Poder Learning Center
Chicago, IL
- UEI
- NSN2NFD3ZUW3
- CAGE
- 5Z3Q4
- Primary NAICS
- 611519 Other Technical and Trade Schools
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 6155 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60629, USA
- Website
- poderworks.org
- Founded
- 1997
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL Community College Board | V002A240013 | $36,541 | |
| Not on record | B-22-CB-NY-0001 | $79,000 | |
| IL Community College Board | V002A240013 | $35,022 | |
| IL Community College Board | V002A240013 | $232,758 | |
| Not on record | B-24-MC-17-0006 | $70,000 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Poder Learning Center, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Chicago, Illinois, operates as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient delivering adult education, English language acquisition, workforce services, and community development programming. Poder acts primarily as a sub-recipient (57% of recent awards) under state and local grantees, with a smaller footprint as a prime grant recipient (43% of awards). The organization does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles.
Poder's capability portfolio centers on adult education and workforce development services. As a prime grant recipient, Poder has received two Economic Development Initiative and Community Project Funding grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, both awarded February 17, 2023, and running through August 31, 2031. As a sub-recipient, Poder delivers English language and civic engagement services under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Program (IELCE funding) through sub-awards from the Illinois Community College Board dated December 4, 2025, and December 3, 2025; participates in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programming under a sub-award from an unnamed prime grantee dated January 1, 2024; and provides workforce services under a January 1, 2023 sub-award, also from an unnamed prime grantee. The combined dollars obligated across all seven awards total $1.4 million.
Customer concentration spans three federal agencies. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for two awards, and the Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education also accounts for two awards, together representing 71% of recent award volume. The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration rounds out the active customer set with one award. Activity is sparse but recent — one award in 2009, three in 2023, one in 2024, and two in 2025 — indicating dormancy followed by renewed federal funding starting in 2023. Poder operates exclusively within the adult education and community-development grant space with no indication of contract or IDV participation.
Quick answers
Is Poder Learning Center registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Poder Learning Center's SAM.gov registration is active through January 16, 2027.
What is Poder Learning Center's most recent federal award?
Poder Learning Center's most recent federal grant award is Economic development initiative, community project funding, and miscellaneous grants (B23CPIN0598), from Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, on February 17, 2023.
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- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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