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Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$6,739,500
- Grants listed
- 148
- Assets, end of year
- $63,836,901
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Tax year 2023
$6,073,000
- Grants listed
- 141
- Assets, end of year
- $59,188,963
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Tax year 2022
$6,088,500
- Grants listed
- 124
- Assets, end of year
- $58,491,809
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Tax year 2021
$6,092,500
- Grants listed
- 148
- Assets, end of year
- $61,195,330
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Tax year 2020
$6,103,250
- Grants listed
- 121
- Assets, end of year
- $51,604,575
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Tax year 2019
$5,554,332
- Grants listed
- 110
- Assets, end of year
- $45,141,218
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Tax year 2018
$5,697,000
- Grants listed
- In an attachment
- Assets, end of year
- $35,035,316
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Scholarship America IncSaint Peter, MN
2024 cme group foundation scholarship program
$600,000 -
Youth GuidanceChicago, IL
Working on womanhood (wow)
$250,000 -
City Colleges of Chicago FoundationChicago, IL
The chicago roadmap
$200,000 -
Sinai Health SystemChicago, IL
Examining the mental health of middle/high school
$200,000 -
The Barack Obama FoundationChicago, IL
Obama foundation chicago programming
$200,000 -
Carole Robertson Center for LearningChicago, IL
Bases-k and innovation fund
$150,000 -
Chicago Public Education FundChicago, IL
Chicago leads
$150,000 -
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools FoundationChicago, IL
Robotics ost connecting to our community
$125,000 -
Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisChampaign, IL
Uiuc CS teacher endorsement support
$100,000 -
Build IncorporatedChicago, IL
Building girls 2 women (BG2W)
$100,000 -
Catholic Bishop of ChicagoChicago, IL
Leadership development program
$100,000 -
Chicago Public Library Foundation (CPLF)Chicago, IL
The 2023-2025 early learning & school readiness initiative at chicgao public library
$100,000 -
Children's Research TriangleChicago, IL
Girls moving in new directions (girls mind)
$100,000 -
Demoiselle 2 Femme NFPChicago, IL
Cug revive II
$100,000 -
George W Bush FoundationDallas, TX
Bush institute education program
$100,000 -
Latino Policy ForumChicago, IL
Promoting equity in early education for english le
$100,000 -
Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisChampaign, IL
Digital explorers and teacher intensives
$75,000 -
Chapter One NFPOdessa, FL
High impact tutoring for CPS kindergarteners
$75,000 -
Hope ChicagoChicago, IL
Student success coach
$75,000 -
Juvenile Protective Association JpaChicago, IL
Connect 2 kindergarten (C2K)
$75,000 -
Ladies of VirtueChicago, IL
Ladies of virtue general operating
$75,000 -
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
Early childhood research alliance of chicago
$75,000 -
Reflections FoundationChicago, IL
Polished pebbles girls mentoring program
$75,000 -
Something Good in Englewood IncChicago, IL
Consistent assistance for englewood (c.a.f.e.)
$75,000 -
Christopher HouseChicago, IL
Increasing kindergarten readiness: CH & CBC
$70,000 -
Sinai Health SystemChicago, IL
Empower their voice
$70,000 -
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Expanding & sustaining ready, set, STEM! In CPS
$55,000 -
Academy for Urban School LeadershipChicago, IL
Chicago teacher residency - diverse learner ece
$50,000 -
Advance Illinois NFPChicago, IL
Illinois education and career success network
$50,000 -
After School Matters IncChicago, IL
Computer science initiative
$50,000 -
America Needs YouNew York, NY
General operating support for college & career services
$50,000 -
Big Shoulders FundChicago, IL
Productive play in PK and k
$50,000 -
Bottom LineJamaica Plain, MA
Bottom line chicago region: access and success
$50,000 -
Braven IncorporatedChicago, IL
Braven-chicago: career accelerator programs
$50,000 -
Chicago Children's MuseumChicago, IL
Curiosity classroom learning and evaluation
$50,000 -
College Possible ChicagoChicago, IL
College possible chicago program expansion fy24-25
$50,000 -
Computer Science Teachers AssociationNew York, NY
Empowering illinois and chicago CS teachers
$50,000 -
Erikson InstituteChicago, IL
Project connect
$50,000 -
Focus Fairies MentoringChicago, IL
What
$50,000 -
Friends of Dekalb Regional Office of EducationDekalb, IL
Kindergarten readiness: basics dekalb county parent playgroups
$50,000 -
Genesys Works - ChicagoChicago, IL
Improving college and career outcomes for chicago
$50,000 -
Girls Inc of ChicagoChicago, IL
Mind + body health initiative
$50,000 -
Greenlight Fund IncBoston, MA
Greenlight fund chicago
$50,000 -
Illinois Action for ChildrenChicago, IL
Community parenting support saturation program
$50,000 -
Illinois Science and Technology InstituteChicago, IL
The STEM challenge and 6x3 project series
$50,000 -
Junior Achievement of ChicagoChicago, IL
