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Grant recipient EIN 83-2040166Human services

Who funds Burst Into Books?

10 private foundations gave Burst Into Books in Chicago, IL $445,000 across 18 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2024.

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

18 grants

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

  1. Julian Grace FoundationHighland Park, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $85,000
  2. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Equity in verse grant

    $25,000
  3. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Special projects and opportunities grant

    $15,000
  4. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $500
  5. Julian Grace FoundationHighland Park, IL 2023

    General operating support

    $55,750
  6. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Equity in verse

    $25,000
  7. The Clare FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Donation

    $5,000
  8. Julian Grace FoundationHighland Park, IL 2022

    General operating support

    $80,500
  9. The Clare FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Donation

    $5,000
  10. Jonah M Siegellak Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Donation

    $1,000
  11. Daniel R and Karen Kales Lee Family FoundationGlencoe, IL 2022

    Support general operations

    $500
  12. Julian Grace FoundationHighland Park, IL 2021

    General operating support

    $69,500
  13. Michael Reese Health TrustElgin, IL 2021

    General operating support

    $30,000
  14. Chicago Beyond IncChicago, IL 2021

    General support

    $26,000
  15. Jonah M Siegellak Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Donation

    $1,000
  16. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2020

    Book club support

    $15,000
  17. Julian Grace FoundationHighland Park, IL 2020

    General operating support

    $5,000
  18. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    in support of general operations.

    $250

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Burst Into Books’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 860 grants Preselected only $167,493 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 323 grants Preselected only $6,191,495 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 613 grants Accepts applications $3,237,549 to similar organizations
  4. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 122 grants Preselected only $3,242,885 to similar organizations
  5. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 280 grants Accepts applications $10,561,414 to similar organizations
  6. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 180 grants Accepts applications $9,190,032 to similar organizations
  7. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 220 grants Accepts applications $21,528,768 to similar organizations
  8. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 149 grants Accepts applications $1,813,052 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 83-2040166 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.