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 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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