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Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation: 355 grants to organizations, $7.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 355 grants to organizations totaling $7,116,176 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 1, 2025. The largest was $235,500 to National Audubon Society Inc in New York, NY for july 13th board/staff field trip honorarium.
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- EIN
- 366108460
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $193,974,783
- Grants paid
- $7,116,176
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 1, 2025, IRS object ID 202513059349100601. It reported $7,116,176 in grants paid; 355 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | July 13th board/staff field trip honorarium | $235,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | July 13th 2024 gaylord and dorothy donnelley board/staff field tr | $185,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Heirs Property Preservation | North Charleston, SC | Center for heirs property preservation | Crime and legal-related | $170,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | Ducks unlimited, inc. | $145,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coastal Conservation League | Charleston, SC | Coastal conservation league | $133,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | Chi-cal rivers fund | Animal-related | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | Arts work fund for organizational development | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Us Endowment for Forestry and Comm | Greenville, SC | General operations | $106,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago BMR | Chicago, IL | The center for the arts at usc beaufort | $106,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | General operations | Environment | $100,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mitchell Museum of the American Indian I | Evanston, IL | Implementation of indigenous perspectives through collections ste | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | Charleston pilot buyout program (phase ii) | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | Duplicate employee match payment from 2021 | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Space Institute Land Trust | Charleston, SC | Open space institute | $85,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Openlands | Chicago, IL | General operations | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Carolina Environmental Law Project | Pawleys Island, SC | General operations and participation in lclcp | Environment | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | The hidden narratives project at graceland cemetery and arboretum | Education | $79,277 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wetlands Initiative | Chicago, IL | General operations | Environment | $75,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Il Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | General operations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Conservation Foundation | Naperville, IL | General operations | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Carolina Assoc for Comm Economic Dev | Charleston, SC | South carolina association for community economic development | $74,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alternate Roots | North Charleston, SC | Alternate roots inc | $73,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Land Trust Alliance Incorporated | Washington, DC | The land trust aliances | Environment | $65,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Coastal South Carolina | Mt Pleasant, SC | Hasty point interpretation | Environment | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shirley Heinze Land Trust | Valparaiso, IN | General operations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Land Trust | Beaufort, SC | Empl match - jc | $55,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conservation Voters of SC Ed Fund | Columbia, SC | General operations | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charleston Gaillard Center | Charleston, SC | General operations | $52,632 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Cultural Alliance | Chicago, IL | Filipino american historical society of chicago | Arts, culture and humanities | $52,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | Chicago region farmland protection specialist | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charleston Stage Company | Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Experimental Sound Studio | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Faith in Place | Chicago, IL | General operations | Religion-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Chicago River | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves | Chicago, IL | General operations | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Geneva Lake Conservancy | Fontana, WI | General operations | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Inc | Hilton Head Island, SC | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Planning Council | Chicago, IL | General operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Land Conservancy of McHenry County | Woodstock, IL | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | General operations | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Theological Seminary Board of Directors | Chicago, IL | Interreligious civil rights oral history project | Education | $49,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pee Dee Land Trust | Florence, SC | General operations | Environment | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sustainability Institute | North Charleston, SC | General operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Carolina Arts Alliance | Summerville, SC | Financial management training for lc arts grantees | $41,550 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Access Contemporary Music | Chicago, IL | Cash reserve challenge | $38,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Int Puppet Theater Festival | Chicago, IL | General operations | $38,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Red Clay Dance Co Inc | Chicago, IL | Emergency relief | $38,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Definition Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | Work with a financial consultant | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy | Louisville, KY | Wetland restoration in the francis marion national forest | Animal-related | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heritage Museum of Asian Art | Chicago, IL | A contemporary dialogue and imagery convergence of eastern and we | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust | Moncks Corner, SC | General operations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southeast Environmental Task Force | Chicago, IL | General operations | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charleston Symphony Orchestra | Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| College of Charleston Foundation | Charleston, SC | Memo: 1967 legacy scholars program | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerber Hart LGBTQ Library and Archives | Chicago, IL | Unboxing queer history podcast, season 2 | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lawyers for the Creative Arts | Chicago, IL | Transition of arts and business council | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leadership Greater Chicago | Chicago, IL | Daniel burnham fellowship | Public and societal benefit | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Osmosis Mentoring Initiative | Chicago, IL | Directed giving - denise gardner | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Radio Exchange (PRX) | Boston, MA | Studs terkel's division street revisited podcast | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shape Community Center | Houston, TX | Directed giving - rick lowe | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Univ of South Carolina Educational FDN | Columbia, SC | General operations | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natya Dance Theatre | Oak Brook, IL | Natya dance theatre | Arts, culture and humanities | $28,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center | Chicago, IL | Cash reserve challenge | Human services | $28,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative | Chicago, IL | Planning grant for telling the stories of the black metropolis. | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Television (otv) | Chicago, IL | Chicago media coalition | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spoleto Festival U S A | Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Winyah Rivers Foundation Inc | Conway, SC | General operations | Environment | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Historic Charleston Foundation | Charleston, SC | Nathaniel russell house museum conceptual interpretative plan | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts Alliance Illinois | Chicago, IL | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carolina Art Assoc Dba Gibbes Museum of Art | Chcarleston, SC | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charleston Jazz | North Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Collections Consortium | Chicago, IL | General operations for participation in broadening narratives adv | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Defender Charities | Chicago, IL | The father of the great migration: archives of the abbott-sengsta | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Latino Theater Alliance | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Commun Dev Corp of Pembroke-Hopkins Park | Hopkins Park, IL | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL | Directed giving - shawn m donnelley | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Los Angeles, CA | Directed giving - mimi wheeler | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kankakee Cnty Soil and Waterconservation | Bourbonnais, IL | Improved collaboration and funding for working lands conservation | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Preservation Foundation of the Lake County Forest Preserves | Libertyville, IL | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Quinn Community Service Alliance of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Planning grant for quinn chapel ame archives and museum | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shorefront | Evanston, IL | Planning, evaluation, and stabilization of shorefront's archives. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sustain SC | Columbia, SC | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teatro Vista Theater With A View Inc | Chicago, IL | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts | Chicago, IL | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Dorchester County Historical Socie | Cambridge, MD | University of south carolina salkehatchie forensic chemistry lab | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kiawah Conservancy | Kiawah Island, SC | Johns island community engagement and conservation planning | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kalapriya Foundation Center | Chicago, IL | Consultant contract grant | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Porter County Community Foundation | Valparaiso, IN | July 13th board/staff field trip honorarium | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Enrich Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,256 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Art Group | Chicago, IL | United electrical workers mural | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| College of Charleston-Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art | Charleston, SC | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Franklingburroughs-Simeonbchapinartmuse | Myrtle Beach, SC | General operations and strategic plan | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gullah Traveling Theater | Beaufort, SC | Grant id 2023-0007 | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Long Bay Symphonic Society LTD | Myrtle Beach, SC | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pollinator Partnership | San Francisco, CA | Project wingspan across chicagoland | Environment | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voice of the City | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $17,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Museum of Gospel Music | Chicago, IL | National museum of gospel music community harvest project | Arts, culture and humanities | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prairie State Conservation Coalition | Springfield, IL | 2024 annual meeting sponsorship | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Indian Center of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Afs-Usa | New York, NY | Directed giving - mark templeton | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | Directed giving - ceara donnelley | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bronzeville Black Chicagoan Historical S | Chicago, IL | Chicago african american civil war soldier chronicles | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Carolina Community Foundation | Columbia, SC | One sc fund for hurricane relief | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Reader | Chicago, IL | Media coverage of small arts organizations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Downtown Womens Center | Los Angeles, CA | Directed giving - mimi wheeler | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environment Il Research and Education Center | Chicago, IL | Illinois wetlands education (discretionary grant) | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Footlight Players | Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions | Baltimore, MD | Directed giving - ceara donnelley | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Carolina Arts Foundation | Raleigh, NC | Nc arts disaster relief fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pure Theatre | Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Redux Contemporary Art Center | Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Carolina Farm Bureau Land Trust | Columbia, SC | Expanding capacity in the lowcountry | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Working Together | Ladson, SC | General operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Blues Theater | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aud Architects NFP Dba See Chi Dance | Chicago, IL | General operations | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Black Arts and Culture Alliance of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Filmmakers | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Human Rhythm Project | Chicago, IL | General operations | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Jazz Philharmonic | Chicago, IL | General operations | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cultural Access Collaborative | Chicago, IL | General operations | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deeply Rooted Productions | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilloury Institute Dba Silk Road Rising | Chicago, IL | General operations | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Intuitthe Center for Intuitiveandout Art | Chicago, IL | General operations | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jazz Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lifeline Productions Inc | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lubeznik Center for the Arts | Michigan City, IN | General operations | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Raven Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Remy Bumppo Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Side Community Art Center | Chicago, IL | General operations | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Theater Wit | Chicago, IL | July 13th board/staff field trip honorarium | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Third Coast Percussion NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trickster Cultural Center | Schaumburg, IL | General operations | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe | Ridgeville, SC | 2024 edisto natchez kusso tribe powwow sponsorship | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | Directed giving - inanna donnelley | Environment | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make-Believe Association | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| About Face Theatre | Chicago, IL | General operations | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congo Square Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fine Line Creative Arts Center | Saint Charles, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Piven Theatre Workshop | Evanston, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Same Planet Diffrent World | Wilmette, IL | General operations | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shattered Globe Theatre | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Threewalls Inc | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Together SC | Columbia, SC | General operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $11,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Redtwist Theatre | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| 2ND Story | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Red Orchid Theatre | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Acre | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art League of Hilton Head Island Inc | Hilton Head Island, SC | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Pot | North Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asian Improv Arts Midwest | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Batavia Artists Association NFP Inc | Batavia, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chamber Music Charleston | Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago A Cappella | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Dancemakers Forum | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Education Foundation) | Chicago, IL | Sponsorship of the 4th annual gullah geechee and african diaspora | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eighth Blackbird Performing Arts | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elastic Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmhurst Symphony Association Inc | Elmhurst, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ensemble Dal Niente | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eta Creative Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Free Street Theater | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fulcrum Point New Music Project | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Griffin Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hampton Friends of the Arts | Hampton, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Haymarket Opera Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart Inclusive Arts Community | North Charleston, SC | General operations | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joel Hall Dancers and Center | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kettle Moraine Land Trust | Elkhorn, WI | General operations | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lean Ensemble Theater | Hilton Head, SC | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Legado Inc | Jackson, NH | Directed giving - alaka wali | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Links Hall Inc | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lucky Plush Productions | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mandala Arts | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McClellanville Arts Council | McClellanville, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Reform SC Inc | Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Native Island Business and Community Aff | Hilton Head Island, SC | The gullah celebration | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation | Yemassee, SC | Ace basin 35th anniversary celebration | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo-Futurists | Chicago, IL | General operations | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newberry Consort NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Charleston Pops | North Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palmetto City Ballet | Mount Pleasant, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pat Conroy Literary Center Inc | Beaufort, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pride Films and Plays Pride Art Center | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Works Art Center | Summerville, SC | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rivendell Theatre Ensemble | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| School for Advanced Research | Santa Fe, NM | School for advanced research | Social science | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Carolina Land Trust Network | Summerville, SC | The south carolina land trust network | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South of Broadway Theater Co | North Charleston, SC | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steep Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Summerville Orchestra | Summerville, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Flowertown Players Inc | Summerville, SC | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Gift Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Original Gullah Festival | Beaufort, SC | The national public housing museum | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Poetry Center | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Village Repertory Co | Charleston, SC | The village group | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art | Chicago, IL | The trust for public land | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of South Carolina Salkehatchie Forensic Chemistry Lab Fund | Walterboro, SC | Black metropolis research consortium broadening narratives adviso | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visceral Dance Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Directed giving - max wheeler | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theatre Communications Group | New York, NY | General operations | $9,775 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aerial Dance Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bella Voce | Evanston, IL | General operations | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Intl Perform and Exhibition | Chicago, IL | General operations | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble | Chicago, IL | General operations | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Jazz Orchestra Association | Skokie, IL | General operations | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Tap Theatre NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| D-Composed Gives | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Danceworks Chicago Inc NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Filament Theatre Ensemble NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Filter Photo NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Full Spectrum Features NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hedwig Dances Inc | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hell in A Handbag Productions | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kokandy Productions | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Latitude Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lira Ensemble | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Muntu Dance Theatre | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oak Park Festival Theatre | Oak Park, IL | General operations | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Penn Center Inc | St Helena Is, SC | Penn center inc. | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sixty Inches From Center | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sones de Mexico Ensemble | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spudnik Press Cooperative | Chicago, IL | Southern environmental law center | Education | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Charles Singers | St Charles, IL | General operations | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Strawdog Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Water People Theater Group NFP | Chicago, IL | Directed giving - wendi huff | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mezcla Media Collective LTD | Chicago, IL | Film editing of film shown to board members | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prep for Prep | New York, NY | Directed giving - inanna donnelley | Education | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wassamasaw Tribe | Moncks Corner, SC | 2024 cultural arts festival and pauwau | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | Chicago, IL | Fractured atlas inc. | $7,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 6018north | Chicago, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| African Amer Museum of Performing Arts | Chicago, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aguijon Theater Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artistic Home Acting Ensemble | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Native Futures | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Art Department | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Dance Crash | Chicago, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Lit Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clinard Dance | Chicago, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Film Workshop of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Floating Museum NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heaven Gallery | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| High Concept Laboratories NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Honey Pot Performance | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jackalope Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Khecari | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawndale Pop-Up Spot | Chicago, IL | Lawndale pop-up spot | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make Literary Productions | Chicago, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Momenta Inc | Oak Park, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nois Saxophone | Morton Grove, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pegasus Theatre Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rembrandt Chamber Musicians | Evanston, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roaring Fork | Basalt, CO | Directed giving - betsy chaffin | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roots and Culture Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rough House Theater Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Chicago Dance Theater | Chicago, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Mural Movement | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Seldoms | Chicago, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The South Side Jazz Coalition | Chicago, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Symphony of Oak Park River Forest | Oak Park, IL | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trap Door Theatre | Chicago, IL | Together sc 2024 summit sponsorship | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union Street Gallery | Chicago Heights, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Theater Chicago NFP | Chicago, IL | Underground railroad exhibit program planning grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woman Made | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guild Literary Complex | Chicago, IL | General operations | $6,050 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paper Machete | Chicago, IL | Employee matching ellen placey wadey | $6,026 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ayodele Drum and Dance NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Artists Coalition | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Blues Revival | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Literary Hall of Fame | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Comfort Station | Chicago, IL | General operations | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Curious Theatre Branch | Chicago, IL | General operations | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | Directed giving - wendi huff | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Floor Theater | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Chamber Artists | Lake Bluff, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chgo | Chicago, IL | General operations | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mpaact | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Najwa Dance Corps | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Orion Chamber Ensemble | Addison, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Synapse Arts Collective | Chicago, IL | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theatre Y | Chicago, IL | Funding for 17 scholarships to attend the tct conference | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Utopian Theatre Asylum Inc | Chicago, IL | Chicagoland srf coordinator | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Water Missions International | North Charleston, SC | Wassamasaw pow wow | International, foreign affairs and national security | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Winifred Haun and Dancers | Oak Park, IL | Pooled daybreak fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zephyr Dance | Chicago, IL | Directed giving - laura donnelley | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Village Group | Georgetown, SC | General operations | Youth development | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Preservation Society of Charleston | Charleston, SC | Employee matching - jason crowley | $5,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 826 National | San Francisco, CA | General operations | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Actors Theatre of South Carolina | Summerville, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation | Snowmass VLG, CO | Directed giving - betsy chaffin | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annex Dance Company | Charleston, SC | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of African American Museums | Washington, DC | Aaam 2024 conference sponsorship | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Autism Project of Palm Beach County | Jupiter, FL | Directed giving - shawn donnelley | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bonds Wilson