire that, if successful, leads to an Access Code for the full LOI Application; the foundation asks applicants to review its guidelines, programme areas and past grants first to assess fit.
- With 86% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded, this looks like a relationship-led funder where new applicants should expect real competition for the remaining share of funding.
Overview
The Reva and David Logan Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chicago, IL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation provides strategic grants for social justice, the arts and investigative journalism in Chicago and around the world. Its social-justice work seeks new approaches to structural inequalities and covers housing, food security and re-entry support after incarceration. The housing work values a continuum of care from shelters to permanent housing; its food work prioritises fresh, affordable and culturally appropriate food. In journalism, it supports investigative work through teaching, workshops and symposia, public participation, and experiments with form and delivery. It also supports individuals and organisations using creative processes for liberation, social change, conveying information and fact, and non-violent protest. Most funding is focused on companies and troupes based in Chicago.
Themes
- Social justice
- Journalism
- Arts
- Housing
- Food security
- Youth education
- Incarceration re-entry
Geographic Focus
Around the world. Priority: Chicago.
What They Don't Fund
- Applicants other than 501(c)3 organizations, fiscally-sponsored individuals or organizations, or international applicants with a U.S. based fiscal sponsor or Equivalency Determination Certificate
- Organizations that do not have an annual operating budget of less than $500,000 for at least two of the last four fiscal years
How to apply
New LOI applicants complete the LOI Eligibility Questionnaire; those assessed as eligible receive an Access Code for the LOI Application.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 86% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 629 grants to organisations were about $40,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- LOIs from non-traditional, innovative organisations seeking real change are encouraged.
- Before submitting an LOI, applicants should review the funding guidelines, programme areas and grants awarded to assess fit.
- Proposals should offer a unique, proven or experimental approach likely to deliver outstanding and reliable results.
- Applicants should demonstrate potential to change their field or expand their audience, broaden debate, and promote positive outcomes and access.
- Proposals should have clear, reachable goals, a reasonable timeframe, a fully specified plan and a realistic budget.
- Applicants should have the resources needed to accomplish their proposed goals and carry out the project successfully.
- Applicants should show sustained commitment to the people they serve.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 10%
- The largest single recipient received 2% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 86% of grant dollars went to organisations The Reva and David Logan Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 7% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom, Germany, Costa Rica, Mexico).
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 215 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $42,834 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Center for Investigative Reporting · General operating support - 2023 & 2024$300,0002024 tax year
- Brighton Park Neighborhood Council · In the game high school program at kelly high school$250,0002024 tax year
- War Horse · General operating support$225,0002024 tax year
- Lawrence Hall · General operating support and staff incentives$225,0002024 tax year
- Empowerment Avenue · General operating support$225,0002024 tax year
- Charities Aid Foundation America · Caf donor advised fund$190,0002024 tax year
- Good Jobs First · General operating support$175,0002024 tax year
- Juvenile Protective Association · Connect to kids program$170,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jennifer Kim-Matsuzawa — Director
- Patric McCoy — Director
- Reuben Logan — Director
- Jamyle Cannon — Director
- Leslie Savickas — Director
- James Harkin — Director
- Crystal Logan — Secretary / Director
- Richard Logan — President / Director / Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $14,696,826 | $11,795,162 | $115,481,522 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $16,668,807 | $12,296,006 | $116,644,649 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $17,292,393 | $12,592,421 | $122,424,385 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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