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Grant recipient EIN 38-3936972Arts and culture

Who funds Open Center for the Arts?

7 private foundations gave Open Center for the Arts in Chicago, IL $344,875 across 17 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 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

17 grants

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

  1. Marquette Bank Affordable Housing FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    Community development

    $2,000
  2. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    In support of the marshall square plaza project

    $100,000
  3. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2024

    Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization

    $25,000
  4. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operations

    $20,000
  5. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2024

    Project - funding for a specific project or program

    $20,000
  6. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2023

    Art education

    $50,000
  7. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2023

    Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization

    $25,000
  8. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2023

    Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization

    $25,000
  9. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operations

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

    In support of general operations.

    $200
  11. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Matching Grant

    $100
  12. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General operations

    $15,000
  13. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2022

    Exe. Disc. Grant

    $15,000
  14. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    In support of general operations

    $75
  15. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General operations

    $15,000
  16. Marquette Bank Affordable Housing FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Community development

    $2,500
  17. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General operations

    $15,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Open Center for the Arts’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 1,440 grants Preselected only $141,741 to similar organizations
  2. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 588 grants Accepts applications $6,836,699 to similar organizations
  3. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 627 grants Accepts applications $12,321,835 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 412 grants Accepts applications $4,646,554 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 38-3936972 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.