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Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund: 119 grants to organizations, $9.6 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 119 grants to organizations totaling $9,552,840 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 7, 2025. The largest was $1,553,000 to Operation White Stork in Winnetka, IL for general support.
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- EIN
- 300040386
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $116,960,063
- Grants paid
- $9,552,840
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202503119349102265. It reported $9,552,840 in grants paid; 119 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation White Stork | Winnetka, IL | General support | $1,553,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | General support | $606,520 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seti Institute | Mountain View, CA | General support | Science and technology | $580,122 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Chicago, IL | Salaries/benefits & general office expenses | $483,752 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glad (GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders) | Boston, MA | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Pediatrics | Saint Louis, MO | General support | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philander Smith College | Little Rock, AR | General support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | General support | Health care | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aclu Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitman-Walker Institute Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Health care | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General support | Education | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Window To the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $105,469 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equality Illinois Education Institute | Chicago, IL | General support | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carol Shields Prize for Fiction of America | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Tree Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Injustice Watch NFP | Chicago, IL | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwoods Children's Museum | Eagle River, WI | General support | $93,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Silver Lining Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $76,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | General support | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Stage and Film | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northfield Food Pantry | Glenview, IL | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc | New York, NY | General support | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) | New York, NY | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | Hagerstown, NY | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equality Ohio Education Fund | Cleveland, OH | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kenosha Community Foundation | Bristol, WI | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Park Zoo Women's Board | Chicago, IL | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oxfam America Inc | Boston, MA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Preservation Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Timeline Theatre | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evanston History Center | Evanston, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $47,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Plastic Surgery Research Foundation Inc | Highland Park, IL | General support | Health care | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Landmarks Illinois | Chicago, IL | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Public Radio Inc (us) | Washington, DC | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Architecture Center | Chicago, IL | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicagoblend Group Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Abortion Fund | Chicago, IL | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wings Program Inc | Palatine, IL | General support | Housing and shelter | $25,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernie's Book Bank | Lake Bluff, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Glessner House Museum | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harbor Camps | Needham, MA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lambda Legal | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pabst Mansion Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Hood Communities Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rails To Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | General support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravinia | Highland Park, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Startout | San Francisco, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | General support | Health care | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amnesty International Inc | New York, NY | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Francis W Parker School | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Nachusa Grasslands | Franklin GRV, IL | General support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Public Radio - Wnyc | New York, NY | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Animal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | General support | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vilas County Economic Development Corporation | Eagle River, WI | General support | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls in the Game NFP | Chicago, IL | General support & 101 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | $16,616 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Indiana University | Detroit, MI | General support | $14,710 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General support & 30 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $12,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Revolution Workshop | Chicago, IL | General support | Employment | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| WFMT 987 FM Public Radio | Chicago, IL | General support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Humanities Festival | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uso | Arlington, VA | 300 tickets and 300 scarves to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | $11,235 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Farm School | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Yad Labanim Inc | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund | Bala Cynwyd, PA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Focus | Barrington, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Journalism Funding Partners | Sacramento, CA | General support | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Luminarts Cultural Foundation at the Union League Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | General support | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wright-Way Rescue | Morton Grove, IL | General support | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United States National Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wings Worldquest | New York, NY | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lewis Elementary School | Chicago, IL | 400 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | $5,040 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,025 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Just Harvest | Chicago, IL | General support | Medical research | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Jewish Historical Society | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Cultural Alliance | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Hartford, CT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenosha Pride Inc | Kenosha, WI | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salvation Army Metro Division | Hoffman Estates, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heart of the City | Waukegan, IL | 334 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | Youth development | $3,340 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Applied Transgender Studies | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society of Architectural Historians | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canterusa Chicago | Wauconda, IL | General support | $2,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Propublica | New York, NY | General support | $2,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beyond the Ball NFP | Chicago, IL | 135 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | Youth development | $2,210 | apps.irs.gov |
| American National Red Cross Fbo Red Cross of Greater Chicago | Washington, DC | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urban Initiatives | Chicago, IL | 120 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | Human services | $1,670 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | 135 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | Education | $1,620 | apps.irs.gov |
| Juvenile Temporary Detention Center | Chicago, IL | 104 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | $1,588 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gerber Hart Library and Archives | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,131 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Polish Museum of America | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | 98 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | Education | $980 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Casa Norte | Chicago, IL | 60 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | Housing and shelter | $960 | apps.irs.gov |
| After School Matters | Chicago, IL | 40 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | Education | $640 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | 50 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | Human services | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc | Chicago, IL | 20 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | $320 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uplifting Athletes | Doylestown, PA | 12 tickets to chicago red stars matches at fmv given on 11/26/2024 | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $192 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,695,500 |
| Education | $1,248,240 |
| Science and technology | $580,122 |
| Health care | $389,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $225,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $105,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $82,525 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $52,600 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $5,739,661 |
| New York | $809,900 |
| California | $730,122 |
| Louisiana | $606,520 |
| Massachusetts | $325,000 |
| Missouri | $230,000 |
| Minnesota | $230,000 |
| District of Columbia | $224,500 |
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Updated November 7, 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.