Funding search · EIN 814588609 · Chicago, IL

Bayless Family Foundation

Name: Bayless Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

28
grants reported: $1.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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.

28 grants matching “literature” · $1.4M

$131,814
Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (Icnc) · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$120,000
Timeline Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$120,000
Definition Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$100,000
Chicago Children'S Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Shattered Globe Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Theatre Wit · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$25,000
Filament Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$10,000
Lookingglass Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$5,000
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$5,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$131,814
Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (Icnc) · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$60,000
Chicago Academy for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Shattered Globe Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Filament Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Theatre Wit · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$24,920
Lookingglass Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$10,000
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$5,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$126,877
Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (Icnc) · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Jackalope Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Shattered Globe Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Theatre Wit · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Filament Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$25,000
Music Theatre Works · Wilmette, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$10,150
Chicago Academy for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$5,000
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$2,500
Lookingglass Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.

Grant history

All 28 reported grants, largest first.

$131,814
Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (Icnc) · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$131,814
Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (Icnc) · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$126,877
Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (Icnc) · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$120,000
Definition Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$120,000
Timeline Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$100,000
Chicago Children'S Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$60,000
Chicago Academy for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Shattered Globe Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Theatre Wit · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Filament Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Shattered Globe Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Theatre Wit · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Filament Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Jackalope Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Shattered Globe Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$50,000
Theatre Wit · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$25,000
Filament Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$25,000
Music Theatre Works · Wilmette, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$24,920
Lookingglass Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$10,150
Chicago Academy for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$10,000
Lookingglass Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$10,000
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$5,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$5,000
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$5,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2023
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$5,000
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.
$2,500
Lookingglass Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.

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