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

Grant recipient EIN 27-3165505Arts and culture

Who funds Legacy Project?

5 private foundations gave Legacy Project in Chicago, IL $58,322 across 13 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2025, 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

13 grants

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

  1. Synchrony FoundationStamford, CT 2025

    Funding supports general operations and programming.

    $7,500
  2. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operations

    $30,000
  3. Synchrony FoundationStamford, CT 2024

    Funding supports general operations and programming.

    $7,500
  4. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2024

    Matching

    $800
  5. Synchrony FoundationStamford, CT 2023

    Funding supports general operations and programming.

    $10,000
  6. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $131
  7. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2022

    Matching Gift

    $1,000
  8. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $122
  9. Synchrony FoundationStamford, CT 2022

    Employee matching

    $100
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $93
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $51
  12. Synchrony FoundationStamford, CT 2020

    Employer matching gift program

    $25
  13. Western Wind FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    program grant

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 588 grants Accepts applications $6,836,699 to similar organizations
  2. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 616 grants Preselected only $43,823,765 to similar organizations
  3. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 306 grants Accepts applications $8,154,986 to similar organizations
  4. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 627 grants Accepts applications $12,321,835 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 412 grants Accepts applications $4,646,554 to similar organizations
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 286 grants Preselected only $550,101 to similar organizations
  7. Walder FoundationWilmington, DE 126 grants Preselected only $10,999,818 to similar organizations
  8. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 152 grants Accepts applications $10,989,823 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-3165505 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.