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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
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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
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Tax year 2019
$608,850
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $155,847
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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University of Chicago Center for Motor Neuron DiseaseChicago, IL
General fund
$2,000,000 -
Crossroads FundChicago, IL
General fund
$275,000 -
Partners in HealthBoston, MA
General fund
$235,500 -
National Immigrant Justice Center (nijc NFP)Chicago, IL
General fund
$217,000 -
Friends of the ChildrenChicago, IL
General fund
$200,000 -
Sinai Health SystemChicago, IL
General fund
$150,000 -
Huntington's Disease Society of AmericaNew York, NY
General fund
$149,138 -
Chicago Community CenterChicago, IL
General fund
$133,000 -
Boston Womens FundCambridge, MA
General fund
$125,000 -
Chicago Public MediaChicago, IL
General fund
$125,000 -
The Hyams Foundation IncBoston, MA
General fund
$125,000 -
Ingenuity IncChicago, IL
General fund
$100,000 -
Institute for Nonviolence ChicagoChicago, IL
General fund
$100,000 -
Mississippi Center for JusticeJackson, MS
General fund
$100,000 -
Restore Justice FoundationChicago, IL
General fund
$85,000 -
Chicago Public Education FundChicago, IL
General fund
$83,333 -
Mikva ChallengeChicago, IL
General fund
$83,333 -
Erie Neighborhood HouseChicago, IL
General fund
$76,000 -
New Life Centers of ChicagolandChicago, IL
General fund
$75,000 -
Women EmployedChicago, IL
General fund
$75,000 -
The People's Music SchoolChicago, IL
General fund
$70,000 -
Tutoring ChicagoChicago, IL
General fund
$61,250 -
City YearBoston, MA
General fund
$60,625 -
Math Circles of ChicagoChicago, IL
General fund
$60,625 -
Carole Robertson Center for LearningChicago, IL
General fund
$60,500 -
Reading in MotionChicago, IL
General fund
$60,500 -
Roosevelt University - Metropolitan Chicago Tutor CorpsChicago, IL
General fund
$60,000 -
Horizons for YouthChicago, IL
General fund
$52,875 -
Project VisionChicago, IL
General fund
$52,750 -
Metropolitan Family ServicesMerrionette Park, IL
General fund
$50,500 -
Changing WorldsChicago, IL
General fund
$50,000 -
Chicago Opera TheaterChicago, IL
General fund
$50,000 -
Heartland AllianceChicago, IL
General fund
$50,000 -
Latino Policy ForumChicago, IL
General fund
$50,000 -
Public NarrativeChicago, IL
General fund
$50,000 -
Stop - Southside Together Organizing for PowerChicago, IL
General fund
$50,000 -
The Chicago Community Trust - Ifc CollaborativeChicago, IL
General fund
$50,000 -
Chicago Youth CentersChicago, IL
General fund
$46,375 -
Chicago Arts Partnerships in EducationChicago, IL
General fund
$45,625 -
Children's Literature InitiativePhiladelphia, PA
General fund
$45,375 -
Window to the World CommunicationsChicago, IL
General fund
$43,000 -
Project Hood CommunitiesChicago, IL
General fund
$40,000 -
Resurrection ProjectChicago, IL
General fund
$40,000 -
Learning Edge TutoringChicago, IL
General fund
$37,750 -
Arts Alliance IllinoisChicago, IL
General fund
$35,000 -
Center for Economic ProgressChicago, IL
General fund
$35,000 -
Community Organizing and Family IssuesChicago, IL
General fund
$35,000 -
Neighbor to NeighborGreenwich, CT
General fund
$35,000 -
Gads Hill CenterChicago, IL
General fund
$30,625 -
Ascend JusticeChicago, IL
General fund
$30,000 -
Brighton Park Neighborhood CouncilChicago, IL
General fund
$30,000 -
Communities UnitedChicago, IL
General fund
$30,000 -
Equal Justice WorksWashington, DC
General fund
$30,000 -
National Louis University - Academy for Local LeadershipWheeling, IL
General fund
$30,000 -
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago - Chicago Community Leadership FellowshiChicago, IL
General fund
$30,000 -
Children First Fund the Chicago Public School FoundationChicago, IL
General fund
$25,000 -
Citizens for Juvenile Justice IncBoston, MA
General fund
$25,000 -
Equity and TransformationBerwyn, IL
General fund
$25,000 -
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (icirr)Chicago, IL
General fund
$25,000 -
Live Free ChicagoChicago, IL
General fund
$25,000 -
Project Unloaded IncChicago, IL
General fund
$25,000 -
Reading Between the LinesChicago, IL
General fund
$25,000 -
Resist Inc - Reclaim RoxburyJamaica Plain, MA
General fund
$25,000 -
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs - the Final Five CampaignCalabasas, CA
General fund
$25,000 -
The Chicago Community Trust - Neustro FuturoChicago, IL
General fund
$25,000 -
United African OrganizationChicago, IL
General fund
$25,000 -
Womens Global Education ProjectOak Park, IL
General fund
$25,000 -
Chicago LightsChicago, IL
General fund
$23,250 -
University of Chicago Center for Identity & InclusionChicago, IL
General fund
$20,120 -
ForefrontChicago, IL
General fund
$20,000 -
Neo PhilanthropyNew York, NY
General fund
$10,000 -
Puppet Showplace TheaterBrookline, MA
General fund
$10,000 -
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.
- Arts and culture7 grants $534,75022% of the total
- Health2 grants $385,50016% of the total
- Crime and legal aid4 grants $255,00010% of the total
- Youth development4 grants $227,0009% of the total
- Education4 grants $203,9588% of the total
- Human services4 grants $182,1257% of the total
- 7 other causes15 grants $651,00027% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Illinois60 grants $5,544,161
- Massachusetts6 grants $545,500
- New York2 grants $159,138
- Mississippi1 grant $100,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $45,375
- Connecticut1 grant $35,000
- District of Columbia1 grant $30,000
- California1 grant $25,000
Officers, directors and trustees
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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