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Thing 123 Foundation: 26 grants to organizations, $256,796 (tax year ended December 2025)
Thing 123 Foundation, a private foundation in Elmhurst, IL, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $256,796 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 1, 2026. The largest was $25,000 to Book Harvest in Durham, NC for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 364284264
- Based in
- Elmhurst, IL
- Assets
- $7,038,335
- Grants paid
- $256,796
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2026, IRS object ID 202641219349102049. It reported $256,796 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Harvest | Durham, NC | Unrestricted | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry | Elmhurst, IL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| St James Faith Lab | Newport Beach, CA | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $15,796 | apps.irs.gov |
| Josselyn Center | Northfield, IL | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nourishing Hope Food Pantry | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest FB of Oc | Irvine, CA | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Exodus World Services | Park Ridge, IL | Unrestricted | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of America | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Care for Friends | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Youth Programs Inc | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gay and Lesbian Center of Oc | Santa Ana, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trans Youth Equality Foundation | Orono, ME | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cardz for Kidz | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Every Mom Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save Our Youth | E Costa Mesa, CA | Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Lights | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childrens Hospital U of C | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cradles To Crayons | Newton, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Culinary Care | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank of Easterncentral NC | Raleigh, NC | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kaleidoscope Youth Center | Columbus, OH | Unrestricted | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Literacy Project | Newport Beach, CA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newport Harbor Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 18, 2025, IRS object ID 202501699349100005. It reported $232,436 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care for Friends | Chicago, IL | Unrestriced | Human services | $21,778 | apps.irs.gov |
| St James Faith Lab | Newport Beach, CA | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $13,658 | apps.irs.gov |
| Exodus World Services | Park Ridge, IL | Unrestricted | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reading Partners of San Francisco - Bay Area | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of America | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Book Harvest | Durham, NC | Unrestricted | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Youth Programs Inc | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Guidance Center | Santa Ana, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry | Elmhurst, IL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gay and Lesbian Center of Oc | Santa Ana, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Josselyn Center | Northfield, IL | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kaleidoscope Youth Center | Columbus, OH | Unrestricted | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nourishing Hope Food Pantry | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Posse La | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Time Out Youth | Charlotte, NC | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cardz for Kidz | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Lights | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Culinary Care | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Every Mom Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mod Collective | Winnetka, IL | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prism FL | Boca Raton, FL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trans Youth Equality Foundation | Orono, ME | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uchicago - Comer Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $80,000 |
| Human services | $46,778 |
| Religion-related | $39,454 |
| Education | $35,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $18,000 |
| Youth development | $15,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $7,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $264,278 |
| California | $110,954 |
| North Carolina | $50,000 |
| New York | $24,000 |
| Maine | $15,000 |
| Ohio | $15,000 |
| Massachusetts | $5,000 |
| Florida | $5,000 |
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Updated May 1, 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.