Private foundation · EIN 36-3973429 · Winnetka, IL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Paul Bechtner Foundation's grants went
It reported $1.13M in grants paid across 53 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 74.3% of those dollars to 39 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $840K 39 lines
- No confident match $290K 14
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 51 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY · EIN 13-3433452 | $165,000 | MEDICAL SUPPORT | Known alias 1.00 |
| San Diego Food Bank San Diego, CA · no confident EIN match | $120,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Unmatched Help match |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Malvern, PA · EIN 23-2888152 | $100,000 | DONOR ADVISED FUND | Known alias 1.00 |
| Global Village Initiative Summertown, TN · no confident EIN match | $60,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Unmatched Help match |
| Chicago Humanities Festival Chicago, IL · EIN 36-7148236 | $50,000 | CULTURAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Denver Art Museum Denver, CO · EIN 84-6038240 | $35,000 | CULTURAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| San Diego Museum of Art San Diego, CA · EIN 95-1696715 | $35,000 | CULTURAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network Takoma Park, MD · EIN 11-3644283 | $30,000 | FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING IN MARYLAND | Same street 1.00 |
| NAMI San Diego San Diego, CA · EIN 33-0122462 | $30,000 | SUPPORT GROUP FOR MENTAL ILLNESS | Same address 1.00 |
| Ubuntu Global Connections Concord, MA · EIN 45-3558133 | $25,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Same address 1.00 |
| Jewishcolorado Denver, CO · EIN 01-0831698 | $20,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Same address 1.00 |
| YMCA of Reading & Berks County Reading, PA · EIN 23-1244009 | $20,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Same city 1.00 |
| Water Charity Crestline, CA · EIN 26-2949390 | $20,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Winnetka Community House Winnetka, IL · EIN 36-2182174 | $20,000 | SUPPORT SOCIAL SERVICES | Same address 1.00 |
| Winnetka Historical Society Winnetka, IL · EIN 36-6110212 | $20,000 | CULTURAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| US Climate Action Network Washington, DC · EIN 20-4597308 | $20,000 | FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE | Same address 1.00 |
| Geoversity Foundation Borrego Springs, CA · EIN 94-3107635 | $20,000 | SUPPORT WATERSHED CONSERVANCY | Same address 1.00 |
| Salvation Army San Diego San Diego, CA · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Unmatched Help match |
| San Diego History Center San Diego, CA · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | CULTURAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Citizens Climate Education Corp Coronado, CA · EIN 26-2948811 | $15,000 | EDUC. FOR SOLUTIONS - GLOBAL WARMING | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Coalition of Immokalee Workers Immokalee, FL · EIN 65-0641010 | $15,000 | SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Centennial, CO · EIN 74-2324052 | $15,000 | CULTURAL SUPPORT | Same address 0.60 |
| School Justice Project Washington, DC · EIN 46-1625412 | $15,000 | SUPPORT SPECIAL EDUC. NEEDS | Same city 1.00 |
| Kpbs San Diego, CA · no confident EIN match | $15,000 | CULTURAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| American Rivers Washington, DC · EIN 23-7305963 | $10,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 |
| Bear River Land Conservancy Logan, UT · EIN 27-4698179 | $10,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Trustees of Boston University Boston, MA · EIN 04-2103547 | $10,000 | SUPPORT EDUCATION | Known alias 1.00 |
| Evanston Community Foundation Evanston, IL · EIN 36-3466802 | $10,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Greater Chatham Initiative Chicago, IL · EIN 81-3276803 | $10,000 | SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY/GROWTH | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Invisible Institute Chicago, IL · EIN 47-3551981 | $10,000 | HOLD PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS RESPONSIBLE | Same city 1.00 |
| Math Circles of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 45-2071512 | $10,000 | SUPPORT PASSION FOR MATH | Same street 0.90 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY · EIN 13-2654926 | $10,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT | Known alias 1.00 |
| St Vincent de Paul Village San Diego, CA · EIN 33-0492302 | $10,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Same address 0.59 |
| Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA · EIN 94-6069890 | $10,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Solar Cookers International Sacramento, CA · EIN 68-0153141 | $10,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Same city 1.00 |
| South Yuba River Citizens League Nevada City, CA · EIN 68-0171371 | $10,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Sumi Nungwa Salt Lake Cty, UT · EIN 75-3240926 | $10,000 | SUPPORT FOR ELDERS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Father's Arms MINISTRIESC24 Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Unmatched Help match |
| Holy Family Ministry Northfield, IL · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Unmatched Help match |
| Center for Neighborhood Technology Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2967283 | $7,500 | SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Same address 1.00 |
| Chicago Mobile Makers Chicago, IL · EIN 82-3034634 | $7,500 | SUPPORT DESIGN/BLDG WORKSHOPS | Same street 0.83 |
| International Campaign for Tibet Washington, DC · EIN 52-1570071 | $5,000 | CULTURAL SUPPORT | Same address 0.92 |
| Congregation Bonai Shalom Boulder, CO · EIN 84-0891557 | $5,000 | SUPPORT ACCEPTING, INCLUSIVE MEMBERS | Same address 1.00 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association Boulder, CO · EIN 84-0454115 | $5,000 | SUPPORT STABILIZING SERV, FOR FAMILY | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of Acadia Bar Harbor, ME · EIN 01-0425071 | $5,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI · EIN 39-0743975 | $5,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Case Western Reserve School of Law Cleveland, OH · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Cu Foundation Broomfield, CO · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Kellogg School of Management Evanston, IL · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | SUPPORT OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Moran Center for Youth Advocacy Evanston, IL · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Unmatched Help match |
2 more lines ($10K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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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.