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Funding search · EIN 873416637 · Chicago, IL

Captain Dave'S Foundation

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

19
grants reported
$854,250
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$20,000
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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Grant history

All 19 reported grants, largest first.

  • $250,000

    Coast Guard Museum · New London, CT · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $200,000

    Chicago Yacht Club Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $110,000

    Chicago Yacht Club Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Center for Independent Documentary · Newton, MA · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $40,000

    Pritzker Military Museum and Foundation · Kenosha, WI · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $32,750

    Chicago Yacht Club Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Community Development

  • $30,000

    Pritzker Military Museum and Library · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Pritzker Military Museum and Library · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable Contribution

  • $30,000

    Pritzker Military Museum and Library · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Furtherance of Public Chaarity

  • $20,000

    Chicago Maritime Museum · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Chicago Christmas Ship · Hinsdale, IL · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Columbia Yacht Club Sailing School · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Chicago Council Navy League · Hinsdale, IL · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Illinois Joining Forces · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Port Washington Historical Society · Port Washington, WI · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Stella Maris · Washington, DC · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $4,000

    Chicago'S Christmas Ship · Hinsdale, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Illinois Joining Forces Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

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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.