Funding search · EIN 341532416 · Evanston, IL

John a Cable Foundation

Name: John a Cable Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

103
grants reported: $357,800
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $2,750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

Full IRS filings ↗How this is built Report an error

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Timeline Theatre Co4 grants · $78,250
Planned Parenthood Federation4 grants · $21,400
Richmond Symphony4 grants · $18,500
Chicago Council On Science and4 grants · $18,000
Richmond Ballet3 grants · $17,000
Kent State University4 grants · $16,000
Chamber Music Society of Central Va3 grants · $15,250
The Adler Planetarium4 grants · $15,000
Oberlin Conservatory of Music4 grants · $13,750
Gilmour Academy4 grants · $13,500

Giving over time

$88,500

2021

$88,500

2022

$88,500

2023

$92,300

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 103 grants.

$25,250
Timeline Theatre Co · Chicago, IL · 2021
General
$23,000
Timeline Theatre Co · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$20,000
Timeline Theatre Co · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$10,000
Timeline Theatre Co · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$6,500
Chamber Music Society of Central Va · Richmond, VA · 2022
General operating
$6,000
Richmond Ballet · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$6,000
Intuit the Center for Intuitive & · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$6,000
Richmond Ballet · Richmond, VA · 2023
General operating
$6,000
Planned Parenthood Federation · New York, NY · 2022
General
$6,000
Chamber Music Society of Central Va · Richmond, VA · 2021
General operating
$5,400
Planned Parenthood Federation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
Chicago Council On Science and · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$5,000
Gilmour Academy · Gates Mills, OH · 2024
General support
$5,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2024
General support
$5,000
Richmond Symphony · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$5,000
The Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$5,000
Planned Parenthood Federation · New York, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Chicago Council On Science and · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Richmond Symphony · Richmond, VA · 2022
General
$5,000
The Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Chicago Council On Science and · Chicago, IL · 2021
General
$5,000
Planned Parenthood Federation · New York, NY · 2021
General
$5,000
Richmond Ballet · Richmond, VA · 2021
General operating
$4,500
Richmond Symphony · Richmond, VA · 2023
General
$4,250
Gilmour Academy · Gates Mills, OH · 2022
General
$4,000
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2024
General support
$4,000
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2023
General
$4,000
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2022
General
$4,000
Virginia Opera Association · Richmond, VA · 2022
General
$4,000
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2021
General
$4,000
Oberlin Conservatory of Music · Oberlin, OH · 2021
General
$4,000
Richmond Symphony · Richmond, VA · 2021
General
$3,500
Oberlin Conservatory of Music · Oberlin, OH · 2024
General support
$3,500
Metropolitan Opera · New York City, NY · 2022
General operating
$3,250
Oberlin Conservatory of Music · Oberlin, OH · 2023
General
$3,250
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2022
General
$3,250
Metropolitan Opera · New York City, NY · 2021
General operating
$3,150
Cabinet of Curiosity · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$3,000
Equine Rescue League Foundation · Leesburg, VA · 2024
General support
$3,000
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue · Mount Airy, MD · 2024
General support
$3,000
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$3,000
Virginia Opera Association · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$3,000
Chicago Council On Science and · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$3,000
Metropolitan Opera · New York City, NY · 2023
General operating
$3,000
Virginia Opera Association · Richmond, VA · 2023
General
$3,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2022
General
$3,000
Oberlin Conservatory of Music · Oberlin, OH · 2022
General
$3,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2021
General
$3,000
The Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2021
General
$3,000
Virginia Opera Association · Richmond, VA · 2021
General
$2,750
Chamber Music Society of Central Va · Richmond, VA · 2023
General operating
$2,750
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue · Mount Airy, MD · 2023
General operating
$2,500
Richmond Animal League · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$2,500
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
$2,500
The Turtle Hospital · Marathon, FL · 2024
General support
$2,500
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2023
General
$2,500
Equine Rescue League Foundation · Leesburg, VA · 2023
General
$2,500
Richmond Animal League · Richmond, VA · 2023
General
$2,500
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, VA · 2023
General
$2,500
Equine Rescue League Foundation · Leesburg, VA · 2021
General
$2,250
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2024
General support
$2,250
Gilmour Academy · Gates Mills, OH · 2023
General
$2,250
Equine Rescue League Foundation · Leesburg, VA · 2022
General
$2,250
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue · Mount Airy, MD · 2022
General operating
$2,250
Richmond Animal League · Richmond, VA · 2022
General
$2,250
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, VA · 2022
General
$2,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$2,000
St Croix Landmarks Society · Frederiksted, VA · 2024
General support
$2,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2023
General
$2,000
The Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$2,000
Gilmour Academy · Gates Mills, OH · 2021
General
$2,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2021
General
$1,500
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue · Mount Airy, MD · 2021
General operating
$1,500
Richmond Animal League · Richmond, VA · 2021
General
$1,500
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, VA · 2021
General
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, OH · 2024
General support
$1,000
Arts Ignite · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Intuit the Center for Intuitive & · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$1,000
Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$1,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
General support
$1,000
Ymca of Central Stark County · Canton, OH · 2024
General support
$1,000
Ymca of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, OH · 2023
General
$1,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
General
$1,000
Ymca of Central Stark County · Canton, OH · 2023
General
$1,000
Ymca of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
General
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Columbus, OH · 2022
General
$1,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$1,000
Intuit the Center for Intuitive & · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$1,000
Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$1,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
General
$1,000
Ymca of Central Stark County · Canton, OH · 2022
General
$1,000
Ymca of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
General
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Columbus, OH · 2021
General
$1,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2021
General
$1,000
Intuit the Center for Intuitive & · Chicago, IL · 2021
General
$1,000
Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2021
General

View all 103 grants →

Who else funds this kind of work

Same state

John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)7,100 grants · $1.67B
The Chicago Community Trust14,939 grants · $5.82B
The Big Ten Conference60 grants · $3.91B

Similar grant size

Enterprise Holdings Foundation30,880 grants · $360.4M
State Employees Credit Union Foundation7,131 grants · $63.0M
Publix Super Markets Charities6,333 grants · $108.7M

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

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.