Who funds Paws Chicago?
Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-4219778 · NTEE D200 · 501(c)(3)
194 private foundations paid Paws Chicago 379 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $16.9M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE D200) places it in animal welfare.
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.
- Peter and Paula Fasseas Foundation · 2024 - Unrestricted general operating support$2,661,280
- Wayne and Nan Kocourek Foundation · 2025 - To support operational and program expenses.$2,552,600
- Wayne and Nan Kocourek Foundation · 2024 - To support operational and program expenses.$2,206,638
- Wayne and Nan Kocourek Foundation · 2023 - To support operational and program expenses.$2,202,025
- Peter and Paula Fasseas Foundation · 2023 - Unrestricted general operating support$2,196,400
- The Forsythe Family Foundation · 2025 - General charitable$1,000,000
- The Rachael Ray Foundation · 2024 - An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose$375,000
- James C and Norma I Smith Foundation · 2024 - General support$150,000
- Sachs Family Foundation · 2024 - To enhance the purpose of the organization$146,500
- Sachs Family Foundation · 2023 - To enhance the purpose of the organization$134,417
- Caerus Foundation Inc · 2024 - PAWS Chicago PAWS for Life Program 2024-2026$125,000
- James C and Norma I Smith Foundation · 2023 - General support$125,000
- The Giving 3 Foundation · 2025 - General fund$100,000
- Dart Foundation fka Solid Waste Management Foundation · 2024 - Purchase of an autoclave.$100,000
- James C and Norma I Smith Foundation · 2022 - General support$100,000
- The Canning Foundation · 2023 - On 12/28/2023, the foundation donated 735 shs of sui with a book value of $27,217 to help further the organization's program services.…$98,489
- The Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for Animal Welfare Ltd · 2023 - To be read in conjunction with statement 15$90,000
- The Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for Animal Welfare Ltd · 2024 - $75,000: Second payment of a three-year sponsorship of low-cost and no-cost veterinary services in low-income and underserved areas of…$75,000
- Caerus Foundation Inc · 2023 - PAWS Chicago Community Outreach Program 2022-2024$75,000
- Sf Foundation · 2023 - To support general services$75,000
- Seidensticker Family Foundation · 2023 - General$72,300
- Sf Foundation · 2024 - To support general services$65,000
- Fulk Family Foundation Inc · 2023 - General Support$60,000
- Pedigree Foundation · 2024 - Animal Rescue Relief Purposes$50,600
- HF Foundation Inc · 2025 - Charitable donation 501(c)(3) organization$50,000
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL · 84 shared funders
- Northern Illinois Food BankGeneva, IL · 35 shared funders
- The Night MinistryChicago, IL · 32 shared funders
- Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL · 43 shared funders
- Movember FoundationSanta Monica, CA · 27 shared funders
- Big Shoulders FundChicago, IL · 27 shared funders
- Depaul UniversityChicago, IL · 28 shared funders
- Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL · 25 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 57 | $4.1M |
| 2024 | 134 | 125 | $6.8M |
| 2023 | 169 | 132 | $5.8M |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | $175K |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 |
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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 36-4219778
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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