Who funds Art Institute of Chicago?
Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-2167725 · NTEE B400 · 501(c)(3)
308 private foundations paid Art Institute of Chicago 638 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $55.9M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE B400) places it in education.
All years on file, including returns before 2022.
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Foundations that funded it
The 200 largest by total, of 311 on file.
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Largest grants since 2022
Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.
- The Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation · 2025 - Charitable$5,226,783
- Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc · 2023 - Art for museum collection$4,599,900
- Cy Twombly Foundation · 2024 - Non-Cash donation of art for exhibition support$3,800,000
- John D and Alexandra C Nichols Family Foundation · 2024 - Unrestricted$3,775,000
- Cy Twombly Foundation · 2023 - Non-Cash donation of art for exhibition support$3,750,000
- John D and Alexandra C Nichols Family Foundation · 2025 - Unrestricted$3,275,000
- John D and Alexandra C Nichols Family Foundation · 2023 - Unrestricted$3,275,000
- Robert Allerton Trust Under Will Dated April 15 1964 · 2023 - General$1,619,817
- Robert Allerton Trust Under Will Dated April 15 1964 · 2024 - General$1,599,935
- Robert Allerton Trust Under Will Dated April 15 1964 · 2025 - General$1,564,899
- Leonian Charitable Trust · 2023 - Purchase of the W. bruce and delaney H. lundberg photographic collection$1,345,000
- Nancy a Lauter and Alfred L Mcdougal Charitable Fund · 2023 - General$1,282,287
- John & Mary Manley Foundation · 2025 - Donation$1,100,000
- Pepper Family Foundation · 2025 - Operating funds$1,010,000
- Pepper Family Foundation · 2024 - Operating funds$1,010,000
- The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc · 2024 - To support digital programs$800,000
- The Jaharis Family Foundation · 2024 - General purpose$750,000
- Fidelity Foundation · 2023 - Renovation$750,000
- Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation · 2025 - General fund$500,000
- Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation · 2024 - General fund$500,000
- Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation · 2023 - General fund$500,000
- James & Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation · 2025 - general support$355,000
- James & Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation · 2024 - general support$355,000
- Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation Inc · 2023 - Sketchbook- #22 ali vs frazier, 1971$345,200
- Roy and Irene Rettinger Foundation · 2025 - General support$335,000
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL · 75 shared funders
- Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL · 60 shared funders
- Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL · 78 shared funders
- Paws ChicagoChicago, IL · 43 shared funders
- Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · 37 shared funders
- The Night MinistryChicago, IL · 36 shared funders
- University of ChicagoChicago, IL · 61 shared funders
- Big Shoulders FundChicago, IL · 30 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | 121 | $15.2M |
| 2024 | 237 | 224 | $17.9M |
| 2023 | 246 | 230 | $21.7M |
| 2022 | 32 | 24 | $1M |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | $92K |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 |
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How this page is made
Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-2167725
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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