Funding search · EIN 205836042 · Oak Park, IL

Good Heart Work Smart Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

309
grants reported
$4.5M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$4,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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1 grant matching “organizatin · $4,500

  • $4,500

    Trinity High School · River Forest, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organizatin

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Oprfhs Imagine Foundation3 grants · $1.2M
  • Parks Foundation of Oak Park4 grants · $530,065
  • Begin in Circle1 grant · $193,750
  • Growing Community Media3 grants · $156,000
  • Beat the Streets Chicago3 grants · $130,000
  • University of Dayton1 grant · $103,500
  • Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust1 grant · $100,000
  • Rush University Medical Center1 grant · $100,000
  • One Mind1 grant · $100,000
  • Opportunity Knocks3 grants · $99,000

Giving over time

$2.0M
2022
$713,600
2023
$1.8M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 309 grants.

  • $1.0M

    Oprfhs Imagine Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $470,600

    Parks Foundation of Oak Park · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $193,750

    Begin in Circle · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $150,000

    Oprfhs Imagine Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $103,500

    University of Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $100,000

    One Mind · Rutherford, CA · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $100,000

    Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $100,000

    Growing Community Media · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $100,000

    Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $64,000

    Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $55,000

    Beat the Streets Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $53,000

    Parks Foundation of Oak Park · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $50,000

    Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $50,000

    The Neighborhood Bridge · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $50,000

    Beat the Streets Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $50,000

    Yemba · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $40,000

    Thrive · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $40,000

    Oprf Athletic Booster Club · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $32,500

    Oak Park Education Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $32,000

    Oprf Community Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $31,000

    Oprf Community Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $30,000

    Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $30,000

    Thrive · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $28,000

    Growing Community Media · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $28,000

    Growing Community Media · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $26,000

    Animal Care League · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $25,000

    Beat the Streets Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $22,000

    Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $20,000

    Sarah'S Inn · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $20,000

    Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $20,000

    Sarah'S Inn · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $17,500

    Reading Between the Lines · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $17,500

    Wssra · Franklin Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $17,000

    Housing Forward · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $17,000

    Collaboration for Early Childhood Care · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $16,000

    Sarah'S Inn · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $15,050

    Amity School · River Forest, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $15,000

    Huskie Wrestling Family · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $15,000

    Oprfhs Football · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $15,000

    Huskie Wrestling Family · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $15,000

    Maywood Fine Arts · Maywood, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $15,000

    College Possible · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $15,000

    Huskie Wrestling Family · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $13,000

    Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $13,000

    Oprf Infant Welfare Society · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $13,000

    Maywood Fine Arts · Maywood, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $13,000

    Oprf Infant Welfare Society · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $12,500

    Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $12,500

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $12,500

    Race Conscious Dialogues · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $12,000

    Close Up · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $11,000

    Collaboration for Early Childhood Care · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $11,000

    Maywood Fine Arts · Maywood, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $11,000

    Oprf Community Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $11,000

    New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,500

    Oprfhs Football · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Amity School · River Forest, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Beyond Hunger · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    College Possible · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Hephzibah Children'S Association · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Housing Forward · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Oprf Infant Welfare Society · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Oprfhs Huskie Boosters · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Thrive · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Wssra · Franklin Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Collaboration for Early Childhood Care · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Hephzibah Children'S Association · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Oprfhs Huskie Boosters · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Saint Giles-St Catherine Build a New Reality · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Wssra · Franklin Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Convergence · Washington, DC · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Educate Radiate Elevate · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Friends of the Children · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Kinfolk Colab · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Oak Park Regional Housing Center · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Oprfhs Football · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Oprfhs Huskie Boosters · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    San Miguel Back of the Yards School · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Suburban Unity Alliance · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Three Pillars Institute · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    United Way of Metro Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Vocel · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $10,000

    Women'S Global Education Project · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $9,497

    Gwendolyn Brooks Pto · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $9,005

    Gwendolyn Brooks Pto · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $8,897

    Gwendolyn Brooks Pto · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $8,686

    Julian Middle School · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $8,500

    New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $8,500

    Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $8,332

    Julian Middle School · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $8,002

    Julian Middle School · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $8,000

    Suburban Unity Alliance · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $8,000

    Housing Forward · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $7,500

    Animal Care League · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $7,500

    Kan-Win · Park Ridge, IL · 2024

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $7,500

    Amity School · River Forest, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $7,500

    New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $7,000

    Set the Expectation · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

  • $7,000

    Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.