A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 47-5528536Environment

Who funds Urban Rivers Inc?

16 private foundations gave Urban Rivers Inc in Chicago, IL $430,198 across 24 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

24 grants

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

  1. Butler Family FoundationLake Forest, IL 2025

    General charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose of the donee organization

    $10,000
  2. Schwemm Family FoundationBethesda, MD 2025

    Expand native plantings at the Wild Mile park and strengthen our stewardship volunteer program

    $10,000
  3. HDR FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Charitable

    $9,872
  4. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Ocean stewardship and research

    $113,000
  5. Mondelez International FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $50,000
  6. Butler Family FoundationLake Forest, IL 2024

    General charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose of the donee organization

    $35,000
  7. Walter Scott Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Next generation

    $5,000
  8. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Ocean stewardship and research

    $74,000
  9. Joseph & Bessie Feinberg FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General unrestricted, exempt purpose of organization

    $30,000
  10. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2023

    To support environmental projects.

    $12,800
  11. Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable TrustChicago, IL 2023

    Support general operating

    $10,000
  12. The Azek Cares FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operating support

    $6,500
  13. Ernst & Gertrude Ticho Foundation Charitable FoundationDelray Beach, FL 2023

    Restoration

    $6,000
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $30
  15. The A Montgomery Ward FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    Wild mile lab

    $10,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $40
  17. Schwemm Family FoundationBethesda, MD 2021

    video creation-indigenous culture/science speaker on river

    $8,000
  18. The Azek Cares FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General operating support

    $6,500
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $25
  20. Barnes FoundationOak Brook, IL 2020

    General donation

    $2,500
  21. Schwemm Family FoundationBethesda, MD 2019

    Chicago canal native plant/tree restoration

    $6,431
  22. The Horne Family FoundationBoston, MA 2018

    Supports general activities

    $15,000
  23. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2018

    To support environmental projects.

    $10,000
  24. John and Alice Lloyd FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2018

    Rehabilitate wildlife habitat

    -$500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Urban Rivers Inc’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 46 grants Preselected only $1,514,399 to similar organizations
  2. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 42 grants Preselected only $12,542,973 to similar organizations
  3. Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL 23 grants Preselected only $6,460,000 to similar organizations
  4. Walder FoundationWilmington, DE 21 grants Preselected only $1,944,299 to similar organizations
  5. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 26 grants Accepts applications $1,337,550 to similar organizations
  6. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 23 grants Accepts applications $4,678,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 11 grants Accepts applications $248,000 to similar organizations
  8. Dr Scholl FoundationNorthbrook, IL 28 grants Accepts applications $1,082,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-5528536 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.