How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact person
- On file
- Phone
- On file
- On file
- Mailing address
- On file
- Form and materials
- On file
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- None
Contact person, phone, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$1,112,115
- Grants listed
- 213
- Assets, end of year
- $6,046,835
-
Tax year 2023
$1,168,318
- Grants listed
- 171
- Assets, end of year
- $6,132,045
-
Tax year 2022
$444,621
- Grants listed
- 153
- Assets, end of year
- $6,476,845
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Tax year 2021
$511,621
- Grants listed
- 135
- Assets, end of year
- $6,360,261
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Tax year 2020
$131,838
- Grants listed
- 65
- Assets, end of year
- $7,835,897
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Rock and Roll Hall of FameCleveland, OH
Digital divide
$175,000 -
CompudoptDowners Grove, IL
Digital divide
$166,667 -
Rock and Roll Hall of FameCleveland, OH
Digital divide
$150,000 -
Latinx Digital Leaders Now (DLN)Chicago, IL
Digital divide
$108,000 -
National Digital Inclusion Alliance (ndia) (net Inclusion 2025 Sponsorship)Columbus, OH
Digital divide
$100,000 -
DigitunityNorth Conway, NH
Digital divide
$90,000 -
Digitunity by 722North Conway, NH
Digital divide
$80,000 -
Quilt Corporation NFPNaperville, IL
Digital divide
$30,000 -
Bridging TechSan Mateo, CA
Digital divide
$25,000 -
Children's Miracle Network Hospital (in the Cellar 2024)Aloha, OR
Legacy/other
$20,000 -
Credit Union Political Action Council (cupac)Naperville, IL
Legacy/other
$17,500 -
Children's Miracle Network Hospital (eagle Sponsor)Salk Lake City, UT
Legacy/other
$15,000 -
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN
Employee/team philanthropy
$14,784 -
Respiratory Health AssociationChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$12,140 -
St Jude Alsac No Il & Wi (for the Kids)Mempiis, TN
Employee/team philanthropy
$10,000 -
Naaap ChicagoChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$8,063 -
United We CareChicago, IL
Legacy
$5,000 -
Goldie InitiativeChicago, IL
Employee sponsorship
$5,000 -
United We Care Employee Relief Fund (mainliner)Chicago, IL
Legacy/other
$2,000 -
Bear NecessitiesChicago, IL
Legacy
$2,000 -
Central Ave Synagogue North Sub Lubavitch ChabadHighland Park, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,800 -
Cradles to CrayonsNewton, MA
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,500 -
Holy Family ParishInverness, IL
Community leadership award
$1,250 -
Kyrgyz Community CenterChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Illinois Railway MusuemUnion, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Ia - Spirit LakePocatello, ID
Community leadership award
$1,000 -
Opportunity KnocksRiver Forest, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Refugee OneChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Jewish United FundChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Westosha Lakes Church (helping Hands Food Pantry)Salem, WI
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Illinois Vipassana AssociationPecatonica, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Nettelhorst Parent Teacher OrganizationChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Westosha Lakes Church (helping Hands Food Pantry)Salem, WI
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Anti-Cruelty SocietyChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Children's Miracle NetworkSalt Lake Cty, UT
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Cy-HopeCypress, TX
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Foundation Center of Helping Hands OrphanageAsheboro, NC
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Germans International School of ChicagoChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Heritage House Lake ZurichLake Zurich, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Legal Aid Foundation of ChicagoDenver, CO
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Lychee Francais de Chicago IncChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Partners WorldwideGrand Rapids, MI
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)New York, NY
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Walk with MeConifer, CO
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Rock and Roll Hall of FameCleveland, OH
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
St Vincent Depaul ParishShepherd, MI
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
B'nai Jehoshua Beth ElohimDeerfield, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Billy's PlacePeoria, AZ
Employee/team philanthropy
$1,000 -
Starfish Animal RescueGeneva, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$900 -
Freedom Service Dogs of AmericaEnglewood, CO
Employee/team philanthropy
$900 -
Turkish American Society of ChicagoMt Prospect, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$820 -
Samaritan AviationMesa, AZ
Employee/team philanthropy
$800 -
The Bob Potokar Love Your Face FoundationSummit, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$750 -
Bob Potokar Love Your Face FoiundationSummit, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$750 -
One Tail at A TimeChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$744 -
World VisionFederal Way, WA
Employee/team philanthropy
$740 -
Respiratory Health AssociationChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$676 -
Paani ProjectYpsilanti, MI
Employee/team philanthropy
$600 -
World VisionFederal Way, WA
Employee/team philanthropy
$600 -
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$600 -
World VisionFederal Way, WA
Employee/team philanthropy
$600 -
United We Care Employee Relief Fund (mainliner)Chicago, IL
Legacy/other
$600 -
Cholangiocarcinoma FoundationSalt Lake City, UT
Employee/team philanthropy
$550 -
Camp Cocker RescueSherman Oaks, CA
Employee/team philanthropy
$521 -
Paws ChicagoChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$518 -
St Louis Children's Hospital FoundationSaint Louis, MO
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Legacy FoundationMerrillville, IN
Community leadership award
$500 -
Bob Potakar Love Your Face FoundationSummit, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
R ChurchElgin, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
