Who funds Big Shoulders Fund?
Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-3490557 · NTEE B122 · 501(c)(3)
136 private foundations paid Big Shoulders Fund 285 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $31.1M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE B122) places it in education.
All years on file, including returns before 2022.
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Foundations that funded it
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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.
- John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy · 2024 - Program$2,000,000
- The Canning Foundation · 2025 - On 02/28/2025, the foundation donated 12,850 shs of sui with a book value of $350,465 to help further the organization's program services.…$1,739,569
- Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation · 2024 - General charitable operations$1,200,000
- Theobald Foundation · 2023 - Operational$1,000,000
- The Canning Foundation · 2023 - To further program services$814,480
- The Bruce and Beth White Family Foundation · 2025 - Northwest indiana initiative$800,000
- The Bruce and Beth White Family Foundation · 2024 - 4Th payment of five year pledge for northwest indiana initiative$800,000
- Dean & Barbara White Family Foundation Inc · 2024 - Northwest indiana initiative$800,000
- Dean & Barbara White Family Foundation Inc · 2023 - Northwest indiana initiative$800,000
- The Timothy and Susanne Sullivan Family Foundation · 2025 - Sullivan Fellows Program and Covered Schools$775,000
- Kazma Family Foundation Inc · 2025 - As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant$730,000
- The Canning Foundation · 2024 - On 06/12/2024, the foundation donated 2 shs of brka with a book value of $204,565 to help further the organization's program services.…$727,028
- Kazma Family Foundation Inc · 2023 - As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant$680,000
- HF Foundation Inc · 2025 - Charitable donation 501(c)(3) organization$650,000
- The Canning Foundation · 2023 - On 08/01/2023, the foundation donated 18,616 shs of opch with a book value of $474,335.68 to help further the organization's program…$630,198
- Kazma Family Foundation Inc · 2024 - As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant$630,000
- The Timothy and Susanne Sullivan Family Foundation · 2024 - Sullivan Fellows Program and Covered Schools$625,000
- HF Foundation Inc · 2023 - Charitable donation 501(c)(3) organization$600,000
- Stephen and Christy King Family Foundation · 2024 - General fund$569,604
- Tengelsen Family Foundation · 2025 - Tengelsen family scholars program$475,875
- Tengelsen Family Foundation · 2024 - Tengelsen family scholars program$475,875
- Valenti Charitable Foundation · 2023 - Charitable purpose$469,394
- The Canning Foundation · 2023 - On 07/06/2023, the foundation donated 651 shs of cabo with a book value of $463,420.86 to help further the organization's program services.…$418,437
- Stephen and Christy King Family Foundation · 2025 - General fund$400,000
- The Bruce and Beth White Family Foundation · 2024 - Humanitarian awards dinner ($200,000),white family college scholarship ($12,500), patron pledge - our lady of guadalupe school ($100,000)…$350,500
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- Depaul UniversityChicago, IL · 25 shared funders
- Paws ChicagoChicago, IL · 27 shared funders
- Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL · 22 shared funders
- The Night MinistryChicago, IL · 23 shared funders
- Loyola University of ChicagoChicago, IL · 19 shared funders
- Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL · 20 shared funders
- Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL · 30 shared funders
- Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · 19 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | 39 | $6.8M |
| 2024 | 100 | 89 | $12.2M |
| 2023 | 127 | 100 | $10.9M |
| 2022 | 13 | 11 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $1,130 |
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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 36-3490557
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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