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Grant recipient EIN 92-1286554Food and agriculture

Who funds Greener by Default?

7 private foundations gave Greener by Default in Chicago, IL $388,000 across 11 grants, in tax years 2023 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2023 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

11 grants

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

  1. Nova Vista FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $75,000
  2. The Quinn FoundationLeawood, KS 2025

    General operating support

    $10,000
  3. Smith & Atcheson Fund for Excellence IncWashington, DC 2025

    General Mission

    $5,000
  4. Aceso Foundation IncBloomington, IN 2024

    Charitable

    $110,000
  5. The Greenbaum FoundationWest Hollywood, CA 2024

    General fund

    $100,000
  6. The Coleman Foundation IncChicago, IL 2024

    General Operating Support - Health

    $50,000
  7. The Quinn FoundationLeawood, KS 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  8. Smith & Atcheson Fund for Excellence IncWashington, DC 2024

    General mission

    $5,500
  9. Gro FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Education

    $5,000
  10. The Coleman Foundation IncChicago, IL 2023

    Grants made at the discretion of Board Members to qualified publicly-supported charities

    $15,000
  11. The Quinn FoundationLeawood, KS 2023

    General operating support

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other food and agriculture organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Greener by Default’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 72 grants Preselected only $1,055,179 to similar organizations
  2. Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL 31 grants Preselected only $5,869,733 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 45 grants Preselected only $4,660,596 to similar organizations
  4. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 32 grants Preselected only $973,741 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 425 grants Accepts applications $8,503,237 to similar organizations
  6. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 12 grants Accepts applications $439,200 to similar organizations
  7. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 13 grants Preselected only $232,199 to similar organizations
  8. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 17 grants Accepts applications $13,089,375 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 92-1286554 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.