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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
$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
As listed on the return.
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World Bicycle Relief NFPChicago, IL
Charitable purposes
$55,128 -
Lurie Childrens FoundationChicago, IL
Charitable purposes
$50,000 -
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT
Charitable purposes
$32,264 -
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
Charitable purposes
$20,000 -
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Charitable purposes
$20,000 -
NPH USA fka Friends of the OrphansChicago, IL
Charitable purposes
$11,080 -
American Red CrossWashington, DC
Charitable purposes
$10,000 -
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
Charitable purposes
$10,000 -
Building Peaceful BridgesGlenview, IL
Charitable purposes
$10,000 -
Celiac Disease FoundationWoodland HLS, CA
Charitable purposes
$10,000 -
Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY
Charitable purposes
$10,000 -
Smile TrainNew York, NY
Charitable purposes
$10,000 -
Tragedy Assistance Program for UkraineArlington, VA
Charitable purposes
$10,000 -
University of California - San DiegoLa Jolla, CA
Charitable purposes
$10,000 -
WbezChicago, IL
Charitable purposes
$8,000 -
Feast Feeding Everyone at Special TimesWarrington, PA
Charitable purposes
$5,220 -
Parkinsons FoundationNew York, NY
Charitable purposes
$5,150 -
QGV City YearChicago, IL
Charitable purposes
$5,110 -
Big Sky Community OrganizationGallatin Gateway, MT
Charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Massachusetts General Hospital GivingBoston, MA
Charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Misericordia HomeChicago, IL
Charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Pickles GroupWinnetka, IL
Charitable purposes
$3,719 -
Friends of the OrphanChicago, IL
Charitable purposes
$2,400 -
Depauw UniversityGreencastle, IN
Charitable purposes
$2,000 -
Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL
Charitable purposes
$1,545 -
Moonlight Community FoundationBig Sky, MT
Charitable purposes
$1,033 -
Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN
Charitable purposes
$1,020 -
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
Charitable purposes
$1,000 -
Crossroads ChurchChicago, IL
Charitable purposes
$500 -
WikimediaSan Francisco, CA
Charitable purposes
$260 -
McKitrick ElementaryAtlanta, GA
Charitable purposes
$203 -
Winnetka AuxiliaryWinnetka, IL
Charitable purposes
$154 -
The Record North ShoreWilmette, IL
Charitable purposes
$103 -
FirstgivingCambridge, MA
Charitable purposes
$100 -
Institute for the Study of WarWashington, DC
Charitable purposes
$100 -
The Josselyn CenterNorthbrook, IL
Charitable purposes
$100 -
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.
- Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $55,12831% of the total
- International aid3 grants $43,28424% of the total
- Education4 grants $32,10018% of the total
- Human services3 grants $16,5459% of the total
- Health1 grant $10,0006% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0006% of the total
- 4 other causes4 grants $10,9026% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Illinois16 grants $173,314
- New York4 grants $40,060
- Connecticut1 grant $32,264
- California3 grants $20,260
- Massachusetts3 grants $15,100
- District of Columbia2 grants $10,100
- Virginia1 grant $10,000
- Montana2 grants $6,033
- Pennsylvania1 grant $5,220
- Florida1 grant $5,150
Officers, directors and trustees
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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