The Fortnightly of Chicago
The Fortnightly of Chicago at a glance
In short: The Fortnightly of Chicago gave $477K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $477K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $476,806
- +284.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $476,806
- +284.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $476,806
- Total assets
- $6,472,612
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Fortnightly of Chicago funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly ($477K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $124K (2024) to $477K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $477K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly Chicago, IL | General Support | $476,806 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,472,612 | $1,943,990 | $2,425,369 | $476,806 | 1 | $256,398 |
| 2024 | $6,502,367 | $1,737,866 | $1,745,032 | $124,034 | 1 | $137,829 |
| 2023 | $6,878,037 | $1,362,650 | $1,179,766 | — | — | $98,040 |
| 2022 | $6,800,122 | $1,151,713 | $1,180,606 | — | — | $67,478 |
| 2021 | $6,942,898 | $1,197,369 | $911,136 | — | — | $202,404 |
| 2020 | $6,193,545 | $1,214,275 | $1,017,571 | — | — | $76,121 |
| 2019 | $5,976,033 | $1,041,969 | $1,092,459 | — | — | $63,959 |
About The Fortnightly of Chicago
Based on IRS filings
The Fortnightly of Chicago is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $477K. Net investment income was $256K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Fortnightly of Chicago is led by Joan Myers, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 20 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joan Myers
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caryl Ann Morris Barclay
Investment Advisory Chair
Director → Investment Advisory Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Ione Green
Director
3rd Vice President → Rec Secretary, 2022
Rec Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Pike Celesia
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean E. Perkins
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Barlit Hickey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dee Tevonian
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Elizabeth Butler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Jones Barnhart
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mariann Crissey Straub
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Hornak
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rhonda P. Marcucci
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Geshwender
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerie Zadrozny
General Manager
On filings since 2024
60 hrs/week
$170K (2024) → $199K (2025)
Kathleen Byrne Vondran
Third Vice President
Director → Third Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosemary Donovan Olson
Second Vice President
Director → Second Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtenay R. Wood
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
K. Carolyn Miller Short
First Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Lois Hakewill
Recording Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maryannette Nora
Correspondent Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (53)
- Former: Barbara Wing (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Catherine Arias (2021–2024) — President
- Former: Roberta Zabel (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Susanna Krentz (2021–2024) — Third Vice President
- Former: Anne Kelly Williams (2023–2024) — Second Vice President
- Former: Karen Ann Peters (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Laurie Cragg Ashcraft (2023–2024) — First Vice President
- Former: Margaret Loud McCamant (2023–2024) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Soma Roy (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Connie Barkley (2024) — Director
- Former: Eunice Valdivia (2024) — Director
- Former: Jean Tsai (2024) — Corresponding Secretary
- Former: Joann Seagren (2024) — Director
- Former: Margaret Snorf (2024) — Director
- Former: Mary Kay Sullivan (2024) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Susan Hanes-Leonard (2024) — Director
- Former: Allison Johnson (2019–2023) — General Manager
- Former: Nancy O'Brien Dorr (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Carla Funk (2020–2023) — 3rd Vice President
- Former: Eilene Isaacs (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Susan Work (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jane Ward (2022–2023) — Corr Secretary
- Former: Kathryn Johnson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Marshall (2022–2023) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Elizabeth Ellis (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Gay Stanek (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Susan Stetson (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Terri Hanson (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Amy Scalera Findlay (2019–2021) — Rec Secretary
- Former: Ella Mae Staley Eastman (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Joan Bacon (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lynda Moore McKay (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mimi Harris (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sarah Bradley (2020–2021) — 3rd Vice President
- Former: Sheila Amend (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Marcia Baylin (2021) — Director
- Former: Barbara Schubler Jillson (2019–2020) — Recrdg Secretry
- Former: Carole Silvola Sotter (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Florence Cecile Winters (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jane Coulter Chapman (2019–2020) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Joan Workman Newman (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Mary Lunz Houston (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tracy Sandford Whitehead (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Colleen Strening (2020) — Director
- Former: John Ferguson (2020) — Executive Chef
- Former: Holly Olwin Reynolds (2019) — President
- Former: Jane Grissom Whitesides (2019) — Director
- Former: Jocelyn Fretthold Kins (2019) — Director
- Former: Kathleen M. Hotton (2019) — Director
- Former: Lee Rutherford Hamilton (2019) — Director
- Former: Penny Glassman Barr (2019) — Director
- Former: Raheela Gill Anwar (2019) — Director
- Former: Victoria Dorgan (2019) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $199K, to Kerie Zadrozny (General Manager).
Frequently asked questions about The Fortnightly of Chicago
How much does The Fortnightly of Chicago give each year?
The Fortnightly of Chicago gave $477K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $124K across 1 grant.
How large is The Fortnightly of Chicago?
The Fortnightly of Chicago reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.
Where does The Fortnightly of Chicago operate?
The Fortnightly of Chicago has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is The Fortnightly of Chicago's EIN?
The Fortnightly of Chicago's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2009206. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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