Organization · EIN 36-3162484 · Chicago, IL · Arts, culture & humanities
Who funds Chicago Children's Museum?
25 private foundations reported paying Chicago Children's Museum $1.59M on returns for tax year 2023.
25 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 25
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Chicago, IL |
$565,000 3 grant lines |
PROGRAM +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Lego Community Fund US Enfield, CT |
$215,000 | THE LEGO PLAYFUL LEARNING MUSEUM NETWORK Filed as “CHICAGO CHILDEN'S MUSEUM” |
Same address 0.79 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 |
| Francis Beidler Foundation Chicago, IL |
$40,000 | GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Polk Bros Foundation Chicago, IL |
$35,000 | Education | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 08/2024 |
| Baskin Family Foundation Chicago, IL |
$35,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 08/2024 |
| Cme Group Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$25,000 | THE M IN STEAM: MATH PD FOR CURIOSITY CLASSROOMS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Irving Harris Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$20,000 | EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Circle of Service Foundation Chicago, IL |
$15,000 | COMMUNITY SERVICES | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Sacks Family Foundation Highland Park, IL · Preselected only |
$15,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Fifth Third Chicagoland Foundation Rosemont, IL |
$15,000 | COMMUNITY Filed as “CHICAGO CHILDREN'S MUSUEM” |
Same address 0.83 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Jarvis Foundation Northbrook, IL · Preselected only |
$11,000 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Field Foundation of Illinois Chicago, IL |
$10,000 | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 04/2024 |
| The Berghorst Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$10,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Jacob Beidler & Deborah Witzburg Charitable Foundation Chicago, IL |
$8,675 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| John R Halligan Charitable Fund Bannockburn, IL · Preselected only |
$7,500 | UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Coghill Family Foundation Springfield, IL · Preselected only |
$5,000 | EDUCATIONAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Linden Foundation Naples, FL · Preselected only |
$5,000 | GENERAL FUNDING | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation Chicago, IL |
$4,000 | GENERAL | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
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 Chicago Children's Museum
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Chicago Children's Museum, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Lloyd a Fry Foundation Chicago, IL
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $865K to them - Meyer and Raena Hammerman Foundation Chicago, IL
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $11.1K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Zell Family Foundation Chicago, IL
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $9.06M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Dr Scholl Foundation Northbrook, IL
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $348K to them - The Brinson Foundation Chicago, IL
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $646K to them - Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation Glencoe, IL
Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $789K to them - The Siragusa Family Foundation Chicago, IL
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $130K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Arthur J Gallagher Foundation Rolling Meadows, IL
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $8,660 to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL
11 shared funders · 61 funders in all - The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL
11 shared funders · 77 funders in all - Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL
9 shared funders · 139 funders in all - Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL
8 shared funders · 79 funders in all - The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
11 shared funders · 238 funders in all - The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL
8 shared funders · 75 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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