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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1416954

Imc Chicago Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 47 grants and $21.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $21,527,008

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $55,977,809

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,418,034

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $43,735,748

  • Tax year 2023

    $17,690,081

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $41,785,446

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,654,578

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $35,521,479

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,553,538

    Grants listed
    134
    Assets, end of year
    $26,881,163

  • Tax year 2020

    $13,853,127

    Grants listed
    279
    Assets, end of year
    $23,329,925

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,529,428

    Grants listed
    193
    Assets, end of year
    $17,834,058

Grants paid in 2025

47 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Online Giving FoundationNewark, DE

    Distributed to public charities via benevity grants platform

    $17,756,926
  2. Room to ReadSan Francisco, CA

    Education

    $2,845,678
  3. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $500,000
  4. Mundo de Talentos AsociacionSan Cris de Las Casasa, Mexico

    General support

    $75,000
  5. Small Moves FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $50,000
  6. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $45,729
  7. Small Grants and AssistanceChicago, IL

    General support

    $27,971
  8. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  9. St Joseph Catholic SchoolDowners Grove, IL

    Education

    $14,569
  10. Shirley Ryan AbilitylabChicago, IL

    General support

    $13,000
  11. Special Childrens CharitiesChicago, IL

    General support

    $12,715
  12. Pencils of PromiseNew York, NY

    General support

    $11,930
  13. Project VisionChicago, IL

    General support

    $10,454
  14. Bernies Book BankLake Bluff, IL

    General support

    $9,039
  15. The First Tee of Chicago FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $8,252
  16. The Anticruelty SocietyChicago, IL

    General support

    $6,954
  17. Team Bright Side IncSkokie, IL

    General support

    $6,702
  18. Endure to Cure Cancer FoundationWilmington, DE

    General support

    $6,530
  19. Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,150
  20. Baps CharitiesWindsor, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  21. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Blood Cancer UnitedRye Brook, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  22. Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $5,000
  23. Regents of the University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    General support

    $5,000
  24. Mercy Home for Boys and GirlsChicago, IL

    General support

    $4,476
  25. T4YOUTH NFPChicago, IL

    General support

    $4,400
  26. New York Road RunnersNew York, NY

    General support

    $4,331
  27. Urban InitiativesChicago, IL

    General support

    $4,204
  28. The Global Orphan ProjectKansas City, MO

    General support

    $4,110
  29. Nourishing HopeChicago, IL

    General support

    $3,806
  30. March of DimesArlington, VA

    General support

    $3,708
  31. Autism Science FoundationScarsdale, NY

    General support

    $3,547
  32. Danafarber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    General support

    $3,090
  33. Childrens Oncology ServicesChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,999
  34. American Brain Tumor AssociationChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,847
  35. United States Association for UnhcrWashington, DC

    General support

    $2,830
  36. Camp KesemCovina, CA

    General support

    $2,806
  37. Chicago Parks FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,736
  38. Lambs FarmLibertyville, IL

    General support

    $2,729
  39. Back on My FeetPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $2,678
  40. Tragedy Assistance Program for SurvivorsArlington, VA

    General support

    $2,620
  41. New Life Centers of Chicagoland NFPChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,600
  42. The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $2,600
  43. Easterseals Dupage and Fox ValleyVilla Park, IL

    General support

    $2,586
  44. Girls in the Game NFPChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,575
  45. Best Buddies InternationalMiami, FL

    General support

    $2,573
  46. UNICEF USANew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  47. Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $2,058

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Imc Chicago Charitable FoundationChicago, IL

    Grants approved for future payment - see attached detail

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $17,811,03683% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $3,350,67816% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $45,729<1% of the total
  4. Health7 grants $36,004<1% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation3 grants $35,988<1% of the total
  6. Youth development4 grants $26,493<1% of the total
  7. 6 other causes11 grants $45,824<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware2 grants $17,763,456
  2. California3 grants $2,850,542
  3. Illinois24 grants $725,764
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $48,559
  5. New York5 grants $27,308
  6. Virginia2 grants $6,328
  7. Pennsylvania2 grants $5,278
  8. Michigan1 grant $5,000
  9. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  10. Wisconsin1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Lisa WiersmaDIRECTOR FOUNDATION MANAGER Hours 35Pay $114,545
  • Adam ArentsVICE PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $127,544
  • Osias LilianTREASURER DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert LevASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrew LarsenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $24,765
  • Paul JigantiDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sundeep KhianiDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $12,765
  • Andrew StevensDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christine HansenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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