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The Brackthorn Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $21,050 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Brackthorn Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $21,050 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 28, 2026. The largest was $5,500 to Poetry Society of Amerca in New York, NY for charitable.
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- EIN
- 363668992
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $160,427
- Grants paid
- $21,050
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 28, 2026, IRS object ID 202632409349100918. It reported $21,050 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poetry Society of Amerca | New York, NY | Charitable | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institiute for Justice | Arlington, VA | Charitable | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Promise2kids | San Diego, CA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lookingglass Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Native Arts & Cultures Foundation | Portland, OR | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Animal-related | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Pritzker Law | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Charitable | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Graywolf Press | Minneapolis, MN | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Poets House | New York, NY | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | Charitable | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodland Pattern Book Center | Milwaukee, WI | Charitable | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Key West Womens Club | Key West, FL | Charitable | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ping- Providing Instruments | Oak Park, IL | Charitable | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Triform Camphill Community | Hudson, NY | Charitable | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Senior Citizens of Oak Park & RF | Oak Park, IL | Charitable | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tri-City County Animal Rescue | West Peoria, IL | Charitable | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202541489349101269. It reported $8,600 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institiute for Justice | Arlington, VA | Charitable | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of National Galler | New York, NY | Charitable | $1,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Poetry Society of Amerca | New York, NY | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reason Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodland Pattern Book Center | Milwaukee, WI | Charitable | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| C21 Women's Ensemble | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maywood Fine Arts | Maywood, IL | Charitable | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 |
| Animal-related | $2,500 |
| Education | $2,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $9,500 |
| Virginia | $7,500 |
| Illinois | $6,900 |
| California | $2,500 |
| Oregon | $1,500 |
| Wisconsin | $1,000 |
| Minnesota | $500 |
| Florida | $250 |
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Updated August 28, 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.