Osprey Foundation
Osprey Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. Its 2025 filing reports 11 grants totaling $100,000 to charitable organizations, including organizations working in music and education, conservation, research, and other areas.
Osprey Foundation at a glance
In short: Osprey Foundation gave $100K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), top state Illinois. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- -13.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- -15.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,091
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $11,000
- Total assets
- $873,978
- -9.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (1 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (24% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Osprey Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 433 West Melrose, Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: (312) 316-2975
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Osprey Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund ($13K). Together the top 10 received $98K.
Grant Size Distribution
61 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 61 grants of 61 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to Illinois (24%), Wisconsin (13%), Washington, DC (13%), California (12%), and Oregon (12%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Osprey Foundation open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 11 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $12K first-time, $11K repeat.
- 91% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $48K (2019) to $115K (2024). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund Washington, DC | Further Exempt Purpose | $13,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | Further Exempt Purpose | $13,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation San Francisco, CA | Further Exempt Purpose | $12,000 |
| Conservation Biology Institute Corvallis, OR | To Further the Exempt Purpose | $12,000 |
| Citizens United for Research of Epilepsy Burr Ridge, IL | Further Exempt Purpose | $11,000 |
| Amnesty International New York, NY | Further Exempt Purpose | $11,000 |
| Kijana Ed Empowerment North Palm Beach, FL | Further Exempt Purpose | $10,000 |
| Christ Lutheran CHURCH4 Pete Sake Spring Green, WI | Further Exempt Purpose | $5,500 |
| Kqed Hagerstown, MD | To Further Exempt Purpose | $5,000 |
| WI Public Radio Milwaukee, WI | Further Exempt Purpose | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $873,978 | $26,687 | $114,898 | $100,000 | 11 | $100,000 | $5,620 | $95,669 |
| 2024 | $963,258 | $109,613 | $125,994 | $115,000 | 13 | $115,000 | $96,619 | $97,670 |
| 2023 | $964,169 | $60,723 | $122,611 | $99,000 | 13 | $99,000 | $35,112 | $56,481 |
| 2022 | $1,032,775 | $481,701 | $112,245 | $98,500 | 13 | $98,500 | $467,956 | $88,481 |
| 2021 | $672,534 | $1,083,128 | $65,421 | $58,000 | 11 | $58,000 | $60,254 | $61,366 |
| 2020 | $545,704 | $2,175 | $64,579 | $55,750 | 11 | — | $507 | $47,424 |
| 2019 | $608,108 | $109,632 | $57,705 | $47,500 | 11 | — | $99,427 | $43,547 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Osprey Foundation reported a distributable amount of $96K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, whose stated mission is to enrich, inspire, and transform lives through music, community engagement, and education. Conservation Biology Institute describes its work as conserving the diversity of life through applied conservation research and education. Sierra Club Foundation says it promotes efforts to educate and empower people to protect and improve the natural and human environment.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $100,000 through 11 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $13,000, with a median of $11,000.
The largest grants included $13,000 each to Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund and Chicago Symphony Orchestra; $12,000 each to Sierra Club Foundation and Conservation Biology Institute; and $11,000 each to Citizens United for Research of Epilepsy and Amnesty International. Other 2025 recipients included Kijana Ed Empowerment ($10,000), Christ Lutheran Church4 Pete Sake ($5,500), KQED ($5,000), WI Public Radio ($5,000), and River Valley School District ($2,500).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists James Bohnen and Helen Lee Bohnen as trustees.
Osprey Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Helen Lee Bohnen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
James Bohnen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Osprey Foundation
How much does Osprey Foundation give each year?
Osprey Foundation gave $100K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $115K across 13 grants.
What is Osprey Foundation's typical grant size?
Osprey Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $11,000, and its average grant was $9,091, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Osprey Foundation that year got $12K on average.
Where does Osprey Foundation give grants?
Osprey Foundation's top state is Illinois, with 24% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Wisconsin (13%) and District of Columbia (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Spring Green, WI (2 grants).
Who are Osprey Foundation's largest grantees?
Osprey Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund ($13,000), Chicago Symphony Orchestra ($13,000) and Sierra Club Foundation ($12,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Osprey Foundation?
Osprey Foundation reported $874K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $100K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $96K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Osprey Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, whose stated mission is to enrich, inspire, and transform lives through music, community engagement, and education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Osprey Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Osprey Foundation's EIN?
Osprey Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4000368. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Osprey Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
Live grants for the work Osprey Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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Grantable. (2026). Osprey Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/osprey-foundation-morg_3a7d2545a17e4f4fafb9c69324a577c1
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