Funding search · EIN 871526433 · Chicago, IL

Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne

Name: Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne grants, 2022–2024
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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.

126
grants reported: $21.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $75,000
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.

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Top recipients

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The Conservation Fund3 grants · $3.4M
Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp1 grant · $3.0M
Field Museum of Natural History2 grants · $1.1M
Land Trust Alliance Incorporated2 grants · $1.0M
Natural Resources Defense Council2 grants · $800,000
Western Resource Advocates2 grants · $700,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation2 grants · $650,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest2 grants · $600,000
Snowchange Cooperative (Lumimuutos Osuuskunta)1 grant · $500,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund1 grant · $465,000

Giving over time

$8.9M

2022

$6.1M

2023

$6.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 126 grants.

$3.0M
Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$3.0M
The Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2022
Project support
$600,000
Field Museum of Natural History · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$500,000
Field Museum of Natural History · Chicago, IL · 2024
Project support
$500,000
Land Trust Alliance Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$500,000
Snowchange Cooperative (Lumimuutos Osuuskunta) · 2024
Project support
$500,000
Land Trust Alliance Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$465,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$400,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Research
$400,000
Fidelity Charitable (Daf) · Boston, MA · 2024
For further granting
$400,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
Project support
$400,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$350,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$350,000
Western Resource Advocates · Boulder, CO · 2024
General operating support
$350,000
Western Resource Advocates · Boulder, CO · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$300,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$300,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$300,000
American Forests · Washington, DC · 2023
Project support
$300,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$300,000
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$300,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$200,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
$200,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General operating support
$200,000
Chicago Horticultural Society · Glencoe, IL · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$200,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$200,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$200,000
Land Is Life · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$200,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$200,000
The Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$200,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$180,000
The Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2024
Project support
$150,000
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024
General operating support
$150,000
Urban Peak Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating support
$150,000
Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
$150,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$150,000
Black Farmer Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$150,000
Northeast Community Center · Bethlehem, PA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$150,000
Urban Peak Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$150,000
Womens Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$125,000
Meals On Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley · Allentown, PA · 2024
General operating support
$125,000
Meals On Wheels of the Greater Lehigh County · Allentown, PA · 2022
Project support
$120,000
Associated Colleges of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$120,000
Associated Colleges of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$100,000
American Red Cross - Pa Rivers Chapter · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$100,000
Gathering Waters · Madison, WI · 2024
General operating support
$100,000
Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
$100,000
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$100,000
American Bird Conservancy · Marshall, VA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$100,000
American Red Cross - Pa Rivers Chapter · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$100,000
Gathering Waters · Madison, WI · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$100,000
Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$100,000
The Delores Project · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$100,000
Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley · Bethlehem, PA · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$100,000
Food for Thought · Arvada, CO · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$100,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$100,000
Lehigh Valley Children'S Centers Inc (Lvcc) · Allentown, PA · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$100,000
Second Harvest Inland Northwest · Spokane, WA · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$100,000
The Delores Project · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$87,500
Black Farmer Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$85,000
Planned Parenthood Keystone · Allentown, PA · 2024
General operating support
$80,000
Sudbury Valley Trustees · Sudbury, MA · 2022
Project support
$75,000
Pinebrook Family Answers · Allentown, PA · 2024
General operating support
$75,000
Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly (Home) · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$75,000
Pinebrook Family Answers · Allentown, PA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$75,000
Planned Parenthood Keystone · Allentown, PA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$75,000
Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly (Home) · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$70,000
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating support
$70,000
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$70,000
The Lehigh Conference of Churches · Allentown, PA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$65,000
Casa Guadalupe Center · Allentown, PA · 2024
General operating support
$65,000
New Bethany · Bethlehem, PA · 2024
General operating support
$60,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$60,000
Colorado Nonprofit Development Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Project support
$60,000
Colorado Nonprofit Development Center · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$60,000
New Bethany · Bethlehem, PA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
American Littoral Society · Highlands, NJ · 2024
Project support
$50,000
Glad Legal Advocates and Defenders · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Ripple Community · Allentown, PA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Third Street Alliance for Women and Children · Easton, PA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Casa Guadalupe Center · Allentown, PA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
Glad Legal Advocates and Defenders · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
La Raza Services (Servicios De La Raza) · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival · Center Valley, PA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
Project of Easton · Easton, PA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
Sight for Hope (Fka Center for Vision Loss Inc) · Allentown, PA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
The Gathering Place · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
Third Street Alliance for Women and Children · Easton, PA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Project support
$50,000
American Littoral Society · Highlands, NJ · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
New Bethany · Bethlehem, PA · 2022
General operating support/annual gift
$50,000
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival · Center Valley, PA · 2022
Project support
$50,000
Project of Easton · Easton, PA · 2022
Project support
$50,000
Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Project support
$45,000
Rose Andom Center · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$40,000
Jubilee School · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General operating support
$40,000
Jubilee School · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General operating support/annual gift
$35,000
Sight for Hope (Fka Center for Vision Loss Inc) · Allentown, PA · 2024
General operating support
$30,000
Communities in Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania · Allentown, PA · 2024
General operating support
$30,000
Families First · Pen Argyl, PA · 2024
General operating support

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