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Grant recipient EIN 82-2958552Arts and culture

Who funds Make-Believe Association?

3 private foundations gave Make-Believe Association in Chicago, IL $152,000 across 10 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, 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

10 grants

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

  1. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operations

    $12,500
  2. Marquit-Grieser FundBrooklyn, NY 2024

    For gos

    $10,000
  3. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operations

    $17,500
  4. Marquit-Grieser FundBrooklyn, NY 2023

    Support audio drama non-profit

    $10,000
  5. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General operations

    $7,500
  6. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Directed giving for general operations

    $5,000
  7. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General Operating Support

    $17,500
  8. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General Operating Support

    $9,500
  9. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General Operating Support

    $12,500
  10. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    Poetry Programming

    $50,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Make-Believe Association’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 1,440 grants Preselected only $141,741 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 82-2958552 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.