Navy Pier Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Chicago, IL EIN 27-4813461

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$7.5M

Foundation funders

47

Grants recorded

118

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Navy Pier Inc?

Navy Pier Inc is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by The Chicago Community Trust ($1.9M), Polk Bros Foundation Inc ($1.8M), GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($405K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.5M in grants to Navy Pier Inc between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Chicago Community Trust$1,872,66672019–2025
Polk Bros Foundation Inc$1,750,00062021–2025
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$405,00042021–2024
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare$316,50042020–2023
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group$270,00012024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$251,45012022
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation$251,00062019–2025
NCRC Community Development Fund Inc$250,00012023
Heisley Family Foundation$250,00022021–2022
Caerus Foundation Inc$250,00012021
Illinois Tool Works Foundation$250,00012021
Circle of Service Foundation$230,00042020–2024
Koch Family Foundation$160,50052019–2024
Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust$100,00012024
Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust XXXXX1008$83,33312024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$70,00072020
Loewenberg Charitable Foundation$66,00042020–2023
John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found$60,00042020–2025
Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation Inc$55,00032020–2023
Weiner Family Foundation$53,50062020–2025
Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust$50,00022024–2025
Pratima N Shah Family Foundation$50,00052020–2024
The Canning Foundation$44,00042020–2025
Charities Aid Foundation America$42,50022023–2025
Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local Two$42,00042022–2025
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International Union of Operating Engineers Local No 399$41,31932023–2025
Labor Management Union Carpentry Cooperation Promotion Fund$30,00032023–2025
Indiana Illinois & Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting$25,00012025
DRW Foundation$25,00012023
Mansueto Foundation$25,00012021
Chicago Cubs Charities$25,00012019
Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce and Community Initiative$24,00022024–2025
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago$20,00022021–2023
Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation$15,00012021
Richard & Martha Melman Foundation$10,00012023
Leonard and Diane Sherman Family Foundation$10,00012022
Grand Victoria Foundation$10,00022021–2022
Chicago Federation of Labor and Industrial Union Council$10,00012020
Int'l Union of Bricklayers & Allied$7,50012024
The Polsky Foundation$5,00012023
Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation$5,00012020
Harry F Chaddick and Elaine$5,00012019
The Guida Family Foundation$2,50012019
Podolsky Family Foundation$2,00012025
George and Arlene Rusch Memorial Foundation$2,00042022–2025
Hobsonlucas Family Foundation$1,00012024
Krehbiel Family Foundation$1,00012024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M6 grants2019 20 grants2020 17 grants2021 18 grants2022 21 grants2023 21 grants2024 15 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $285K (2019) to $2.5M (2021). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $556K.

What grants has Navy Pier Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Polk Bros Foundation IncArts Access and Learning$250,000
2025The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$113,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$32,500
2025Sue Ling Gin Foundation TrustSPONSORSHIP$25,000
2025The Robert Thomas Bobins FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2025Indiana Illinois & Iowa Foundation for Fair ContractingDONATION$25,000
2025Weiner Family FoundationCHARITABLE$13,000
2025International Union of Operating Engineers Local No 399CONTRIBUTION FOR SUPPORT$12,319
2025Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local TwoGENERAL SUPPORT$12,000
2025Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce and Community InitiativeDonation$12,000
2025Labor Management Union Carpentry Cooperation Promotion FundCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$12,000
2025John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family FoundALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$12,000
2025The Canning FoundationTO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES$10,000
2025Podolsky Family FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$2,000
2025George and Arlene Rusch Memorial FoundationTo support arts and culture.$500
2024Northwestern Memorial HealthCare GroupCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$270,000
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 Fund for Wealth Management IncCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$105,000
2024Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable TrustSUPPORT THE STRATEGIC PLAN$100,000
2024Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust XXXXX1008SUPPORT AUDIENCE$83,333
2024Sue Ling Gin Foundation TrustSPONSORSHIP$25,000
2024The Robert Thomas Bobins FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2024Koch Family FoundationDISCRETIONARY USE BY RECEIVING ORGANIZATION$24,000
2024Circle of Service FoundationCOMMUNITY SERVICES$13,247
2024International Union of Operating Engineers Local No 399CONTRIBUTION FOR SUPPORT$12,000
2024Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local TwoGENERAL SUPPORT$12,000
2024Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce and Community InitiativeEvent Sponsorship$12,000
2024Labor Management Union Carpentry Cooperation Promotion FundCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$12,000
2024John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family FoundALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$12,000

Showing 30 most recent of 118 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Navy Pier Inc?

Navy Pier Inc is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by The Chicago Community Trust ($1.9M), Polk Bros Foundation Inc ($1.8M), GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($405K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.5M 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 $1.9M across 7 grants (2019–2025).

How much grant funding has Navy Pier Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.5M in grants to Navy Pier Inc across 118 grants from 47 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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