Organization · EIN 23-7164967 · Chicago, IL · Human services
Who funds The Ark?
75 private foundations reported paying The Ark $1.51M on returns for tax year 2023.
75 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 75
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Owings Mills, MD |
$400,000 2 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT THE RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF THE ARKS MAIN FACILITY, WHICH WILL CREATE A LARGER FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER, IMPROVED BEHAVIORAL… +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bernard Heerey Family Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$200,000 | — | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation Homer Glen, IL |
$121,195 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Kehe Cares Foundation Naperville, IL · Preselected only |
$101,849 | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Senser Foundation Highland Park, IL · Preselected only |
$90,000 | HUMAN SERVICES | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Polk Bros Foundation Chicago, IL |
$60,000 2 grant lines |
Health +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 08/2024 |
| Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Northbrook, IL · Preselected only |
$55,000 | SARNOFF LEVIN RESIDENCE PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 07/2024 |
| Shear Family Foundation Pittsburgh, PA · Preselected only |
$50,000 | FOOD INSECURITY | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Takiff Family Foundation Glencoe, IL |
$50,000 | General operating Support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Simon Family Foundation Highland Park, IL |
$35,000 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Metzner Family Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$30,000 | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation Glencoe, IL · Preselected only |
$30,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| D & R Legacy Fund Northfield, IL · Preselected only |
$25,000 | Civic & Social | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Harry & Sadie Lasky Foundation Riverwoods, IL |
$20,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Marvin and Kay Lichtman Foundation Arlington Heights, IL · Preselected only |
$20,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | Same address 0.70 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation Chicago, IL |
$15,000 | The Ark | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| Aj & Sl Stern Family Foundation Lincolnwood, IL · Preselected only |
$12,600 | DONATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC |
$10,036 3 grant lines |
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Nikoh Foundation Northbrook, IL · Preselected only |
$10,000 | Help the poor. Filed as “ARK” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Matthew Zell Family Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$10,000 | Cultural and Religious | 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 The Ark
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with The Ark, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Circle of Service Foundation Chicago, IL
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $2.24M to them - Arthur J Gallagher Foundation Rolling Meadows, IL
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $48.8K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Lester and Edward Anixter Family Foundation Chicago, IL
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $422K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Baird Foundation Milwaukee, WI
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $18.5K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Solot and Karp Family Foundation Wilmington, DE
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $51.5K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Lloyd a Fry Foundation Chicago, IL
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $351K to them - The Irving Harris Foundation Chicago, IL
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $181K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - American Express Foundation New York, NY
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $1.66M to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL
35 shared funders · 222 funders in all - Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL
29 shared funders · 341 funders in all - Shalva Chicago, IL
16 shared funders · 40 funders in all - Friends of the Israel Defense Forces New York, NY
20 shared funders · 868 funders in all - Anti-Defamation League New York, NY
22 shared funders · 918 funders in all - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC
19 shared funders · 614 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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