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

Grant recipient EIN 36-3985457Arts and culture

Who funds Glessner House Museum?

18 private foundations gave Glessner House Museum in Chicago, IL $681,219 across 66 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

66 grants

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

  1. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General support

    $2,500
  2. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operations

    $50,000
  3. Tawani Charitable Distribution FundChicago, IL 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  4. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $22,000
  5. The Ithaka FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General fund

    $12,500
  6. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $2,500
  7. The Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  8. Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General

    $1,000
  9. The Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Unrestricted

    $450
  10. Meyer and Raena Hammerman FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Operating programs

    $60
  11. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operations

    $50,000
  12. Tawani Charitable Distribution FundChicago, IL 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  13. The Ithaka FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General fund

    $7,500
  14. Glerum Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2023

    Improve tours and educational programs

    $5,000
  15. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    In support of general operations.

    $4,250
  16. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $2,500
  17. The Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  18. Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General

    $1,000
  19. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $500
  20. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2023

    Other

    $300
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $134
  22. Meyer and Raena Hammerman FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Operating programs

    $60
  23. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General operations

    $50,000
  24. Roy and Irene Rettinger FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General

    $15,000
  25. Glerum Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2022

    Improve tours and educational programs

    $7,500
  26. The Ithaka FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General fund

    $7,500
  27. Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General

    $4,000
  28. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $2,500
  29. The Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  30. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    In support of general operations

    $200
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $190
  32. Meyer and Raena Hammerman FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Operating programs

    $60
  33. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General operations

    $50,000
  34. Glerum Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2021

    Improve tours and educational programs

    $27,000
  35. Tawani Charitable Distribution FundChicago, IL 2021

    General support

    $16,500
  36. The Ithaka FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General fund

    $5,000
  37. Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General

    $4,000
  38. The Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  39. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $1,500
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $190
  41. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Matching gifts

    $100
  42. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $100
  43. Meyer and Raena Hammerman FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Operating programs

    $60
  44. Weisman Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General support

    $40
  45. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General operations

    $50,000
  46. Glerum Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2020

    Improve tours and educational programs

    $50,000
  47. The Ithaka FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General fund

    $3,000
  48. The Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  49. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $1,500
  50. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $250
  51. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $164
  52. Meyer and Raena Hammerman FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Operating programs

    $60
  53. Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Matching Gifts

    $50
  54. Weisman Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General support

    $40
  55. Tawani Charitable Distribution FundChicago, IL 2019

    General Support

    $50,000
  56. Glerum Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2019

    Improve tours and educational programs

    $42,000
  57. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $1,500
  58. Richard and Mary L Gray FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General unrestricted

    $250
  59. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2019

    General support

    $88
  60. Meyer and Raena Hammerman FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Operating programs

    $60
  61. Tawani Charitable Distribution FundChicago, IL 2018

    General Support

    $50,000
  62. Glerum Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2018

    Improve tours and educational programs

    $10,000
  63. The Ithaka FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    General fund

    $5,000
  64. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $1,500
  65. Richard and Mary L Gray FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    General unrestricted

    $500
  66. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2018

    Health and human services

    $63

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 588 grants Accepts applications $6,836,699 to similar organizations
  2. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 306 grants Accepts applications $8,154,986 to similar organizations
  3. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 627 grants Accepts applications $12,321,835 to similar organizations
  4. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 482 grants Accepts applications $17,505,459 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 286 grants Preselected only $550,101 to similar organizations
  6. Walder FoundationWilmington, DE 126 grants Preselected only $10,999,818 to similar organizations
  7. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 152 grants Accepts applications $10,989,823 to similar organizations
  8. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 260 grants Accepts applications $17,798,840 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-3985457 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.