Ja of chicago digital programs
$50,000 -
Juvenile Protective Association JpaChicago, IL
Grandparent project
$50,000 -
Kohl Children's Museum of Greater ChicagoGlenview, IL
Early childhood connections
$50,000 -
Mayo ClinicRochester, MN
General operations
$50,000 -
National Louis UniversityWheeling, IL
Accelerate u at national louis university
$50,000 -
One GoalChicago, IL
Closing the degree divide in chicago
$50,000 -
One Million DegreesChicago, IL
General operating support
$50,000 -
Partnership for College CompletionChicago, IL
General operating support for PCC'S higher ed
$50,000 -
Project ExplorationChicago, IL
CS for all west side / 2024 STEM learning convention
$50,000 -
Project SyncereChicago, IL
CS for e-cademy & enpowerment games
$50,000 -
Start EarlyChicago, IL
Advance kindergarten readiness at educare illinois
$50,000 -
Start EarlyChicago, IL
Start early k-readiness
$50,000 -
Teach Plus IncorporatedBoston, MA
Early childhood educator change agents - leveraging
$50,000 -
Teach Plus IncorporatedBoston, MA
Early childhood educator change agents--leveraging
$50,000 -
Union League Boys & Girls ClubChicago, IL
Ulbgc underwater robotics program
$50,000 -
Union League Boys & Girls ClubChicago, IL
Trauma-informed care for girls
$50,000 -
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL
The ready child: a public awareness campaign
$50,000 -
University of Illinois FoundationChampaign, IL
Understanding & improving services - birth to 5
$50,000 -
Vocel Viewing Our Children as Emerging Leaders NFPChicago, IL
Building early learning leaders
$50,000 -
Waterford Institute IncTaylorsville, UT
Waterford upstart chicago
$50,000 -
YWCA Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL
Rise children's center
$50,000 -
Share Our SpareChicago, IL
Dolly parton imagination library
$40,000 -
Box UnitedChicago, IL
Fight like a girl
$33,500 -
Misericordia FoundationChicago, IL
General operations
$30,000 -
Teachers Supporting TeachersChicago, IL
TST|CPS computer science PLC partnership
$30,000 -
Associated Colleges of Illinois IncChicago, IL
General operating support for college and career s
$25,000 -
Better Future ForwardAlexandria, VA
Fueling dramatic growth of BFF'S chicago fund
$25,000 -
Chicago Children's MuseumChicago, IL
Playful learning landscapes
$25,000 -
Chicago Foundation for WomenChicago, IL
Building capacity for girl-serving organizations
$25,000 -
Chicago Innovation FoundationChicago, IL
Illinois student invention convention
$25,000 -
Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering ProgramChicago, IL
Summer STEM enrichment program
$25,000 -
Chicago Youth CentersChicago, IL
Computer science program
$25,000 -
Civic News CompanyNew York, NY
Chalkbeat chicago education journalism
$25,000 -
Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL
Equity-centered college & career pathways for illinois
$25,000 -
Empower IllinoisChicago, IL
Expanding educational pathways: a continuation of the future of illinois campaign
$25,000 -
Fred Rogers CompanyPittsburgh, PA
Donkey hodie
$25,000 -
Genesys Works - ChicagoChicago, IL
Expanding professional skills training for chicago
$25,000 -
Greenwood ProjectChicago, IL
Greenwood project college internship program
$25,000 -
Holy Family MinistriesNorthbrook, IL
Little learners academy
$25,000 -
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and ReferralBloomington, IL
Civic leaders for illinois children
$25,000 -
Imentor IncNew York, NY
Emergency CPS fee deficit support
$25,000 -
Imentor IncChicago, IL
Growth fund and next gen leaders career
$25,000 -
Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter SchoolChicago, IL
Prek enhancements and quality improvement
$25,000 -
Network for Teaching EntrepreneurshipNew York, NY
Startup tech
$25,000 -
Network for Teaching EntrepreneurshipNew York, NY
Pathways: financing higher education
$25,000 -
Open Books LTDChicago, IL
Early childhood literacy residencies
$25,000 -
Pathway to Adventure Council Boy Scouts of AmericaChicago, IL
STEM in scouting
$25,000 -
The Posse FoundationNew York, NY
To support general operations of posse chicago
$25,000 -
The University of Illinois FoundationChampaign, IL
The school-based mental health workforce pipeline
$25,000 -
The YMCA of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL
Ymcas steam club: k-12 computer science
$25,000 -
Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA
Empowering STEM education: tools for measuring STEM teacher retention
$25,000 -
Universidad Popular (aka Latin Center)Chicago, IL
We code juntos
$25,000 -
University of Chicago Network for College SuccessChicago, IL
NCS postsecondary access and success
$25,000 -
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Education lab operating support
$25,000 -
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Uchicago consortium on school research
$25,000 -
Vocel Viewing Our Children as Emerging Leaders NFPChicago, IL
Bell supplemental grant
$25,000 -
Wall Street BoundNew York, NY
Wall street bound
$25,000 -
Youth Job CenterEvanston, IL
Yjc south and southwest side operations
