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FundersILThe Siragusa Family Foundation › 2024

Grants paid by The Siragusa Family Foundation, tax year 2024

EIN 36-3100492 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV

In tax year 2024, The Siragusa Family Foundation (EIN 36-3100492) reported 105 grants paid totaling $1,100,276. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2024

Grants reported by The Siragusa Family Foundation for tax year 2024
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024Mayo Foundation Rochester, MNU$22,500paidSUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SURF) AND GENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, ILU$20,000approved, futureSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Roosevelt University Chicago, ILB$20,000approved, futureSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024American Indian College Fund Denver, COB$20,000paidSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Cara Collective Chicago, ILU$20,000approved, futureCALIFORNIA WILDFIRE FUND202503039349100630
2024School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, ILU$20,000paidSIRAGUSA FOUNDATION CHIARTS SCHOLARSHIP202503039349100630
2024Partnership for College Completion Chicago, ILB$20,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, ILB$20,000approved, futureSTARS PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Rush University Chicago, ILU$20,000paidNURSING SCHOLARSHIP202503039349100630
2024Howard Brown Health Chicago, ILC$20,000paidBROADWAY YOUTH CENTER (BYC)202503039349100630
2024Northwestern University Evanston, ILB$20,000approved, futureSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Partnership for College Completion Chicago, ILB$20,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Roosevelt University Chicago, ILB$20,000paidSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024American Indian College Fund Denver, COB$20,000approved, futureSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024United Negro College Fund Chicago, ILU$20,000approved, futureSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, ILB$20,000paidS.T.A.R.S MENTORING PROGRAM (STUDENTS TOGETHER ARE REACHING SUCCESS)202503039349100630
2024Mayo Foundation Rochester, MNU$20,000approved, futureSURF SCHOLARSHIP202503039349100630
2024United Negro College Fund Chicago, ILU$20,000paidSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Elmhurst University Elmhurst, ILB$20,000approved, futureSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Rush University Chicago, ILU$20,000approved, futureSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Northwestern University Evanston, ILB$20,000paidSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Elmhurst University Elmhurst, ILB$20,000paidSCHOLARSHIP FUND202503039349100630
2024Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation Chicago, ILD$15,000paidCENTER FOR CHILDHOOD RESILIENCE202503039349100630
2024Children's Home & Aid Society Chicago, ILC$15,000approved, futureCENTER FOR CHILDHOOD RESILENCE202503039349100630
2024A Safe Haven Foundation Chicago, ILB$15,000paidCENTER FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT202503039349100630
2024Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, ILB$15,000paidTRANSITIONAL CARE CLINIC202503039349100630
2024A Safe Haven Foundation Chicago, ILB$15,000approved, futureCENTER FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT202503039349100630
2024Build Chicago, ILD$15,000paidRESTORATIVE JUSTICE & INTERVENTION INITIATIVE202503039349100630
2024California Community Foundation Los Angeles, CAB$15,000approved, futureINTERVENTION PROGRAMS202503039349100630
2024Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, ILB$15,000approved, futureTRANSITIONAL CARE CLINIC202503039349100630
2024Breakthrough Sacramento Sacramento, CAD$12,630paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Restore Jacksonville, FLU$11,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Soil Born Farms Rancho Cordova, CAU$10,500paidYOUTH CORPS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND GENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
20243arts Inc Chicago, ILC$10,250paidMAKE A WAVE FUND AND GENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Albany Park Theater Project Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Openlands Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Family Focus Chicago, ILB$10,000paidENGLEWOOD FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES202503039349100630
2024Midtown Educational Foundation Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Silk Road Rising Chicago, ILU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Chicago Opera Theater Chicago, ILC$10,000approved, futureSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Lookingglass Theatre Company Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Uniting Voices Chicago -(formerly Chicago Children's Choir) Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCHICAGO CHILDREN'S CHOIR'S PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD CHOIR202503039349100630
2024Alternatives Incorporated Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Marwen Foundation Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Bottom Line Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Howard Brown Health Chicago, ILC$10,000approved, futureWE CARE CAMPAIGN202503039349100630
2024Breakthrough Sacramento Sacramento, CAD$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Associated Colleges of Illinois Chicago, ILB$10,000paidPEER MENTORING PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Urban Gateways Chicago, ILC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024College Possible Chicago, ILU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Cara Collective Chicago, ILU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCREATIVE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE AND INGENUITY INSTITUTES202503039349100630