Kappa Kappa Gamma FoundationDublin, OH
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Ia - Spirit LakePocatello, ID
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Tackle Your Dreams FoundationShepherd, MI
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Barbershop Harmony SocietyFredrick, MD
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Rock and Roll Hall of FameCleveland, OH
Community leadership award
$500 -
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Give WellOakland, CA
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Hesed HouseAurora, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Naperville Area Humane SocietyNaperville, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VA
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Veterans R&RBull Valley, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Chicago Style Roller DerbyElk Grove Village, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
Freedom Service DogsEnglewood, CO
Community leadership award
$500 -
Fox River Grove School District 3Fox River Grove, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
World Central KitchenWashington, DC
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Abs-Cbn Foundation InternationalBurlingame, CA
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
ChibrrconArlington Heights, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
Mid-Usa Falun Dafa AssociationChicago, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
Wetosha Lakes Church DBA Helping HandsSalem, WI
Community leadership award
$500 -
St Mary of Gostyn School AthleticsDowners Grove, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
VL Humble NFPCalumet City, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
Opportunity KnocksRiver Forest, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
Emerge and RiseSan Antonio, TX
Community leadership award
$500 -
West Suburban Humane SocietyDowners Grove, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
Kappa Kappa Gamma FoundationDublin, OH
Community leadership award
$500 -
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Depaul University Egan Hope Scholars EndowmentChicago, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
Judson UniversityElgin Il, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
Chicago Style Roller DerbyElk Grove Village, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
The Bob Potokar Love Your Face Foundation IncSummit, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
IcstarsChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
IgniteChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$500 -
Miller Beach Water Safety FoundMerrillville, IN
Community leadership award
$500 -
Barbershop Harmony SocietyFredrick, MD
Community leadership award
$500 -
It's Okay Campaign IncLansing, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
Fenwick High SchoolOak Park, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
CupacNaperville, IL
Community leadership award
$500 -
New Rose of Sharon Baptist ChurchChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$398 -
Guitars Over GunsMiami, FL
Employee/team philanthropy
$265 -
Salvaton ArmyAlexandria, VA
Employee/team philanthropy
$260 -
National Association of Asian American Professionals (naaap)Chicago, IL
Community leadership award
$250 -
VecinaAustin, TX
Community leadership award
$250 -
Team RMHC Chicago Marathon 2024Chicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$250 -
Chinese Mutual Aid FoundationChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$250 -
FRG Recreation CouncilFox River GRV, IL
Community leadership award
$250 -
Chicago UnitedChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$250 -
Paws ChicagoChicago, IL
Community leadership award
$250 -
Travelers Aidheartland Human Care ServicesChicago, IL
Community leadership award
$250 -
Fox River Grove Memorial LibraryFox River Grove, IL
Community leadership award
$250 -
Anderson HumaneSouth Elgin, IL
Community leadership award
$250 -
Cy-HopeCypress, TX
Community leadership award
$250 -
Baps Swaminarayan AkshardhamRobbinsville, NJ
Community leadership award
$250 -
Institute of International Auditors IncPalatine, IL
Community leadership award
$250 -
Paani ProjectYpsilanti, MI
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
JCFS ChicagoChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
Depaul UniversityChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
Speedway Childrens CharityConcord, NC
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
Little Sisters of the Poorst Joesph's Home for the EderlyPalatine, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
St Clare of AssissiRolling Meadows, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
Shriners Hospital for ChildrenTampa, FL
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
Paani ProjectYpsilanti, MI
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
St Joseph's Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD
Employee/team philanthropy
$200 -
Border Tails RescueNorthbrook, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$160 -
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)Hagerstown, MD
Employee/team philanthropy
$157 -
Norwood Life Care FoundationChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$154 -
Precious Cargo Rescue RidesOak Forest, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$154 -
Norwood Life Care FoundationChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$154 -
Kidz ExpressOak Park, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$150 -
Whittier Elementary School PTAWheaton, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$150 -
Ronald McDonald HouseChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$150 -
Depression & Bipolar AllianceChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$150 -
Leukemia & Lymphona SocietyRye Brook, NY
Employee/team philanthropy
$142 -
Paws of ChicagoChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$135 -
Paramount Arts Centre IncAurora, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$129 -
KeshetNorthbrook, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$125 -
American Friends of Magen David Adam-ArmdiNew York, NY
Employee/team philanthropy
$125 -
St Judes Children Research HospitalMempiis, TN
Employee/team philanthropy
$125 -
Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN
