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

Grant recipient EIN 36-4096612Arts and culture

Who funds Elmhurst Art Museum?

18 private foundations gave Elmhurst Art Museum in Elmhurst, IL $404,449 across 40 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

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

40 grants

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

  1. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2025

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  2. Eck Family FoundationChenequa, WI 2024

    Art education

    $5,000
  3. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2024

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  4. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2023

    Art education

    $50,000
  5. Tony and Mary Ann Pasquinelli FoundationWillowbrook, IL 2023

    To support the community

    $15,000
  6. Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsChicago, IL 2023

    A Love Supreme

    $10,000
  7. Metzner Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

    $5,500
  8. Eck Family FoundationChenequa, WI 2023

    General support for charitable programming

    $5,000
  9. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  10. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    Arts, culture and humanities

    $125
  11. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 2023

    General exempt purpose

    $100
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $69
  13. Helen Frankenthaler Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Fci 2022 implementation

    $100,000
  14. Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsChicago, IL 2022

    Houses of Tomorrow

    $5,000
  15. Dryer Family FoundationKnoxville, TN 2022

    Support of the arts

    $1,800
  16. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2022

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  17. Metzner Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

    $500
  18. Lee Ohana FoundationHinsdale, IL 2022

    Provide critical support to financially sustain the museum and its art, education and architecture programming.

    $500
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  20. Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsChicago, IL 2021

    Houses of Tomorrow

    $5,000
  21. Eck Family FoundationChenequa, WI 2021

    General support for charitable programming

    $5,000
  22. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2021

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  23. Raymond J Allen and Sally J Allen Charities LTDOak Brook, IL 2021

    Where needed

    $500
  24. The Orbit FundChicago, IL 2021

    Exempt purpose of organization, general unrestricted

    $500
  25. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 2021

    General exempt purpose

    $300
  26. Ruttenberg Arts FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Charitable purpose of recipient - exhibition

    $56,500
  27. Eck Family FoundationChenequa, WI 2020

    General support for charitable programming

    $5,000
  28. The Walter S & Lucienne B Driskill FoundationSaint Augustine, FL 2020

    Education

    $4,500
  29. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  30. The Orbit FundChicago, IL 2020

    Exempt purpose of organization, general unrestricted

    $500
  31. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $50
  32. Eck Family FoundationChenequa, WI 2019

    General support for charitable programming

    $25,000
  33. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2019

    Covid-19 relief funding

    $20,000
  34. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2019

    What came after: figurative painting in chicago 1978-98

    $15,000
  35. Ruttenberg Arts FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Charitable purpose of recipient - exhibition

    $10,000
  36. The Walter S & Lucienne B Driskill FoundationSaint Augustine, FL 2019

    Education

    $10,000
  37. Opus FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Art Installation at North Larch City Park

    $5,000
  38. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2019

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  39. Eck Family FoundationChenequa, WI 2018

    General support for charitable programming

    $25,000
  40. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2018

    Unrestricted

    $3,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 5 grants Accepts applications $48,449 to similar organizations
  2. Posen Family FoundationElmhurst, IL 5 grants Preselected only $40,131 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 14 grants Accepts applications $3,910 to similar organizations
  4. J Edgar Monroe FoundationMetairie, LA 1 grant Accepts applications $2,400 to similar organizations
  5. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 1 grant Preselected only $135 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-4096612 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.