The Van Dam Charitable Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 38-3328175

The Van Dam Charitable Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 15 grants totaling $350K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$350K

+50.0% YoY

Grant Count

15

-11.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

+70.0% YoY

About The Van Dam Charitable Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Van Dam Charitable Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 15 grants totaling $350K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

CHICAGODEERFIELDEVANSTONFAIRFIELDHAGERSTOWNMEMPHISNEW YORK CITYNORTHBROOKPALATINE

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$88K$175K$263K$350K14 grants202013 grants202115 grants202217 grants202315 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

TIMELINE THEATRE$226KFOURTH CHURCH$41KLANDMARKS ILLINOIS$25KDEERFIELD ACADEMY$10KNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$10KUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$10KUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$10KAUDITORIUM THEATRE$5KCHICAGO PARKS FOUNDATION$3KCCDS$3K

Grant Size Distribution

74 grants across all recorded years

68<$50K3$50–100K3$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 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANNE VOSHELDIRECTOR0.2
WHITNEY NUDODIRECTOR0.2

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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