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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-6071402

The Albert Pick Jr Fund

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 54 grants and $1 million 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Grant Applications-Albert Pick Jr
Foundation Source 55 Walls Dr
Fairfield, CT 06824
(800) 839-1754
Form and materials
Forms available on our website
Deadlines
See guidelines on our website
Restrictions
Limitations are detailed on our website-refer to our guidelines

Assets and giving by year

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

    $1,015,000

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $20,406,333
  • Tax year 2023

    $914,100

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $20,652,137
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,182,009

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $19,724,604
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,400,399

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $26,853,501
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,360,482

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $22,920,078
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,330,885

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $23,225,880
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,324,189

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $20,228,363

Grants paid in 2024

54 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Chicago Community TrustChicago, IL

    Arts Work Fund - General operating support

    $75,000
  2. Chicago Community FoundationChicago, IL

    Illinois Immigration Funder Collaborative (IFC)

    $35,000
  3. Chicago Community FoundationChicago, IL

    Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability (GAPA)

    $30,000
  4. Chicago United for EquityChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  5. Crossroads FundChicago, IL

    FY25 Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund

    $25,000
  6. Restore Justice FoundationChicago, IL

    Advocacy Training Program

    $25,000
  7. Southside Together Organizing for PowerChicago, IL

    general operating

    $25,000
  8. Southsiders Organized for Unity and LiberationChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  9. Alliance of the SoutheastChicago, IL

    Empowered Together, Displacement Never (ETDN)

    $20,000
  10. Arab American Action NetworkPalos Hills, IL

    AAAN's Campaign to End Racial Profiling

    $20,000
  11. Build IncorporatedChicago, IL

    Stick Talk - General Operating

    $20,000
  12. Centro de Trabajadores Unidos United Workers CenteChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  13. Changing WorldsChicago, IL

    Engaging Low-Income CPS students with Changing World's adapt and flourish project

    $20,000
  14. Chicago Coalition to Save Our Mental Health CenterChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  15. Chicago Debate CommissionChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  16. Chicago Womens Health Center IncChicago, IL

    Outreach and Education (OE) Program

    $20,000
  17. Fathers Families Healthy CommunitiesChicago, IL

    Trauma-Informed System of Care for Young Fathers

    $20,000
  18. Kuumba LynxChicago, IL

    Kuumba Lynx Restorative and Transformative Justice initiative

    $20,000
  19. Latin Union IncChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  20. Mother and Child AllianceChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  21. Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public EducationChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  22. Storycatchers TheatreChicago, IL

    General Operating

    $20,000
  23. Target HopeMatteson, IL

    STEM Initiative

    $20,000
  24. Territory NFPChicago, IL

    General Operating

    $20,000
  25. The Chicago Community TrustChicago, IL

    Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities / Safe Chicago network fund (Youth interventions action group)

    $20,000
  26. The Poetry Center DBA the Chicago Poetrey CenterChicago, IL

    Poetry Residencies in Chicago Public Schools

    $20,000
  27. Chicago Freedom SchoolChicago, IL

    Northstar Liberatory Training Collective

    $17,500
  28. Access Living of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL

    Community Organizing Groups for People with Disabilities

    $15,000
  29. Black Alphabet NFPChicago, IL

    Culturally Responsive Art Therapy Program for Black LGBTQ+/SGL YOUTH

    $15,000
  30. Chicago Youth Programs IncChicago, IL

    Chicago Youth Programs: Expanded Access to Mental and physical health services

    $15,000
  31. Childrens Research TriangleChicago, IL

    Trauma Treatment Program (TTP)

    $15,000
  32. Friends of the ParksChicago, IL

    Park Partners Empowerment Project

    $15,000
  33. Girls 4 ScienceChicago, IL

    Saturday STEM Academy 2025

    $15,000
  34. Healing to Action NFPChicago, IL

    General Operating

    $15,000
  35. Juvenile Protective AssociationChicago, IL

    Connect to Kids (C2K)

    $15,000
  36. La Rabida Childrens HospitalChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  37. Living WorksChicago, IL

    MentoringWorks fund

    $15,000
  38. Lugenia Burns Hope Center IncChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  39. Mobile C A R E FoundationChicago, IL

    Comprehensive Asthma Management Program (CAMP)

    $15,000
  40. Options for YouthChicago, IL

    What's Up with Manhood project

    $15,000
  41. Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality NorthsideChicago, IL

    Climate Justice for Affordable Housing Campaign

    $15,000
  42. People MatterChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  43. Science & Entrepreneurship ExchangeChicago, IL

    STEM Kits for Chicago Students

    $15,000
  44. Tuesdays ChildChicago, IL

    Behavioral Intervention

    $15,000
  45. United Church of Rogers ParkChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  46. Young InvinciblesWashington, DC

    Chicago Student Impact Project

    $15,000
  47. International Childrens Media CenterNorthbrook, IL

    Screen Smart - Healthy Tech Habits to Accelerate Learning in early childhood

    $12,500
  48. Brown House ExperienceChicago, IL

    Steam and trades academy

    $10,000
  49. Disability LeadChicago, IL

    Unity in Diversity: Enhancing Disability Leadership for racial justice

    $10,000
  50. Ladies of Virtue NFPChicago, IL

    STEMuTiful and STEM Career Exploration

    $10,000
  51. Project ExplorationChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  52. Project SyncereChicago, IL

    General Operating

    $10,000
  53. Reading in MotionChicago, IL

    RIM Aspire: Arts-Based Early Literacy

    $10,000
  54. Red Line Service InstituteChicago, IL

    UN Right to Adequate Housing Campaign

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $185,00024% of the total
  2. Education8 grants $127,50016% of the total
  3. Human services6 grants $105,00013% of the total
  4. Civil rights4 grants $90,00012% of the total
  5. Arts and culture6 grants $85,00011% of the total
  6. Youth development5 grants $67,5009% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $120,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois53 grants $1,000,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Veronica CortezDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shelley A DavisDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ahmadou DrameDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura A GlickDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Clare G GollaDir, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elva GonzalezDir, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anna Miran LeeDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rachel W LindseyDir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alberto MoralesDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Heather D ParishExecutive Dir Hours 32Pay $145,341
  • Nikki Will SteinDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0

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