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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-3460720

Lakonishok Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $2.2 million 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

    $2,185,163

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,458,012

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,754,897

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $7,912,086

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,441,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $8,812,321

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,228,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $9,849,239

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,365,100

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,409,709

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Joffrey BalletChicago, IL

    Arts

    $800,563
  2. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    Arts

    $375,000
  3. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Arts

    $250,000
  4. Art InstituteChicago, IL

    Arts

    $250,000
  5. University of IllinoisUrbana, IL

    Education

    $200,000
  6. FidfNew York, NY

    Charity

    $140,000
  7. Navy Seal FoundationVirginia Beach, VA

    Charity - us military

    $100,000
  8. Northwestern Medical SchoolChicago, IL

    Education

    $25,000
  9. Hand in Hand USAOak Brook, IL

    Charity

    $25,000
  10. College Possible ChicagoChicago, IL

    Education

    $10,000
  11. Northwesternkesan CampChicago, IL

    Education

    $2,600
  12. Operation SmileVirginia BCH, VA

    Public health

    $2,000
  13. PancanEl Segundo, CA

    Charity

    $1,500
  14. Lincoln Park ZooChicago, IL

    Education

    $1,000
  15. Holocaust MuseumWashington, DC

    Education

    $1,000
  16. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Public health

    $1,000
  17. Gift From A ChildFederal Way, WA

    Charity

    $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 culture4 grants $1,525,56398% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,0002% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $3,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois10 grants $1,939,163
  2. New York2 grants $141,000
  3. Virginia2 grants $102,000
  4. California1 grant $1,500
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  6. Washington1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Josef LakonishokPRES Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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