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John & Susan Dewan Foundation: 27 grants to organizations, $260,913 (tax year ended December 2025)
John & Susan Dewan Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $260,913 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 15, 2026. The largest was $117,500 to Chicago Jesuit Academy in Chicago, IL for education support for needy students and capital support for school expansion..
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- EIN
- 364339823
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $1,622,876
- Grants paid
- $277,913
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202621359349103427. It reported $277,913 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Jesuit Academy | Chicago, IL | Education support for needy students and capital support for school expansion. | $117,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Olancho Aid Foundation | Accord, MA | Support economic sustainability in Olancho, Honduras. | Education | $18,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart | Chicago, IL | Tuition support for disadvantaged high school students. | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Lady of Tepeyac High School | Chicago, IL | College readiness program for needy high school girls. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jesuit Refugee Service USA | Washington, DC | Support services, education, and advocacy for refugees and other forcibly displaced people. | $7,010 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cooperative for Education | Cincinnati, OH | Rural technology center program, western highlands, guatemala. | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inkululeko | Lockport, NY | Education program for needy students in makhanda, south africa. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,183 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adoption Center of Illinois | Chicago, IL | Domestic infant and agency-assisted adoptions. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Caravan To Class | Sausalito, CA | School construction and education support in timbuktu, mali. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care for Friends | Chicago, IL | Food and basic services for the homeless. | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crea | Oakland, CA | Literacy program for nicaraguans | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gracia Inc | Chicago, IL | Milagros workshop for disadvantaged girls at casa hogar jalapa, guatemala. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Moms | Chicago, IL | Housing stability and economic mobility support services for young mothers and their families. | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Miguel School | Chicago, IL | Tuition support for needy students. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sunsar Maya | San Francisco, CA | Women's literacy program in kathmandu, nepal. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Centro Arte Para La Paz | Covent Station, NJ | Support peace making through arts and creativity for youth in Suchitoto. | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Un Mundo | Menlo Park, CA | Literacy connections project el pital, honduras. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Honduran Education Fund | Chicago, IL | Education support for poor students in villages near tegucigalpa, honduras. | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Concern America | Santa Ana, CA | Fair trade craft program supporting job creation and social enterprise in central america. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healing Art Missions | Granville, OH | Salary support for the primary care clinic in dumay, haiti. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pedals 4 Progress | High Bridge, NJ | Support for vocational training in Mityana, Uganda. | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sisterhouse | Oak Park, IL | Living program for women in recovery, supporting employment and stable housing. | Human services | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Strategies for International Development | Washington, DC | Assist coffee farmers in alta verapaz, guatemala to increase productivity and family income. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| L'ecole de Choix | Oak Park, IL | provide high quality leadership development education to young adults living in Haiti's extreme conditions of poverty. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spark Ventures | Chicago, IL | Support for needy secondary school students in ndola, zambia. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,720 | apps.irs.gov |
| Deborah's Place | Chicago, IL | Supportive housing and support services for homeless women in chicago. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loyola University School of Nursing | Chicago, IL | Provide education opportunities for young adults. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202511349349104561. It reported $325,600 in grants paid; 47 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Jesuit Academy | Chicago, IL | Education support for needy students and capital support for school expansion. | $117,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spark Ventures | Chicago, IL | Support for needy secondary school students in ndola, zambia. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $21,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart | Chicago, IL | Tuition support for disadvantaged high school students. | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paramedics for Children | Rock Hill, SC | provides medical care, education programs, and disaster relief to children, families, and communities in Central America. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kino Border Initiative | Nogales, AZ | Promote humane, just and workable migration. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Lady of Tepeyac High School | Chicago, IL | College readiness program for needy high school girls. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Nicholas Cathedral School | Chicago, IL | Provide a unique learning environment where academic excellence and traditional values are affirmed and imparted. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adoption Center of Illinois | Chicago, IL | Domestic infant and agency-assisted adoptions. | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Caravan To Class | Sausalito, CA | School construction and education support in timbuktu, mali. