Caerus Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyNorthbrook, Illinois · EIN 71-0935903 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$15.1M
Organizations funded134
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$251.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $30,000 and $125,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
47% of grants went outside Illinois.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The HALO Trust USA Inc | Washington, DC | Transforming HALO's Global Impact through Crosscutting Investment | $1,205,000 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | Great Lakes Roles and Non-Personnel Support 2022-2025 | $1,000,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | Emergency Response | $600,000 |
| NEO Philanthropy - State Infrastructure Fund | New York, NY | General Support in the state of WI | $500,000 |
| City Year Inc | Chciago, IL | Program implementation at 2 Austin-based schools 2023-2024 | $425,000 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Bloomington, MN | Sustain Our Great Lakes Funding Collaboration | $400,000 |
| The United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environmental Priorities in Wisconsin in 2024-2026 | $400,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | Wisconsin Conservation Priorities: RCPP, Advocacy, Restoration, and Land Protection | $330,000 |
| Global Strategies | Albany, CA | Core programming | $300,000 |
| Global Strategies | Albany, CA | Core programming and administrative support | $300,000 |
| Tutoring Chicago | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support 2024-2026 | $300,000 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | CPS Field Trips on Wednesdays and Expanded School Programming | $250,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General program support focused on south and west side neighborhoods | $250,000 |
| Chicago Scholars | Chicago, IL | Core Programming | $250,000 |
| MAG America | Washington, DC | Improving lives and livelihoods in Cambodia through landmine clearance and provision of life saving lessons. | $250,000 |
| One Million Degrees | Chicago, IL | Support for Core Programming on the South Side | $250,000 |
| Partners In Health | Boston, MA | PIH's Solar Expansion Project at the University Hospital at Mirebalais - Matching Grant | $250,000 |
| The HALO Trust USA Inc | Washington, DC | Transforming HALO's Global Impact through Crosscutting Investment | $250,000 |
| Global Strategies | Albany, CA | Onboarding a Chief Development Officer | $225,000 |
| 826 Valencia | San Francisco, CA | Mission and Tenderloin Programs 2023-2024 | $200,000 |
| Fund for Lake Michigan | Milwaukee, WI | Western Lake Michigan Pooled Fund | $200,000 |
| Partners In Health | Boston, MA | Maternal and Child Healthcare in Haiti with a matching grant for expanded maternal and child healthcare in Lesotho | $200,000 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | Ice Age Trail Addition - Zander Property | $175,000 |
| Wisconsin Conservation Voices | Madison, WI | General Support | $175,000 |
| Mission Graduates | San Francisco, CA | College to Career Staffing and Programming | $160,000 |
| BUILD Inc | Chicago, IL | Fastlane Automotive Training Scholarships and Branded Scholar Apparel | $157,000 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc | Chicago, IL | Nettie Bailey Student Achievement Program | $150,000 |
| Camfed | San Francisco, CA | Support for Girls Education and Life Skills Mentoring Programs | $150,000 |
| Gathering Waters Wisconsin's Alliance for Land Trusts | Madison, WI | General Operating Support | $150,000 |
| Howard Area Community Center | Chicago, IL | The Clubhouse Teen Program | $150,000 |
| Michael Fields Agricultural Institute | East Troy, WI | Expanding Agroforestry in Southeast Wisconsin | $150,000 |
| The People's Music School | Chicago, IL | People's Music School South Side Programs FY24-FY25 | $150,000 |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | Merit Music in Communities | $125,000 |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | Merit Music in Communities 2024-2026 | $125,000 |
| Northwoods Land Trust Inc | Eagle River, WI | Conservation Easement Projects | $125,000 |
| PAWS Chicago | Chicago, IL | PAWS Chicago PAWS for Life Program 2024-2026 | $125,000 |
| SkyART | Chicago, IL | Project 3rd Space Teen Programs on South and West Sides | $125,000 |
| The Anti-Cruelty Society | Chicago, IL | Access to Care: Community Care 2024-2026 | $125,000 |
| College Possible | Chicago, IL | College Possible Chicago High School Programming 2023-2025 | $100,000 |
| First Graduate | San Francisco, CA | General Operating Support 2023-2025 | $100,000 |
| Gathering Waters Wisconsin's Alliance for Land Trusts | Madison, WI | General Operating Support | $100,000 |
| Living Goods | Oakland, CA | Support for their Community Health Systems work in Africa | $100,000 |
| MyAGRO | New York, NY | Support for West Africa Programming | $100,000 |
| Northwoods Land Trust Inc | Eagle River, WI | Northwoods Conservation Easement Project | $100,000 |
| Room to Read | San Francisco, CA | Literacy and Girls' Education Programs 2024-2026 | $100,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | Conservation Projects in WI | $100,000 |
| Tutoring Chicago | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support 2024-2026 | $100,000 |
| Young at Heart | Woodstock, IL | General Program Support | $100,000 |
| The People's Music School | Chicago, IL | People's Music School South Side Programs FY24-FY25 | $99,794 |
| Mission Graduates | San Francisco, CA | MG/ASAP Promise Scholars - Cohort 11 | $90,250 |
| Jamestown Community Center | San Francisco, CA | Jamestown Summer Programming 2023-2024 | $90,000 |
| Mission Graduates | San Francisco, CA | MG/ASAP- Promise Scholars Cohort 10 | $88,000 |
