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
-
Tax year 2025
$1,117,000
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $1,320,798
-
Tax year 2024
$1,347,000
- Grants listed
- 28
- Assets, end of year
- $1,762,201
-
Tax year 2023
$1,729,500
- Grants listed
- 39
- Assets, end of year
- $2,205,967
-
Tax year 2022
$2,432,000
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $3,530,399
-
Tax year 2021
$1,885,000
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $5,044,393
-
Tax year 2020
$1,456,000
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $5,899,898
-
Tax year 2019
$406,500
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $6,565,445
-
Tax year 2018
$1,102,097
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $6,502,079
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
-
Window to the World Communications Inc (WTTW)Chicago, IL
General support
$275,000 -
Court TheatreChicago, IL
General support
$170,000 -
MisericordiaChicago, IL
General support
$100,000 -
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
General support
$100,000 -
Steppenwolf TheatreChicago, IL
General support
$95,000 -
Our Lady of Tepeyac High SchoolChicago, IL
General support
$50,000 -
Old St Patrick's ChurchChicago, IL
General support
$40,000 -
ASU FoundationTempe, AZ
General support
$35,000 -
Catholic Charities of ChicagoChicago, IL
General support
$25,000 -
Depaul College Prep High SchoolChicago, IL
General support
$25,000 -
Dominican Sisters of SpringfieldSpringfield, IL
General support
$25,000 -
Goodman TheatreChicago, IL
General support
$25,000 -
Chicago Public Radio - WbezChicago, IL
General support
$20,000 -
Heard MuseumPhoenix, AZ
General support
$20,000 -
Grant Park Orchestral AssociationChicago, IL
General support
$15,000 -
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL
General support
$15,000 -
Theo Ubique Theatre CompanyChicago, IL
General support
$15,000 -
Children at the Crossroads FoundationChicago, IL
General support
$10,000 -
Hospice of the ValleyPhoenix, AZ
General support
$10,000 -
KJZZTempe, AZ
General support
$10,000 -
Mayo Clinic FoundationRochester, MN
General support
$10,000 -
St Mary's Food Bank AlliancePhoenix, AZ
General support
$10,000 -
The Cara ProgramChicago, IL
General support
$10,000 -
Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL
General support
$7,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture4 grants $67,00043% of the total
- Education2 grants $45,00029% of the total
- Health1 grant $15,00010% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0006% of the total
- Human services1 grant $10,0006% of the total
- Jobs and employment1 grant $10,0006% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Illinois17 grants $922,000
- Connecticut1 grant $100,000
- Arizona5 grants $85,000
- Minnesota1 grant $10,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Richard C CarrPRESIDENT-DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
- Ann K CarrSECRETARY-DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in Illinois
- Private foundations in Chicago
- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Illinois
- Foundations that fund education in Illinois
- Foundations that fund health in Illinois
Similar foundations
Same main cause (arts and culture), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- Alliant Credit Union Foundation 213 grants Accepts applications $1,112,115 giving
- Shirley H & Richard M Jaffee Family Foundation 9 grants Preselected only $1,019,324 giving
- Matthew & Carolyn Bucksbaum Family Found 1 grant Preselected only $1,000,000 giving
- The Seabury Foundation 70 grants Preselected only $993,000 giving
- Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts 105 grants Accepts applications $986,924 giving