Funders › IL › James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation › 2025
Grants paid by James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation, tax year 2025
EIN 16-1639401 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
In tax year 2025, James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation (EIN 16-1639401) reported 52 grants paid totaling $3,172,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2025
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Planned Parenthood of Illinois Chicago, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Timeline Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $155,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Shattered Globe Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $130,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Remy Bumppo Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Deborah's Place Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | 826chi Chicago, IL | U | $85,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Thresholds Chicago, IL | B | $85,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Chicago Foundation for Women Chicago, IL | C | $80,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | American Library Association Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Wttwwfmt Chicago, IL | U | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Golden Apple Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Wbezchicago Public Media Chicago, IL | U | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | La Casa Norte Chicago, IL | B | $70,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | New Moms Chicago, IL | B | $70,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Repro Tlc Berwyn, IL | B | $65,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Midwest Access Coalition Chicago, IL | C | $65,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Cara Collective Chicago, IL | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Breakthrough Urban Ministries Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Theatre Aspen Aspen, CO | B | $60,000 | paid | SEASON SPONSORSHIP | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Start Early Chicago, IL | C | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | American Blues Theater Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois River Forest, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Little Black Pearl Workshop Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Panorama Global Seattle, WA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Marwen Chicago, IL | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | New Teacher Center Santa Cruz, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | CHICAGO AND OAK PARK PROGRAMMING | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Chicago Jesuit Academy Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Thrive Counseling Center Oak Park, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Children's Literacy Initiative Chicago, IL | U | $35,000 | paid | CHICAGO PROGRAMMING | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | American Wrtiers Museum Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | English in Action Basalt, CO | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Stratford Festival America Birmingham, MI | U | $12,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Merit School of Music Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | The Learning Center (house of Connections) Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | University of St Thomas St Paul, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | JAMES GRUSECKI CLASS OF 1966 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Chicago Opera Theater Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | St Luke & St Bernadine Parish River Forest, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | The Climate Center Santa Rosa, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Working in Schools Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Earth Island Berkeley, CA | U | $4,000 | paid | CALCAN | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Justice Outside Oakland, CA | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611279349100906 |
| 2025 | Botanical Bus Rohnert Park, CA | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202611279349100906 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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