Funding search · EIN 363540747 · Chicago, IL

Pepper Family Foundation

Name: Pepper Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

69
grants reported: $5.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $29,000
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

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.

The Art Institute of Chicago3 grants · $1.1M
John G Shedd Aquarium2 grants · $1.0M
Harper College1 grant · $350,000
Northwestern University4 grants · $344,000
Northshore Hospitals Foundation1 grant · $300,000
Lincoln Park Zoo3 grants · $205,000
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts2 grants · $200,000
Adler Planetarium3 grants · $166,250
Bishop Anderson House3 grants · $150,000
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana1 grant · $142,000

Giving over time

$415,000

2022

$1.6M

2023

$3.2M

2024

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

$1.0M
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$500,000
John G Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$500,000
John G Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$350,000
Harper College · Palatine, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$305,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$300,000
Northshore Hospitals Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$185,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$146,250
Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$142,000
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$100,000
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Operating funds
$100,000
Plymouth Place · Lagrange Park, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$100,000
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Operating funds
$85,000
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$54,936
Monmouth College · Monmouth, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$51,000
Elgin Symphony · Elgin, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$50,000
Barrington Horseshoe Club (Friends of the Fields) · Fox River Grove, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$50,000
Bishop Anderson House · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$50,000
Community Health Network · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operating funds
$50,000
Elgin Symphony Orchestra · Elgin, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$50,000
Junior Achievement of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024
Operating funds
$50,000
Madonna Mission · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$50,000
Barrington 220 Educational Foundation · Barrington, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$50,000
Bishop Anderson House · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$50,000
Elgin Symphony · Elgin, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$50,000
Barrington Youth Baseball & Softball · Barrington, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$50,000
Bishop Anderson House · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$35,000
My Density Matters · Hawthorn Woods, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$35,000
Madonna Mission · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$35,000
Barrington White House · Barrington, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$35,000
Madonna Mission · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$30,000
Barrington Youth and Family Services · Barrington, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$30,000
Kohl'S Children'S Museum · Glenview, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$30,000
Kohl'S Children'S Museum · Glenview, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$29,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$29,000
Northwestern University Athletic Dept · Evanston, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$25,000
Maryville Academy Center for Children · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$25,000
Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$25,000
Salute · Palatine, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$25,000
The Hap Foundation · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$25,000
The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024
Operating funds
$25,000
Barrington White House · Barrington, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$25,000
Maryville Academy Center for Children · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$25,000
Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$25,000
Maryville Academy Center for Children · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$25,000
Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$10,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$10,000
Brookfield Zoo · Brookfield, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$10,000
Chicago Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$10,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$10,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$10,000
Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$10,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$10,000
Brookfield Zoo · Brookfield, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$10,000
Chicago Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$10,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$10,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$10,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$10,000
Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$10,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$10,000
Brookfield Zoo · Brookfield, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$10,000
Chicago Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$10,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$10,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$10,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$10,000
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$5,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Operating funds
$5,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Operating funds
$2,000
Galena Territory Foundation · Galena, IL · 2024
Operating funds
$2,000
Galena Territory Foundation · Galena, IL · 2023
Operating funds

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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.