| ChiArts Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2023-24/2024-25: ChiArts Outreach, Summer, & Alumni Programming | $87,500 |
| Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance | Appleton, WI | Support for the Community Approach for Sustainable Future in the Town of Calumet | $80,000 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | Chicago, IL | APTP@School 2024-2026 | $75,000 |
| BUILD Inc | Chicago, IL | Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Program | $75,000 |
| BUILD Inc | Chicago, IL | College Access and Persistence Academy (CAPA) | $75,000 |
| ChiArts Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2023-24/2024-25: ChiArts Outreach, Summer, & Alumni Programming | $75,000 |
| Chicago Lights | Chicago, IL | Chicago Lights Tutoring and Summer Programs 2024-2026 | $75,000 |
| Clean Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Communications Activities | $75,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 134 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | Emergency Response | $600,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | Emergency Response | $600,000 |
| The United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environmental Priorities in Wisconsin in 2024-2026 | $400,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | Wisconsin Conservation Priorities: RCPP, Advocacy, Restoration, and Land Protection | $330,000 |
| Global Strategies | Albany, CA | Core programming and administrative support | $300,000 |
| Tutoring Chicago | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support 2024-2026 | $300,000 |
| Chicago Scholars | Chicago, IL | Core Programming | $250,000 |
| One Million Degrees | Chicago, IL | Support for Core Programming on the South Side | $250,000 |
| Partners In Health | Boston, MA | PIH's Solar Expansion Project at the University Hospital at Mirebalais - Matching Grant | $250,000 |
| Partners In Health | Boston, MA | Maternal and Child Healthcare in Haiti with a matching grant for expanded maternal and child healthcare in Lesotho | $200,000 |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | Merit Music in Communities 2024-2026 | $175,000 |
| Camfed | San Francisco, CA | Support for Girls Education and Life Skills Mentoring Programs | $150,000 |
| Gathering Waters Wisconsin's Alliance for Land Trusts | Madison, WI | General Operating Support | $150,000 |
| Howard Area Community Center | Chicago, IL | The Clubhouse Teen Program | $150,000 |
| Global Strategies | Albany, CA | Onboarding a Chief Development Officer | $125,000 |
| Northwoods Land Trust Inc | Eagle River, WI | Conservation Easement Projects | $125,000 |
| PAWS Chicago | Chicago, IL | PAWS Chicago PAWS for Life Program 2024-2026 | $125,000 |
| The Anti-Cruelty Society | Chicago, IL | Access to Care: Community Care 2024-2026 | $125,000 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc | Chicago, IL | Nettie Bailey Student Achievement Program | $100,000 |
| Living Goods | Oakland, CA | Support for their Community Health Systems work in Africa | $100,000 |
| MyAGRO | New York, NY | Support for West Africa Programming | $100,000 |
| Partners In Health | Boston, MA | Maternal and Child Healthcare in Haiti with a matching grant for expanded maternal and child healthcare in Lesotho | $100,000 |
| Room to Read | San Francisco, CA | Literacy and Girls' Education Programs 2024-2026 | $100,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | Conservation Projects in WI | $100,000 |
| Young at Heart | Woodstock, IL | General Program Support | $100,000 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | Chicago, IL | APTP@School 2024-2026 | $75,000 |
| BUILD Inc | Chicago, IL | Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Program | $75,000 |
| BUILD Inc | Chicago, IL | College Access and Persistence Academy (CAPA) | $75,000 |
| Chicago Lights | Chicago, IL | Chicago Lights Tutoring and Summer Programs 2024-2026 | $75,000 |
| America SCORES Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | SCORES Core Programming + Field of Dreams in San Francisco 2024-2026 | $50,000 |
| Black Ensemble Theater | Chicago, IL | Educational Outreach Programs 2024-2026 | $50,000 |
| Tutoring Chicago | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support 2024-2026 | $50,000 |
| MetroSquash | Chicago, IL | College and Career Program | $40,000 |
| America SCORES Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | SCORES Core Programming + Field of Dreams in San Francisco 2024-2026 | $30,000 |
| Automotive Mentoring Group | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support 2024-2025 | $30,000 |
| Ingenuity Inc Chicago | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support and Creative Schools Fund | $30,000 |
| Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Community Engagement Work | $25,000 |
| MetroSquash | Chicago, IL | Summer Enrichment Programming 2024 and 2025 | $20,000 |
| TriCity Family Services | Geneva, IL | Wilderness Challenge Program, Youth Workshops, and Online Wellness Support 2024-2026 | $20,000 |
| Howard Area Community Center | Chicago, IL | Part Time College and Career Coach | $16,402 |
| Howard Area Community Center | Chicago, IL | Part Time College and Career Coach | $16,402 |
| Howard Area Community Center | Chicago, IL | Part Time College and Career Coach | $16,402 |
| Howard Area Community Center | Chicago, IL | Part Time College and Career Coach | $16,402 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15,142,327 | 177 |
| 2023 | $14,677,953 | 172 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533169349102318
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 71-0935903
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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