Sirius Fund

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-3712587

Sirius Fund is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 1990. The organization operates as a family foundation with a focus on philanthropic grantmaking across multiple sectors.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.6M

+17.7% YoY

Grant Count

109

+21.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

-2.8% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Sirius Fund provides grants primarily in the following areas:

  • Arts
  • Education
  • Health
  • Human Services
  • Jewish organizations
  • Environment

The foundation also supports charitable purposes including arbor day initiatives.

Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Sirius Fund's grantmaking focuses primarily on:

  • Illinois
  • Idaho
  • Florida

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

ARLINGTONATLANTABALA CYNWYDBELLEVUEBETHESDABOISEBOSTONBOULDERBROOKLYNCALAISCAROL STREAMCHAPEL HILLCHICAGOCORAL GABLESDEERFIELDDENVERDUNDEEEASTONFORT COLLINSFORT MYERS

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of Fiscal Year Ending June 2025:

  • Total Assets: $11,986,610
  • Total Revenues: $1,994,755
  • Total Expenses: $1,734,806
  • Total Giving: $1,554,560

Revenue Composition (FY 2025):

  • Investment income and dividends: $518,724
  • Net rental income: $578
  • Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets: $1,478,838

Historical Assets (FY 2024):

  • Total Assets: $12,000,000 (approximately)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120212022202320242025
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$389K$777K$1M$2M0 grants202191 grants202291 grants202390 grants2024109 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAG…$75KCHILDRENS ADVOCACY OF NO…$40KCHILDRENS ADVOCACY OF NO…$31KCHICAGO COMMUNITY SCULLI…$25KLOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAG…$25KBOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH…$20KART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO$10KARTIS NAPLES$10KCOMMUNITY FOOD SHARE$10KCYSTIC FIBROSIS$10K

Grant Size Distribution

200 grants across all recorded years

187<$50K12$50–100K1$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 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PETER FOREMANPRESIDENT AS NEEDED
VIRGINIA FOREMANDIRECTOR AS NEEDED
JEFFREY FOREMANDIRECTOR AS NEEDED
CHRISTOPHER FOREMANDIRECTOR AS NEEDED

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

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