Funding search · EIN 262982850 · Hinsdale, IL

The Footprints Foundation

Name: The Footprints Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

36
grants reported: $620,353
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Grant history

All 36 reported grants, largest first.

$150,000
Techforce Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Educational scholarship
$126,000
Techforce Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
educational scholarship
$91,200
Techforce Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Educational scholarship
$50,000
McPherson College · McPherson, KS · 2025
Educational scholarship
$31,200
Techforce Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Educational scholarship
$25,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Myeloma research - cancer research and prevention
$20,000
Doit From the Heart · Springfield, IL · 2024
Connect youth with enriching activities, fostering a brighter future free from violence
$15,000
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2025
To present world-class music, theatre and cultural presentations
$10,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2025
Myeloma research - cancer research and prevention
$10,000
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Educational scholarship
$10,000
McPherson College · McPherson, KS · 2024
Educational scholarship
$9,703
Swan Songs · Austin, TX · 2023
General charitable operations
$7,500
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2024
To present world-class music, theatre and cultural presentations
$7,000
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$5,000
Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL · 2025
Educational scholarship
$5,000
Southern Illinois Unversity · Carbondale, IL · 2025
Educational scholarship
$5,000
Texas State University · Marcus, TX · 2025
Educational scholarship
$5,000
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2025
Educational scholarship
$5,000
Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL · 2024
Educational scholarship
$5,000
Southern Illinois Unversity · Carbondale, IL · 2024
Educational scholarship
$5,000
Texas State University · Marcus, TX · 2024
Educational scholarship
$5,000
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Educational scholarship
$3,750
Swan Songs · Austin, TX · 2025
Fulfills musical last wishes by organizing concerts for individuals nearing the end of life
$2,500
Swan Songs · Austin, TX · 2024
Fulfills musical last wishes by organizing concerts for individuals nearing the end of life
$1,000
Geneva Concours D'Elegance · Geneva, IL · 2025
Support of living well cancer resource center
$1,000
Glenbrook North High School · Northbrook, IL · 2025
Hynda gamze educational scholarship
$1,000
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2025
Longhorn sim racing
$1,000
Geneva Concours D'Elegance · Geneva, IL · 2024
Support of living well cancer resource center
$1,000
Glenbrook North High School · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Hynda gamze educational scholarship
$1,000
Geneva Concours D'Elegance · Geneva, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$1,000
Glenbrook North High School · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Hynda Gamze Educational Scholarship
$1,000
10-90 Copperstate Foundation · Paradise Valley, AZ · 2022
General charitable operations
$1,000
Geneva Concours Delegance · Geneva, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$1,000
Glenbrook North High School · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Hynda Gamze Educational Scholarship
$1,000
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Islamic Art Gala
$500
Dupage Pads · Wheaton, IL · 2022
General charitable operations

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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.