Private foundation · EIN 71-0935903 · Northbrook, IL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Caerus Foundation's grants went
It reported $14.7M in grants paid across 130 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 88.8% of those dollars to 63 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $13M 115 lines
- No confident match $1.64M 15
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.
- Website on filing
- WWW.CAERUSFOUNDATION.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 128 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Halo Trust (USA) Washington, DC · EIN 52-2158152 | $1,295,000 | Transforming HALO's Global Impact through Crosscutting Investment | Same address 1.00 |
| National Audubon Society New York, NY · EIN 13-1624102 | $1,000,000 | Great Lakes Roles and Non-Personnel Support 2022-2025 | Same street 1.00 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY · EIN 13-3433452 | $500,000 | Emergency Response | Known alias 1.00 |
| Mag America Washington, DC · EIN 52-2302253 | $500,000 | Improving lives and livelihoods in Cambodia through landmine clearance and provision of life saving lessons. | Same address 1.00 |
| The Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3126848 | $500,000 | Environmental Priorities in Wisconsin in 2024 | Same city 1.00 |
| City Year Boston, MA · EIN 22-2882549 | $425,000 | Program implementation at 2 Austin-based schools 2023-2024 | Exact name 1.00 |
| Mag America Washington, DC · EIN 52-2302253 | $408,030 | Technology and Innovation activities and landmine and cluster munition clearance in Cambodia 2021-2023 | Same address 1.00 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 52-1384139 | $400,000 | Sustain Our Great Lakes Funding Collaboration | Exact name 1.00 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation Boston, MA · EIN 04-3567502 | $400,000 | Maternal and Child Health in Haiti and Sierra Leone 2022-2024 | Known alias 1.00 |
| Global Strategies Petaluma, CA · EIN 68-0406388 | $300,000 | Core programming | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167725 | $250,000 | CPS Field Trips on Wednesdays and Expanded School Programming | Same address 1.00 |
| Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2681212 | $250,000 | General program support focused on south and west side neighborhoods | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| ONE Million Degrees Chicago, IL · EIN 42-1710230 | $250,000 | Support for South Side Programs 2022-2024 | Same street 1.00 |
| Tutoring Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3718141 | $250,000 | General Operating Support 2022-24 | Same city 1.00 |
| Mequon Nature Preserve Mequon, WI · EIN 45-1562527 | $205,000 | Mequon Nature Preserve's Farm Wetland Restoration Project | Same address 1.00 |
| 826 Valencia San Francisco, CA · EIN 04-3694151 | $200,000 | Mission and Tenderloin Programs 2023-2024 | Same address 1.00 |
| Fund for Lake Michigan Milwaukee, WI · EIN 87-4340021 | $200,000 | Western Lake Michigan Pooled Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Gathering Waters Wisconsin's Alliance for Land Trusts Madison, WI · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | Public Policy Advocacy and Alternative Funding and Financing for Conservation | Unmatched Help match |
| The Conservation Fund Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | The Pelican River Forest Easement project | Unmatched Help match |
| The Conservation Fund Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | The Pelican River Forest Easement project | Unmatched Help match |
| Savanna Institute Madison, WI · EIN 46-3004682 | $175,000 | Scaling Up Agroforestry in Lake Michigan Basin | Same address 1.00 |
| Mission Graduates San Francisco, CA · EIN 23-7172909 | $160,000 | College to Career Staffing and Programming | Same address 1.00 |
| Howard Area Community Center Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3008606 | $150,000 | The Clubhouse Teen Program | Same address 1.00 |
| The Sand County Foundation Madison, WI · EIN 39-6089450 | $150,000 | Innovative agriculture to build soil health, increase climate resilience, and advance a land ethic | Same address 1.00 |
| The People's Music School Chicago, IL · EIN 51-0192597 | $150,000 | People's Music School South Side Programs FY24-FY25 | Same address 1.00 |
| Youth Services of Glenviewnorthbrook Glenview, IL · EIN 36-3182275 | $150,000 | New Building Capital Campaign | Same address 1.00 |
| Camfed San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $150,000 | Girls' education and life skills mentor programs | Unmatched Help match |
| Panzi Foundation USA Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $150,000 | Survivors of Sexual Violence Project | Unmatched Help match |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4519273 | $130,000 | North Branch Conservation Corps 2021-2023 | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4519273 | $130,000 | North Branch Conservation Corps 2024-2025 | Same address 1.00 |
| Ducks Unlimited Memphis, TN · EIN 13-5643799 | $127,500 | Wisconsin Lands Program and Horicon Marsh Acquisition Project | Known alias 1.00 |
| Merit School of Music Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3028768 | $125,000 | Merit Music in Communities | Same address 1.00 |
| Skyart Chicago, IL · EIN 75-3152211 | $125,000 | Project 3rd Space Teen Programs on South and West Sides | Same address 1.00 |
| College Possible Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1968798 | $100,000 | College Possible Chicago High School Programming 2023-2025 | Exact name 1.00 |
| FIRST Graduate San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3381171 | $100,000 | General Operating Support 2023-2025 | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4519273 | $100,000 | Expansion work 2024-2026 | Same address 1.00 |
| Mag America Washington, DC · EIN 52-2302253 | $100,000 | Technology and Innovation activities and landmine and cluster munition clearance in Cambodia 2021-2023 | Same address 1.00 |
| Natural Resources Foundation of Madison, WI · EIN 39-1572034 | $100,000 | Wisconsin State Natural Area Restoration and Conservation Education Project | Same address 1.00 |
| Northwoods Land Trust Eagle River, WI · EIN 31-1776860 | $100,000 | Northwoods Conservation Easement Project | Same address 1.00 |
| Reflo Milwaukee, WI · EIN 46-2396466 | $100,000 | New Collaborative for Environmental Justice Alliance for Milwaukee Youth Internships, | Same city 1.00 |
| Room to Read San Francisco, CA · EIN 91-2003533 | $100,000 | Literacy and Girls' Education Programs 2022-23 | Same address 1.00 |
| Baird Creek Preservation Foundation Green Bay, WI · EIN 39-1992358 | $100,000 | Horkman Road Restoration Project | Same city 1.00 |
| Gathering Waters Wisconsin's Alliance for Land Trusts Madison, WI · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | General Operating Support | Unmatched Help match |
| The People's Music School Chicago, IL · EIN 51-0192597 | $99,998 | The People's Music School South Side Programs | Same address 1.00 |
| Mission Graduates San Francisco, CA · EIN 23-7172909 | $90,250 | MG/ASAP Promise Scholars - Cohort 11 | Same address 1.00 |
| Jamestown Community Center San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3213124 | $90,000 | Jamestown Summer Programming 2023-2024 | Same address 1.00 |
| Mission Graduates San Francisco, CA · EIN 23-7172909 | $88,000 | MG/ASAP- Promise Scholars Cohort 10 | Same address 1.00 |
| Chiarts Foundation Chicago, IL · EIN 85-1586666 | $87,500 | 2023-24/2024-25: ChiArts Outreach, Summer, & Alumni Programming | Same city 1.00 |
| The Bottom Line Jamaica Plain, MA · EIN 04-3351427 | $75,000 | College Success Program | Exact name 1.00 |
| Build Chicago, IL · EIN 23-7022085 | $75,000 | BUILD Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Program | Same address 1.00 |
2 more lines ($350K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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15 recipients in common - John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
14 recipients in common - Lloyd a Fry Foundation 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.