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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-2836655

The Orlebeke Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $128,600 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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
Susan Berghoef
30 W Oak St Apt 3A
Chicago, IL 60610
(847) 897-8900
Form and materials
No special forms are required.
Deadlines
No submission deadlines.
Restrictions
No restrictions or limitations on awards.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $128,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,396,787
  • Tax year 2024

    $114,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,878,755
  • Tax year 2023

    $310,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,529,845
  • Tax year 2022

    $444,850

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,354,979
  • Tax year 2021

    $228,750

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,385,691
  • Tax year 2020

    $554,811

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,997,901
  • Tax year 2018

    $355,312

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,609,273

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Steppenwolf TheatreChicago, IL

    Unrestricted use

    $111,600
  2. Skyart NFPChicago, IL

    Unrestricted use

    $12,000
  3. Roger Baldwin FoundationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted fund

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $12,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $128,600

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Susan BerghoefPresident & CEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Patrick CrokeTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katherine BerghoefDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • David BerghoefDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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