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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-7086541

The Orbit Fund

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $12,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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
Melissa Weber Jay Dandy
4801 S Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 384-7686
Form and materials
Requests should include a confirmation of the organization's 501(c)(3)status, background information and/or an annual report, amount requested for a grant, description of how funds will be used to benefit projects relating to art and/or art education.
Deadlines
There are no submission deadlines
Restrictions
Orbit will only consider requests for funding art and art education programs (with a special interest in children's art program). Geographical restrictions: funding for programs in the united states, therefore, no international requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $291,954

  • Tax year 2023

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $306,518

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $322,657

  • Tax year 2021

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $332,662

  • Tax year 2020

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $163,741

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Renaissance SocietyChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization, general unrestricted

    $2,500
  2. The Pruno FundChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization, general unrestricted

    $2,500
  3. Society for Contemporary ArtChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization, general unrestricted

    $2,000
  4. LatitudeChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization, general unrestricted

    $1,500
  5. Acre ProjectsChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization, general unrestricted

    $1,500
  6. Primary InformationBrooklyn, NY

    Exempt purpose of organization, general unrestricted

    $1,000
  7. Westside FoundationOmaha, NE

    Exempt purpose of organization, general unrestricted

    $1,000
  8. Elmhurst Art CollegeElmhurst, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization, general unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $3,00046% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,50038% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $10,500
  2. Nebraska1 grant $1,000
  3. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Melissa F WeberTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jay DandyTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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