ChiArts Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$6.3M
Foundation funders
47
Grants recorded
121
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds ChiArts Foundation?
ChiArts Foundation is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by Polk Bros Foundation Inc ($1.6M), Zell Family Foundation ($1.2M), Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.3M in grants to ChiArts Foundation between 2020–2025.
Show all 47 funders
| Illinois Tool Works Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baskin Family Foundation | $6,661 | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found | $5,000 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Circle of Service Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Pritzker Pucker Family | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susan & Robert Wislow | $3,500 | 2 | 2021–2023 |
| Molony Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Joseph B Glossberg Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| JR and Katie Berger Family Foundation | $3,000 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Jack & Sandra Guthman Fdn | $2,750 | 4 | 2020–2025 |
| The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 2025 |
| Loraine Kaufman Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 2024 |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | $2,500 | 1 | 2022 |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Sirius Fund | $1,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meg and Tim Callahan Family Foundation | $1,000 | 2 | 2021–2023 |
| Sethness Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lark White Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Joseph and Rose Rontal | $600 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Richard & Liliann Zisook Family Fou | $500 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Northrop Grumman Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Eugene Applebaum Family Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $2.0M (2021). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $44K.
What grants has ChiArts Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $32,000 |
| 2025 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Matching | $3,300 |
| 2025 | The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,500 |
| 2025 | John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found | ALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES | $2,500 |
| 2025 | JPMorgan Chase Foundation | MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT) | $1,400 |
| 2025 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Matching | $1,250 |
| 2025 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Matching | $800 |
| 2025 | The Joseph and Rose Rontal | GENERAL FUND | $300 |
| 2025 | Jack & Sandra Guthman Fdn | general operating | $200 |
| 2024 | Zell Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $415,000 |
| 2024 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Arts Access and Learning | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc | General operating support, marketing & communications, & event sponsorship | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Reva and David Logan Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $125,000 |
| 2024 | Caerus Foundation Inc | 2023-24/2024-25: ChiArts Outreach, Summer, & Alumni Programming | $87,500 |
| 2024 | Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | GENERAL OPERATING | $83,333 |
| 2024 | The Negaunee Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Caerus Foundation Inc | 2023-24/2024-25: ChiArts Outreach, Summer, & Alumni Programming | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Vivo Foundation | TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE DONEE | $60,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS | $55,000 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $40,500 |
| 2024 | Frank Family Foundation | GENERAL FUND RAISING | $25,000 |
| 2024 | PWC Foundation Inc | EDUCATION | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Dr Scholl Foundation | Arts and college preparatory education program | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Matching | $12,500 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | HUMAN SERVICES | $11,000 |
| 2024 | The Roderick Group Foundation Inc | GENERAL USE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | ARTS AND CULTURE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | D'Addario Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC | $3,414 |
| 2024 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Matching | $3,000 |
| 2024 | Molony Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $3,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 121 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds ChiArts Foundation?
ChiArts Foundation is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by Polk Bros Foundation Inc ($1.6M), Zell Family Foundation ($1.2M), Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.3M in grants to ChiArts Foundation between 2020–2025.
Who is ChiArts Foundation's largest funder?
Polk Bros Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of ChiArts Foundation, with $1.6M across 17 grants (2021–2025).
How much grant funding has ChiArts Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $6.3M in grants to ChiArts Foundation across 121 grants from 47 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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