Organization · EIN 36-2373635 · Chicago, IL · Arts, culture & humanities

Who funds Old Town School of Folk Music?

27 private foundations reported paying Old Town School of Folk Music $444,683 on returns for tax year 2023.

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

Funders 27

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
James G Hart Foundation
Wadsworth, IL · Preselected only
$75,000 GENERAL FUND Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Kaufman Family Foundation
Kenilworth, IL
$75,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Polk Bros Foundation
Chicago, IL
$55,000 Arts Access and Learning Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 08/2024
Vivo Foundation
Northbrook, IL · Preselected only
$50,000 TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE DONEE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Chicago, IL
$35,000 PROGRAM Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust XXXXX1008
Chicago, IL
$25,000 SUPPORT ARTS AND COMMUNITY Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bastian Family Charitable Foundation
Chapel Hill, NC · Preselected only
$25,000 CHARITABLE
Filed as “OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF MUSIC”
Same address 0.85 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
The Irving Harris Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$20,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The William H and Patricia M Smith Foundation
Louisville, KY · Preselected only
$20,000 PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID AND ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR CHICAGOANS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
The James Huntington Foundation
Warrenville, IL · Preselected only
$10,000 GENERAL PURPOSE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Stuart & Benjamin Abelson Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$10,000 GENERAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Harry F Chaddick and Elaine Chaddick Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$8,000 EDUCATIONAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation
Nazareth, PA · Preselected only
$7,500 GENERAL DONATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation
Chicago, IL
$7,500 General Use Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$5,000 GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Rubens Family Foundation
Delray Beach, FL · Preselected only
$3,500 GENERAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Baird Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · Preselected only
$2,500 ARTS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Robert G Weiss Family Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$2,050 GENERAL PURPOSES Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Circle of Service Foundation
Chicago, IL
$2,000 MATCH/DISCRETIONARY Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Horner Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$2,000
2 grant lines
UNRESTRICTED
Filed as “OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF MUSIC”
Same address 0.85 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 10/2024

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 Old Town School of Folk Music

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Old Town School of Folk Music, 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. Lloyd a Fry Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $569K to them
  2. John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
    Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $2.96M to them
  3. Colonel (Il) James N Pritzker Charitable Distribution Fund Chicago, IL
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $1.5M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. Arthur J Gallagher Foundation Rolling Meadows, IL
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $9,170 to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  5. Dr Scholl Foundation Northbrook, IL
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $320K to them
  6. Zell Family Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $6.59M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation Glencoe, IL
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $779K to them
  8. Solot and Karp Family Foundation Wilmington, DE
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $41K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL
    13 shared funders · 341 funders in all
  2. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL
    9 shared funders · 139 funders in all
  3. Ravinia Festival Association Highland Park, IL
    9 shared funders · 167 funders in all
  4. Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL
    11 shared funders · 222 funders in all
  5. The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL
    9 shared funders · 77 funders in all
  6. Merit School of Music Chicago, IL
    8 shared funders · 62 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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