Funding search · EIN 263882051 · Chicago, IL
Jahn 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.
- 46
- grants reported
- $223,826
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,600
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Chicago City Day School1 grant · $39,875
- Pomfret School1 grant · $33,667
- Lincoln Park Conservancy3 grants · $26,250
- Landmarks Illinois3 grants · $18,600
- Chicago Architecture Foundation3 grants · $15,000
- Facets Multi-Media3 grants · $12,000
- Aia Chicago1 grant · $10,500
- Boys and Girls Club of Chicago2 grants · $10,460
- Youth Guidance1 grant · $10,178
- Metropolitan Planning Council1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 46 reported grants, largest first.
- $39,875
Chicago City Day School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
- $33,667
Pomfret School · Pomfret, CT · 2023
Support general operations
- $16,000
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $10,500
Aia Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
- $10,178
Youth Guidance · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
- $10,000
Metropolitan Planning Council · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
- $9,250
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
- $6,600
Landmarks Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
- $6,000
Landmarks Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
- $6,000
Facets Multi-Media · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
- $6,000
Landmarks Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $5,500
Iit College of Architecture · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $5,250
Boys and Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $5,210
Boys and Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
- $5,000
Chicago Architecture Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
- $5,000
Facets Multi-Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
- $5,000
Chicago Architecture Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
- $5,000
Pritzker Military Museum & Library · Kenosha, WI · 2023
Support general operations
- $5,000
The New York Landmarks Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023
Support general operations
- $5,000
Chicago Architecture Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $4,500
St Chrysostom'S Episcopal Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
- $3,500
Chris Klug Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2022
Support general operations
- $2,000
Clinton Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Support general operations
- $1,200
Window To the World Communications · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
- $1,050
The Arts Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $1,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
- $1,000
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
- $1,000
The Skyscraper Museum · New York, NY · 2023
Support general operations
- $1,000
Facets Multi-Media · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $900
Pritzker Military Museum & Library · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $876
626 Landmark Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $500
Epilepsy Foundation · Bowie, MD · 2024
Support general operations
- $500
Fondation Le Corbusier · 2024
Support general operations
- $500
Ruth Page Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
- $500
American Hackney Horse Society Foundation · Shelbyville, TN · 2023
Support general operations
- $500
Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $450
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $450
The Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $420
The Society of Architectural Historians · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
- $400
American Hackney Horse Society Foundation · Shelbyville, TN · 2022
Support general operations
- $300
The Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
- $250
Art Omi · Ghent, NY · 2024
Support general operations
- $250
Pritzker Military Museum & Library · Kenosha, WI · 2024
Support general operations
- $250
Dunham Woods Riding Club · Wayne, IL · 2023
Support general operations
- $250
Anderson Humane · South Elgin, IL · 2022
Support general operations
- $250
Charleston Symphony Orchestra · Charleston, SC · 2022
Support general operations
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Same state
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- The Chicago Community Trust14,939 grants · $5.82B
- The Big Ten Conference60 grants · $3.91B
Similar grant size
- Fidelity Foundation7,750 grants · $457.4M
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- Enterprise Holdings Foundation30,880 grants · $360.4M
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