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 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.
- 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
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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