Sally and James Dowdle Family Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-4157838

Sally and James Dowdle Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available for 2021. In 2021, it awarded 14 grants totaling $56K.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$56K

Grant Count

14

Avg Grant Size

$4K

About Sally and James Dowdle Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Sally and James Dowdle Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available for 2021. In 2021, it awarded 14 grants totaling $56K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

CHICAGOMUNDELEINPARK RIDGERIVER FORESTSEMINOLEWINNETKA

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12021
Metric2021
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$14K$28K$42K$56K14 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

ST FAITH HOPE AND CHARITY$15KMUNDLEIN SEMINARY$12KBLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH$11KJESUIT MIDWEST$3KJOSEPH & MARY RETREAT HO…$3KMISERICORDIA HOME$2KMOBILE CARE FOUNDATION$2KSTANDING TALL FOUNDATION$2KAID FOR WOMEN$1KCATHOLIC EXTENSION$1K

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SALLY S DOWDLEDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, SECRE
JAMES C DOWDLE JRDIRECTOR & VICE-PRESIDENT
COLLEEN D BURKEDIRECTOR & VICE-PRESIDENT
JEANNE D DWYERDIRECTOR & VICE-PRESIDENT
SARAH D TYRRELLDIRECTOR & VICE-PRESIDENT

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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