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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2251188

Origami Works Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 33 grants and $243,750 paid in grants.

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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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $243,750

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $3,999,782

  • Tax year 2024

    $254,600

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,189,372

  • Tax year 2023

    $148,200

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,490,964

  • Tax year 2022

    $95,732

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,379,510

  • Tax year 2021

    $67,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,174,671

  • Tax year 2020

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,133,196

  • Tax year 2019

    $10,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,144,491

Grants paid in 2025

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    First Generation College Student Summer Internship

    $16,600
  2. Individual

    First Generation College Student Summer Internship

    $16,600
  3. Jobs for the FutureBoston, MA

    First Generation College Student Summer Internship

    $16,600
  4. Individual

    First Generation College Student Summer Internship

    $16,600
  5. Individual

    First Generation College Student Summer Internship

    $16,600
  6. LINK Unlimited ScholarsChicago, IL

    First Generation College Student Summer Internship

    $12,600
  7. Individual

    General Support

    $12,500
  8. New MomsChicago, IL

    General Support

    $10,000
  9. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  10. ProPath FundChicago, IL

    ProPath Fund

    $10,000
  11. Manufacturing RenaissanceChicago, IL

    General Support

    $10,000
  12. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  13. North Lawndale Employment NetworkChicago, IL

    General Support

    $10,000
  14. Women in Trucking FoundationMiddleton, WI

    General Support

    $10,000
  15. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  16. Individual

    General Support

    $6,000
  17. Chicago Jobs CouncilChicago, IL

    Support 44th Annual Meeting

    $6,000
  18. Braven IncorporatedChicago, IL

    General Support

    $5,000
  19. Individual

    General Support

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    Workforce Symposium

    $5,000
  21. Individual

    General Support

    $5,000
  22. Allies for Community BusinessChicago, IL

    General Support

    $5,000
  23. Individual

    General Support

    $5,000
  24. Individual

    General Support

    $2,000
  25. Children First FundChicago, IL

    General Support

    $2,000
  26. Women's Business Development CenterChicago, IL

    General Support

    $2,000
  27. Individual

    General Support

    $2,000
  28. Cultural VistasWashington, DC

    General Support

    $2,000
  29. Individual

    RespiratoryTherapy WorkforceSummit

    $1,500
  30. The Cara ProgramChicago, IL

    General Support

    $1,000
  31. Illinois Digital ServicesBaltimore, MD

    General Support

    $1,000
  32. The Unity ForumChicago, IL

    In memoriam of Lisa Schneider Fabes

    $100
  33. Individual

    General Support

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Jobs and employment3 grants $27,60044% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $12,60020% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10,00016% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $5,0008% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $5,0008% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $2,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois12 grants $73,700
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $16,600
  3. Wisconsin1 grant $10,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $2,000
  5. Maryland1 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.

  • Dani Houchin PetrieTrustee Hours 20Pay $0
  • Tamara HillberryPrgm Officer Hours 40Pay $99,160

The return

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