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Bessie Shields Foundation XXXXX1004: 11 grants to organizations, $60,904 (tax year ended December 2025)
Bessie Shields Foundation XXXXX1004, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 11 grants to organizations totaling $60,904 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 6, 2026. The largest was $10,151 to Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundati in Staten Island, NY for general.
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- EIN
- 251380543
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $1,531,738
- Grants paid
- $60,904
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202601269349102045. It reported $60,904 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundati | Staten Island, NY | General | $10,151 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General | $7,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | General | Animal-related | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | General | $6,301 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals | New York, NY | General | Animal-related | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Insitute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | General | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland Food Bank Inc | Baltimore, MD | General | $3,384 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland Spca | Baltimore, MD | General | Animal-related | $3,384 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Washington, DC | General | Medical research | $3,384 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202541279349101924. It reported $52,653 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Washington, DC | General | Medical research | $8,776 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundati | Staten Island, NY | General | $8,775 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | General | Animal-related | $6,001 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | General | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals | New York, NY | General | Animal-related | $5,101 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Insitute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Animal-related | $26,986 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $13,000 |
| Medical research | $12,160 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $41,828 |
| Illinois | $40,601 |
| Oklahoma | $12,200 |
| District of Columbia | $12,160 |
| Maryland | $6,768 |
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Updated May 6, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.