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Sirius Fund: 109 grants to organizations, $1.6 million (tax year ended June 2025)
Sirius Fund, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 109 grants to organizations totaling $1,554,560 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $108,000 to Merit School of Music in Chicago, IL for to support charitable purpose.
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- EIN
- 363712587
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $35,490,319
- Grants paid
- $1,554,560
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349102409. It reported $1,554,560 in grants paid; 109 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $108,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Forest Foundation | Missoula, MT | To support charitable purpose | Recreation and sports | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shedd Aquarium | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Advocates | Hailey, ID | To support charitable purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loyola University Chicago - Gift Processing | Carol Stream, IL | To support charitable purpose | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Community Library | Ketchum, ID | To support charitable purpose | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sun Valley Music Festival | Sun Valley, ID | To support charitable purpose | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosalind Franklin University (attn Wendy Rheault) | North Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Luke's Wood River Foundation | Ketchum, ID | To support charitable purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens Advocacy of North and Northwest Cook County | Hoffman Estates, IL | To support charitable purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens Advocacy of North and Northwest Cook County | Hoffman Estates, IL | To support charitable purpose | $31,340 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Semester at Sea | Fort Collins, CO | To support charitable purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Community Sculling Inc | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Loyola University Chicago - Gift Processing | Carol Stream, IL | To support charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NCH Center for Philanthropy | Naples, FL | To support charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Forest Foundation | Missoula, MT | To support charitable purpose | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy - Idaho | Hailey, ID | To support charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Advocates | Hailey, ID | To support charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hunger Coalition | Bellevue, ID | To support charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wonderbound | Denver, CO | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wood River Land Trust | Hailey, ID | To support charitable purpose | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sun Valley Music Festival | Sun Valley, ID | To support charitable purpose | $24,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boulder Community Health Foundation | Boulder, CO | To support charitable purpose | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Naples Players | Naples, FL | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Shore Country Day School | Winnetka, IL | To support charitable purpose | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artis Naples | Naples, FL | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Food Share | Louisville, CO | To support charitable purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cystic Fibrosis | Bethesda, MD | To support charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank | Fort Myers, FL | To support charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lafayette College | Easton, PA | To support charitable purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Millenium Park Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shedd Aquarium | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Center for Enriched Learning | Riverwoods, IL | To support charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | To support charitable purpose | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | To support charitable purpose | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grant Park Music Festival (advocate for the Arts Awards Benefit) | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation | Brooklyn, NY | To support charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blaine County Recreational District | Hailey, ID | To support charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Gencoe, IL | To support charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Naples | Naples, FL | To support charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund (juf) | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lee Pesky Learning Center | Boise, ID | To support charitable purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Washington, DC | To support charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Shore Country Day School | Winnetka, IL | To support charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Women's Board | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pads Lake County | North Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Naples Players | Naples, FL | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolcott School | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Israel Museum | New York, NY | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | To support charitable purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Senior Connection | Hailey, ID | To support charitable purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wood River Jewish Community | Ketchum, ID | To support charitable purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Camp Association | Martinsville, IN | To support charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Gencoe, IL | To support charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | To support charitable purpose | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Highland Park Community Foundation | Highland Park, IL | To support charitable purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | New York, NY | To support charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravinia Women's Board | Highland Park, IL | To support charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Silver Creek Alliance | Picabo, ID | To support charitable purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Start Early (fka Ounce of Prevention) | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | To support charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Board of Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wood River Land Trust | Hailey, ID | To support charitable purpose | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,240 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boulder Police Foundation | Boulder, CO | To support charitable purpose | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christ Child Society of Naples | Naples, FL | To support charitable purpose | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Silver Creek Alliance | Picabo, ID | To support charitable purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sun Valley Opera | Ketchum, ID | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Women's Board - University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wood River Community YMCA | Ketchum, ID | To support charitable purpose | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Cares | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | To support charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Chicago River | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | To support charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loyola University Chicago - Gift Processing | Carol Stream, IL | To support charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | To support charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy - Illinois | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning & Leadership | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Jack Miller Center | Bala Cynwyd, PA | To support charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ravinia Women's Board | Highland Park, IL | To support charitable purpose | $850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boise State Public Radio | Boise, ID | To support charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ketchumsun Valley Volunteer Firefighters Association | Ketchum, ID | To support charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Openlands | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wgcu | Fort Myers, FL | To support charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christ Child Society of Naples | Naples, FL | To support charitable purpose | Human services | $225 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravinia Women's Board | Highland Park, IL | To support charitable purpose | $225 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Naples Botanical Garden | Naples, FL | To support charitable purpose | Environment | $160 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beginning With Children | Brooklyn, NY | To support charitable purpose | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Focus Chicago Child Care Society | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago History Museum (check Made Out To the Chicago Historical Society) | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $70 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspca | New York, NY | To support charitable purpose | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dea Educational Foundation | Washington, DC | To support charitable purpose | Mental health and crisis intervention | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | To support charitable purpose | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dogs Inc | Palmetto, FL | To support charitable purpose | $25 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | To support charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $25 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $245,765 |
| Recreation and sports | $150,000 |
| Health care | $125,000 |
| Education | $31,000 |
| Environment | $30,160 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $6,500 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $777,900 |
| Idaho | $438,500 |
| Montana | $125,000 |
| Colorado | $87,000 |
| Florida | $80,410 |
| New York | $13,650 |
| Pennsylvania | $11,000 |
| Maryland | $10,000 |
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Updated November 17, 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.