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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4326978

Chicago Society Foundation

A private foundation in Oak Park, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $49,100 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

    $49,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,181,376

  • Tax year 2024

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,080,930

  • Tax year 2023

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $937,882

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $844,430

  • Tax year 2021

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,059,151

  • Tax year 2020

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $875,731

  • Tax year 2019

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $865,482

  • Tax year 2018

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $724,282

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    post-secondary need scholarships

    $30,000
  2. Polish Scouting OrganizationChicago, IL

    Jamboree event

    $5,600
  3. Legion of Young Polish WomenChicago, IL

    operating expenses

    $5,000
  4. Way Back InnMaywood, IL

    operating expenses

    $5,000
  5. United Colors of PinkChicago, IL

    Cancer awareness

    $2,500
  6. Paderewski AcademyChicago, IL

    Musical event

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $5,00040% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $5,00040% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $2,50020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $19,100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Adam KonopkaSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Christopher GrzadielTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Walter PiecewiczTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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