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Shea Family Foundation

Name: Shea Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

44
grants reported: $324,241
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,500
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

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Joffrey Ballet3 grants · $145,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $76,650
University of Notre Dame3 grants · $34,841
Adventures for the Mind Foundation3 grants · $22,750
Palm Springs Pathfinders Co Thunderbird Country Club3 grants · $16,700
Stronger Than Ever1 grant · $5,000
Junior League of Chicago3 grants · $3,800
Durham Devils Giving Inc Co Derrick Heggans2 grants · $3,000
Rancho Mirage Library Foundation1 grant · $2,500
Lincoln Academy of Illinois1 grant · $2,500

Giving over time

$93,461

2022

$90,965

2023

$139,815

2024

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

$60,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operation
$52,550
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operation
$45,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operation
$40,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operation
$17,600
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
General operation
$12,350
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operation
$12,241
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
General operation
$11,750
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operation
$10,000
Adventures for the Mind Foundation · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2022
General operation
$8,400
Palm Springs Pathfinders Co Thunderbird Country Club · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
General operation
$7,500
Adventures for the Mind Foundation · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
General operation
$5,800
Palm Springs Pathfinders Co Thunderbird Country Club · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
General operation
$5,250
Adventures for the Mind Foundation · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2023
General operation
$5,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
General operation
$5,000
Stronger Than Ever · Fort Hill, SC · 2022
General operation
$2,500
Rancho Mirage Library Foundation · Ranch Mirage, CA · 2024
General operation
$2,500
Durham Devils Giving Inc Co Derrick Heggans · Braselton, GA · 2022
General operation
$2,500
Lincoln Academy of Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2022
General operation
$2,500
Palm Springs Pathfinders Co Thunderbird Country Club · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
General operation
$2,215
Junior League of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operation
$1,500
Annual Catholic Appeal of the Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operation
$1,500
Immaculate Conception St Joseph Parish · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operation
$1,500
Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operation
$1,370
Junior League of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operation
$1,000
Chicago Blackhawks Fdn · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operation
$1,000
Aurora University · Aurora, IL · 2022
General operation
$500
Clark Cares Foundation · St Charles, IL · 2024
General operation
$500
Clark Cares Foundation · St Charles, IL · 2023
General operation
$500
Durham Devils Giving Inc Co Derrick Heggans · Braselton, GA · 2023
General operation
$500
Healthcare Alternative Systems · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operation
$500
Thunderbird Scholarship Fund · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
General operation
$250
Geneva National Scholarship Fund · Lake Geneva, WI · 2024
General operation
$250
International Folk Art Market · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
General operation
$250
Loyola University of Chicago · Carol Stream, IL · 2024
General operation
$250
Chicago Summer Business Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operation
$250
Geneva National Scholarship Fund · Lake Geneva, WI · 2023
General operation
$250
Il Humanities · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operation
$250
Chicago Summer Business Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operation
$250
Clark Cares Foundation · St Charles, IL · 2022
General operation
$250
Geneva National Scholarship Fund · Lake Geneva, WI · 2022
General operation
$250
Revive & Thrive Project · Walker, MI · 2022
General operation
$250
St Francis Solanus School · Stone Lake, WI · 2022
General operation
$250
Visceral Dance Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operation
$215
Junior League of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operation

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