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Deering Foundation: 9 grants to organizations, $1 million (tax year ended November 2025)

Deering Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $1,005,000 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 4, 2026. The largest was $200,000 to Gibbet Hill Foundation in Chicago, IL for other.

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EIN
366051876
Based in
Chicago, IL
Assets
$26,121,813
Grants paid
$1,005,000
Tax year ended
November 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed March 4, 2026, IRS object ID 202640639349100119. It reported $1,005,000 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Gibbet Hill FoundationChicago, ILOther$200,000apps.irs.gov
James D Danielson FoundationChicago, ILOther$200,000apps.irs.gov
The Danielson FoundationChicago, ILOther$200,000apps.irs.gov
Deering Estate FoundationMiami, FLOther$115,000apps.irs.gov
Northwestern University - Deering Library FundEvanston, ILEducational$115,000apps.irs.gov
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Trust Inc - General OperatingMiami, FLArts and humanities$115,000apps.irs.gov
National Audubon SocietyMaitland, FLEnvironmental$30,000apps.irs.gov
Art Institute of Chicago - LuminaryChicago, ILArts and humanities$25,000apps.irs.gov
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, ILSocial servicesFood, agriculture and nutrition$5,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed February 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202510369349100121. It reported $1,005,000 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Gibbet Hill FoundationChicago, ILOther$200,000apps.irs.gov
James D Danielson FoundationChicago, ILOther$200,000apps.irs.gov
The Danielson FoundationChicago, ILOther$200,000apps.irs.gov
Deering Estate FoundationMiami, FLOther$115,000apps.irs.gov
Northwestern University - Deering Library FundEvanston, ILEducational$115,000apps.irs.gov
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Trust Inc - General OperatingMiami, FLArts and humanities$115,000apps.irs.gov
National Audubon SocietyMaitland, FLEnvironmental$30,000apps.irs.gov
Art Institute of Chicago - LuminaryChicago, ILArts and humanities$25,000apps.irs.gov
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, ILSocial servicesFood, agriculture and nutrition$5,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Illinois$1,490,000
Florida$520,000

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Updated March 4, 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.