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Tengelsen Family Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $919,952 (tax year ended December 2025)
Tengelsen Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $919,952 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 25, 2026. The largest was $475,875 to Big Shoulders Fund in Chicago, IL for tengelsen family scholars program.
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- EIN
- 205950073
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $1,892,339
- Grants paid
- $919,952
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 25, 2026, IRS object ID 202622379349101102. It reported $919,952 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Tengelsen family scholars program | Education | $475,875 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | Tengelsen family sports for kids program | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | Education | $112,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolcot School | Chicago, IL | Scholars program | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Chicago | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $20,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pilot Light | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Wilmette, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Carmel High School | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leo High School | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Yacht Club | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Collective | Benton Harbor, MI | Donation towards exempt purpose | $1,816 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gabriels Light | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | Art in motion program | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unlv Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | Donation towards exempt purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Mary Providence | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $511 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Henderson County Hunger Coalition | Hendersonville, NC | Donation towards exempt purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 26, 2025, IRS object ID 202511779349101156. It reported $806,460 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Tengelsen family scholars program | Education | $475,875 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | Tengelsen family adaptive sports | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Contextos Chicago | Chicago, IL | Development assistant position | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Chicago | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pilot Light | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | Spark event sponsorship | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Carmel High School | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $14,560 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mt Carmel High School | Chicago, IL | Scholarship fund | $9,150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Carmel High School | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Carmel High School | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Collective | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Henderson County Hunger Coalition | Henderson, NC | Donation towards exempt purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| St John de Lasalle | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $525 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Henderson County Food Bank | Athens, TX | Donation towards exempt purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Basil | South Haven, MI | Donation towards exempt purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Basil | South Haven, MI | Donation towards exempt purpose | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,074,250 |
| Health care | $40,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $1,721,496 |
| Michigan | $2,416 |
| Nevada | $1,000 |
| North Carolina | $1,000 |
| Texas | $500 |
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- Who funds food, agriculture and nutrition in North Carolina
Updated August 25, 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.