Employee/team philanthropy
$110 -
Respiratory Health AssociationChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$106 -
Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN
Employee/team philanthropy
$106 -
Humaniti FoundationFrisco, TX
Employee/team philanthropy
$105 -
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation (lafd)Los Angeles, CA
Employee/team philanthropy
$103 -
American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
MisericordiaChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
The University of ChicagoDeerfield, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Antheneum CenterChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
American Red CrossWashington, DC
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Building Peaceful BridgesGlenview, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Salute IncPalatine, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Animal House ShelterInverness, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Grasfton Food PantryHuntley, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Wildstang Robotics Syupport AssociationProspect Heights, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Food for the Poor IncCoconut Creek, FL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Andrew McDonough B Positive FoundationWilmington, DE
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
The Bob Potokar Love Your Face Foundation IncSummit, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Hope College Philanthropy and EngagementHolland, MI
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Felines & CaninesChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Gigi's Playhouse McHenry CountyMcHenry, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
CaringbridgeBloomington, MN
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Travis Manion FoundationDoylestown, PA
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee RightsChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$100 -
American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY
Employee/team philanthropy
$75 -
Dumb Friends LeagueDenver, CO
Employee/team philanthropy
$60 -
Fractured AtlasHartsdale, NY
Employee/team philanthropy
$54 -
Make-A-WishPhoenix, AZ
Employee/team philanthropy
$53 -
Field MusuemChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$52 -
Shamona Creek Home & Scholl AssociationDowningtown, PA
Employee/team philanthropy
$52 -
World VisionFederal Way, WA
Employee/team philanthropy
$50 -
Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$50 -
Cajun Crushers of LABaton Rouge, LA
Employee/team philanthropy
$50 -
Cajun Crushers of LABaton Rouge, LA
Employee/team philanthropy
$50 -
Multiple Myeloma Research FoundationNorwalk, CT
Employee/team philanthropy
$50 -
Appalachian Trail ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WV
Employee/team philanthropy
$50 -
Bernie's Book BankLake Bluff, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$50 -
MisericoridaChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$50 -
California Fire FoundationSacramento, CA
Employee/team philanthropy
$50 -
World VisionFederal Way, WA
Employee/team philanthropy
$50 -
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN
Employee/team philanthropy
$50 -
AIDS Foundation of ChicagoChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$37 -
World Jewish CongressMerrifield, VA
Employee/team philanthropy
$37 -
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee IncNew York, NY
Employee/team philanthropy
$37 -
Jewish United FundChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$36 -
PJ Library Harold Grinspoon FoundationAgawam, MA
Employee/team philanthropy
$36 -
Pacific Crest Trail AsscoiationSacramento, CA
Employee/team philanthropy
$35 -
American Heart AssociationDallas, TX
Employee/team philanthropy
$31 -
American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD
Employee/team philanthropy
$30 -
Superior Hiking Trail AssociationTwo Harbors, MN
Employee/team philanthropy
$26 -
The Salvation Army Southern California DivisionCarson, CA
Employee/team philanthropy
$25 -
CaringbridgeBloomington, MN
Employee/team philanthropy
$25 -
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY
Employee/team philanthropy
$25 -
Chicago Police Memorial FoundationChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$21 -
Paws ChicagoChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$21 -
World VisionFederal Way, WA
Employee/team philanthropy
$20 -
Leave No TraceBoulder, CO
Employee/team philanthropy
$11 -
Wikimedia EndowmentSan Francisco, CA
Employee/team philanthropy
$10 -
Marquette University Scholarship FundMilwaukee, WI
Employee/team philanthropy
$10 -
Nourishing HopeChicago, IL
Employee/team philanthropy
$10
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture7 grants $327,65066% of the total
- Community development3 grants $120,50024% of the total
- Health16 grants $17,5524% of the total
- Human services12 grants $6,3001% of the total
- International aid16 grants $5,7131% of the total
- Animals14 grants $5,6781% of the total
- 12 other causes35 grants $13,3473% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Ohio7 grants $427,500
- Illinois109 grants $398,836
- New Hampshire2 grants $170,000
- California8 grants $26,734
- Tennessee7 grants $25,759
- Oregon1 grant $20,000
- Utah3 grants $16,550
- Michigan7 grants $3,600
- Colorado6 grants $3,471
- Wisconsin4 grants $2,510
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Meredith RitchiePRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
- Michael GardTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
- Rich HolkeDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Janet MeinheitDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Farvah LakhaniDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Ken SchaasfmaDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Crystal WyattDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Jackie GruenesDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in Illinois
- Private foundations in Chicago
- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Illinois
- Foundations that fund community development 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.
- The Kensington Square Foundation 24 grants Preselected only $1,117,000 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