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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 38-3328175

The Van Dam Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $350,181 paid in grants.

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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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $350,181

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,234,240

  • Tax year 2023

    $233,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,314,749

  • Tax year 2022

    $258,103

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,378,826

  • Tax year 2021

    $246,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,527,076

  • Tax year 2020

    $199,609

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,505,492

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Timeline TheatreChicago, IL

    General fund

    $226,349
  2. Fourth ChurchChicago, IL

    General fund

    $40,804
  3. Landmarks IllinoisChicago, IL

    General fund

    $25,000
  4. Deerfield AcademyDeerfield, MA

    General fund

    $10,000
  5. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General fund

    $10,000
  6. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General fund

    $10,000
  7. University of MichiganPalatine, IL

    General fund

    $10,000
  8. Auditorium TheatreChicago, IL

    General fund

    $5,000
  9. Chicago Parks FoundationChicago, IL

    General fund

    $2,510
  10. CCDSChicago, IL

    General fund

    $2,500
  11. LpzooChicago, IL

    General fund

    $2,500
  12. Wbez ChicagoChicago, IL

    General fund

    $2,500
  13. Historic Preservation Fund of the FortnightlyChicago, IL

    General fund

    $1,500
  14. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  15. The CradleEvanston, IL

    General fund

    $518

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $20,00060% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation2 grants $12,51037% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois13 grants $339,181
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  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.

  • Anne VoshelDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Whitney NudoDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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