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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-1509357

Red Lodge Foundation

A private foundation in Winnetka, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 37 grants and $321,249 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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 2024

    $321,249

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $6,348,500
  • Tax year 2023

    $275,571

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $5,560,020
  • Tax year 2022

    $292,029

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $5,265,236
  • Tax year 2021

    $276,746

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $5,036,548
  • Tax year 2020

    $240,774

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $5,132,531
  • Tax year 2019

    $250,835

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $5,107,662
  • Tax year 2018

    $258,399

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $5,147,697

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. World Bicycle Relief NFPChicago, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $55,128
  2. Lurie Childrens FoundationChicago, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $50,000
  3. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    Charitable purposes

    $32,264
  4. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Charitable purposes

    $20,000
  5. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $20,000
  6. NPH USA fka Friends of the OrphansChicago, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $11,080
  7. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Charitable purposes

    $10,000
  8. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $10,000
  9. Building Peaceful BridgesGlenview, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $10,000
  10. Celiac Disease FoundationWoodland HLS, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $10,000
  11. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    Charitable purposes

    $10,000
  12. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    Charitable purposes

    $10,000
  13. Tragedy Assistance Program for UkraineArlington, VA

    Charitable purposes

    $10,000
  14. University of California - San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $10,000
  15. WbezChicago, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $8,000
  16. Feast Feeding Everyone at Special TimesWarrington, PA

    Charitable purposes

    $5,220
  17. Parkinsons FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable purposes

    $5,150
  18. QGV City YearChicago, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $5,110
  19. Big Sky Community OrganizationGallatin Gateway, MT

    Charitable purposes

    $5,000
  20. Massachusetts General Hospital GivingBoston, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $5,000
  21. Misericordia HomeChicago, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $5,000
  22. Pickles GroupWinnetka, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $3,719
  23. Friends of the OrphanChicago, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $2,400
  24. Depauw UniversityGreencastle, IN

    Charitable purposes

    $2,000
  25. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    Charitable purposes

    $1,545
  26. Moonlight Community FoundationBig Sky, MT

    Charitable purposes

    $1,033
  27. Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN

    Charitable purposes

    $1,020
  28. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $1,000
  29. Crossroads ChurchChicago, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $500
  30. WikimediaSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $260
  31. McKitrick ElementaryAtlanta, GA

    Charitable purposes

    $203
  32. Winnetka AuxiliaryWinnetka, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $154
  33. The Record North ShoreWilmette, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $103
  34. FirstgivingCambridge, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $100
  35. Institute for the Study of WarWashington, DC

    Charitable purposes

    $100
  36. The Josselyn CenterNorthbrook, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $100
  37. Everytown for Gun SafetyNew York, NY

    Charitable purposes

    $60

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $55,12831% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $43,28424% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $32,10018% of the total
  4. Human services3 grants $16,5459% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $10,9026% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois16 grants $173,314
  2. New York4 grants $40,060
  3. Connecticut1 grant $32,264
  4. California3 grants $20,260
  5. Massachusetts3 grants $15,100
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $10,100
  7. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  8. Montana2 grants $6,033
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,220
  10. Florida1 grant $5,150

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jeffrey KnuppVICE-PRES, TREAS & DIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Colleen Mitchell KnuppPRES, SEC & DIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Haley J KnuppDIR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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