Chicago, Illinois · EIN 366108460. It paid $7.1M across 355 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.
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These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.
From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202513059349100601. Entries appear as filed.
These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.
These are the 15 largest of the 355 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Audubon Society Inc | NY | $235,500 | JULY 13TH BOARD/STAFF FIELD TRIP HONORARIUM |
| 2 | Nature Conservancy | VA | $185,500 | JULY 13TH 2024 GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY BOARD/STAFF FIELD TR |
| 3 | Center for Heirs Property Preservation | SC | $170,500 | CENTER FOR HEIRS PROPERTY PRESERVATION |
| 4 | Ducks Unlimited | TN | $145,500 | DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. |
| 5 | Coastal Conservation League | SC | $133,500 | COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE |
| 6 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | DC | $125,000 | CHI-CAL RIVERS FUND |
| 7 | Chicago Community Foundation | IL | $120,000 | ARTS WORK FUND FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 8 | Us Endowment for Forestry and Comm | SC | $106,250 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 9 | University of Chicago Bmr | IL | $106,000 | THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT USC BEAUFORT |
| 10 | Trust for Public Land | CA | $100,500 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 11 | Mitchell Museum of the American Indian I | IL | $100,000 | IMPLEMENTATION OF INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES THROUGH COLLECTIONS STE |
| 12 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | NY | $100,000 | CHARLESTON PILOT BUYOUT PROGRAM (PHASE II) |
| 13 | Southern Environmental Law Center | VA | $95,000 | DUPLICATE EMPLOYEE MATCH PAYMENT FROM 2021 |
| 14 | Open Space Institute Land Trust | SC | $85,500 | OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE |
| 15 | Openlands | IL | $85,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 414 | $7.2M |
| 2021 | 387 | $8.1M |
| 2022 | 467 | $6.3M |
| 2023 | 373 | $7.0M |
| 2024 | 355 | $7.1M |
Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. 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 count once and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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