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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6141339

Lohengrin Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 73 grants and $6.5 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $6,484,174

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $18,098,668
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,973,454

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $24,385,443
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,812,513

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $27,185,112
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,943,625

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $28,859,683
  • Tax year 2020

    $674,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $30,107,934
  • Tax year 2019

    $608,850

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $155,847

Grants paid in 2024

73 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Chicago Center for Motor Neuron DiseaseChicago, IL

    General fund

    $2,000,000
  2. Crossroads FundChicago, IL

    General fund

    $275,000
  3. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General fund

    $235,500
  4. National Immigrant Justice Center (nijc NFP)Chicago, IL

    General fund

    $217,000
  5. Friends of the ChildrenChicago, IL

    General fund

    $200,000
  6. Sinai Health SystemChicago, IL

    General fund

    $150,000
  7. Huntington's Disease Society of AmericaNew York, NY

    General fund

    $149,138
  8. Chicago Community CenterChicago, IL

    General fund

    $133,000
  9. Boston Womens FundCambridge, MA

    General fund

    $125,000
  10. Chicago Public MediaChicago, IL

    General fund

    $125,000
  11. The Hyams Foundation IncBoston, MA

    General fund

    $125,000
  12. Ingenuity IncChicago, IL

    General fund

    $100,000
  13. Institute for Nonviolence ChicagoChicago, IL

    General fund

    $100,000
  14. Mississippi Center for JusticeJackson, MS

    General fund

    $100,000
  15. Restore Justice FoundationChicago, IL

    General fund

    $85,000
  16. Chicago Public Education FundChicago, IL

    General fund

    $83,333
  17. Mikva ChallengeChicago, IL

    General fund

    $83,333
  18. Erie Neighborhood HouseChicago, IL

    General fund

    $76,000
  19. New Life Centers of ChicagolandChicago, IL

    General fund

    $75,000
  20. Women EmployedChicago, IL

    General fund

    $75,000
  21. The People's Music SchoolChicago, IL

    General fund

    $70,000
  22. Tutoring ChicagoChicago, IL

    General fund

    $61,250
  23. City YearBoston, MA

    General fund

    $60,625
  24. Math Circles of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General fund

    $60,625
  25. Carole Robertson Center for LearningChicago, IL

    General fund

    $60,500
  26. Reading in MotionChicago, IL

    General fund

    $60,500
  27. Roosevelt University - Metropolitan Chicago Tutor CorpsChicago, IL

    General fund

    $60,000
  28. Horizons for YouthChicago, IL

    General fund

    $52,875
  29. Project VisionChicago, IL

    General fund

    $52,750
  30. Metropolitan Family ServicesMerrionette Park, IL

    General fund

    $50,500
  31. Changing WorldsChicago, IL

    General fund

    $50,000
  32. Chicago Opera TheaterChicago, IL

    General fund

    $50,000
  33. Heartland AllianceChicago, IL

    General fund

    $50,000
  34. Latino Policy ForumChicago, IL

    General fund

    $50,000
  35. Public NarrativeChicago, IL

    General fund

    $50,000
  36. Stop - Southside Together Organizing for PowerChicago, IL

    General fund

    $50,000
  37. The Chicago Community Trust - Ifc CollaborativeChicago, IL

    General fund

    $50,000
  38. Chicago Youth CentersChicago, IL

    General fund

    $46,375
  39. Chicago Arts Partnerships in EducationChicago, IL

    General fund

    $45,625
  40. Children's Literature InitiativePhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $45,375
  41. Window to the World CommunicationsChicago, IL

    General fund

    $43,000
  42. Project Hood CommunitiesChicago, IL

    General fund

    $40,000
  43. Resurrection ProjectChicago, IL

    General fund

    $40,000
  44. Learning Edge TutoringChicago, IL

    General fund

    $37,750
  45. Arts Alliance IllinoisChicago, IL

    General fund

    $35,000
  46. Center for Economic ProgressChicago, IL

    General fund

    $35,000
  47. Community Organizing and Family IssuesChicago, IL

    General fund

    $35,000
  48. Neighbor to NeighborGreenwich, CT

    General fund

    $35,000
  49. Gads Hill CenterChicago, IL

    General fund

    $30,625
  50. Ascend JusticeChicago, IL

    General fund

    $30,000
  51. Brighton Park Neighborhood CouncilChicago, IL

    General fund

    $30,000
  52. Communities UnitedChicago, IL

    General fund

    $30,000
  53. Equal Justice WorksWashington, DC

    General fund

    $30,000
  54. National Louis University - Academy for Local LeadershipWheeling, IL

    General fund

    $30,000
  55. United Way of Metropolitan Chicago - Chicago Community Leadership FellowshiChicago, IL

    General fund

    $30,000
  56. Children First Fund the Chicago Public School FoundationChicago, IL

    General fund

    $25,000
  57. Citizens for Juvenile Justice IncBoston, MA

    General fund

    $25,000
  58. Equity and TransformationBerwyn, IL

    General fund

    $25,000
  59. Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (icirr)Chicago, IL

    General fund

    $25,000
  60. Live Free ChicagoChicago, IL

    General fund

    $25,000
  61. Project Unloaded IncChicago, IL

    General fund

    $25,000
  62. Reading Between the LinesChicago, IL

    General fund

    $25,000
  63. Resist Inc - Reclaim RoxburyJamaica Plain, MA

    General fund

    $25,000
  64. Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs - the Final Five CampaignCalabasas, CA

    General fund

    $25,000
  65. The Chicago Community Trust - Neustro FuturoChicago, IL

    General fund

    $25,000
  66. United African OrganizationChicago, IL

    General fund

    $25,000
  67. Womens Global Education ProjectOak Park, IL

    General fund

    $25,000
  68. Chicago LightsChicago, IL

    General fund

    $23,250
  69. University of Chicago Center for Identity & InclusionChicago, IL

    General fund

    $20,120
  70. ForefrontChicago, IL

    General fund

    $20,000
  71. Neo PhilanthropyNew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  72. Puppet Showplace TheaterBrookline, MA

    General fund

    $10,000
  73. Onward Neighborhood HouseChicago, IL

    General fund

    $125

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $534,75022% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $385,50016% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid4 grants $255,00010% of the total
  4. Youth development4 grants $227,0009% of the total
  5. Education4 grants $203,9588% of the total
  6. Human services4 grants $182,1257% of the total
  7. 7 other causes15 grants $651,00027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois60 grants $5,544,161
  2. Massachusetts6 grants $545,500
  3. New York2 grants $159,138
  4. Mississippi1 grant $100,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $45,375
  6. Connecticut1 grant $35,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $30,000
  8. California1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Peter M AscoliPRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lucy AscoliSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth AscoliVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark RodriguezEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $330,841

The return

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