High Alumni Association | North Charleston, SC | Lohi stipend | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cara Collective | Chicago, IL | Cara collective | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charleston Literary Festival | Charleston, SC | Directed giving - laura gates | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Wilderness Alliance | Chicago, IL | Sponsorship of the 2024 chicago wilderness alliance conference | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Unbound | Providence, RI | College unbound | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colleton Training School | Walterboro, SC | Lohi stipend | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crossroads School | Santa Monica, CA | Directed giving - mimi wheeler | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denizens Society | Chicago, IL | Directed giving - claire morton | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eastside Community Development Corporation | North Charleston, SC | Lohi stipend | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Law Institute | Washington, DC | Directed giving - mark templeton | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Four Mile Community Association | Johns Island, SC | Lohi stipend | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gullah Geechee Group Inc | Charleston, SC | Lohi stipend | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamlin Beach Community Association | Charleston, SC | Lohi stipend | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ibu Foundation | Charleston, SC | Directed giving - trenholm walker | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Shotokan Booster Club | Barrington, IL | Directed giving - mark templeton | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Insight Seminars | Los Angeles, CA | Directed giving - zane morton | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Folk Art Alliance Inc | Santa Fe, NM | Directed giving - trenholm walker | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Juilliard School | New York, NY | Directed giving - inanna donnelley | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake City Creative Alliance | Lake City, SC | Artfields 2024 sponsorship | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Liberty Hill Historical & Genealogical Society | Liberty Hill, SC | Lohi stipend | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Poverty Department | Los Angeles, CA | Directed giving - laura donnelley | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metanoia | North Charleston, SC | Metanoia community development corporation | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morenga Hunt Consulting | Chicago, IL | Capacity building consulting services - tinyispowerful | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Tam Community Land Trust | Mill Valley, CA | Directed giving - alaka wali | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Alliance On Mental Illness Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | Directed giving - angus donnelley | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Chicago, IL | Directed giving - naomi donnelley | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palmetto Luna | Columbia, SC | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Port Royal Sound Foundation | Okatie, SC | Directed giving - betsy chaffin | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puerto Rican Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | Carlos tortolero retirement celebration | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | Ravinia festival association | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Red Top Improvement Association | Wadmalaw Island, SC | Lohi stipend | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Serendipity Theatre | Chicago, IL | Pay equity research and menu | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spring Island Trust | Okatie, SC | Directed giving - betsy chaffin | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Directed giving - brian bannon | Social science | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The National Public Housing Museum | Chicago, IL | The genesis of the national museum of puerto rican arts and cultu | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Directed giving - mark templeton | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artemisia A Chicago Theatre | Chicago, IL | General operations | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beyond This Point | Chicago, IL | General operations | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Diasporal Rhythms | Chicago, IL | General operations | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mad Shak Dance Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midsommer Flight NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Red Theater Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roman Susan Art Foundation NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vicarious Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waccamaw Indian People | Summerville, SC | Pullman arts | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Green and Healthy Inc | North Charleston, SC | Green and healthy inc. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Division | Los Angeles, CA | Art division | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Composers Consortium | Chicago, IL | Chicago composers consortium | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Los Angelas River | Los Angeles, CA | Directed giving - laura donnelley | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homeroom | Chicago, IL | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | 2024 great lakes conference sponsorship | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Art Base | Basalt, CO | Directed giving - laura donnelley | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Womens Rights and Empowerment Network | Columbia, SC | Directed giving - andres tapia | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youthentity | Glenwood Springs, CO | Working together | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bright Promises Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2024 employee matching - baronica roberson | Animal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina | Charleston, SC | Coastal community foundation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edisto Island Open Land Trust Inc | Edisto Island, SC | Edisto island open land trust | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forest Preserve Foundation | Chicago, IL | Forest preserve foundation | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Dogs and City Kitties Rescue | Washington, DC | Employee matching - rebecca judd | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charleston Moves | Charleston, SC | Employee matching - jason crowley | Recreation and sports | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Public Radio | St Paul, MN | Employee matching ellen placey wadey | Arts, culture and humanities | $60 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,392,816 |
| Environment | $890,000 |
| Education | $265,277 |
| Crime and legal-related | $185,500 |
| Animal-related | $173,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $161,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $136,150 |
| Human services | $81,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $3,389,309 |
| South Carolina | $2,020,732 |
| New York | $373,275 |
| District of Columbia | $330,800 |
| Virginia | $283,000 |
| California | $188,500 |
| Tennessee | $145,500 |
| Indiana | $94,000 |
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Updated November 1, 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.