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Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation: 19 grants to organizations, $295,300 (tax year ended December 2025)
Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 19 grants to organizations totaling $295,300 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 6, 2026. The largest was $40,000 to A Better Chicago in Chicago, IL for general support.
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- EIN
- 874075108
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $8,096,094
- Grants paid
- $295,300
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202631879349100108. It reported $295,300 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Chicago Inc | Winnetka, IL | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Pioneers Inc | Boston, MA | General support | Education | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | General support | Animal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | General support | Health care | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | General support | Health care | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| XS Tennis and Education Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Recreation and sports | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Lights | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children First Fund | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cpac Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jane Goodall Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deborah's Place | Chicago, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Library Foundation for Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pfic Network | Clay City, KY | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Purple | Seymour, CT | General support | Medical research | $2,300 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202511349349105011. It reported $173,515 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Pioneers Inc | Boston, MA | General support | Education | $26,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Chicago Inc | Winnetka, IL | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights | Chicago, IL | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| XS Tennis and Education Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Recreation and sports | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Lights | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | General support | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | General support | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | General support | Animal-related | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children First Fund | Chicago, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deborah's Place | Chicago, IL | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| William Guy Forbeck Research Foundation | Charbondale, CO | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Care for Real | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $515 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $69,000 |
| Human services | $65,515 |
| Health care | $50,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $45,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $40,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $30,000 |
| Animal-related | $22,500 |
| Medical research | $2,300 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $361,015 |
| Massachusetts | $54,000 |
| Minnesota | $25,000 |
| Virginia | $10,000 |
| District of Columbia | $7,500 |
| Florida | $5,000 |
| Kentucky | $3,000 |
| Connecticut | $2,300 |
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Updated July 6, 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.