$25,000 -
Bellwether Education Partners IncBoston, MA
E4e teacher action team
$22,000 -
Colbys Crew RescueKeswick, VA
Terry savage grant
$15,000 -
Field Museum of Natural HistoryChicago, IL
STEM digital learning internship
$15,000 -
Holy Name CathedralChicago, IL
Genral operations
$15,000 -
Start EarlyChicago, IL
The promise of early childhood education
$15,000 -
Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders AssociationChicago, IL
Power of purple: a reason to hope luncheon
$10,000 -
Border Horse Slaughter RescueFiddletown, CA
Barn build project
$10,000 -
Brady Center to Prevent Gun ViolenceWashington, DC
Free america from gun violence
$10,000 -
Chicago Historical SocietyChicago, IL
30th annual making history awards
$10,000 -
Chicago Jesuit AcademyChicago, IL
High school bridge
$10,000 -
Chicago Zoological SocietyBrookfield, IL
Chicago board of trade endangered species fund
$10,000 -
Cics Prairie - Distinctive SchoolsChicago, IL
Cics prairie computer science after school club
$10,000 -
Friends of the Truman FoundationWashington, DC
General fund
$10,000 -
MetrosquashChicago, IL
2024 metrosquash cup - avery rosenberg fund raising
$10,000 -
MetrosquashChicago, IL
General operations
$10,000 -
Project Unloaded IncChicago, IL
Project unloaded youth council - chicago cohort
$10,000 -
Restoring the PATH aka Crushers ClubChicago, IL
Crushers club youth violence prevention/reduction
$10,000 -
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL
Men's health training & research
$10,000 -
Share Our SpareChicago, IL
Migrant diaper support
$10,000 -
The Global Foodbanking NetworkChicago, IL
Food bank accelerator program
$10,000 -
World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC
World central kitchen general operating support
$10,000 -
Young InvinciblesWashington, DC
Supporting illinois students and 15th anniversary celebration
$10,000 -
St Jude's Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN
Patient care at ST. Jude
$8,500 -
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation IncChicago, IL
Gen ops
$5,500 -
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation IncChicago, IL
Gen ops
$5,500 -
American Friends of Lubavitch (chabad)Washington, DC
National menorah
$5,000 -
Autism Speaks IncWashington, DC
Chip in casino night
$5,000 -
Dion S Chicago Dream Inc NFPMatteson, IL
Dream deliveries
$5,000 -
Former Members of Congress IncWashington, DC
Dan glickman discretionary funds donation
$5,000 -
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL
Hunger relief initiatives
$5,000 -
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL
Hunger relief initiatives
$5,000 -
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL
2024 juf annual campaign
$5,000 -
Northwestern Memorial FoundationBridgeview, IL
Northwestern medicine lake forest hospital
$5,000 -
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Shirley Ryan Ability LabChicago, IL
Community-based quality of life programs
$5,000 -
Richmond Community OrchestraRichmond, IN
Strings initiative program
$5,000 -
Rocking R Ranch & Rescue IncKosciusko, MS
Medical
$5,000 -
Special Childrens CharitiesChicago, IL
Evening reception
$5,000 -
The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC
Conversations on food justice
$5,000 -
The Lilac Tree - Center for Divorce ResourcesEvanston, IL
General operations support
$5,000 -
The Northwest Symphony Orchestra Association IncMt Prospect, IL
2023-2024 orchestra season
$5,000 -
Womens Business Development CenterChicago, IL
General operating
$5,000 -
Cradles to Crayons IncNewton, MA
Gear up for winter - winter wish list
$3,500 -
Hunger Free America IncNew York, NY
Hunger free america
$2,500 -
Rocking R Ranch & Rescue IncKosciusko, MS
Rescue improvements
$2,500 -
Intentional SportsChicago, IL
Intentional sports programs
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education35 grants $1,838,00044% of the total
- Youth development12 grants $533,50013% of the total
- Human services11 grants $503,50012% of the total
- Arts and culture10 grants $435,00010% of the total
- Health7 grants $350,0008% of the total
- Community development3 grants $130,0003% of the total
- 12 other causes23 grants $428,50010% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Illinois114 grants $5,324,000
- Minnesota2 grants $650,000
- Massachusetts4 grants $172,000
- New York5 grants $127,500
- Texas1 grant $100,000
- California4 grants $85,000
- Florida1 grant $75,000
- District of Columbia7 grants $55,000
- Utah1 grant $50,000
- Virginia2 grants $40,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Charles P CareyCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
- Terrence A DuffyVICE-CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
- Howard J SiegelSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- Eva GiglioEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Daniel GlickmanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Terry L SavageTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
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