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Charles W & Patrica S Bidwill Foundati: 30 grants to organizations, $1.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Charles W & Patrica S Bidwill Foundati, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 30 grants to organizations totaling $1,141,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 15, 2025. The largest was $200,000 to Thrive Scholars in Boston, MA for provide educational opportunities to students of color from under-resourced communities..
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- EIN
- 364479735
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $38,873,410
- Grants paid
- $1,141,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202523199349100807. It reported $1,141,000 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrive Scholars | Boston, MA | Provide educational opportunities to students of color from under-resourced communities. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bandwith Music LTD | Chicago, IL | Provide performing arts instruction to underserved communities | Arts, culture and humanities | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mychals Learning Place | Hawthorne, CA | Center for children and adults with developmental disabilities | Human services | $77,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Shoulders | Chicago, IL | Provide financial support to catholic schools in the neediest areas of inner-city chicago. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cristo Rey St Martin | Waukegan, IL | Offers catholic college preparatory education for economically disadvantaged students in the north chicago and waukegan area. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Irish American Partnership | Boston, MA | Promotes higher education | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Momentum | Woodland Hills, CA | Programs dedicated to advancing the independence, productivity and full citizenship of children and adults with disabilities and medical conditions. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Ignatius College Prep | Chicago, IL | Jesuit high school in chicago, tuition assistance for those in need | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Midtown Education Foundation | Chicago, IL | Provides educational opportunities to less advantaged youth, (4th grade through high school)in the chicagoland area. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frank Lentz Foundation | Skokie, IL | Promotes higher education | Youth development | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arrupe College of Loyola | Chicago, IL | Promotes higher education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Jesuit Academy | Chicago, IL | Catholic education of middle school boys | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christ the King Jesuit College Prep | Chicago, IL | To provide a quality catholic education to chicago's west side | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Come To Believe Foundation | New York, NY | Promotes higher education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Chicago, IL | Promotes higher education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fiver Children's Foundation | New York, NY | Youth development program for underprivileged in new york area | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glenwood Academy | Glenwood, IL | Promotes higher education | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holy Trinity High School | Chicago, IL | Promotes higher education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leo High School | Chicago, IL | Provides tuition assistance to those in need. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Providence St Mel School | Chicago, IL | Catholic education of high school students | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sister Thea Bowman Foundation | Hermantown, MN | To provide disadvantaged black high school students with scholarships to competitive college prep high schools. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for International Education | Chicago, IL | Promote eduction & prepares students for the global workforce | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Neighborhood Bridge | Oak Park, IL | Promotes higher education | Health care | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Challenged Athletes Foundation | San Diego, CA | To provide opportunities and support to people with physical challenges so they can pursue active lifestyles through physical fitness and competitive athletics | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Golden Heart Ranch | Hermosa Beach, CA | Provides opportunities for young adults with developmental disabilities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rosie's House | Phoenix, AZ | Organization whose programs are an outreach to disadvantaged children | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Catherine of Siena St Lucy Parish | Chicago, IL | To provide catholic education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick High School | Chicago, IL | Education of high school boys (catholic) | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Procopius Dual Language School | Chicago, IL | Promotes higher education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lumen Christian Institute | Chicago, IL | To provide catholic higher education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023
From the Form 990-PF filed January 21, 2025, IRS object ID 202540219349100504. It reported $761,000 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Shoulders | Chicago, IL | Provide financial support to catholic schools in the neediest areas of inner-city chicago. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mychals Learning Place | Hawthorne, CA | Center for children and adults with developmental disabilities | Human services | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midtown Education Foundation | Chicago, IL | Provides educational opportunities to less advantaged youth, (4th grade through high school)in the chicagoland area. | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bandwith Music LTD | Chicago, IL | Provide performing arts instruction to underserved communities | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosie's House | Phoenix, AZ | Organization whose programs are an outreach to disadvantaged children | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cristo Rey St Martin | Waukegan, IL | Offers catholic college preparatory education for economically disadvantaged students in the north chicago and waukegan area. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Momentum | Woodland Hills, CA | Programs dedicated to advancing the independence, productivity and full citizenship of children and adults with disabilities and medical conditions. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Ignatius College Prep | Chicago, IL | Jesuit high school in chicago, tuition assistance for those in need | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arrupe College of Loyola | Chicago, IL | Promotes higher education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Jesuit Academy | Chicago, IL | Catholic education of middle school boys | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christ the King Jesuit College Prep | Chicago, IL | To provide a quality catholic education to chicago's west side | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leo High School | Chicago, IL | Provides tuition assistance to those in need. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Providence St Mel School | Chicago, IL | Catholic education of high school students | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sister Thea Bowman Foundation | Hermantown, MN | To provide disadvantaged black high school students with scholarships to competitive college prep high schools. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thrive Scholars | Boston, MA | Provide educational opportunities to students of color from under-resourced communities. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for International Education | Chicago, IL | Promote eduction & prepares students for the global workforce | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Challenged Athletes Foundation | San Diego, CA | To provide opportunities and support to people with physical challenges so they can pursue active lifestyles through physical fitness and competitive athletics | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fiver Children's Foundation | New York, NY | Youth development program for underprivileged in new york area | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Golden Heart Ranch | Hermosa Beach, CA | Provides opportunities for young adults with developmental disabilities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Catherine of Siena St Lucy Parish | Chicago, IL | To provide catholic education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick High School | Chicago, IL | Education of high school boys (catholic) | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lumen Christian Institute | Chicago, IL | To provide catholic higher education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Center for Children and Families | Bethesda, MD | Supports vulnerabe families in the dc metro area | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $220,000 |
| Human services | $148,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 |
| Youth development | $37,000 |
| Education | $25,000 |
| Health care | $12,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $1,159,000 |
| California | $287,000 |
| Massachusetts | $275,000 |
| Arizona | $70,000 |
| New York | $60,000 |
| Minnesota | $50,000 |
| Maryland | $1,000 |
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Updated November 15, 2025. 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.