Funding search · EIN 421668546 · Chicago, IL
Helen M Harrison 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.
- 13
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2022–2023
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2023. 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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Grant history
All 13 reported grants, largest first.
- $540,000
Various Contributions Under 25000 Per Log (Attached) · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted general fund
- $387,000
Various Contributions Under 25000 Per Log (Attached) · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted general fund
- $50,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted general fund
- $50,000
Wahl'S Research Fund · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Unrestricted general fund
- $50,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted general fund
- $30,000
Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted general fund
- $25,000
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $25,000
University of Chicago Library Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted general fund
- $25,000
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $25,000
University of Chicago Library Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted general fund
- $25,000
Wahl'S Research Fund · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Unrestricted general fund
- $20,000
Saint Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Unrestricted general fund
- $20,000
Saint Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Unrestricted general fund
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