Funding search · EIN 161639401 · Chicago, IL

James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family

Name: James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

203
grants reported: $7.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $30,000
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.

What they fund

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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.

Planned Parenthood of Illinois4 grants · $530,000
Shattered Globe Theatre4 grants · $270,000
Goodman Theatre5 grants · $235,000
Remy Bumppo5 grants · $235,000
Thresholds4 grants · $225,000
Porchlight Music Theatre5 grants · $225,000
Theatre Aspen4 grants · $220,000
Timeline Theatre3 grants · $215,000
Start Early4 grants · $210,000
Deborah'S Place4 grants · $210,000

Giving over time

$1.1M

2022

$1.5M

2023

$1.8M

2024

$3.2M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 203 grants.

$250,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$200,000
Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operations
$200,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Installment 3 of 5
$155,000
Timeline Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$150,000
Shattered Globe Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operations
$130,000
Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$100,000
Deborah'S Place · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$100,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$100,000
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$100,000
Remy Bumppo · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operations
$85,000
826chi · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$85,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$80,000
Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$75,000
American Library Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operations
$75,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$75,000
Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$75,000
Wbezchicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operations
$75,000
Wttwwfmt · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operations
$70,000
La Casa Norte · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$70,000
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$65,000
Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$65,000
Repro Tlc · Berwyn, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$60,000
Breakthrough Urban Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$60,000
Cara Collective · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$60,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$60,000
Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2025
Season sponsorship
$60,000
Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2024
Season sponsorship
$55,000
Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$50,000
American Blues Theater · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operations
$50,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$50,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$50,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$50,000
Little Black Pearl Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$50,000
Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois · River Forest, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$50,000
Marwen · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support & wellness
$50,000
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$50,000
New Teacher Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025
Chicago and oak park programming
$50,000
Panorama Global · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$50,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operations
$50,000
Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Midwest Access Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
New Teacher Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Chicago and oak park programming
$50,000
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operations
$50,000
Remy Bumppo · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operations
$50,000
Shattered Globe Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operations
$50,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2024
The veterans project
$50,000
Wbezchicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Wttwwfmt · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
New Teacher Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Chicago and oak park programming & wellness
$50,000
Remy Bumppo · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operations
$50,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2023
Season sponsorship
$50,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2023
The veterans project & wellness
$50,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$50,000
Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2022
General operations
$45,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Per award letter
$45,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Per award letter
$45,000
Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$40,000
Thrive Counseling Center · Oak Park, IL · 2025
General operating support
$40,000
Breakthrough Urban Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$40,000
Cara Collective · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$40,000
Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$40,000
Deborah'S Place · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$40,000
La Casa Norte · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$40,000
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$40,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$40,000
Breakthrough Urban Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$40,000
Cara Collective · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$40,000
Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$40,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operations
$40,000
Deborah'S Place · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$40,000
La Casa Norte · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$40,000
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$40,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$40,000
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operations
$40,000
Shattered Globe Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operations
$40,000
New Teacher Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Chicago & oak park programming
$40,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2022
Thresholds veteran project
$35,000
Children'S Literacy Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2025
Chicago programming
$35,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$35,000
Children'S Literacy Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2024
Chicago programming
$35,000
Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Creative schools fund
$35,000
Little Black Pearl Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$35,000
Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois · River Forest, IL · 2024
General operating support
$35,000
Marwen · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$35,000
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$35,000
Thrive Counseling Center · Oak Park, IL · 2024
General operating support
$35,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$35,000
Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$35,000
Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois · River Forest, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$35,000
Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$35,000
Midwest Access Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$35,000
Thrive Counseling Center · Oak Park, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness
$35,000
Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
$30,000
American Blues Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operations
$30,000
Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$30,000
Timeline Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operations
$30,000
826chi · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support & wellness

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