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Francis Beidler Foundation: 94 grants to organizations, $1 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Francis Beidler Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 94 grants to organizations totaling $1,007,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $285,000 to Voter Participation Center in Washington, DC for general support.
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- EIN
- 364260449
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $22,913,681
- Grants paid
- $1,007,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202631349349100323. It reported $1,007,500 in grants paid; 94 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $285,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Youth Centers | Chicago, IL | General support | Youth development | $77,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Chicago, IL | General support | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Childrens Museum | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giant Steps Il | Burr Ridge, IL | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Play Sports | Evanston, IL | General support | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Audubon Society | Harleyville, SC | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Better Government Assoc | Chicago, IL | General support | Public and societal benefit | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $21,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evanston YWCA | Evanston, IL | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erie Family Health Center | Evanston, IL | General support | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evanston Township High School Health Center | Evanston, IL | General support | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Interest Law Initiative | Chicago, IL | General support | Crime and legal-related | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kuumba Evanston | Evanston, IL | General support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project On Government Oversight | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wbez Chicago Public Radio | Chicago, IL | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | General support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Schools - J Beidler Elementary School | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nwestern Univ Department of Neurobiology | Evanston, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| All Our Childrens Advocacy Center | Justice, IL | General support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nwestern Univ Law School | Chicago, IL | General support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support | New York, NY | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trade Collective | Evanston, IL | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moran CNTR for Youth Advocacy | Evanston, IL | General support | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Volunteer Legal Serv | Chicago, IL | General support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Howard Brown Health Broadway Center | Chicago, IL | General support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Alliancementally Ill | Arlington, VA | General support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Chicago, IL | General support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urban Education Initiative | Chicago, IL | General support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children Advocates for Change | Chicago, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Institute | Evanston, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gateway Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WTTW Channel 11 Chicago Educational TV Assoc | Chicago, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Focus | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Giving - Juconi | Washington, DC | General support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thresholds | Chicago, IL | General support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | General support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu-Roger Baldwin Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Namiflorida | Tallahassee, FL | General support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Namipalm Beach County | Lake Worth, FL | General support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nwestern Univ Law-Entrepreneurship Program | Chicago, IL | General support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evanston School Childrens Clothing Association | Evanston, IL | General support | Human services | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Learning Bridge | Evanston, IL | General support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Crime and legal-related | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hill Fund | Pottstown, PA | General support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Curt's Cafe | Evanston, IL | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Francisco, CA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rush Presbytst Lukes Hospital | Chicago, IL | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Association House of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa Central | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deerfield Academy Scholarship Fund | Deerfield, IL | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glessner House Museum | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| International African American Museum | Charleston, SC | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | General support | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bens Education Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center On Halsted | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Domestic Peace | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cradle the | Evanston, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eths District Foundation | Evanston, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation 65 | Evanston, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| LGBT Fund of Chicago Comm Trust | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Landmarks Illinois | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northshore Foundation -Evanston Hospital | Evanston, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shorefront | Evanston, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Job Center of Evanston | Evanston, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Organizations Umbrella | Evanston, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childcare Network-Evanston | Evanston, IL | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evanston Grows | Evanston, IL | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cabrini Green Legal Aid Fund | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Architecture Center | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congaree Land Trust | Columbia, SC | General support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eths Booster Club | Evanston, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evanston Community Foundation - Cares Action Fund | Evanston, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evanston History Center | Evanston, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evanston Scholars | Evanston, IL | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girl Scouts of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Legal Clinic | Chicago, IL | General support | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hadley School for the Blind | Winnetka, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Impact Behavioral Health Partners | Evanston, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Forest Hospital | Lake Forest, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shriver National Center of Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Carolina Nature Conservancy | Columbia, SC | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Books and Breakfast | Evanston, IL | General support | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girl Forward | Chicago, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels Ne Il | Evanston, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PTRSP for Public Service | Washington, DC | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202501639349100730. It reported $896,000 in grants paid; 92 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | General, religious, educational or scientific | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $265,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Youth Centers | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Youth development | $78,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Childrens Museum | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giant Steps Il | Burr Ridge, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Audubon Society | Harleyville, SC | General, religious, educational or scientific | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Play Sports | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Better Government Assoc | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Public and societal benefit | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evanston Township High School Health Center | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Interest Law Initiative | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Crime and legal-related | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project On Government Oversight | Washington, DC | General, religious, educational or scientific | Public and societal benefit | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wbez Chicago Public Radio | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erie Family Health Center | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Human services | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Schools - J Beidler Elementary School | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kuumba Evanston | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Human services | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| All Our Childrens Advocacy Center | Justice, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nwestern Univ Law School | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support | New York, NY | General, religious, educational or scientific | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evanston YWCA | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moran CNTR for Youth Advocacy | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Volunteer Legal Serv | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Howard Brown Health Broadway Center | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Alliancementally Ill | Arlington, VA | General, religious, educational or scientific | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shriver National Center of Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urban Education Initiative | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children Advocates for Change | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Institute | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gateway Foundation | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WTTW Channel 11 Chicago Educational TV Assoc | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Focus | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Human services | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Giving - Juconi | Washington, DC | General, religious, educational or scientific | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thresholds | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu-Roger Baldwin Foundation | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Namiflorida | Tallahassee, FL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Namipalm Beach County | Lake Worth, FL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nwestern Univ Law-Entrepreneurship Program | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evanston School Childrens Clothing Association | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Human services | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Learning Bridge | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Crime and legal-related | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hill Fund | Pottstown, PA | General, religious, educational or scientific | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Curt's Cafe | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| LGBT Fund of Chicago Comm Trust | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Francisco, CA | General, religious, educational or scientific | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rush Presbytst Lukes Hospital | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa Central | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deerfield Academy Scholarship Fund | Deerfield, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glessner House Museum | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| International African American Museum | Charleston, SC | General, religious, educational or scientific | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bens Education Fund | Washington, DC | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center On Halsted | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Domestic Peace | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cradle the | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eths District Foundation | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre-Evanston | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation 65 | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Landmarks Illinois | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northshore Foundation -Evanston Hospital | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shorefront | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trade Collective | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Job Center of Evanston | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Organizations Umbrella | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Association House of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childcare Network-Evanston | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cabrini Green Legal Aid Fund | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Architecture Center | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congaree Land Trust | Columbia, SC | General, religious, educational or scientific | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eths Booster Club | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evanston Grows | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evanston History Center | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evanston Scholars | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girl Scouts of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Legal Clinic | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hadley School for the Blind | Winnetka, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | General, religious, educational or scientific | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Impact Behavioral Health Partners | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Forest Hospital | Lake Forest, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Carolina Nature Conservancy | Columbia, SC | General, religious, educational or scientific | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Books and Breakfast | Evanston, IL | General. religious, educational or scientific | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girl Forward | Chicago, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels Ne Il | Evanston, IL | General, religious, educational or scientific | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PTRSP for Public Service | Washington, DC | General, religious, educational or scientific | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $550,000 |
| Youth development | $155,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $96,000 |
| Human services | $89,500 |
| Public and societal benefit | $76,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $45,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $22,000 |
| Education | $17,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $1,135,000 |
| District of Columbia | $644,000 |
| South Carolina | $59,000 |
| New York | $21,500 |
| Florida | $16,000 |
| Virginia | $12,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $7,000 |
| California | $6,000 |
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Updated May 14, 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.