Funding search · EIN 364339823 · Chicago, IL

John & Susan Dewan Foundation

Name: John & Susan Dewan 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.

178
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,500
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.

What they fund

homeless students education needy school housing women guatemala

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Chicago Jesuit Academy4 grants · $470,000
Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart3 grants · $51,500
Josephinum Academy1 grant · $45,150
Our Lady of Tepeyac High School4 grants · $40,000
Spark Ventures4 grants · $39,220
Kiwimbi International4 grants · $32,000
Olancho Aid Foundation3 grants · $22,500
Caravan To Class4 grants · $20,000
Gracia4 grants · $20,000
San Miguel School4 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$331,650

2022

$290,542

2023

$325,600

2024

$277,913

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 178 grants.

$117,500
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2025
Education support for needy students and capital support for school expansion.
$117,500
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education support for needy students and capital support for school expansion.
$117,500
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education support for needy students and capital support for school expansion.
$117,500
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education support for needy students and capital support for school expansion
$45,150
Josephinum Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Tuition support for disadvantaged high school students
$21,000
Spark Ventures · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support for needy secondary school students in ndola, zambia.
$18,500
Olancho Aid Foundation · Accord, MA · 2025
Support economic sustainability in Olancho, Honduras.
$17,500
Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart · Chicago, IL · 2024
Tuition support for disadvantaged high school students.
$17,000
Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart · Chicago, IL · 2025
Tuition support for disadvantaged high school students.
$17,000
Kiwimbi International · Gladstone, NJ · 2025
Education program for needy students in amagoro, kenya.
$17,000
Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart · Chicago, IL · 2023
Tuition support for disadvantaged high school students.
$10,600
Paramedics for Children · Rock Hill, SC · 2024
provides medical care, education programs, and disaster relief to children, families, and communities in Central America.
$10,042
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2023
Job training for homeless young mothers.
$10,000
Our Lady of Tepeyac High School · Chicago, IL · 2025
College readiness program for needy high school girls.
$10,000
Kino Border Initiative · Nogales, AZ · 2024
Promote humane, just and workable migration.
$10,000
Our Lady of Tepeyac High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
College readiness program for needy high school girls.
$10,000
St Nicholas Cathedral School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide a unique learning environment where academic excellence and traditional values are affirmed and imparted.
$10,000
Our Lady of Tepeyac High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
College readiness program for needy high school girls.
$10,000
Our Lady of Tepeyac High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
College readiness program for needy high school girls
$10,000
Paramedics for Children · Rock Hill, SC · 2022
School supplies for children in copan valley, honduras
$8,500
Ignatian Volunteer Corps · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Support for volunteer program serving the poor and disadvantaged
$8,000
Spark Ventures · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support for needy secondary school students in ndola, zambia.
$7,500
Adoption Center of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Domestic infant and agency-assisted adoptions.
$7,500
Spark Ventures · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support for needy secondary school students in ndola, zambia
$7,010
Jesuit Refugee Service USA · Washington, DC · 2025
Support services, education, and advocacy for refugees and other forcibly displaced people.
$6,000
Cooperative for Education · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Rural technology center program, western highlands, guatemala.
$5,183
Inkululeko · Lockport, NY · 2025
Education program for needy students in makhanda, south africa.
$5,000
Adoption Center of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
Domestic infant and agency-assisted adoptions.
$5,000
Caravan To Class · Sausalito, CA · 2025
School construction and education support in timbuktu, mali.
$5,000
Care for Friends · Chicago, IL · 2025
Food and basic services for the homeless.
$5,000
Crea · Oakland, CA · 2025
Literacy program for nicaraguans
$5,000
Gracia · Chicago, IL · 2025
Milagros workshop for disadvantaged girls at casa hogar jalapa, guatemala.
$5,000
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2025
Housing stability and economic mobility support services for young mothers and their families.
$5,000
San Miguel School · Chicago, IL · 2025
Tuition support for needy students.
$5,000
Sunsar Maya · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Women's literacy program in kathmandu, nepal.
$5,000
Caravan To Class · Sausalito, CA · 2024
School construction and education support in timbuktu, mali.
$5,000
Gracia · Chicago, IL · 2024
Milagros workshop for disadvantaged girls at casa hogar jalapa, guatemala.
$5,000
Growing Home · Chicago, IL · 2024
Transitional jobs and training in organic agriculture social enterprise for homeless and disadvantaged.
$5,000
Kiwimbi International · Gladstone, NJ · 2024
Meal program for needy students in amagoro, kenya.
$5,000
Nicaraguan Education Resource Center · Oakland, CA · 2024
Elevate Nicaraguans and their communities through literacy and learning.
$5,000
San Miguel School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Tuition support for needy students.
$5,000
Unlocking Communities · Chicago, IL · 2024
To empower individuals and communities in Haiti to unlock their economic potential through entrepreneurial ventures.
$5,000
Caravan To Class · Sausalito, CA · 2023
School construction and education support in timbuktu, mali.
$5,000
Gracia · Chicago, IL · 2023
Milagros workshop for disadvantaged girls at casa hogar jalapa, guatemala.
$5,000
Jesuit Refugee Service USA · Washington, DC · 2023
Transitional jobs and training in organic agriculture social enterprise for homeless and disadvantaged.
$5,000
Kiwimbi International · Gladstone, NJ · 2023
