Funding search · EIN 272914052 · Chicago, IL

Shade 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.

98
grants reported
$403,506
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$300
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • Union League Boys & Girls Clubs3 grants · $157,290
  • Miami University3 grants · $82,886
  • Northern Public Radio3 grants · $36,000
  • Service League of Crystal Lake3 grants · $29,831
  • Ocean Reef Community Foundation3 grants · $20,000
  • Immanuel Lutheran Church3 grants · $12,500
  • First Congregational Church3 grants · $7,500
  • Kellogg School of Management3 grants · $7,500
  • Armed Forces Council of Chicago3 grants · $6,907
  • Luminarts Cultural Foundation3 grants · $5,500

Giving over time

$169,944
2022
$99,605
2023
$133,957
2024

Grant history

All 98 reported grants, largest first.

  • $54,290

    Union League Boys & Girls Clubs · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $54,000

    Union League Boys & Girls Clubs · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $52,886

    Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2022

    Social services

  • $49,000

    Union League Boys & Girls Clubs · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $25,000

    Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2024

    Social services

  • $20,000

    Ocean Reef Community Foundation · Key Largo, FL · 2022

    Social services

  • $12,000

    Northern Public Radio · Dekalb, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $12,000

    Northern Public Radio · Dekalb, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $12,000

    Northern Public Radio · Dekalb, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $11,835

    Service League of Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $10,000

    Service League of Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $7,996

    Service League of Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $7,500

    Immanuel Lutheran Church · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $5,400

    Illinois Railway Museum · Union, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $5,000

    Folds of Honor Foundation · Inverness, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $5,000

    Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2023

    Social services

  • $5,000

    Armed Forces Council of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $3,500

    Luminarts Cultural Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $3,000

    Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $2,500

    Clearbrook · Arlington Heights, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $2,500

    First Congregational Church · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $2,500

    Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $2,500

    Cal'S Angels · St Charles, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $2,500

    First Congregational Church · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $2,500

    Immanuel Lutheran Church · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $2,500

    Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $2,500

    First Congregational Church · Crystal Lake, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $2,500

    Immanuel Lutheran Church · Crystal Lake, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $2,500

    Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $2,112

    West Elementary School · Crystal Lake, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $1,907

    Armed Forces Council of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $1,500

    Matthias Academy Corporation · Benet Lake, WI · 2024

    Social services

  • $1,500

    Matthias Academy Corporation · Benet Lake, WI · 2023

    Social services

  • $1,005

    West Elementary School · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $1,000

    Luminarts Cultural Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $1,000

    Occupaws Guide Dog Association · Madison, WI · 2024

    Social services

  • $1,000

    Luminarts Cultural Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $1,000

    Occupaws Guide Dog Association · Madison, WI · 2023

    Social services

  • $1,000

    Bernotas Middle School · Crystal Lake, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $1,000

    Occupaws Guide Dog Association · Madison, WI · 2022

    Social services

  • $500

    Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation · St Augustine, FL · 2024

    Social services

  • $500

    Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $500

    My Father'S World Preschool · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $500

    Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation · St Augustine, FL · 2023

    Social services

  • $500

    My Father'S World Preschool · Crystal Lake, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $500

    Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation · St Augustine, FL · 2022

    Social services

  • $300

    Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation · Carmel, IN · 2024

    Social services

  • $300

    Phi Kappa Tau Foundation · Oxford, OH · 2024

    Social services

  • $300

    Salvation Army of Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $300

    Alpha Xi Delta Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Social services

  • $300

    Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation · Carmel, IN · 2023

    Social services

  • $300

    Phi Kappa Tau Foundation · Oxford, OH · 2023

    Social services

  • $300

    Salvation Army of Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $300

    Alpha Xi Delta Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Social services

  • $300

    Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation · Carmel, IN · 2022

    Social services

  • $300

    Phi Kappa Tau Foundation · Oxford, OH · 2022

    Social services

  • $300

    Salvation Army of Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $275

    Cyt Chicago · Cary, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $250

    Children'S Home and Aid · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $250

    Food Pantry of Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $250

    Land Conservancy of McHenry County · Woodstock, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $250

    Children'S Home and Aid · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $250

    Cyt Chicago · Cary, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $250

    Food Pantry of Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $250

    Land Conservancy of McHenry County · Woodstock, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $250

    Children'S Home and Aid · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $250

    Crystal Lake Little League · Crystal Lake, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $250

    Land Conservancy of McHenry County · Woodstock, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $0

    Alpha Xi Delta Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Bernotas Middle School · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Cal'S Angels · St Charles, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Crystal Lake Little League · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Folds of Honor · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Illinois Railway Museum · Union, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Johnsburg High School · Johnsburg, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    My Father'S World Preschool · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Ocean Reef Community Foundation · Key Largo, FL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Ocean Reff Medical Center · Key Largo, FL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Shedd Aquarium Society · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    West Elementary School · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024

    Social services

  • $0

    Armed Forces Council of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $0

    Bernotas Middle School · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $0

    Crystal Lake Little League · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $0

    Folds of Honor · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    Social services

  • $0

    Johnsburg High School · Johnsburg, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $0

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $0

    Ocean Reef Community Foundation · Key Largo, FL · 2023

    Social services

  • $0

    Ocean Reff Medical Center · Key Largo, FL · 2023

    Social services

  • $0

    Shedd Aquarium Society · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Social services

  • $0

    Folds of Honor · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    Social services

  • $0

    Food Pantry of Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $0

    Illinois Railway Museum · Union, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $0

    Johnsburg High School · Johnsburg, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $0

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Social services

  • $0

    Ocean Reff Medical Center · Key Largo, FL · 2022

    Social services

  • $0

    Shedd Aquarium Society · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Social services

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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.