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

Grant recipient EIN 46-3691053Arts and culture

Who funds Sharing Notes?

8 private foundations gave Sharing Notes in Chicago, IL $76,970 across 17 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

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. Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable TrustDundee, IL 2025

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  2. John R Halligan Charitable FundBannockburn, IL 2025

    Unrestricted for general use of charity

    $3,000
  3. The Bradburd Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Support organization's purpose

    $20,000
  4. Daniel J Kobasic FoundationEscanaba, MI 2024

    Musical programming

    $10,000
  5. Helen V Brach FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    To support live, in-person performance programming for hospital patients, staff and families at local hospitals

    $7,500
  6. John R Halligan Charitable FundBannockburn, IL 2024

    Unrestricted for general use of charity

    $3,000
  7. Best Walter & Edith FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Program support

    $3,000
  8. Helen V Brach FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Discretionary Grant

    $250
  9. Helen V Brach FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    To support live, in-person performance programming for hospital patients, staff and families at La Ra Bida Hospital

    $5,000
  10. The A Montgomery Ward FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  11. Daniel J Kobasic FoundationEscanaba, MI 2023

    Routine operations

    $5,000
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $51
  13. Daniel J Kobasic FoundationEscanaba, MI 2022

    Routine operations

    $5,000
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $57
  15. Daniel J Kobasic FoundationEscanaba, MI 2021

    General operations

    $5,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $54
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $58

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Sharing Notes’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. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 482 grants Accepts applications $17,505,459 to similar organizations
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 412 grants Accepts applications $4,646,554 to similar organizations
  7. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 286 grants Preselected only $550,101 to similar organizations
  8. Walder FoundationWilmington, DE 126 grants Preselected only $10,999,818 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-3691053 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.