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Lakshmi Foundation: 21 grants to organizations, $173,000 (tax year ended April 2025)
Lakshmi Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 21 grants to organizations totaling $173,000 in its tax year ended April 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 8, 2025. The largest was $16,000 to Cheshire Project Dba Zeno Mountain Farm in Venice, CA for general support.
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- EIN
- 201746794
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $2,703,617
- Grants paid
- $173,000
- Tax year ended
- April 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended April 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 8, 2025, IRS object ID 202521899349100007. It reported $173,000 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Project Dba Zeno Mountain Farm | Venice, CA | General support | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspire of Illinois | Hillside, IL | General support | Human services | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Collaborative Community -Cchi | Highland Park, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| I Am Als | Washington, DC | General support | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Public Radio | Washington, DC | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | General support | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Olympics of Illinois | Normal, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Totallink2 Community | Northbrook, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Voices and Faces Project | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wbez - Chicago Public Radio | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation | Chicago, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| L'arche Chicago | Forest Park, IL | General support | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midwest Access Project | Chicago, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Association for Down Syndrome | Park Ridge, IL | General support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | General support | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nora Project NFP | Montgomery, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women Employed | Chicago, IL | General support | Employment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $25,000 |
| Human services | $22,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $5,000 |
| Employment | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $127,000 |
| District of Columbia | $20,000 |
| California | $16,000 |
| Alabama | $10,000 |
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Updated July 8, 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.