Funding search · EIN 832845371 · Chicago, IL

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A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

53
grants reported
$210,915
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$3,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

profiteducationalprganizationdisabilitiespeopleeducationaleducationaleducationalorganizationnonorganizationeducationaleducationaleducational

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2 grants matching “organizationnon · $16,000

  • $10,000

    Chicago Maritime Arts Center · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Non profit organizationnon profit organization

  • $6,000

    Chicago Maritime Arts Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Non profit organizationnon profit organization

Top recipients

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

  • St Paul Catholic Church3 grants · $23,500
  • Chicago Maritime Arts Center2 grants · $16,000
  • Greater Chicago Food Depository3 grants · $12,000
  • Salvation Army3 grants · $12,000
  • Oceans Voyage Institute1 grant · $10,000
  • Prager University Foundation1 grant · $10,000
  • 1130 Nautical Donations1 grant · $10,000
  • Catholic Charities of Chicago2 grants · $9,000
  • Se Side Exp Incubator1 grant · $8,750
  • Var Misc Organized Charities2 grants · $8,165

Giving over time

$64,700
2022
$67,860
2023
$78,355
2024

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

  • $10,000

    1130 Nautical Donations · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Non profit organization

  • $10,000

    Oceans Voyage Institute · Sausalito, CA · 2024

    Non profit prganization

  • $10,000

    Chicago Maritime Arts Center · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Non profit organizationnon profit organization

  • $10,000

    Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023

    501c3 non profit organization

  • $10,000

    St Paul Catholic Church · Chicgo, IL · 2023

    Non profit organization for people with disabilities

  • $10,000

    St Paul Catholic Church · Chicgo, IL · 2022

    Non profit organization for people with disabilities

  • $8,750

    Se Side Exp Incubator · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Non profit organization

  • $6,105

    Var Misc Organized Charities · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Non profit organizationeducationaleducationaleducational

  • $6,000

    Chicago Maritime Arts Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Non profit organizationnon profit organization

  • $5,000

    Mount Carmel High School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Non profit organization

  • $5,000

    Wirepoints · Wilmette, IL · 2024

    Non profit 501c3 organization

  • $5,000

    Catholic Charities of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Non profit organization

  • $5,000

    Chicago Maritime Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022

    501c3 non profit organization

  • $4,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024

    501c3 non profit organization501c3 non profit prganization

  • $4,000

    Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    Non profit organization

  • $4,000

    Catholic Charities of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Non profit organization

  • $4,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023

    501c3 non profit organization501c3 non profit prganization

  • $4,000

    Hoover Institute · Stanford, CA · 2023

    Educational

  • $4,000

    Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    Non profit organization

  • $4,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022

    501c3 non profit organization501c3 non profit prganization

  • $4,000

    Hoover Institute · Stanford, CA · 2022

    Educational

  • $4,000

    Museum Shores Yacht Club · Chicago, IL · 2022

    5000501c3 non profit organization

  • $4,000

    Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    Non profit organization

  • $3,800

    Chicago Yacht Club Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    501c3 non profit organization

  • $3,500

    St Ignatius High School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Non profit organization

  • $3,500

    St Paul Catholic Church · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Non profit organization for people with disabilities

  • $3,500

    Chicago Yacht Club Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    501c3 non profit organization

  • $3,000

    Chicago Police Sailing Assoc · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Non profit organization

  • $3,000

    Chicago Training Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Non profit organization

  • $3,000

    Friends of the Chicago River · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Non profit organization

  • $3,000

    Constance Abbey · Memphis, TN · 2022

    501c3 non profit organization501c3 non prodit organization501c3 non profit organization

  • $3,000

    Meals On Wheels Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    501c3 non profit organization501c3 non profit organization

  • $2,500

    Canal Corridor Association · Lasalle, IL · 2024

    Non profit organization

  • $2,500

    Meals On Wheels Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    501c3 non profit organization501c3 non profit organization

  • $2,500

    Recovery On Water · Chicago, CA · 2024

    Non profit organization

  • $2,500

    Canal Corridor Association · Lasalle, IL · 2023

    Non profit organization

  • $2,500

    Meals On Wheels Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    501c3 non profit organization501c3 non profit organization

  • $2,500

    Recovery On Water · Chicago, CA · 2023

    Non profit organization

  • $2,500

    Wirepoints · Wilmette, IL · 2023

    Non profit 501c3 organization

  • $2,500

    Canal Corridor Association · Lasalle, IL · 2022

    Non profit organization

  • $2,500

    Recovery On Water · Chicago, CA · 2022

    Non profit organization

  • $2,500

    Respiratory Health Association · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Educational

  • $2,060

    Var Misc Organized Charities · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Educationaleducationaleducational

  • $2,000

    South Chicago Parents and Friends · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Museum Shores Yacht Club · Chicago, IL · 2023

    5000501c3 non profit organization

  • $2,000

    South Chicago Parents and Friends · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Educational

  • $2,000

    St Francis De Sales High School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Educational

  • $2,000

    South Chicago Parents and Friends · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Educational

  • $1,500

    Friends of the Chicago River · Chicago, IL · 2022

    501c3 non profit organization

  • $1,000

    Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Non profit 501c3 organization

  • $500

    Chicago Training Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    4500501c3 non profit organization

  • $500

    Dolphins Cycling Challenge · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Non profit organization

  • $200

    Shipmaters Scholarship · Rochester, MN · 2022

    Educationaleducationaleducational

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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.