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The Van Dam Charitable Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $350,181 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Van Dam Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $350,181 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $226,349 to Timeline Theatre in Chicago, IL for general fund.
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- EIN
- 383328175
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $5,233,489
- Grants paid
- $350,181
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202513179349102141. It reported $350,181 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline Theatre | Chicago, IL | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $226,349 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fourth Church | Chicago, IL | General fund | $40,804 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Landmarks Illinois | Chicago, IL | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deerfield Academy | Deerfield, MA | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | General fund | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Michigan | Palatine, IL | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Auditorium Theatre | Chicago, IL | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Parks Foundation | Chicago, IL | General fund | Recreation and sports | $2,510 | apps.irs.gov |
| CCDS | Chicago, IL | General fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lpzoo | Chicago, IL | General fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbez Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historic Preservation Fund of the Fortnightly | Chicago, IL | General fund | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York City, NY | General fund | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cradle | Evanston, IL | General fund | $518 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $226,349 |
| Recreation and sports | $12,510 |
| Education | $10,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $339,181 |
| Massachusetts | $10,000 |
| New York | $1,000 |
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Updated November 13, 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.