Chicago, Illinois · EIN 366079185. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $51.9M across 463 grants in 2024, a median of $80K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543089349101334. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 463 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Public Media - Chicago Sun-times | IL | $1,000,000 | MISSION FUND |
| 2 | Education First Consulting Llc | WA | $935,000 | EDUCATION & ECONOMIC MOBILITY |
| 3 | Iff | IL | $625,000 | MISSION FUND |
| 4 | Minnesota Department of Commerce - Energy & Utilities | MN | $600,000 | MISSION FUND |
| 5 | The Aspen Institute Inc | DC | $600,000 | EDUCATION & ECONOMIC MOBILITY |
| 6 | National Parks Conservation Association | DC | $576,000 | ENVIRONMENT |
| 7 | Civic News Company | NY | $525,000 | JOURNALISM |
| 8 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc - Families and Workers Fund | DC | $500,000 | MISSION FUND |
| 9 | Crain's Chicago Business | IL | $500,000 | JOURNALISM |
| 10 | Elevate Energy | IL | $500,000 | ENVIRONMENT |
| 11 | The Institute for College Access and Success Inc | CA | $485,000 | EDUCATION & ECONOMIC MOBILITY |
| 12 | Project Unloaded Inc | IL | $472,440 | GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION & JUSTICE REFORM |
| 13 | Chicago Public Education Fund | IL | $400,000 | EDUCATION & ECONOMIC MOBILITY |
| 14 | National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Inc | NC | $400,000 | EDUCATION & ECONOMIC MOBILITY |
| 15 | Clean Wisconsin Inc | WI | $385,000 | ENVIRONMENT |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 350 | $45.0M |
| 2021 | 376 | $49.1M |
| 2022 | 445 | $55.1M |
| 2023 | 495 | $55.0M |
| 2024 | 463 | $51.9M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
No officers or trustees are listed on the filing we hold.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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