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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $505,903 | $445,656 | $329,690 | $973,964 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 53% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPARK VENTURESCHICAGO, IL | SUPPORT FOR NEEDY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NDOLA, ZAMBIA. | $8,000 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Dewan | PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 20.0 | $0 |
| Susan Dewan | VP/DIRECTOR | 3.0 | $0 |
| Thomas Teeling | DIRECTOR | 3.0 | $0 |
| Maria Lefkow Sorenson | Executive Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $973,964 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $634,439 | $413,865 | $299,830 | $869,035 | $868,269 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $432,171 | $423,953 | $335,829 | $888,573 | $885,258 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $870,420 | $349,835 | $333,537 | $969,215 | $964,215 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $256,126 | $390,765 | $381,173 | $897,215 | $885,478 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $256,740 | $264,399 | $263,770 | $1,025,828 | $1,025,828 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $221,335 | $291,830 | $289,511 | $1,101,469 | $1,101,469 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $187,902 | $386,605 | $383,483 | $1,208,376 | $1,208,376 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $114,666 | $240,293 | $225,521 | $1,410,247 | $1,410,247 |
| Adoption Center of IllinoisChicago, IL |
| Domestic infant and agency-assisted adoptions. |
| $7,500 |
| 2024 |
| NEW MOMS INCCHICAGO, IL | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS TEEN MOTHERS AND COVID EMERGENCY GRANT | $7,500 | 2020 |
| SPARK VENTURESCHICAGO, IL | SUPPORT FOR NEEDY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NDOLA, ZAMBIA | $7,500 | 2022 |
| FRANCISCAN OUTREACHCHICAGO, IL | CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE HOMELESS AND COVID EMERGENCY GRANT | $7,000 | 2020 |
| LAKEVIEW PANTRYMatched to this organization because 31 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHICAGO, IL | SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE AND COVID EMERGENCY GRANT | $7,000 | 2020 |
| MAYAWORKSBERWYN, IL | ROSA MOYA EDUCATION CENTER FOR NEEDY GIRLS IN COMALAPA, GUATEMALA | $7,000 | 2020 |
| SPARK VENTURESCHICAGO, IL | SUPPORT FOR NEEDY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND COMPUTER LAB EQUIPMENT NDOLA, ZAMBIA | $6,615 | 2021 |
| LINCOLN PARK COMMUNITY SERVICESCHICAGO, IL | ON-TRACK PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS ADULTS AND COVID EMERGENCY GRANT | $6,000 | 2020 |
| INSPIRATION CORPORATIONCHICAGO, IL | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE AND COVID EMERGENCY GRANT | $6,000 | 2020 |
| THE HARBOUR INCPARK RIDGE, IL | STEPS TO SUCCESS TRAINING AND JOURNEYS PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS TEEN GIRLS AND COVID EMERGENCY GRANT | $6,000 | 2020 |
| SARAH'S CIRCLEMatched to this organization because 22 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHICAGO, IL | CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND COVID EMERGENCY GRANT | $6,000 | 2020 |
| KIWIMBI INTERNATIONALGLADSTONE, NJ | MEAL PROGRAM FOR NEEDY STUDENTS IN AMAGORO, KENYA. | $5,000 | 2023 |
| LINCOLN PARK COMMUNITY SERVICESCHICAGO, IL | ON-TRACK PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS ADULTS | $5,000 | 2019 |
| SAN MIGUEL SCHOOLCHICAGO, IL | TUITION SUPPORT FOR NEEDY STUDENTS | $5,000 | 2022 |
| CARAVAN TO CLASSSAUSALITO, CA | SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND EDUCATION SUPPORT IN TIMBUKTU, MALI. | $5,000 | 2023 |
| GRACIA INCCHICAGO, IL | MILAGROS WORKSHOP FOR DISADVANTAGED GIRLS AT CASA HOGAR JALAPA, GUATEMALA | $5,000 | 2020 |
| MAYAWORKSBERWYN, IL | ROSA MOYA EDUCATION CENTER FOR DISADVANTAGED GIRLS IN COMALAPA, GUATEMALA | $5,000 | 2019 |
| SAN MIGUEL SCHOOLCHICAGO, IL | TUITION SUPPORT FOR NEEDY STUDENTS. | $5,000 | 2024 |
| GRACIA INCCHICAGO, IL | MILAGROS WORKSHOP FOR DISADVANTAGED GIRLS AT CASA HOGAR JALAPA, GUATEMALA. | $5,000 | 2023 |
| KIWIMBI INTERNATIONALGLADSTONE, NJ | MEAL PROGRAM FOR NEEDY STUDENTS IN AMAGORO, KENYA. | $5,000 | 2024 |
| GRACIA INCCHICAGO, IL | MILAGROS WORKSHOP FOR DISADVANTAGED GIRLS AT CASA HOGAR JALAPA, GUATEMALA. | $5,000 | 2024 |
| NEW MOMS INCCHICAGO, IL | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS TEEN MOTHERS | $5,000 | 2019 |
| SAN MIGUEL SCHOOLCHICAGO, IL | TUITION SUPPORT FOR NEEDY STUDENTS | $5,000 | 2021 |
| HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENCHICAGO, IL | EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR HOMELESS WOMEN | $5,000 | 2019 |
| 20.0 |
| $78,120 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202511349349104561
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421699349100707
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202311319349103906
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202221319349106167
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202142359349101009
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202021759349100312
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201921409349100202
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201821319349101352
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201711359349103746
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.