Organization · EIN 36-2167004 · Chicago, IL · Arts, culture & humanities

Who funds Chicago Historical Society?

21 private foundations reported paying Chicago Historical Society $623,318 on returns for tax year 2023.

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

Funders 21

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
Francis Alger & Charles Burrall Pike Tr
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$246,009 GENERAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Terra Foundation for American Art
Chicago, IL
$150,000 ART EDUCATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Circle of Service Foundation
Chicago, IL
$70,000
2 grant lines
MATCH/DISCRETIONARY +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)
Chicago, IL
$50,000 in support of general operations Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Chicago, IL
$25,000 GENERAL OPERATING Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
J S Frank Foundation
Deerfield, IL · Preselected only
$25,000 GENERAL FUND RAISING Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Barker Welfare Foundation
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
$12,500 FOR FIRST PAYMENT ON A PLEDGE OF $25,000 PAYABLE OVER 2 YEARS FOR THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 09/2024
Lavin Family Foundation
Chicago, IL
$10,000 GENERAL FUND: ARTS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Sargent Family Foundation
Winnetka, IL · Preselected only
$6,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
George Zendt Charitable Trust
Dallas, TX · Preselected only
$5,958 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
Filed as “CHICAGO HISTORICAL”
Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 10/2024
Ed Uihlein Family Foundation
Lake Forest, IL · Preselected only
$5,000 GENERAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Canning Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$5,000 TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Marcus Corporation Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
$5,000 CONSERVATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$2,500 GENERAL SUPPORT Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Loewenberg Charitable Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$2,405 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Tiny Tiger Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$1,800 UNRESTRICTED Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Foley Family Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$500 COMMUNITY Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Stone Barrett Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$250 UNRESTRICTED Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Campell Family Foundation
Wilmette, IL · Preselected only
$250 FURTHER THE ORIGINZATIONS EXEMPT PURPOSES Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Arkes Family Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$130 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 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 Chicago Historical Society

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Chicago Historical Society, 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 14 of the 25 closest peers · $1.37M to them
  2. Lloyd a Fry Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $460K to them
  3. Dr Scholl Foundation Northbrook, IL
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $535K to them
  4. The Brinson Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $581K to them
  5. Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $1.39M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. The Allstate Foundation Northbrook, IL
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $1.46M to them
  7. Jarvis Foundation Northbrook, IL
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $230K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. Dean L & Rosemarie Buntrock Foundation Oakbrook Terrace, IL
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $349K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
    10 shared funders · 238 funders in all
  2. Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL
    7 shared funders · 73 funders in all
  3. Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago, IL
    9 shared funders · 42 funders in all
  4. Northwestern University Evanston, IL
    9 shared funders · 398 funders in all
  5. Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL
    6 shared funders · 79 funders in all
  6. Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL
    8 shared funders · 98 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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