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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.
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 | $14,377,254 | $8,599,293 | $9,005,484 | $180,888,075 |
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 68% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISCELLANEOUS GRANTSCHICAGO, IL | General Operating Support | $1,027,500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Bush | PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.0 | $267,473 |
| Ricardo Estrada | CHAIR | 1.0 | $0 |
| Christopher Rudd | TREASURER | 1.0 | $0 |
| Teresa Cordova | SECRETARY |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $177,984,930 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $14,764,733 | $9,837,555 | $9,749,912 | $165,942,699 | $162,510,189 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $13,445,242 | $8,659,793 | $8,552,235 | $147,613,928 | $145,272,168 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $22,046,260 | $9,107,044 | $8,565,530 | $167,134,023 | $164,383,458 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $7,162,348 | $9,501,956 | $9,315,008 | $151,950,300 | $149,511,882 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $10,594,306 | $6,802,807 | $7,333,203 | $141,300,285 | $138,839,114 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $17,036,230 | $9,690,300 | $7,493,197 | $123,041,108 | $119,920,091 |
| Project Support |
| $745,323 |
| 2020 |
| Crossroads FundChicago, IL | General Operating Support | $555,150 | 2024 |
| Chicago Community FoundationChicago, IL | Covid-Related | $500,000 | 2020 |
| Jo Daviess Conservation FoundationElizabeth, IL | Project Support | $425,478 | 2018 |
| The Conservation FundArlington, VA | Project Support | $400,000 | 2020 |
| Metropolitan Planning CouncilChicago, IL | Project Support | $375,000 | 2021 |
| FOREFRONTCHICAGO, IL | General Operating Support | $366,791 | 2023 |
| Jo Daviess Conservation FoundationElizabeth, IL | Project Support | $323,100 | 2019 |
| Metropolitan Planning CouncilChicago, IL | Project Support | $300,000 | 2019 |
| Metropolitan Planning CouncilChicago, IL | Project Support | $300,000 | 2018 |
| Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC)Chicago, IL | Project Support | $300,000 | 2020 |
| Jo Daviess Conservation FoundationElizabeth, IL | Project Support | $296,907 | 2020 |
| Chicago Votes Education FundChicago, ID | General Operating Support | $250,000 | 2024 |
| OpenlandsChicago, IL | Project Support | $248,800 | 2019 |
| Southsiders Organized for Unity and LiberationChicago, IL | General Operating Support | $226,500 | 2024 |
| HAMILTON WINGSELGIN, IL | General Operating Support | $225,380 | 2023 |
| Alliance for the Great LakesChicago, IL | General Operating | $225,000 | 2018 |
| Hamilton WingsElgin, IL | General Operating Support | $212,500 | 2024 |
| Natural Land InstituteRockford, IL | Project Support | $210,000 | 2018 |
| OpenlandsChicago, IL | Project Support | $208,375 | 2018 |
| Chicago Citywide Literacy CoalitionMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Chicago, IL | Project Support | $200,000 | 2019 |
| New Venture FundWashington, DC | Project Support | $200,000 | 2018 |
| The Nature Conservancy in IllinoisArlington, VA | Project Support | $195,000 | 2021 |
| The Nature Conservancy in IllinoisChicago, IL | Project Support | $195,000 | 2018 |
| 1.0 |
| $0 |
| Kristin Finney-Cooke | DIRECTOR | 1.0 | $0 |
| Heather Rapp | DIRECTOR | 1.0 | $0 |
| Candace Moore | DIRECTOR | 1.0 | $0 |
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 · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202443209349104774
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343209349101329
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202223159349102877
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202113169349104416
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202023189349101902
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201932959349100713
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.