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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-3866527

Rotonda Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 47 grants and $554,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $554,500

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $12,222,909
  • Tax year 2023

    $522,110

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $12,323,602
  • Tax year 2022

    $521,250

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $15,652,366
  • Tax year 2021

    $539,100

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $15,674,367
  • Tax year 2020

    $535,750

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $15,150,183

Grants paid in 2024

47 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hudson Valley Writing Project Via Research Foundation for Sunny (FS)Albany, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $100,000
  2. Madison Square Park Conservancy (MSPC)New York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $50,000
  3. Astraea FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $25,000
  4. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $25,000
  5. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $25,000
  6. Washington University - Project Arkthe SpotSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $25,000
  7. Jewish Federation of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $20,000
  8. Planned Parenthood of the St Louis RegionSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $20,000
  9. St Louis Public Radio - 907 KwmuSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $20,000
  10. Barnes-Jewish Hospital the Foundation for - BJC Hospiceevelyn's HouseSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $15,000
  11. Moog Center for Deaf EducationSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $15,000
  12. Pedal the CauseSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $15,000
  13. Pregnancy Justice (fka National Advocates for Pregnant Women - Napw)New York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $15,000
  14. Saint Louis Symphony OrchestraSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $15,000
  15. Type Media Center (fka the Nation Institute)New York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $15,000
  16. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  17. Cancer Support Community of Greater St LouisDes Peres, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  18. Careers Through Culinary Arts Program Inc (c-Cap)New York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  19. God's Love We DeliverNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  20. Laboratory for Icon & Idiom (indiecollect)New York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  21. Opera Theatre of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  22. St Louis Regional Public Media - Nine PBS (ketc)Saint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  23. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  24. Barnes-Jewish Hospital the Foundation for - BJC Hospiceevelyn's HouseSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  25. Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  26. International Documentary AssociationLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  27. Jazz St Louis - Jazz at the BistroSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  28. Lift for Life Foundation IncSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  29. Movement Voter Fund Via Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  30. Public Art FundNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  31. Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation (fka Naral Pro-Choice America FoudnWashington, DC

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  32. Scholarship Foundation of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  33. Share Our Strength IncWashington, DC

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  34. Temple EmanuelSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  35. Washington University - Project Arkthe SpotSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $3,000
  36. Anti-Defamation League FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,500
  37. Saint Louis Art Museum FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,500
  38. Streetsquash IncNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,500
  39. Alzheimer's Association Greater MissouriChicago, IL

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  40. American Parkinson Disease Association - Greater St Louis ChapterStaten Island, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  41. Contemporary Art Museum St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  42. Forest Park ForeverSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  43. Go Doc GoKingston, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  44. John Burroughs SchoolSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  45. Laumeier Sculpture ParkSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  46. National Council of Jewish Women - St Louis SectionSt Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  47. Saint Louis Zoo FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health4 grants $56,00028% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $31,00015% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $25,00012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture4 grants $22,00011% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00010% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $16,0008% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $32,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York16 grants $287,000
  2. Missouri25 grants $221,500
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000
  4. California2 grants $10,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $10,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Daniel H MeyerVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lauren K MacDonaldTREASURER/SECRETARY (AS OF 8/24) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael C McQuinnVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy MeyerDIR/PRES(AS OF 8/24)/VP(THROUGH 8/24) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Roxanne H FrankPRES/SEC/DIR (THROUGH 5/24) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas W MeyerVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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