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The Baila Foundation

Name: The Baila Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

77
grants reported: $181,570
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
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.

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University of Chicago4 grants · $64,200
Northwestern University4 grants · $28,000
Art Institute of Chicago -the School of3 grants · $12,500
Illinois Muslim Community Foundation2 grants · $10,000
Music Will1 grant · $7,500
Chicago Architecture Center4 grants · $7,100
Goodman Theater1 grant · $5,500
Marine Biological Laboratory1 grant · $5,000
Basketball & Mentorship Academy1 grant · $3,000
Anti-Defamation League2 grants · $3,000

Giving over time

$44,925

2022

$30,050

2023

$51,730

2024

$54,865

2025

Grant history

All 77 reported grants, largest first.

$26,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$20,500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$10,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$9,500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$8,200
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$8,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$7,500
Music Will · Montclair, NJ · 2025
General charitable contributionGeneral charitable contribution
$5,500
Goodman Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$5,000
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2025
General charitable contribution
$5,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$5,000
Art Institute of Chicago -the School of · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$5,000
Illinois Muslim Community Foundation · Orland Park, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$5,000
Art Institute of Chicago -the School of · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$5,000
Illinois Muslim Community Foundation · Orland Park, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$5,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$3,500
Chicago Architecture Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$3,000
Basketball & Mentorship Academy · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General charitable contribution
$2,500
Pandas Network · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
General charitable contribution
$2,500
Art Institute of Chicago -the School of · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$2,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable contribution
$2,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable contribution
$1,500
Chicago Architecture Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$1,500
Junior Achievement · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$1,500
Chicago Architecture Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$1,500
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$1,200
Junior Achievement · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$1,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025
General charitable contribution
$1,000
Blue Cap · Blue Island, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$1,000
Cje Senior Life · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$1,000
Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$1,000
St James Cathedral · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$1,000
The Selfhelp Home · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$1,000
Lake Shore Park Advisory Council · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$1,000
Sertoma Star Services · Chicago Heights, IL · 2024
General charitable contributionGeneral charitable contribution
$1,000
Shriners Childrens Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$1,000
St James Cathedral · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$1,000
Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable contribution
$1,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$1,000
Cure Alzheimers Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
General charitable contribution
$1,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$600
Chicago Architecture Center · Carol Stream, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$600
Hands of Peace · Glenview, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$500
International Women Associates · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$500
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$500
Blue Cap · Blue Island, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$500
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$500
Apple · Oak Park, IL · 2023
General charitable contributionGeneral charitable contribution
$500
Blind Service of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$500
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$500
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$500
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$500
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$500
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$475
International Women Associates · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$400
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$365
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable contribution
$365
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$365
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable contribution
$365
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$365
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable contribution
$365
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$365
Wdcb Public Radio · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$365
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$365
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$365
Friends of the Chicago River · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$365
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$365
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$365
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$365
Wdcb Public Radio · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$365
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$270
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$250
Alliance Francaise · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contributionGeneral charitable contribution
$250
Court Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$250
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable contribution
$250
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution
$225
International Women Associates · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable contribution
$125
Glessner House · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable contribution

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