Chicago, Illinois · EIN 366108460. 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 $7.0M across 373 grants in 2023, a median of $8K 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 2023, IRS filing object id 202403189349100635. 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 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 373 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ducks Unlimited | TN | $195,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 2 | Nature Conservancy | VA | $185,100 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 3 | Lowcountry Land Trust Inc | SC | $185,000 | DIRECTED GIVING |
| 4 | South Carolina Environmental Law Project | SC | $170,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 5 | Coastal Conservation League | SC | $157,500 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 6 | Calumet Collaborative | IL | $135,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 7 | Open Space Institute Land Trust | SC | $135,000 | WAITES ISLAND SITE ASSESSMENT AND PARTNER COORDINATION |
| 8 | Chicago Community Foundation | IL | $120,000 | ARTS WORK FUND |
| 9 | Openlands | IL | $113,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 10 | Us Endowment for Forestry and Comm | SC | $106,250 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 11 | Southern Environmental Law Center | VA | $105,500 | DIRECTED GIVING |
| 12 | Center for Heirs Property Preservation | SC | $105,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 13 | College of Charleston Foundation | SC | $105,000 | ATLANTIC BEACH GULLAH FESTIVAL DISCRETIONARY GRANT |
| 14 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | DC | $102,500 | CHI-CAL RIVERS FUND |
| 15 | Chicago History Museum | IL | $100,000 | SIGNATURE EXHIBITION MASTER PLAN |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 414 | $7.2M |
| 2021 | 387 | $8.1M |
| 2022 | 467 | $6.3M |
| 2023 | 373 | $7.0M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
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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