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Jahns Family 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.

83
grants reported: $53,780
total given: 2023–2025
filing years: $125
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

conservation arts education welfare health religous conserevation coservation

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Smith College3 grants · $18,000
University of Chicago2 grants · $8,000
Driftless Area Land Conservancy3 grants · $6,600
Caxton Club3 grants · $3,000
Chicago Architecture Foundation2 grants · $3,000
Coral Reef Alliance1 grant · $2,000
Reef Residence1 grant · $1,000
Rizzo Foundation1 grant · $1,000
Wisonsin Public Radio1 grant · $1,000
American Players Theatre3 grants · $1,000

Giving over time

$19,750

2023

$10,200

2024

$23,830

2025

Grant history

All 83 reported grants, largest first.

$9,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2023
Education
$8,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2025
Education
$5,500
Driftless Area Land Conservancy · Dodgeville, WI · 2025
Conservation
$4,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$4,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
$2,000
Coral Reef Alliance · San Fransico, CA · 2025
Conservation
$1,500
Chicago Architecture Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Arts
$1,500
Chicago Architecture Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Arts
$1,500
Caxton Club · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
$1,000
Caxton Club · Chicago, IL · 2025
Education
$1,000
Reef Residence · Fairfax, VA · 2025
Conservation
$1,000
Wisonsin Public Radio · Madison, WI · 2025
Education
$1,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2024
Education
$1,000
Rizzo Foundation · Coconut Creek, FL · 2023
Health
$600
Sauk Prairie Conservative · Baraboo, WI · 2025
Conservation
$600
Driftless Area Land Conservancy · Dodgeville, WI · 2023
Conservation
$500
American Players Theatre · Spring Green, WI · 2025
Arts
$500
Caxton Club · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$500
Driftless Area Land Conservancy · Dodgeville, WI · 2024
Conservation
$500
Savanna Institute · Madison, WI · 2024
Coservation
$500
Spring Green Community Library · Spring Green, WI · 2023
Education
$350
American Players Theatre · Spring Green, WI · 2024
Arts
$300
Second Harvest · Madison, WI · 2025
Welfare
$250
Chicago Symphony · Chicago, IL · 2025
Arts
$250
Community Conservation · Viroqua, WI · 2025
Conservation
$250
Care for Real · Chicago, IL · 2024
Welfare
$250
Bates College · Lewiston, ME · 2023
Education
$250
Community Connections · Chicago, IL · 2023
Health
$250
Natural Resource Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Conservation
$250
Sauk Prairie Conservative · Baraboo, WI · 2023
Conservation
$225
Photo Midwest · Madison, WI · 2023
Arts
$205
Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2025
Education
$200
Community Food Panry · Spring Green, WI · 2025
Welfare
$200
Coalition Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Health
$200
Remy Bumppo Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Arts
$150
Badger History Group · Praire Du Sac, WI · 2025
Conservation
$150
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2025
Education
$150
Prairie Enthusiasts · Viroqua, WI · 2025
Conservation
$150
American Players Theatre · Spring Green, WI · 2023
Arts
$150
Prairie Enthusiasts · Viroqua, WI · 2023
Conservation
$150
River Valley Arts · Spring Green, WI · 2023
Arts
$125
Orion · Thomson, GA · 2023
Conservation
$100
Aclu · New York, NY · 2025
Welfare
$100
Care for Real · Chicago, IL · 2025
Welfare
$100
Coalition Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
Health
$100
Hppf · Chicago, IL · 2025
Conservation
$100
International Crana · Baraboo, WI · 2025
Conservation
$100
Natural Resources · Madison, WI · 2025
Conservation
$100
Orion Society · Great Barrington, MA · 2025
Conservation
$100
Photo Midwest · Madison, WI · 2025
Arts
$100
Remy Bumppo Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025
Arts
$100
Shake Rag Alley · Mineral Point, WI · 2025
Arts
$100
Aldo Leopold Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2024
Conservation
$100
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society · Madison, WI · 2024
Arts
$100
Chicago Theological Seminary · Chicago, IL · 2024
Religous
$100
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Health
$100
Kingsport Ministry · Kingsport, TN · 2024
Welfare
$100
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$100
Prairie Enthusiasts · Viroqua, WI · 2024
Conservation
$100
Sauk Prairie Conservative · Baraboo, WI · 2024
Conservation
$100
Badger History Group · Prairie Du Sac, WI · 2023
Conservation
$100
Chicago Bar Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Welfare
$100
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts
$100
Friends of Hog Island · Bremen, ME · 2023
Conservation
$100
Historic Preservation Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Arts
$100
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2023
Conservation
$100
National Audobon Society · New York, NY · 2023
Conservation
$100
Northlight Theatre · Skokie, IL · 2023
Arts
$100
Remy Bumppo Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts
$100
Rural Musicians Forum · Spring Green, WI · 2023
Arts
$100
Tis Best Philanthropy · Seattle, WA · 2023
Various
$100
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences · Madison, WI · 2023
Education
$75
River Valley Arts · Spring Green, WI · 2025
Arts
$75
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Conservation
$75
River Valley Arts · Spring Green, WI · 2024
Arts
$75
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences · Madison, WI · 2024
Education
$50
Chicago Public Library · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$50
Lakeview Pantry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Welfare
$50
Shake Rag Alley · Mineral Point, WI · 2024
Arts
$50
Gan Israel Congregation · Petaluma, CA · 2023
Religous
$50
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
$50
Trust for Public Land · Chicago, IL · 2023
Conserevation
$25
McNear School · Petaluma, CA · 2024
Education

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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.