Navy Pier Inc

Chicago, IL ·EIN 27-4813461 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$6.5M received 42 funders 104 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Navy Pier Inc?

Navy Pier Inc is funded by 42 grantmakers, led by The Chicago Community Trust ($1.5M), Polk Bros Foundation Inc ($1.5M), Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($405K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.5M in grants to Navy Pier Inc between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Chicago Community Trust$1,544,66652020–2024
Polk Bros Foundation Inc$1,500,00052021–2024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$405,00042021–2024
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare$316,50042020–2023
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$251,45012022
Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc$250,00012023
Heisley Family Foundation$250,00022021–2022
Illinois Tool Works Foundation$250,00012021
Caerus Foundation Inc$250,00012021
Circle of Service Foundation$230,00042020–2024
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation$201,00042020–2024
Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Xxxxx1008$166,66622024
Koch Family Foundation$160,50052019–2024
Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust$100,00012024
Weiner Family Foundation$81,000102020–2024
Loewenberg Charitable Foundation$66,00042020–2023
Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation Inc$55,00032020–2023
Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust$50,00022024–2025
Pratima N Shah Family Foundation$50,00052020–2024
John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found$48,00032020–2024
The Canning Foundation$34,00032020–2023
Theatrical Stage Employees Union$30,00032022–2024
International Union of Operating$29,00022023–2024
Drw Foundation$25,00012023
Mansueto Foundation$25,00012021

Showing top 25 of 42 funders by total given.

What grants has Navy Pier Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Sue Ling Gin Foundation TrustSPONSORSHIP$25,000
2024The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$254,000
2024Polk Bros Foundation IncArts Access and Learning$250,000
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$105,000
2024Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable TrustSUPPORT THE STRATEGIC PLAN$100,000
2024Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Xxxxx1008SUPPORT AUDIENCE$83,333
2024Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Xxxxx1008SUPPORT AUDIENCE$83,333
2024The Robert Thomas Bobins FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2024Sue Ling Gin Foundation TrustSPONSORSHIP$25,000
2024Koch Family FoundationDISCRETIONARY USE BY RECEIVING ORGANIZATION$24,000
2024Circle of Service FoundationCOMMUNITY SERVICES$13,247
2024Labor Management Union CarpentryCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$12,000
2024John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family FoundALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$12,000
2024Theatrical Stage Employees UnionGENERAL SUPPORT$12,000
2024International Union of OperatingCONTRIBUTION FOR SUPPORT$12,000
2024Pratima N Shah Family FoundationSUPPORT FOR LOCAL PROGRAMS$10,000
2024Int'l Union of Bricklayers & AlliedCONTRIBUTION$7,500
2024Weiner Family FoundationCHARITABLE$7,500
2024Weiner Family FoundationCHARITABLE$7,500
2024Hobsonlucas Family FoundationGENERAL DONATION$1,000
2024Krehbiel Family FoundationGeneral Support$1,000
2024George and Arlene Rusch Memorial FoundationTo support arts and culture.$500
2024George and Arlene Rusch Memorial FoundationTo support arts and culture.$500
2023Ncrc Community Development Fund IncILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS$250,000
2023Polk Bros Foundation IncArts Access and Learning$250,000
2023The Chicago Community Trustsupport for Save the People's Pier Campaign (fundraising campaign to support the re-opening of Navy Pier), support for Legacy ExPIERience: #000826, General Operating Support, support for Chicago Live, support of the 2023 Global Connections Program, support for Stories of Survival, support for Legacy ExPIERience (no tickets or tangible benefits), In support of Winter Pier-adise event.$194,333
2023Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$100,000
2023The Robert Thomas Bobins FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2023Drw FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2023Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation IncPAYMENT TO CHARITY THAT IS NOT COUNTED AS A QD SINCE IT FALLS UNDER SECTION 4941.$25,000

Showing 30 most recent of 104 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Navy Pier Inc?

Navy Pier Inc is funded by 42 grantmakers, led by The Chicago Community Trust ($1.5M), Polk Bros Foundation Inc ($1.5M), Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($405K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.5M in grants to Navy Pier Inc between 2019–2025.

Who is Navy Pier Inc's largest funder?

The Chicago Community Trust is the largest recorded funder of Navy Pier Inc, with $1.5M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Navy Pier Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $6.5M in grants to Navy Pier Inc across 104 grants from 42 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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