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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 88-3313403

Ortus Foundation

A private foundation in Oak Park, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $720,800 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $720,800

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $13,809,933

  • Tax year 2022

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,835,762

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    To further the mission of the donee organization and fund the Healy Student Hub

    $350,000
  2. Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX

    To further the mission of the donee organization and fund the Ethics of Psychedelic Research Program

    $150,000
  3. Erikson InstituteChicago, IL

    To further the mission of the donee organization

    $100,000
  4. Individual

    To further the mission of the donee organization

    $66,000
  5. Lurie Children's FoundationChicago, IL

    To further the mission of the donee organization and for the Pritzker Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

    $10,000
  6. Wolcott SchoolWest Hartford, CT

    To further the mission of the donee organization

    $10,000
  7. Shulgin Farm FoundationLafayette, CA

    To further the mission of the donee organization

    $10,000
  8. Mystic Arts FoundationEncinitas, CA

    To further the mission of the donee organization

    $10,000
  9. Dignitas UkraineCranford, NJ

    To further the mission of the donee organization

    $5,000
  10. Clinton FoundationNew York, NY

    To further the mission of the donee organization

    $4,200
  11. American Foundation Suicide PreventChicago, IL

    To further the mission of the donee organization

    $2,500
  12. Voices Jackson HoleJackson, WY

    To further the mission of the donee organization

    $1,600
  13. Teton county Health DepartmentJackson, WY

    To further the mission of the donee organization

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $600,00097% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,600<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $350,000
  2. Texas1 grant $150,000
  3. Illinois3 grants $112,500
  4. California2 grants $20,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  7. New York1 grant $4,200
  8. Wyoming2 grants $3,100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sabrina GraciasPresident Hours 50Pay $0
  • Sara Crown StarBoard Member Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tanya PolskyBoard Member Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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