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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 05-0545258

First Midwest Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 3 grants and $22.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2022

    $22,099,721

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,031,802

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,611,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,134,310

Grants paid in 2022

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Program Support

    $21,997,714
  2. DePaul UniversityChicago, IL

    Keeley Center Support

    $100,000
  3. Boys and Girls Clubs of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Support for Individuals

    $2,007

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $100,00098% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $2,0072% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $102,007

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Michael L ScudderPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Corliss GarnerVP & Secretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carmela DavisTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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