Funding search · EIN 364410455 · Chicago, IL

Out of the Box Foundation

Name: Out of the Box 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.

115
grants reported: $449,286
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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

Greater Chicago Food Depository4 grants · $50,000
Habitat for Humanity4 grants · $41,000
Irc International Rescue Committee4 grants · $20,000
Lawndale Christian Health Center4 grants · $20,000
Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic4 grants · $20,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless4 grants · $20,000
Himalayan Youth Foundation4 grants · $20,000
Open Books4 grants · $20,000
Pacific Garden Mission3 grants · $20,000
Lincoln Park Community Services4 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$96,000

2022

$112,186

2023

$119,000

2024

$122,100

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 115 grants.

$15,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
Generalgeneral
$15,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Generalgeneral
$15,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Generalgeneral
$11,000
Habitat for Humanity · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Lasalle Street Church Pledge · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Pacific Garden Mission · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$6,000
South Asian Friendship · Chicago, IL · 2025
Generalgeneral
$5,000
Aclu · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2025
General
$5,000
Himalayan Youth Foundation · Winter Park, FL · 2025
General
$5,000
Human Rights Campaign Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$5,000
Irc International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2025
General
$5,000
Lasalle Street Church Breakthrough Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Lasalle Street Church Financial Assistance · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Lasalle Street Church Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Lawndale Christian Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Lincoln Park Community Services · Chicago, IL · 2025
Generalgeneral
$5,000
Northwestern Center On Wrongful Convictions · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Open Books · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Planned Parenthood · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Uptown Peoples Law Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General
$5,000
Himalayan Youth Foundation · Winter Park, FL · 2024
General
$5,000
Human Rights Campaign Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$5,000
Irc International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2024
General
$5,000
Lasalle Street Church Breakthrough Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Lawndale Christian Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Lawndale Christian Legal Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Lincoln Park Community Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
Generalgeneral
$5,000
Link Unlimited Scholars · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Open Books · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Breakthrough Urban Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2023
Generalgeneralgeneralgeneral
$5,000
Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Himalayan Youth Foundation · Winter Park, FL · 2023
General
$5,000
Interfaith Youth Core · Chicago, IL · 2023
Generalgeneral
$5,000
Irc International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
General
$5,000
Lasalle Street Church Pledge · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Lawndale Christian Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Lawndale Christian Legal Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Lincoln Park Community Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
Generalgeneral
$5,000
Link Unlimited Scholars · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Open Books · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Pacific Garden Mission · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Uptown Peoples Law Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Breakthrough Urban Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2022
Generalgeneralgeneralgeneral
$5,000
Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Generalgeneral
$5,000
Himalayan Youth Foundation · Winter Park, FL · 2022
General
$5,000
Interfaith Youth Core · Chicago, IL · 2022
Generalgeneral
$5,000
Irc International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
General
$5,000
Lasalle Street Church- Benevolence Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Lasalle Street Church- Pledge · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Lawndale Christian Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Lawndale Christian Legal Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Lincoln Park Community Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
Generalgeneral
$5,000
Link Unlimited Scholars · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Open Books · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Pacific Garden Mission · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$4,686
Lasalle Street Church- Supreme Frame · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$2,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2025
General
$2,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General
$2,000
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$2,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General
$2,000
Tulane University (New College) · New Orleans, LA · 2022
General
$1,000
Art On Sedgwick · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,000
Brave Space Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,000
Chicago Justice Torture Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,000
Midwest Action Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,000
Midwest Immigration Bond Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,000
Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,000
Sounds Good Choir · Downers Grove, IL · 2025
General
$1,000
Brave Space Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Chicago Theological Seminary · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Cornerstone Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2024
General
$1,000
Interfaith Youth Core · Chicago, IL · 2024
Generalgeneral
$1,000
Lasalle Street Church Financial Assistance · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Lasalle Street Church Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
McCormick Theological Seminary · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Missionary Support Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Uptown Peoples Law Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Young Lives · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Art On Sedgwick · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Chicago Theological Seminary · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Cornerstone Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Lasalle Street Church Breakthrough Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Lasalle Street Church Financial Assistance · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Missionary Support Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Northwestern University Center On Wrongful Convictions · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Young Lives · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Art On Sedgwick · Chicago, IL · 2022
General

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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.