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Ferdi Foundation

Name: Ferdi 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.

73
grants reported: $768,689
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,653
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.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Chicago International Puppet Theatr2 grants · $216,500
Blair Thomas Co1 grant · $100,000
Loyola University Foundation3 grants · $82,300
Goodman Theatre3 grants · $67,500
Planned Parenthood3 grants · $50,000
Beyond Plastics4 grants · $47,500
Environmental Law and Policy Center2 grants · $46,330
Moller Foundation1 grant · $38,643
Womens Global Education Project3 grants · $27,500
5 Gyers Institute2 grants · $12,500

Giving over time

$8,287

2022

$188,890

2023

$268,610

2024

$302,902

2025

Grant history

All 73 reported grants, largest first.

$115,000
Chicago International Puppet Theatr · Chicago, IL · 2025
All contributions were made for the unrestricted use of charity.
$101,500
Chicago International Puppet Theatr · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contributions were made for the unrestricted use of charity.
$100,000
Blair Thomas Co · Chicago, IL · 2023
Same as organization 1.
$48,500
Loyola University Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$40,165
Environmental Law and Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as Orgainzation 1.
$40,000
Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as Organization 1.
$38,643
Moller Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Same as Organization 1.
$27,200
Loyola University Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as Organization 1.
$25,000
Beyond Plastics · Bennigton, VT · 2025
Same as Organization 1.
$25,000
Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$25,000
Planned Parenthood · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as organization 1.
$20,000
Planned Parenthood · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as organization 1.
$12,500
Beyond Plastics · Bennigton, VT · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$12,500
Womens Global Education Project · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Same as organization 1.
$10,000
Womens Global Education Project · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Same as organization 1.
$8,400
Eco Ship · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as Organization 1.
$7,500
5 Gyers Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$7,500
One Earth Collective · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Same as organization 1.
$7,500
Beyond Plastics · Bennigton, VT · 2023
Same as Organization 1.
$6,600
Loyola University Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Same as Organization 1.
$6,165
Environmental Law and Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as Orgainzation 1.
$5,000
5 Gyers Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
Same as Organization 1.
$5,000
Alliance for Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as Foundation 1.
$5,000
One Earth Collective · Oak Park, IL · 2025
Same as organization 1.
$5,000
Womens Global Education Project · Oak Park, IL · 2025
Same as organization 1.
$5,000
Triveni Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as orgainization 1.
$5,000
Friends of Children · Portland, OR · 2023
Same as Organization 1.
$5,000
Planned Parenthood · Chicago, IL · 2023
Same as organization 1.
$5,000
Triveni Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Same as orgainization 1.
$3,150
Scarce · Addison, IL · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$3,062
Smart Love Parenting · Chicago, IL · 2023
Same as Orgainization 1.
$3,000
Friends of Children · Portland, OR · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$2,625
Alliance for Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as Foundation 1.
$2,581
Friends Chicago River · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as Orgaization 1.
$2,500
Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
Same as Organization 1.
$2,500
Beyond Plastics · Bennington, VT · 2022
Same as organization 1.
$1,653
Chicago Internnational Puppetry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Same as orgainization 1.
$1,500
Illinois Environmental Council · Sringfield, IL · 2025
Same as Organization 1.
$1,500
Illinois Environmental Council · Sringfield, IL · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$1,134
Rough House Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
Same as organization 1.
$1,100
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as orgainization 1.
$1,033
Oil and Water Don'T Mix · Lansing, MI · 2025
Same as Foundation 1.
$1,033
Oil and Water Don'T Mix · Lansing, MI · 2024
Same as Foundation 1.
$1,032
Freshwater Future · Petoskey, MI · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$1,000
First St Paul Community Meals · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as Organization 1.
$1,000
Urban Waters · Omaha, NE · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$1,000
Urban Waters · Omaha, NE · 2023
Same as Organization 1.
$1,000
Mother James · Chicago, IL · 2022
Same as organization 1.
$1,000
Smart Love Parenting · Chicago, IL · 2022
Same as Orgainization 1.
$900
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as orgainization 1.
$590
Reduce Waste Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as Organization 1.
$555
Illinois Food Scrap Composte Coalit · Evanston, IL · 2025
Same as Organization 1.
$535
Digs With Dignity · Chicago, IL · 2023
Same as orgainization 1.
$512
Smart Love Parenting · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as Orgainization 1.
$500
Chicago Environmentlists · Northbrook, IL · 2025
Same as Organization 1.
$500
One Tail at a Time · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as orgainization 1.
$500
Envrionment Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as organization 1.
$500
Jonah · Big Rapids, MI · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$500
Newberry Libary · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$500
Environmet America Rpc · Denver, CO · 2023
Same as orgainization 1.
$500
Iowa Lutheran · Des Moines, IA · 2023
All contributions were made for the unrestricted use of charity.
$500
Nami · Chicago, IL · 2023
Same as Organization 1.
$500
Green America Washington · Washington, DC · 2022
Same as orgainization 1.
$350
Promusica · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as Orgaization 1.
$258
Oak Park Festival · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$250
Friends of the Garden · Springfield, MO · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$250
AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contributions were made for the unrestricted use of charity.
$250
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022
Same as orgainization 1.
$209
Paws · Chicago, IL · 2025
Same as orgainization 1.
$159
Ecologist · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$125
Paws · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as orgainization 1.
$120
Sierra Club · Chicago, IL · 2024
Same as Organization 1.
$50
Future Philanthropists · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Same as Organization 1.

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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.