Funding search · EIN 832596168 · Chicago, IL
Ngai 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.
- 40
- grants reported
- $96,305
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $914
- 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.
- Casl5 grants · $54,688
- Sacred Heat Schools3 grants · $14,000
- Stanford Univesity2 grants · $8,000
- Assumption Church5 grants · $7,157
- Misericordia4 grants · $3,677
- St Michael'S Church2 grants · $2,500
- Cornel Lab of Orthithology3 grants · $1,199
- Archdiocese of Chicagp1 grant · $1,000
- Shedd Aquarimu3 grants · $913
- St Ignatius College Prep2 grants · $700
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $30,088
Casl · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
- $12,500
Casl · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
- $6,500
Casl · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
- $6,000
Sacred Heat Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
Sacred Heat Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Casl · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $5,000
Stanford Univesity · Stanford, CA · 2022
Donation
- $3,000
Sacred Heat Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $3,000
Stanford Univesity · Stanford, CA · 2022
Donation
- $2,070
Assumption Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
- $1,552
Assumption Church · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $1,500
Assumption Church · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $1,500
St Michael'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $1,141
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
- $1,036
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
- $1,035
Assumption Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Archdiocese of Chicagp · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Assumption Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
St Michael'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $829
Cornel Lab of Orthithology · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Donation
- $600
Casl · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $500
Stigna · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
- $500
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
- $500
Kind One · Laguan Beach, CA · 2022
Donation
- $500
St Ignatius College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $450
Shedd Aquarimu · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
- $306
Ladder Up · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
- $300
Ladder Up · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
- $300
Cornell Lab of Orthithology · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Donation
- $250
Cornel Lab of Orthithology · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Donation
- $250
Shedd Aquarimu · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
- $213
Shedd Aquarimu · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $200
St Ignatius College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $189
Lincoln Park Zooo · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
- $125
Cornell Lab of Orthithology · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Donation
- $120
Cornel Lab of Orthithology · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Donation
- $107
House of Blue Hope · Lakewood, NJ · 2022
Donation
- $84
Cornell Lab of Orthithology · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Donation
- $60
Cornell Lab of Orthithology · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Donation
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