Eleven Eleven Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Eleven Eleven Foundation works by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal and should wait for an invitation or approach it through a trusted introduction.
- If your work sits in climate action, education, medical research (particularly Alzheimer's or cancer), justice or community building, including homelessness, it is worth considering.
- About 8 in 10 of its 182 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $305,000, with a median of about $25,500, so a modest request sits within its usual range, though that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Because 65% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier years, existing relationships appear to matter, so a first contact should be made only once a link to the foundation is in place.
Overview
Eleven Eleven Foundation is a US private foundation based in Highland Park, 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
Eleven Eleven Foundation describes its purpose as collaborating with strategic partners to address pressing issues facing humanity and working towards a healthier, more sustainable world. Its stated priorities span sustainability and climate action, education, medical research, justice and community building. In sustainability, it fosters activism, spotlights innovators and empowers future leaders to take climate action. In education, it collaborates with higher education institutions to advance sustainability. It supports clinical research aimed at advancing disease treatment, with a particular focus on Alzheimer’s and cancer. Its community work seeks to foster kindness, strengthen community engagement and address homelessness. Across this work, it says it fosters collaboration and builds capacity for visionary innovators and leaders to accelerate solutions to climate change.
Themes
- Climate action
- Education
- Medical research
- Justice
- Building community
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Illinois, District of Columbia, California and United Kingdom.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 65% 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 182 grants to organisations were about $25,500 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It fosters collaboration and builds capacity for visionary innovators and leaders working to accelerate solutions to climate change.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 2%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 15%
- The largest single recipient received 50% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 65% of grant dollars went to organisations Eleven Eleven Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 15% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom).
- 52% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 54 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- American Friends of Royal Foundation · Unrestricted charitable gift$7,547,7962024 tax year
- Northwestern University · Unrestricted charitable gift$6,600,0002024 tax year
- Climate Reality Project · Unrestricted charitable gift$5,000,0002024 tax year
- University of Southern California · Unrestricted charitable gift$1,150,0002024 tax year
- Clinton Foundation · Unrestricted charitable gift$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Obama Foundation · Unrestricted charitable gift$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Farmlink Project California · Unrestricted charitable gift$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Top Box Foods · Unrestricted charitable gift$500,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Megan Scarsella — Executive Director
- Terry L Robbins — Director
- Wendy D Abrams — Co-President
- James D Abrams — Co-President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $7,901,734 | $5,556,606 | $564,043,708 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $49,487,069 | $46,563,165 | $578,818,718 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $31,206,257 | $29,683,357 | $609,708,052 | 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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At a glance
Applying to Eleven Eleven Foundation?
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Contact
- info@eleveneleven.org
- claire@eleveneleven.org
- Highland Park, IL
- eleveneleven.org
Applying to Eleven Eleven Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- info@eleveneleven.org
- claire@eleveneleven.org
- Highland Park, IL
- eleveneleven.org