Organization · EIN 23-7354963 · Chicago, IL · Arts, culture & humanities

Who funds Chicago Opera Theater?

15 private foundations reported paying Chicago Opera Theater $542,172 on returns for tax year 2023.

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

Funders 15

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust
Chicago, IL
$236,000 SUPPORT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$100,000 GENERAL FUND Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
John R Halligan Charitable Fund
Bannockburn, IL · Preselected only
$50,000 UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY
Filed as “CHICAGO OPERA THEATRE”
Same city 0.94 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Frankel Julius N Foundation
Chicago, IL
$50,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 10/2024
Lloyd a Fry Foundation
Chicago, IL
$30,000 FOR OPERA FOR ALL, AN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM IN CPS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
The Irving Harris Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$25,000 ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Robert & Isabelle Bass Fdn
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$20,000 SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION OF Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Siragusa Family Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$10,000 OPERA FOR ALL PROGRAM Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bill and Orli Staley Foundation
Rosemont, IL · Preselected only
$10,000 SUPPORT Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Amphion Foundation
New York, NY
$5,000 ENCOURAGE THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTEMPORARY CONCERT MUSIC Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Julian Family Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$2,500 GENERAL PURPOSES Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Sol R Kaufman Family Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$2,000 CHARITABLE
Filed as “CHICAGO OPERA THEATRE”
Same address 0.94 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX
$1,250 DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM." Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Meyer and Raena Hammerman Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$400 OPERATING PROGRAMS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · Preselected only
$22 GENERAL SUPPORT Same city 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 Chicago Opera Theater

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Chicago Opera Theater, 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. Polk Bros Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $1.38M to them
  2. Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Chicago, IL
    Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $988K to them
  3. Zell Family Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $5.54M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
    Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $843K to them
  5. Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $1.58M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. Circle of Service Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $231K to them
  7. Dr Scholl Foundation Northbrook, IL
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $278K to them
  8. The Brinson Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $459K to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL
    11 shared funders · 110 funders in all
  2. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL
    9 shared funders · 139 funders in all
  3. Merit School of Music Chicago, IL
    8 shared funders · 62 funders in all
  4. Steppenwolf Theatre Company Chicago, IL
    8 shared funders · 54 funders in all
  5. Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, IL
    8 shared funders · 55 funders in all
  6. The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL
    8 shared funders · 77 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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