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gracia Inc | Chicago, IL | Milagros workshop for disadvantaged girls at casa hogar jalapa, guatemala. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Growing Home | Chicago, IL | Transitional jobs and training in organic agriculture social enterprise for homeless and disadvantaged. | Employment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiwimbi International | Gladstone, NJ | Meal program for needy students in amagoro, kenya. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nicaraguan Education Resource Center | Oakland, CA | Elevate Nicaraguans and their communities through literacy and learning. | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Miguel School | Chicago, IL | Tuition support for needy students. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unlocking Communities | Chicago, IL | To empower individuals and communities in Haiti to unlock their economic potential through entrepreneurial ventures. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Centro Arte Para La Paz | Covent Station, NJ | Support peace making through arts and creativity for youth in Suchitoto. | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Un Mundo | Menlo Park, CA | Literacy connections project el pital, honduras. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care for Friends | Chicago, IL | Food and basic services for the homeless. | Human services | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carmen Pampa Fund | St Paul, MN | A college serving impoverished rural families of Bolivia through education, research, production, and community projects. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Concern America | Santa Ana, CA | Fair trade craft program supporting job creation and social enterprise in central america. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Franciscan Outreach | Chicago, IL | Case management program for the homeless. | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healing Art Missions | Granville, OH | Salary support for the primary care clinic in dumay, haiti. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inkululeko | Lockport, NY | Education program for needy students in makhanda, south africa. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pedals 4 Progress | High Bridge, NJ | Support for vocational training in Mityana, Uganda. | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sunsar Maya | San Francisco, CA | Women's literacy program in kathmandu, nepal. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Boulevard | Chicago, IL | Employment program for homeless people recovering from illness or injury. | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Honduran Education Fund | Chicago, IL | Education support for poor students in villages near tegucigalpa, honduras. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Matters | Chicago, IL | Project rise youth development program. | Community improvement and capacity building | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ignitepromise | Chicago, IL | Residential programs for homeless young adults. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| L'ecole de Choix | Oak Park, IL | provide high quality leadership development education to young adults living in Haiti's extreme conditions of poverty. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Harbour | Park Ridge, IL | Provide immediate, stable and safe housing to homeless young people and young mothers with children. | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bonaventure House | Chicago, IL | Permanent supportive housing for persons with HIV/AIDS. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cooperative for Education | Cincinnati, OH | Rural technology center program, western highlands, guatemala. | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Franciscans for the World | Chicago, IL | Assistance for orphaned children in Gaza. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Park Community Services | Chicago, IL | Empower individuals facing homelessness and poverty to secure stable housing and make sustainable life changes. | Housing and shelter | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Loyola University School of Nursing | Chicago, IL | Provide education opportunities for young adults. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Revive Center for Housing and Healing | Chicago, IL | Engagement center for the homeless. | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Strategies for International Development | Washington, DC | Assist coffee farmers in alta verapaz, guatemala to increase productivity and family income. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | Chicago, IL | Community Economic Development program. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Olancho Aid Foundation | Accord, MA | Support economic sustainability in Olancho, Honduras. | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Elizabeth Basic School | Rye Brook, NY | Support school infrastructure. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Leonard's Ministries | Chicago, IL | Saint Leonard's empowers formerly incarcerated men and women to lead whole and productive lives. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | In-kind assistance for homeless youths. | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA Evanstonnorth Shore | Evanston, IL | Eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amate House | Chicago, IL | Support for volunteers working in schools and social service agencies. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Casa Norte | Chicago, IL | Solid ground supportive housing program for homeless young men. | Housing and shelter | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Elizabeth Seton Catholic School | Bronx, NY | Support education in youth. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $82,003 |
| Education | $34,000 |
| Human services | $24,500 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $18,500 |
| Employment | $5,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $3,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $438,220 |
| California | $43,500 |
| Massachusetts | $20,500 |
| New Jersey | $20,000 |
| Ohio | $15,500 |
| District of Columbia | $13,010 |
| New York | $11,683 |
| South Carolina | $10,600 |
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Updated May 15, 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.