Private foundation · EIN 81-4035984 · Chicago, IL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Enchanted Backpack's grants went

It reported $1.46M in grants paid across 212 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 29.8% of those dollars to 47 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
CONTACT THE FOUNDATION OFFICE FOR APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Deadlines
NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
Restrictions
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE A MINIMUM OF 50% OF THE CHILDREN NEED TO BE PART OF A FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM OR AN EQUIVALENT "IN NEED" FEDERAL OR STATE PROGRAM AND THE SCHOOL OR ORGANIZATION MUST BE FOCUSED ON SERVING CHILDREN IN ONE OR MORE GRADES FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO SCHOOLS. ADDITIONAL CRITERIA MAY BE PUBLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME.
Website on filing
ENCHANTEDBACKPACK.ORG

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

Grants paid 195 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Chicago Chesed Fund
Lincolnwood, IL · EIN 36-3641111
$54,504IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSSame street 1.00
Give N Kind
Gurnee, IL · EIN 46-1191706
$54,197IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSSame address 1.00
Wings
Palatine, IL · no confident EIN match
$31,851IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSUnmatched Help match
The Salvation Army North and Central Illinois (Nci) Division
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$29,916IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSUnmatched Help match
St Margaret of Scotland Parish & School
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2367986
$26,284DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSSame ZIP 0.80
St Mary Star of the Sea
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$25,971ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM GRANT RECIPIENT (BIG SHOULDERS)Unmatched Help match
Claretian Associates
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4087259
$22,634IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSSame ZIP 1.00
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196605
$22,225IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSKnown alias 1.00
Big Shoulders Fund
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3490557
$19,993DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSSame street 0.79
Metroplitan Family Services
Merrionette Park, IL · no confident EIN match
$18,871IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSUnmatched Help match
Caring Center of Rock Falls
Sterling, IL · EIN 27-3576331
$16,723IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSSame ZIP 1.00
Fill a Heart 4 Kids
Lake Forest, IL · EIN 47-3442522
$16,492IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSSame ZIP 1.00
St Joseph Services Corporation
Phoenix, AZ · EIN 74-2455161
$15,586IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSExact name 1.00
Louis Pasteur Elementary School
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$14,629DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
City of Chicago
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$14,241IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSUnmatched Help match
St Ann School
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2284297
$13,844DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSSame address 1.00
Open Arms 101
South Holland, IL · EIN 83-3013814
$13,831IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSSame address 1.00
Lincoln Elementary School
Maywod, IL · no confident EIN match
$12,737DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Primo Center for Women & Children
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2966006
$12,622IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSSame address 1.00
Morton Elementary School
Hammond, IN · no confident EIN match
$12,608DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Graham Elementary School
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$12,520DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Midwest Veterans Closet
North Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$12,370IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSUnmatched Help match
Housing Forward
Maywood, IL · EIN 36-3876660
$12,314IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSSame address 1.00
Chicago Area Alternative Education League
LA Grange, IL · EIN 36-3074599
$12,295DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSSame address 0.90
Krueger Middle School
Michigan City, IN · no confident EIN match
$11,864DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Brooks Middle School
Bolingbrook, IL · no confident EIN match
$11,862DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Roswell B Mason Elementary
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$11,767DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Franklin Elementary
Whiting, IN · no confident EIN match
$11,441DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
St Walter-St Benedict School
Blue Island, IL · no confident EIN match
$11,345DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
To Walk in My Shoes
Chicago, IL · EIN 85-1617172
$11,032IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSSame ZIP 1.00
Macarthur Primary School
South Holland, IL · no confident EIN match
$11,014DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Eggers Middle School
Hammond, IN · no confident EIN match
$11,011DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Beverly Skoff Elementary
Romeoville, IL · no confident EIN match
$10,911DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Simmons Middle School
Oak Lawn, IL · no confident EIN match
$10,577DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
A Vito Martinez Middle School
Romeoville, IL · no confident EIN match
$10,430DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Hilltop Elementary School
McHenry, IL · no confident EIN match
$10,260DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Independence Elementary School
Bolingbrook, IL · no confident EIN match
$10,185DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Wolfgang a Mozart Elementary
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$10,114DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Oak View Elementary
Bolingbrook, IL · no confident EIN match
$10,072DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Jonas E Salk Elementary School
Bolingbrook, IL · no confident EIN match
$10,069DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Youth Haven
Naples, FL · EIN 23-7065187
$10,042IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSSame address 1.00
Greater Ocala Women's Club
Ocala, FL · no confident EIN match
$10,028IN-KIND DONATION OF CLOTHING AND HOME GOODSUnmatched Help match
Harrison School
Wonder Lake, IL · no confident EIN match
$10,024DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$9,910DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Frank O'Bannon Elementary School
Hammond, IN · no confident EIN match
$9,857DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Irene King Elementary School
Romeoville, IL · no confident EIN match
$9,798DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Nicholson STEM Academy
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$9,736DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Beiriger Elementary
Griffith, IN · no confident EIN match
$9,711DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Michael Faraday Elementary School
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$9,650DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSUnmatched Help match
Steel City Academy
Gary, IN · EIN 47-3180593
$9,644DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES & OTHER EDUCATIONAL ITEMSSame address 1.00

17 more lines ($123K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

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    17 recipients in common
  3. JPMorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    12 recipients in common
  4. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO
    11 recipients in common
  5. Baird Foundation Milwaukee, WI
    9 recipients in common
  6. Helen V Brach Foundation Chicago, IL
    9 recipients in common
  7. John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
    8 recipients in common
  8. Polk Bros Foundation Chicago, IL
    8 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.