Funding search · EIN 363403692 · Chicago, IL

C Gary and Virginia Gerst Foundation

Name: C Gary and Virginia Gerst 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.

91
grants reported: $810,111
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
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.

What they fund

public arts education media conservation community civic humanitarian

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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.

Top recipients

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

Numbers USA Education and Research Foundation3 grants · $135,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre3 grants · $128,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago3 grants · $105,000
Metropolitan Family Services3 grants · $78,500
North Shore Country Day3 grants · $57,500
Court Theater1 grant · $50,000
University of Chicago - Court Theatre2 grants · $50,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation3 grants · $30,000
Aspen Public Radio3 grants · $30,000
Sacred Heart Schools3 grants · $18,000

Giving over time

$199,050

2022

$274,965

2023

$336,096

2024

Grant history

All 91 reported grants, largest first.

$75,000
Numbers USA Education and Research Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
Civic and Community Support
$53,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support for the Arts
$52,500
North Shore Country Day · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Public Charity Support
$50,000
Court Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$50,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support for the Arts
$35,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support for the Arts
$35,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support for the Arts
$35,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support for the Arts
$30,000
Numbers USA Education and Research Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023
Civic and Community Support
$30,000
Numbers USA Education and Research Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2022
Civic and Community Support
$27,000
Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public Charity Support
$26,500
Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public Charity Support
$25,000
Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public Charity Support
$25,000
University of Chicago - Court Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support for the Arts
$25,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support for the Arts
$25,000
University of Chicago - Court Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support for the Arts
$17,500
Dearfield Academy · Deerfield, MA · 2024
Community Support
$10,000
Aspen Public Radio · Aspen, CO · 2024
Public Media Support
$10,000
Center for Immigration Studies · Washington, DC · 2024
Public Charity Support
$10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public Charity Support
$10,000
Sacred Heart Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$10,000
Aspen Public Radio · Aspen, CO · 2023
Public Media Support
$10,000
Educational Liberty Alliance · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Education
$10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public Charity Support
$10,000
Aspen Public Radio · Aspen, CO · 2022
Public Media Support
$10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public Charity Support
$5,000
Aspen Music Festival and School · Aspen, CO · 2024
Support for Arts Education
$5,000
Chicago Architecture Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public Charity Support
$5,000
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public Charity Support
$5,000
Northlight Theatre · Skokie, IL · 2024
Support for the Arts
$5,000
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Arts
$5,000
Chicago Architecture Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public Charity Support
$5,000
Sacred Heart Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
$5,000
626 Landmark Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public Charity Support
$5,000
Chicago Architecture Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public Charity Support
$4,000
Center for Immigration Studies · Washington, DC · 2023
Public Charity Support
$4,000
Center for Immigration Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
Public Charity Support
$4,000
Open Lands · Chicago, IL · 2022
Conservation
$3,500
Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Public Charity Support
$3,500
Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Public Charity Support
$3,000
St Chrysostom'S Episcopal Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
Religious
$3,000
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2022
Medical Research
$3,000
Sacred Heart Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
$2,500
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2024
Medical Research
$2,500
North Shore Country Day · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Public Charity Support
$2,500
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2023
Medical Research
$2,500
North Shore Country Day · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Public Charity Support
$2,000
St Chrysostom'S Episcopal Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious
$1,500
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
Arts
$1,000
Habitat for Humanity Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Humanitarian Aid
$1,000
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public Charity Support
$1,000
Women'S Board University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public Charity Support
$1,000
Arthritis Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Health
$1,000
Aspen Science Center · Aspen, CO · 2022
Public Charity Support
$1,000
Habitat for Humanity Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Humanitarian Aid
$626
626 Landmark Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public Charity Support
$500
Leadership Institute · Arlington Va, VA · 2024
Leadership Training
$500
Louisville Metro Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Religious
$500
Timeline Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support for the Arts
$500
Wfmt Fine Arts Circle · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public Media Support
$500
Habitat for Humanity Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Humanitarian Aid
$500
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Conservation
$500
Friends of the Parks · Chicago, IL · 2022
Conservation
$500
The Acting Company · New York, NY · 2022
Support for the Arts
$400
Holiday Baskets · Basalt, CO · 2024
Public Charity Support
$350
Grant Park Music Festival · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support for the Arts
$350
Grant Park Music Festival · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support for the Arts
$305
Grant Park Music Festival · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support for the Arts
$300
Aspen Historical Society · Aspen, CO · 2024
Public Charity Support
$300
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Public Charity Support
$300
Gold Coast Neighbors Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public Charity Support
$300
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Public Charity Support
$300
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Public Charity Support
$255
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support for the Arts
$250
Friends of the Parks · Chicago, IL · 2024
Conservation
$250
Friends of the Upper East Side · New York, NY · 2024
Preservation and development on the Upper East Side.
$250
Active Transportation Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public Charity Support
$250
Friends of the Parks · Chicago, IL · 2023
Conservation
$250
Northlight Theatre · Skokie, IL · 2023
Support for the Arts
$250
Active Transportation Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public Charity Support
$200
Active Transportation Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public Charity Support
$200
Aspen Historical Society · Aspen, CO · 2023
Public Charity Support
$200
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
$200
Wfmt Fine Arts Circle · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public Media Support
$200
American Council of Trustees & Alumni · Washington, DC · 2022
Public Charity Support
$200
Aspen Historical Society · Aspen, CO · 2022
Public Charity Support
$200
Wfmt Fine Arts Circle · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public Media Support
$120
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support for the Arts
$110
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023
Support for the Arts
$100
Gold Coast Neighbors Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public Charity Support
$95
Gold Coast Neighbors Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public Charity Support

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