Organization · EIN 36-4328170 · Chicago, IL · Arts, culture & humanities
Who funds The Historymakers?
17 private foundations reported paying The Historymakers $1.42M on returns for tax year 2023.
17 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 17
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ford Foundation New York, NY |
$500,000 | CORE SUPPORT FOR THE HISTORY MAKERS DIGITIZATION INITIATIVE TO RECORD THE BLACK EXPERIENCE FOR FUTURE HISTORIANS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| New York Life Foundation New York, NY |
$250,000 | CCA GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Riverhead, NY |
$250,000 | 2023 GRANT AWARD 1 OF 4 | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The George Gund Foundation Cleveland, OH |
$200,000 | Cleveland/Northeast Ohio African American Leaders in The HistoryMakers Collection. Filed as “HistoryMakers The” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Radnor, PA |
$100,000 | Special Initiatives | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL |
$85,200 3 grant lines |
in support of general operations +2 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Randy and Michele Mehrberg Schara Family Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$10,000 | GENERAL FUND Filed as “HISTORY MAKERS” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Ronald D & Regina C McNeil Foundation Lake Zurich, IL · Preselected only |
$10,000 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Lloyd a Fry Foundation Chicago, IL |
$5,500 2 grant lines |
IN SUPPORT OF JULIANNA RICHARDSON AND THE DOCUMENTATION WORK +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Tearte Family Foundation Trust Charlotte, NC · Preselected only |
$5,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bert N Mitchell Family Foundation New York, NY |
$5,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT Filed as “HISTORY MAKERS” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Alvin Marley Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$2,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Luna Foundation Berkeley, CA · Preselected only |
$200 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Filed as “HISTORYMAKERS” |
Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC |
$143 2 grant lines |
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX · Preselected only |
$100 | MEF | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$100 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA · Preselected only |
$25 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 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 Historymakers
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with The Historymakers, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Chubb Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $70.4K to them - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $49.3K to them - Arthur J Gallagher Foundation Rolling Meadows, IL
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $18.8K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Citizens Charitable Foundation Johnston, RI
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $31.7K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Sempra Foundation San Diego, CA
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $54.8K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $540K to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $42.7K to them - Baird Foundation Milwaukee, WI
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $12.4K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Black Ensemble Theater Corporation Chicago, IL
4 shared funders · 29 funders in all - Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
8 shared funders · 2370 funders in all - American Heart Association Dallas, TX
8 shared funders · 1583 funders in all - National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States Washington, DC
4 shared funders · 63 funders in all - Nourishing Hope Chicago, IL
4 shared funders · 63 funders in all - The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL
6 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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