Organization · EIN 20-4830666 · Chicago, IL · Education

Who funds Open Books?

17 private foundations reported paying Open Books $879,117 on returns for tax year 2023.

17 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 17

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
Fulk Family Foundation
Lincoln, NE · Preselected only
$500,000 to expand Dolly Parton's imagination library in Chicago
Filed as “Open Books LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 07/2024
Donley Foundation-Ud Dtd 12-8-86
York, PA · Preselected only
$172,272 UNRESTRICTED
Filed as “OPEN BOOKS LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 03/2024
Greenleaf Avenue Foundation
Shaker Heights, OH · Preselected only
$62,500 ANNUAL FUND
Filed as “OPEN BOOKS LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
William and Evelyn Fuchs Family Foundation
Lombard, IL · Preselected only
$50,000 GENERAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Drw Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$35,000 GENERAL SUPPORT
Filed as “OPEN BOOKS LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Cme Group Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$25,000 EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY RESIDENCIES
Filed as “OPEN BOOKS LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Allstate Foundation
Northbrook, IL
$15,000
2 grant lines
2023 EMPLOYEE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS - ALLSTATE BUSINESS INSURANCE +1 more
Filed as “OPEN BOOKS LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Out of the Box Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$5,000 GENERAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$3,977 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
Filed as “OPEN BOOKS LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Ceres Foundation
Northfield, IL · Preselected only
$3,500 GENERAL SUPPORT
Filed as “OPEN BOOKS LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Charlotte, NC
$2,552
4 grant lines
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
Filed as “OPEN BOOKS LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Moody Family Foundation
Bargersville, IN
$1,600 SUPPORT THE GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Maurice & Henry Freund Charitable Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$1,000 TO FURTHER CHARITABLE GOALS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation
Somerville, MA · Preselected only
$500 ANNUAL FUND
Filed as “OPEN BOOKS LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Foster Charitable Trust
Pittsburgh, PA
$500 DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Filed as “OPEN BOOKS LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Ericka and Matthew Thacker Family Foundation
Troy, MI · Preselected only
$371 TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · Preselected only
$345 GENERAL SUPPORT
Filed as “OPEN BOOKS LTD”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Open Books

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Open Books, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Circle of Service Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $2.33M to them
  2. Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Chicago, IL
    Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $5.3M to them
  3. Polk Bros Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $1.04M to them
  4. Lloyd a Fry Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $230K to them
  5. The Brinson Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $476K to them
  6. John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $1.19M to them
  7. First Eagle Investments Foundation Wilmington, DE
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $65.4K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. Helen V Brach Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $125K to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. University of Chicago Chicago, IL
    7 shared funders · 356 funders in all
  2. The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
    6 shared funders · 238 funders in all
  3. After School Matters Chicago, IL
    7 shared funders · 40 funders in all
  4. Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL
    8 shared funders · 341 funders in all
  5. Ravinia Festival Association Highland Park, IL
    7 shared funders · 167 funders in all
  6. Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago, IL
    6 shared funders · 42 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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