Funding search · EIN 205836042 · Oak Park, IL
Good Heart Work Smart 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.
- 309
- grants reported
- $4.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $4,500
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Oprfhs Imagine Foundation3 grants · $1.2M
- Parks Foundation of Oak Park4 grants · $530,065
- Begin in Circle1 grant · $193,750
- Growing Community Media3 grants · $156,000
- Beat the Streets Chicago3 grants · $130,000
- University of Dayton1 grant · $103,500
- Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust1 grant · $100,000
- Rush University Medical Center1 grant · $100,000
- One Mind1 grant · $100,000
- Opportunity Knocks3 grants · $99,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 309 grants.
- $1.0M
Oprfhs Imagine Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $470,600
Parks Foundation of Oak Park · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $193,750
Begin in Circle · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $150,000
Oprfhs Imagine Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $103,500
University of Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $100,000
One Mind · Rutherford, CA · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $100,000
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $100,000
Growing Community Media · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $100,000
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $64,000
Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $55,000
Beat the Streets Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $53,000
Parks Foundation of Oak Park · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $50,000
Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $50,000
The Neighborhood Bridge · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $50,000
Beat the Streets Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $50,000
Yemba · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $40,000
Thrive · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $40,000
Oprf Athletic Booster Club · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $32,500
Oak Park Education Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $32,000
Oprf Community Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $31,000
Oprf Community Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $30,000
Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $30,000
Thrive · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $28,000
Growing Community Media · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $28,000
Growing Community Media · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $26,000
Animal Care League · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $25,000
Beat the Streets Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $22,000
Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $20,000
Sarah'S Inn · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $20,000
Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $20,000
Sarah'S Inn · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $17,500
Reading Between the Lines · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $17,500
Wssra · Franklin Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $17,000
Housing Forward · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $17,000
Collaboration for Early Childhood Care · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $16,000
Sarah'S Inn · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $15,050
Amity School · River Forest, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $15,000
Huskie Wrestling Family · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $15,000
Oprfhs Football · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $15,000
Huskie Wrestling Family · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $15,000
Maywood Fine Arts · Maywood, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $15,000
College Possible · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $15,000
Huskie Wrestling Family · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $13,000
Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $13,000
Oprf Infant Welfare Society · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $13,000
Maywood Fine Arts · Maywood, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $13,000
Oprf Infant Welfare Society · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $12,500
Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $12,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $12,500
Race Conscious Dialogues · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $12,000
Close Up · Arlington, VA · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $11,000
Collaboration for Early Childhood Care · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $11,000
Maywood Fine Arts · Maywood, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $11,000
Oprf Community Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $11,000
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,500
Oprfhs Football · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Amity School · River Forest, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Beyond Hunger · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
College Possible · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Hephzibah Children'S Association · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Housing Forward · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Oprf Infant Welfare Society · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Oprfhs Huskie Boosters · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Thrive · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Wssra · Franklin Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Collaboration for Early Childhood Care · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Hephzibah Children'S Association · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Oprfhs Huskie Boosters · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Saint Giles-St Catherine Build a New Reality · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Wssra · Franklin Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Convergence · Washington, DC · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Educate Radiate Elevate · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Friends of the Children · Evanston, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Kinfolk Colab · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Oak Park Regional Housing Center · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Oprfhs Football · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Oprfhs Huskie Boosters · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
San Miguel Back of the Yards School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Suburban Unity Alliance · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Three Pillars Institute · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
United Way of Metro Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Vocel · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $10,000
Women'S Global Education Project · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $9,497
Gwendolyn Brooks Pto · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $9,005
Gwendolyn Brooks Pto · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $8,897
Gwendolyn Brooks Pto · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $8,686
Julian Middle School · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $8,500
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $8,500
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $8,332
Julian Middle School · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $8,002
Julian Middle School · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $8,000
Suburban Unity Alliance · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $8,000
Housing Forward · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $7,500
Animal Care League · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $7,500
Kan-Win · Park Ridge, IL · 2024
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $7,500
Amity School · River Forest, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $7,500
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $7,000
Set the Expectation · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exempt Purpose of Organization
- $7,000
Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt Purpose of Organization
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