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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4260449

Francis Beidler Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 94 grants and $1 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Francis Beidler III
53 W Jackson Blvd Suite 530
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 922-3792
Form and materials
All applications need to be in writing and include information necessary to evaluate organization and request.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None. All donees must be qualifying organizations pursuant to irc section 170(c).

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,007,500

    Grants listed
    94
    Assets, end of year
    $13,800,633

  • Tax year 2024

    $896,000

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $10,181,758

  • Tax year 2023

    $892,000

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $11,194,723

  • Tax year 2022

    $983,000

    Grants listed
    96
    Assets, end of year
    $11,596,179

  • Tax year 2021

    $781,500

    Grants listed
    101
    Assets, end of year
    $12,522,261

  • Tax year 2020

    $760,650

    Grants listed
    104
    Assets, end of year
    $12,137,475

  • Tax year 2019

    $723,650

    Grants listed
    107
    Assets, end of year
    $12,477,944

  • Tax year 2018

    $701,650

    Grants listed
    111
    Assets, end of year
    $11,021,124

Grants paid in 2025

94 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Voter Participation CenterWashington, DC

    General support

    $285,000
  2. Chicago Youth CentersChicago, IL

    General support

    $77,000
  3. American Independent FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Planned ParenthoodChicago, IL

    General support

    $45,000
  5. Chicago Childrens MuseumChicago, IL

    General support

    $40,000
  6. Giant Steps IlBurr Ridge, IL

    General support

    $30,000
  7. Girls Play SportsEvanston, IL

    General support

    $27,000
  8. National Audubon SocietyHarleyville, SC

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Better Government AssocChicago, IL

    General support

    $23,000
  10. Chapin Hall Center for ChildrenChicago, IL

    General support

    $21,000
  11. Evanston YWCAEvanston, IL

    General support

    $20,000
  12. Erie Family Health CenterEvanston, IL

    General support

    $19,000
  13. Evanston Township High School Health CenterEvanston, IL

    General support

    $18,000
  14. Public Interest Law InitiativeChicago, IL

    General support

    $18,000
  15. Kuumba EvanstonEvanston, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  16. Project on Government OversightWashington, DC

    General support

    $15,000
  17. Wbez Chicago Public RadioChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  18. Start EarlyChicago, IL

    General support

    $12,500
  19. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General support

    $12,000
  20. Chicago Public Schools - J Beidler Elementary SchoolChicago, IL

    General support

    $10,000
  21. Nwestern Univ Department of NeurobiologyEvanston, IL

    General support

    $10,000
  22. All Our Childrens Advocacy CenterWestern SPRGS, IL

    General support

    $9,000
  23. Nwestern Univ Law SchoolChicago, IL

    General support

    $9,000
  24. Everytown for Gun Safety SupportNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  25. The Trade CollectiveEvanston, IL

    General support

    $7,500
  26. Moran CNTR for Youth AdvocacyEvanston, IL

    General support

    $6,500
  27. Chicago Volunteer Legal ServChicago, IL

    General support

    $6,000
  28. Howard Brown Health Broadway CenterChicago, IL

    General support

    $6,000
  29. National Alliancementally IllArlington, VA

    General support

    $6,000
  30. National Immigrant Justice CenterChicago, IL

    General support

    $6,000
  31. Urban Education InitiativeChicago, IL

    General support

    $6,000
  32. Children Advocates for ChangeChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  33. Family InstituteEvanston, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  34. Gateway FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  35. Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  36. WTTW Channel 11 Chicago Educational TV AssocChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  37. Family FocusChicago, IL

    General support

    $4,500
  38. Global Giving - JuconiWashington, DC

    General support

    $4,500
  39. ThresholdsChicago, IL

    General support

    $4,500
  40. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $4,000
  41. Aclu-Roger Baldwin FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $4,000
  42. NamifloridaTallahassee, FL

    General support

    $4,000
  43. Namipalm Beach CountyLake Worth, FL

    General support

    $4,000
  44. Nwestern Univ Law-Entrepreneurship ProgramChicago, IL

    General support

    $4,000
  45. Evanston School Childrens Clothing AssnEvanston, IL

    General support

    $3,500
  46. Learning BridgeEvanston, IL

    General support

    $3,500
  47. Legal Aid ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $3,500
  48. The Hill FundPottstown, PA

    General support

    $3,500
  49. Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL

    General support

    $3,000
  50. Curt's CafeSkokie, IL

    General support

    $3,000
  51. Ploughshares FundSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $3,000
  52. Rush Presbytst Lukes HospitalChicago, IL

    General support

    $3,000
  53. Association House of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  54. Casa CentralChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  55. Deerfield Academy Scholarship FundDeerfield, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  56. Glessner House MuseumChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  57. International African American MuseumCharleston, SC

    General support

    $2,500
  58. Lincoln Park Zoological SocietyChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  59. Bens Education FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $2,000
  60. Center for Domestic PeaceChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  61. Center on HalstedChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  62. Chicago Foundation for WomenChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  63. CradleEvanston, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  64. Eths District FoundationEvanston, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  65. Foundation 65Evanston, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  66. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  67. Landmarks IllinoisChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  68. LGBT Fund of Chicago Comm TrustChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  69. Night MinistryChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  70. Northshore Foundation -Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  71. ShorefrontEvanston, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  72. Youth GuidanceChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  73. Youth Job Center of EvanstonEvanston, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  74. Youth Organizations UmbrellaEvanston, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  75. Childcare Network-EvanstonEvanston, IL

    General support

    $1,500
  76. Evanston GrowsEvanston, IL

    General support

    $1,500
  77. Cabrini Green Legal Aid FundChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  78. Chicago Architecture CenterChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  79. Congaree Land TrustColumbia, SC

    General support

    $1,000
  80. Eths Booster ClubEvanston, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  81. Evanston Community Foundation - Cares Action FundEvanston, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  82. Evanston History CenterEvanston, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  83. Evanston ScholarsEvanston, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  84. Girl Scouts of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  85. Greater Chicago Legal ClinicChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  86. Hadley School for the BlindWinnetka, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  87. Impact Behavioral Health PartnersEvanston, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  88. Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  89. Shriver National Center of Poverty LawChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  90. South Carolina Nature ConservancyColumbia, SC

    General support

    $1,000
  91. Books and BreakfastEvanston, IL

    General support

    $500
  92. Girl ForwardChicago, IL

    General support

    $500
  93. Meals on Wheels Ne IlEvanston, IL

    General support

    $500
  94. PTRSP for Public ServiceWashington, DC

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights2 grants $289,00052% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $77,00014% of the total
  3. Human services7 grants $50,5009% of the total
  4. Arts and culture6 grants $49,0009% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid5 grants $37,5007% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $15,0003% of the total
  7. 8 other causes13 grants $40,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois76 grants $587,000
  2. District of Columbia6 grants $357,000
  3. South Carolina4 grants $29,500
  4. New York2 grants $11,500
  5. Florida2 grants $8,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $6,000
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $3,500
  8. California1 grant $3,000
  9. Massachusetts1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Francis Beidler IIIDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Elizabeth TisdahlDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Kathy TisdahlDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $2,500

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