Meal program for needy students in amagoro, kenya.
$5,000
San Miguel School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Tuition support for needy students.
$5,000
Caravan To Class · Sausalito, CA · 2022
School construction and education support in timbuktu, mali
$5,000
Gracia · Chicago, IL · 2022
Milagros workshop for disadvantaged girls at casa hogar jalapa, guatemala
$5,000
Kiwimbi International · Gladstone, NJ · 2022
Meal program for needy students in amagoro, kenya
$5,000
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2022
Job training for homeless young mothers
$5,000
San Miguel School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Tuition support for needy students
$4,000
Centro Arte Para La Paz · Covent Station, NJ · 2025
Support peace making through arts and creativity for youth in Suchitoto.
$4,000
Un Mundo · Menlo Park, CA · 2025
Literacy connections project el pital, honduras.
$4,000
Centro Arte Para La Paz · Covent Station, NJ · 2024
Support peace making through arts and creativity for youth in Suchitoto.
$4,000
Un Mundo · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
Literacy connections project el pital, honduras.
$4,000
Centro Arte Para La Paz · Covent Station, NJ · 2023
Support peace making through arts and creativity for youth in Suchitoto.
$4,000
Crea Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
Academic success and outreach program for needy students in rural Nicaragua.
$4,000
Growing Home · Chicago, IL · 2023
Transitional jobs and training in organic agriculture social enterprise for homeless and disadvantaged.
$4,000
Ignatian Volunteer Corps · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Support for volunteer program serving the poor and disadvantaged.
$4,000
Un Mundo · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
Literacy connections project el pital, honduras.
$4,000
Un Mundo · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
Literacy connections project el pital, honduras
$3,500
Central Honduran Education Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025
Education support for poor students in villages near tegucigalpa, honduras.
$3,500
Concern America · Santa Ana, CA · 2025
Fair trade craft program supporting job creation and social enterprise in central america.
$3,500
Healing Art Missions · Granville, OH · 2025
Salary support for the primary care clinic in dumay, haiti.
$3,500
Pedals 4 Progress · High Bridge, NJ · 2025
Support for vocational training in Mityana, Uganda.
$3,500
Sisterhouse · Oak Park, IL · 2025
Living program for women in recovery, supporting employment and stable housing.
$3,500
Strategies for International Development · Washington, DC · 2025
Assist coffee farmers in alta verapaz, guatemala to increase productivity and family income.
$3,500
Care for Friends · Chicago, IL · 2024
Food and basic services for the homeless.
$3,500
Carmen Pampa Fund · St Paul, MN · 2024
A college serving impoverished rural families of Bolivia through education, research, production, and community projects.
$3,500
Concern America · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Fair trade craft program supporting job creation and social enterprise in central america.
$3,500
Franciscan Outreach · Chicago, IL · 2024
Case management program for the homeless.
$3,500
Healing Art Missions · Granville, OH · 2024
Salary support for the primary care clinic in dumay, haiti.
$3,500
Inkululeko · Lockport, NY · 2024
Education program for needy students in makhanda, south africa.
$3,500
Pedals 4 Progress · High Bridge, NJ · 2024
Support for vocational training in Mityana, Uganda.
$3,500
Sunsar Maya · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Women's literacy program in kathmandu, nepal.
$3,500
The Boulevard · Chicago, IL · 2024
Employment program for homeless people recovering from illness or injury.
$3,500
Cooperative for Education · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Rural technology center program, western highlands, guatemala.
$3,500
Franciscan Outreach · Chicago, IL · 2023
Case management program for the homeless.
$3,500
Healing Art Missions · Granville, OH · 2023
Salary support for the primary care clinic in dumay, haiti.
$3,500
Sacred Valley Health · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Community health worker training and employment in ollantaytambo, peru.
$3,500
The Boulevard · Chicago, IL · 2023
Employment program for homeless people recovering from illness or injury.
$3,500
Carmen Pampa Fund · St Paul, MN · 2022
Equipment for nurse's training program at uac-cp, bolivia
$3,500
Concern America · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
Fair trade craft program supporting job creation and social enterprise in central america
$3,500
Deborah'S Place · Chicago, IL · 2022
Housing and support services for homeless women
$3,500
Franciscan Outreach · Chicago, IL · 2022
Case management program for the homeless
$3,500
Healing Art Missions · Granville, OH · 2022
Salary support for the primary care clinic in dumay, haiti
$3,500
Inspiration Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Food service training program for homeless people
$3,500
Lakeview Pantry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social service and mental health support for pantry customers
$3,500
Midwest Jesuits USA · Chicago, IL · 2022
Ukranian refugee relief and hekima university support molo, kenya
$3,500
Nicaraguan Education Resource Centercrea · Oakland, CA · 2022
Academic success and outreach program for needy students in tola, nicaragua
$3,500
Piarist Fathers · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
School support in huitan and cabrican, guatemala
$3,500
Strategies for International Development · Washington, DC · 2022
Assist coffee farmers in alta verapaz, guatemala to increase productivity and family income
$3,500
The Harbour · Park Ridge, IL · 2022
Housing and support services for homeless young women
$3,000
L'Ecole De Choix · Oak Park, IL · 2025
provide high quality leadership development education to young adults living in Haiti's extreme conditions of poverty.
$3,000
Central Honduran Education Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education support for poor students in villages near tegucigalpa, honduras.
$3,000
Family Matters · Chicago, IL · 2024
Project rise youth development program.
$3,000
Ignitepromise · Chicago, IL · 2024
Residential programs for homeless young adults.
$3,000
L'Ecole De Choix · Oak Park, IL · 2024
provide high quality leadership development education to young adults living in Haiti's extreme conditions of poverty.
$3,000
The Harbour · Park Ridge, IL · 2024
Provide immediate, stable and safe housing to homeless young people and young mothers with children.

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