A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 13-4254724Arts and culture

Who funds Threewalls?

15 private foundations gave Threewalls in Chicago, IL $4.5 million across 39 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

39 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support general operations

    $500,000
  2. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $475,000
  3. Reva and David Logan FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $50,000
  4. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operations

    $12,000
  5. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General Support

    $475,000
  6. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2023

    Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization

    $25,000
  7. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operations

    $12,000
  8. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationGlencoe, IL 2023

    Activities of the organization to which money was donated

    $10,000
  9. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To support the in-session artist fellowship program

    $500,000
  10. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General Support

    $480,000
  11. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2022

    Art education

    $75,000
  12. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2022

    Project - funding for a specific project or program

    $30,000
  13. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationGlencoe, IL 2022

    Activities of the organization to which money was donated

    $10,000
  14. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General operations

    $10,000
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $17
  16. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General Support

    $400,000
  17. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts IncNew York, NY 2021

    Program support (over 2 years)

    $50,000
  18. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  19. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationGlencoe, IL 2021

    Activities of the organization to which money was donated

    $10,000
  20. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    In honor of jeffreen hayes

    $1,500
  21. Sandor Family FoundationSarasota, FL 2021

    General operating support

    $1,000
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $52
  23. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

    $500,000
  24. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts IncNew York, NY 2020

    Warhol initiative

    $100,000
  25. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts IncNew York, NY 2020

    Program support (over 2 years)

    $50,000
  26. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationGlencoe, IL 2020

    Activities of the organization to which money was donated

    $10,000
  27. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  28. Sandor Family FoundationSarasota, FL 2020

    General operating support

    $1,000
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $42
  30. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    General Support

    $450,000
  31. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts IncNew York, NY 2019

    Warhol initiative

    $100,000
  32. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2019

    Investment in today and tomorrow

    $25,000
  33. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationGlencoe, IL 2019

    Activities of the organization to which money was donated

    $10,000
  34. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General Operating Support

    $8,500
  35. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General Support

    $50,000
  36. Metzner Family FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    General fund

    $6,000
  37. Sacks Family FoundationHighland Park, IL 2018

    To produce artistic projects in communities throughout chicago and connecting the residents of those communities to the tremendous artists of chicago.

    $2,500
  38. The Fosco Family FoundationPalm Beach, FL 2018

    Donation

    $1,000
  39. Henry Nias Foundation IncMelville, NY 2017

    General

    $7,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Threewalls’s funders above.

  1. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 616 grants Preselected only $43,823,765 to similar organizations
  2. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 482 grants Accepts applications $17,505,459 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 412 grants Accepts applications $4,646,554 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 286 grants Preselected only $550,101 to similar organizations
  5. Walder FoundationWilmington, DE 126 grants Preselected only $10,999,818 to similar organizations
  6. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 152 grants Accepts applications $10,989,823 to similar organizations
  7. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 260 grants Accepts applications $17,798,840 to similar organizations
  8. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 84 grants Preselected only $120,818 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 13-4254724 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.