Private foundation · EIN 38-6041518 · Brighton, MI · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Sage Foundation's grants went

It reported $1.86M in grants paid across 79 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 91.0% of those dollars to 61 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
Amount of grant requested. What the applicant intends to accomplish. How the applicant intends to reach the stated objectives, and how such objectives will further the applicant's tax-exempt purposes. What procedures the applicant has implemented to evaluate the results achieved. Any additional information which would aid the Sage Foundation Board of Trustees in making its decision. A photocopy of the Internal Revenue Service determination letter or ruling indicating the applicant's tax-exempt s
Deadlines
No deadlines.
Restrictions
No restrictions.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 79 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI · EIN 38-1374230
$200,000General, charitable, educational - Choral Scholars Program ScholarshipsSame address 1.00
Window to the World Communications
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2246703
$150,000General, charitable, educational - Island Without Cars/HydraSame address 1.00
Grant Park Orchestral Association
Chicago, IL · EIN 32-0005884
$125,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
The Joffrey Ballet
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4009741
$100,000General, charitable, educational - Live Music ProgramSame address 1.00
Lenawee Chamber Foundation
Adrian, MI · EIN 38-2986826
$100,000General, charitable, educationalSame street 1.00
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167823
$100,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 0.75
Kartemquin Educational Films
Chicago, IL · EIN 23-7430402
$60,000General, charitable, educational - Stories & Pictures By FilmSame city 1.00
Window to the World Communications
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2246703
$60,000General, charitable, educational - Island Without CarsSame address 1.00
Barenboim-Said Foundation (USA)
New York, NY · EIN 56-2468453
$50,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 0.92
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2136497
$40,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Marian Catholic High School
Chicago Heights, IL · no confident EIN match
$35,000General, charitable, educational - Scholarship FundUnmatched Help match
Cedille Chicago
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3925368
$25,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Hope Community Center
Adrian, MI · EIN 38-2177974
$25,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Kartemquin Educational Films
Chicago, IL · EIN 23-7430402
$25,000General, charitable, educational - Education in America filmSame city 1.00
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6008929
$25,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167823
$25,000General, charitable - Sempre Always capital campaignSame address 0.75
The Purple Rose Theatre Company
Chelsea, MI · EIN 38-2946466
$25,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Ravinia Festival Association
Highland Park, IL · EIN 36-6002273
$25,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 0.94
Shedd Aquarium Society
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167918
$25,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Window to the World Communications
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2246703
$25,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Community TV Network
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$25,000General, charitable, educationalUnmatched Help match
Boys & Girls Club of Lenawee
Adrian, MI · EIN 38-3558470
$20,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee County
Adrian, MI · EIN 38-2886158
$20,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Lifeline
Peoria, IL · EIN 37-1097211
$20,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 0.67
Tennessee Kids Belong
Franklin, TN · EIN 82-4703564
$20,000General, charitable, educationalSame city 1.00
Misericordia Heart of Mercy
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$20,000General, charitable, educational, religiousUnmatched Help match
The College FundUNCF
Detroit, MI · no confident EIN match
$20,000General, charitable, educationalUnmatched Help match
Christ Episcopal Church
Laurium, MI · no confident EIN match
$18,000General, charitable, religiousUnmatched Help match
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, KY · EIN 61-0492351
$15,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2950283
$15,000General, charitable, educationalSame city 1.00
The Joffrey Ballet
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4009741
$15,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Julie and Michael Tracy Family Foundation
Chicago, IL · EIN 37-1667452
$15,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 0.75
Merit School of Music
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3028768
$15,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Providence St Mel School
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2977187
$15,000General, charitable, educational - Tuition Scholarship programSame address 1.00
St James Episcopal Church
Taylor, TX · EIN 74-1476691
$15,000General, charitable, educational, religiousSame address 1.00
Little Sisters of the Poor Chicago St Mary's Home
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2482272
$15,000General, charitable, educational, religiousSame address 0.92
The Night Ministry
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3145764
$15,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
City of Tecumseh Downtown Development Authority
Tecumseh, MI · no confident EIN match
$15,000Public, charitable - Art Trail TecumsehUnmatched Help match
After School Matters
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4409182
$10,000General, charitable, educationalSame ZIP 1.00
Associated Charities of Lenawee County
Adrian, MI · EIN 38-1304224
$10,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Catholic Church Extension Society of US of Amer
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6000520
$10,000General, charitable, educational, religiousSame address 0.79
Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3825373
$10,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6109808
$10,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 0.89
Cleveland High School Booster Club
Reseda, CA · EIN 95-4823189
$10,000General, charitable, educational - Band & Music ProgramSame address 0.73
Evans Scholars Foundation
Glenview, IL · EIN 36-2518129
$10,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Winnetka, IL · EIN 36-2183809
$10,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Lenawee County Education Foundation
Adrian, MI · EIN 38-2644523
$10,000General, charitable, educational - Community Service ScholarshipsSame address 1.00
Lenawee County Mission
Adrian, MI · EIN 20-3801079
$10,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00
Mercy Housing Lakefront
Denver, CO · EIN 36-3453183
$10,000General, charitable, educationalExact name 1.00
Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167797
$10,000General, charitable, educationalSame address 1.00

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    50 recipients in common
  2. JPMorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    20 recipients in common
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    17 recipients in common
  4. Circle of Service Foundation Chicago, IL
    16 recipients in common
  5. Polk Bros Foundation Chicago, IL
    16 recipients in common
  6. Dr Scholl Foundation Northbrook, IL
    15 recipients in common
  7. Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Chicago, IL
    13 recipients in common
  8. John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
    13 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.