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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 FY2025 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $40,657,099 | $25,645,848 | $22,988,673 | $334,286,239 |
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 64% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOARD GRANTSCHICAGO, IL | SEE ATTACHED | $22,616,350 | 2020 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILLIAN DARLOW | CEO & ASSISTANT SECRETARY | 37.50 | $522,424 |
| ELIZABETH CONNELLY | DIRECTOR | 3.00 | $0 |
| DAVID SNYDER | DIRECTOR | 3.00 | $0 |
| NANCY LEWIS | CHAIR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $334,286,239 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $12,187,684 | $31,546,327 | $30,094,881 | $324,694,311 | $324,694,311 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $53,285,119 | $38,368,521 | $35,645,625 | $344,052,954 | $344,052,954 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $57,050,478 | $37,807,594 | $35,419,616 | $329,136,356 | $329,107,625 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $6,718,046 | $28,723,514 | $27,455,114 | $309,874,989 | $309,864,741 |
| SEE ATTACHED |
| $983,625 |
| 2020 |
| Center for Housing and HealthChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $500,000 | 2021 |
| ChiArts FoundationChicago, IL | Legacy Grant | $500,000 | 2023 |
| The Barack Obama FoundationChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $500,000 | 2022 |
| Navy Pier IncChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $500,000 | 2021 |
| The Barack Obama FoundationChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $500,000 | 2022 |
| Public Health Institute of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $350,000 | 2021 |
| ANNIVERSARY GRANTSCHICAGO, IL | SEE ATTACHED | $310,000 | 2020 |
| Michael Reese Health TrustChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $300,000 | 2021 |
| Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of IllinoisSpringfield, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $300,000 | 2022 |
| All Chicago Making Homelessness HistoryChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $300,000 | 2021 |
| UIC Jane Addams College of Social WorkChicagO, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $300,000 | 2022 |
| Chicago Bar FoundationChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $300,000 | 2022 |
| EXECUTIVE DISCRETIONARY GRANTSCHICAGO, IL | SEE ATTACHED | $272,500 | 2020 |
| ChiArts FoundationChicago, IL | Arts Access and Learning | $250,000 | 2023 |
| ChiArts FoundationChicago, IL | Arts Access and Learning | $250,000 | 2021 |
| Window to the World CommunicationsChicago, IL | Special Projects | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Claretian AssociatesChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $250,000 | 2021 |
| Big Shoulders FundChicago, IL | Education | $250,000 | 2021 |
| United Way of Metro ChicagoMatched to this organization because 17 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 | Equitable Recovery Grant | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Safe Chicago Network FundChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Chicago Community FoundationChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $250,000 | 2021 |
| Chicago Community FoundationChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $250,000 | 2021 |
| North Lawndale Employment NetworkChicago, IL | Equitable Recovery Grant | $250,000 | 2021 |
| 3.00 |
| $0 |
| ELLEN MULTACK | VICE CHAIR | 3.00 | $0 |
| SANDRA P GUTHMAN | CHAIR EMERITUS | 3.00 | $0 |
| CHERRYL THOMAS | SECRETARY | 3.00 | $0 |
| ROBERTO HERENCIA | TREASURER | 3.00 | $0 |
| PETER HOWARD | DIRECTOR | 3.00 | $0 |
| JILL CUTLER | DIRECTOR | 3.00 | $0 |
| JAMES FAWLEY | VP INVESTMENTS/ADMINISTRATION & ASSISTANT TREASURER | 37.50 | $263,792 |
| AMY HILL | VP INVESTMENTS/ADMINISTRATION & ASSISTANT TREASURER (Retired 9/15/24) | 37.50 | $61,170 |
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 Aug 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202541209349102554
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Aug 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202401519349101905
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Aug 31, 2022
Filing id 202331919349100723
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Aug 31, 2021
Filing id 202240189349100009
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Aug 31, 2020
Filing id 202100699349100715
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.