Funding search · EIN 364326978 · Oak Park, IL

Chicago Society Foundation

Name: Chicago Society Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

23
grants reported: $165,100
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 23 reported grants, largest first.

$30,000
Kulze Scholarship Awards · Park Ridge, IL · 2025
post-secondary need scholarships
$30,000
Kulze Scholarship Awards for Needy · Chicago, IL · 2022
financially needy scholarships
$22,500
Kulze Scholarship Awards for Needy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Financial need scholarships
$10,000
Polish Scouting Organization · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable support
$10,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
special exhibit
$6,000
Polish Cooking Show Wttw Pbs · Chicago, IL · 2022
special show
$5,600
Polish Scouting Organization · Chicago, IL · 2025
Jamboree event
$5,000
Legion of Young Polish Women · Chicago, IL · 2025
operating expenses
$5,000
Way Back Inn · Maywood, IL · 2025
operating expenses
$5,000
Legion of Young Polish Women · Chicago, IL · 2024
Polish cultural activities
$5,000
Way Back Inn · Maywood, IL · 2024
dependency assistance
$5,000
Legion of Young Polish Women · Chicago, IL · 2023
general grant for char activities
$5,000
Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2023
Of the Earth Exhibition
$5,000
Polish Museum of America · Chicago, IL · 2022
operational expenses
$5,000
The Way Back Inn · Maywood, IL · 2022
operational expenses
$2,500
United Colors of Pink · Chicago, IL · 2025
Cancer awareness
$2,500
Polish Museum of America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Summer ball fundraiser
$1,000
Paderewski Academy · Chicago, IL · 2025
Musical event
$1,000
Life in a Jar-Milken Center for Unsung Heroes · Fort Scott, KS · 2024
Chidrens books for free distribution
$1,000
Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble · Wauwatosa, WI · 2024
Cultural dance performances
$1,000
Irena Connolly · Chicago, IL · 2022
special project
$1,000
Lira Song and Dance Ensemble · Chicago, IL · 2022
special performance
$1,000
Polish Scouts · Chicago, IL · 2022
youth fund activities

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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.