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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3496206

Susan & Robert Wislow Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $247,044 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $247,044

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $17,244

  • Tax year 2024

    $262,874

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $15,544

  • Tax year 2023

    $227,600

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $33,938

  • Tax year 2022

    $420,450

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $16,962

  • Tax year 2021

    $156,450

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $144,995

  • Tax year 2020

    $464,697

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,958

  • Tax year 2019

    $447,469

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $64,504

  • Tax year 2018

    $280,810

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $118,171

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chicago Public Library FoundationChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $48,500
  2. Goodman TheatreChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $36,750
  3. Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $25,500
  4. North Central CollegeNaperville, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $25,000
  5. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $25,000
  6. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $17,000
  7. American Writers MuseumChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $12,000
  8. Depaul College PrepChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $10,000
  9. Millennium Park FoundationChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $10,000
  10. WbezChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $10,000
  11. Erikson InstituteChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $8,000
  12. Museum of Contemporary PhotographyChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $5,000
  13. Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $5,000
  14. Shedd AquariumChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $2,500
  15. Chicago Historical SocietyChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $2,000
  16. Touched by an AngelChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $2,000
  17. Field MuseumChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $1,036
  18. Big Shoulders Fund-In Honor of MNSR VeloChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $1,000
  19. Block Club ChicagoChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $258
  20. Chicago Youth CentersChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $250
  21. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $81,50049% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $67,75041% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $250<1% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois20 grants $222,044
  2. Michigan1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert WislowPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan WislowVP/SECY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sheri ZoellerVP Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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