Private foundation · EIN 30-0286949 · Chicago, IL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Stairway Fund's grants went
It reported $652,026 in grants paid across 63 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 85.9% of those dollars to 46 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $560K 50 lines
- No confident match $87K 12
- Individuals, not shown $5,000 1
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 61 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre for a New Audience New York, NY · EIN 13-3059081 | $100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 0.76 |
| Washington University St Louis, MO · EIN 43-0653611 | $100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same city 1.00 |
| Trinity College Hartford, CT · EIN 06-0646927 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 0.99 |
| Theatre for a New Audience (Tfana) New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $40,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Unmatched Help match |
| The Colorado College Colorado Spgs, CO · EIN 84-0402510 | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Share Our Strength Washington, DC · EIN 52-1367538 | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Steep Rock Association Washington Dt, CT · EIN 06-6069060 | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Union Square Partnership New York, NY · EIN 13-3004730 | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence San Francisco, CA · EIN 46-4638549 | $20,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Target ALS Foundation New York, NY · EIN 81-0756743 | $15,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same city 1.00 |
| Type Media Center New York, NY · EIN 13-6216903 | $15,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Child Mind Institute New York, NY · EIN 80-0478843 | $10,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Gramercy Park Block Assoc New York, NY · EIN 13-3943089 | $10,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy New York, NY · EIN 14-1859935 | $10,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same city 1.00 |
| NYU Langone Health New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Unmatched Help match |
| Park Avenue Armory New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Unmatched Help match |
| Robin Hood Foundation New York, NY · EIN 13-3441066 | $7,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same street 1.00 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy New York, NY · EIN 14-1859935 | $6,126 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same city 1.00 |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation Brooklyn, NY · EIN 11-2417338 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Chicken & Egg Films Brooklyn, NY · EIN 47-4712007 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Child Mind Institute New York, NY · EIN 80-0478843 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY · EIN 06-0653264 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Danbury Hospital & New Milford Hospital Foundation Danbury, CT · EIN 23-7425557 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 0.82 |
| The How Institute for Society New York, NY · EIN 81-2508655 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Jacques Pepin Foundation the Barrington, RI · EIN 81-2706568 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Lake Waramaug Task Force Warren, CT · EIN 06-1063687 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Public Art Fund New York, NY · EIN 13-2898805 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Rethink Food NYC New York, NY · EIN 82-1632259 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same city 1.00 |
| Share Our Strength Washington, DC · EIN 52-1367538 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC · EIN 53-0206027 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Known alias 1.00 |
| Spring Hill Arts Gathering Hoboken, NJ · EIN 86-3706367 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Studio in a School Association New York, NY · EIN 13-3003112 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Washington Ambulance Association Washington, CT · EIN 06-6055363 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Unmatched Help match |
| Hudson Valley Writing Project Research Foundation for SUNY As Fiscal Sponso Albany, NY · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Unmatched Help match |
| Hudson Valley Writing Project Research Foundation for SUNY As Fiscal Sponso Albany, NY · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Unmatched Help match |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy New York, NY · EIN 14-1859935 | $4,900 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same city 1.00 |
| Bantam Cinema & Arts Center Litchfield, CT · EIN 85-3849864 | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn, NY · EIN 11-1904261 | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Harlem Educational Activities Fund New York, NY · EIN 13-3568672 | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same ZIP 0.82 |
| The Harmony Program New York, NY · EIN 05-0606695 | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Him for Her Oakland, CA · EIN 83-1293236 | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same street 1.00 |
| Municipal Art Society of New York New York, NY · EIN 13-5562288 | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same city 1.00 |
| The Corporation for Penn State University Pk, PA · EIN 25-1500292 | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same ZIP 0.83 |
| Streetsquash New York, NY · EIN 13-4061809 | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| Apollo Theater Foundation New York, NY · EIN 13-3630066 | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| New York Shakespeare Festival New York, NY · EIN 13-1844852 | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 0.80 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY · EIN 13-1789318 | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same address 1.00 |
| NYU Langone - Kids of NYU Foundationhassenfeld Childrens Hospital New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Unmatched Help match |
| Washington Park Foundation - Judy Black Memorial Park & Gardens Washington Dt, CT · no confident EIN match | $2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Unmatched Help match |
1 more line ($2,500) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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8 recipients in common - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
7 recipients in common - May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation New York, NY
7 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.