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Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne Foundation: 47 grants to organizations, $6.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 47 grants to organizations totaling $6,664,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 11, 2025. The largest was $500,000 to Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, IL for project support.
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- EIN
- 871526433
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $214,029,397
- Grants paid
- $6,614,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 11, 2025, IRS object ID 202503159349102400. It reported $6,614,500 in grants paid; 47 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Land Trust Alliance Incorporated | Washington, DC | General operating support | Environment | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snowchange Cooperative (lumimuutos Osuuskunta) | North Karelia, FI | Project support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | Research | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fidelity Charitable (daf) | Boston, MA | For further granting | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | Project support | Environment | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Environment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | General operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | Project support | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin | Madison, WI | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Peak Denver | Denver, CO | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Lunch Place Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meals On Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley Inc | Allentown, PA | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Associated Colleges of Illinois | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Education | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Red Cross - Pa Rivers Chapter | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gathering Waters Inc | Madison, WI | General operating support | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Boston Legal Services Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Black Farmer Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $87,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Keystone | Allentown, PA | General operating support | Health care | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pinebrook Family Answers | Allentown, PA | General operating support | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Angel Heart | Denver, CO | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa Guadalupe Center | Allentown, PA | General operating support | Health care | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Bethany Inc | Bethlehem, PA | General operating support | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | Project support | Community improvement and capacity building | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Littoral Society | Highlands, NJ | Project support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Glad Legal Advocates and Defenders | Boston, MA | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ripple Community | Allentown, PA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Third Street Alliance for Women and Children | Easton, PA | General operating support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Third Street Alliance for Women and Children | Easton, PA | General operating support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jubilee School | Philadelphia, PA | General operating support | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sight for Hope (fka Center for Vision Loss Inc) | Allentown, PA | General operating support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Communities in Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania | Allentown, PA | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Families First Inc | Pen Argyl, PA | General operating support | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Montessori School (grace Episcopal Church) | Allentown, PA | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Point Pleasant - Plumsteadville Ems | Plumsteadvlle, PA | General operating support | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sharecare Faith in Action | Bethlehem, PA | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Storycenter | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Baum School of Art | Allentown, PA | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Riegelsville Public Library | Riegelsville, PA | Project support | Education | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nido de Esperanza Charitable Society | New York, NY | General operating support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childrens Place Association | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $1,550,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $525,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $350,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $350,000 |
| Education | $282,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $275,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $267,500 |
| Human services | $225,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $995,000 |
| Massachusetts | $900,000 |
| New York | $857,500 |
| District of Columbia | $850,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $827,000 |
| Colorado | $630,000 |
| Georgia | $400,000 |
| Virginia | $380,000 |
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Updated November 11, 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.