Funding search · EIN 311604783 · Chicago, IL

Van Nice 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.

140
grants reported
$310,300
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,000
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.

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Top recipients

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  • Deerfield Academy3 grants · $49,800
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago Annual Fund3 grants · $30,000
  • Chicago Botanic Garden Member and Donor Service3 grants · $22,500
  • St Francis School Annual Gifting3 grants · $16,500
  • St Chrysostom'S Church3 grants · $10,750
  • Chikaming Open Lands Peter E Van Nice Memoral Fund1 grant · $10,000
  • The Berkshire School for Van Nice Endowment Fund1 grant · $10,000
  • Chikaming Open Lands Annual Fund1 grant · $10,000
  • Berkshire School3 grants · $8,500
  • Art Institute of Chicago3 grants · $8,500

Giving over time

$131,000
2022
$89,900
2023
$89,400
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 140 grants.

  • $21,400

    Deerfield Academy · Deerfield, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $21,400

    Deerfield Academy · Deerfield, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $12,500

    Chicago Botanic Garden Member and Donor Service · Glencoe, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $10,250

    St Chrysostom'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Lyric Opera of Chicago Annual Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Lyric Opera of Chicago Annual Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Chikaming Open Lands Annual Fund · Sawyer, MI · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Chikaming Open Lands Peter E Van Nice Memoral Fund · Sawyer, MI · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Lyric Opera of Chicago Annual Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    The Berkshire School for Van Nice Endowment Fund · Sheffield, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $8,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden Annual Giving · Glencoe, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $7,000

    Berkshire School · Sheffield, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $7,000

    Deerfield Academy · Deerfield, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $6,500

    St Francis School Annual Gifting · Sherwood, OR · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    St Francis School Annual Gifting · Sherwood, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden Member and Donor Service · Glencoe, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    St Francis School Annual Gifting · Sherwood, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden Member and Donor Service · Glencoe, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Annual Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $4,000

    Audubon Great Lakes Annual Giving · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $3,000

    Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Lewis and Clark College · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Valley Catholic School · Beaverton, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, MI · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Jesuit High School Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Latin School of Chicago for Scholarship Dinner · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Lewis and Clark College · Portland, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    Lewis and Clark College · Portland, OR · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    The Latin School of Chicago Annual Gifting · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Choate Rosemary Hall · Wallingford, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Dickinson College General Endowment Fund · Carlisle, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Choate Rosemary Hall · Wallingford, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Dickinson College General Endowment Fund · Carlisle, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Aspen Film in Memory of Ellen Hunt · Aspen, CO · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Choate Rosemary Hall · Wallingford, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2022

    General support

  • $1,900

    Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $1,750

    St Mary'S Academy · Portland, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $1,500

    High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $1,500

    Neighbor By Neighbor · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1,250

    Latin School of Chicago for Scholarship Dinner · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, MI · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Ethel Walker School · Simsbury, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Family Focus · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Felix Organization · Locust Valley, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Fernwood Botanical Garden · Niles, MI · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Jaon Dancy and Pals · Red Bank, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Latinas First Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Ohsu Ovarian Cancer Vision · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Openlands Annual Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Annual Gifting · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    626 Landmark Foundation - Womens Athletic Club · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Camping Education Foundatio Camp Kooch-I-Ching · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Chicago Rowing Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Felix Organization · Locust Valley, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Fernwood Botanical Garden · Niles, MI · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Latinas First Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Neighbor By Neighbor · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Ohsu Ovarian Cancer Vision · Portland, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Openlands Annual Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Oregon Humane Society · Portland, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Annual Gifting · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Woman'S Board of Northwester Memorial Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Young People'S Theatre Project · Portland, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    626 Landmark Foundation - Womens Athletic Club · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Ahivoy · Amity, OR · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Antiquarian Society Annual Giving · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Berkshire School · Sheffield, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Chadd · Lanham, MD · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Chicago Rowing Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, MI · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Dickinson College General Endowment Fund · Carlisle, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Felix Organization · Locust Valley, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Fernwood Botanical Garden Annual Giving · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Field Museum Womens Board · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Four Winds Westward · Deer Harbor, WA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Global Wildlife Conservation · Austin, TX · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Latin School of Chicago for Scholarship Dinner · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Latinas First Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Ohsu Ovarian Cancer Vision · Portland, OR · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Openlands Annual Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Oregon Humane Society · Portland, OR · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Panorama Global · Seattle, WA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Annual Gifting · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    The Chicago History Museum for the Guild Annual Appeal · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $750

    Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $750

    Salud Tuality Healthcare Foundation · Hillsboro, OR · 2022

    General support

  • $600

    Northeastern University - Rowing · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

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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.