2024The Cradle Foundation Evanston, ILB$10,000paidSPECIAL NEEDS INFANT ADOPTION PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Shore Community Services Inc Skokie, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Harris Theater for Music and Dance Chicago, ILU$10,000paidACCESS TICKETS PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Silk Road Rising Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Inspiration Corporation Chicago, ILC$10,000approved, futureFOODSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Newberry Library Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureTEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Restore Jacksonville, FLU$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Loyola Academy Wilmette, ILB$10,000approved, futureSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Howard Brown Health Chicago, ILC$10,000approved, futureBROADWAY YOUTH CENTER202503039349100630
2024North Chicago Community Partners Lake Bluff, ILC$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024The Chicago Lighthouse Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureTRANSITIONAL JOBS PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Midtown Educational Foundation Chicago, ILU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024One Million Degrees Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$10,000paidEMERGENCY SCHOLARSHIP FUND202503039349100630
2024Hubbard Street Dance Theater Chicago, ILD$10,000approved, futureEDUCATION AND ADAPTIVE DANCE PROGRAMS202503039349100630
2024Communities in Schools (cis) Chicago, ILC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Newroot Learning Institute Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Merit School of Music Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Goodman Theatre Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureTEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024The Night Ministry Chicago, ILB$10,000paidHEALTH AND OUTREACH MINISTRY202503039349100630
2024Playmakers Laboratory (barrel of Monkeys) Chicago, ILD$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Skyart Chicago, ILD$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024North Chicago Community Partners Lake Bluff, ILC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Braven Inc Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Skyart Chicago, ILD$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, ILU$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Keshet Northbrook, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT202503039349100630
2024Infant Welfare Society of Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureCHAT PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Openlands Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureTREEKEEPERS PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, ILU$10,000paidWINDY CITY HARVEST202503039349100630
2024Sit Stay Read Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Juvenile Protective Association Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCONNECT TO KIDS PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024K9's for Warriors Ponte Vedra, FLB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Chicago High School for the Arts Foundation Chicago, ILD$10,000paidSTUDENT ASSISTANCE FUND202503039349100630
2024Mikva Challenge Chicago, ILD$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Metropolitan Family Services Chicago, ILC$10,000paidCOMM. PARTNERING 4 PEACE202503039349100630
2024Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation Chicago, ILD$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Marwen Chicago, ILD$10,000paidCOLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAMS202503039349100630
2024Adler Planetarium Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT202503039349100630
2024YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000paidSAFE COMMUNITIES202503039349100630
2024Erie Family Health Center Chicago, ILB$10,000paidWESTSIDE H3: HEALTHY MINDS. HEALTHY CHILDREN. HEALTHY CHICAGO202503039349100630
2024Chicago Women in Philanthropy Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT202503039349100630
2024Growing Home Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Public Allies Chicago, ILU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureLYRIC UNLIMITED202503039349100630
2024One Million Degrees Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024People's Music School Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureOPERA FROR ALL PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Mikva Challenge Chicago, ILD$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Lookingglass Theatre Company Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT202503039349100630
2024Children's Home & Aid Society Chicago, ILC$10,000paidENGLEWOOD EARLY HEAD START202503039349100630
2024YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureYOUTH SAFETY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION (YSVP) INITIATIVE202503039349100630
2024Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000paidLYRIC UNLIMITED202503039349100630
2024Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago, ILB$10,000paidAUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT FOR UNDESERVED AUDIENCES IN CHICAGO202503039349100630
2024West Point School of Music Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024The University of Chicago Chicago, ILU$10,000paidSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Uniting Voices Chicago -(formerly Chicago Children's Choir) Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureNEIGHBORHOOD CHOIR PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Inspiration Corporation Chicago, ILC$10,000paidFOODSERVICE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES202503039349100630
2024Uso of Illinois Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Harris Theater for Music and Dance Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT202503039349100630
2024Sit Stay Read Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Build Chicago, ILD$10,000approved, futureMITZI FREIDHEIM ENGLEWOOD CHILD & FAMILY CENTER202503039349100630
2024John G Shedd Aquarium Chicago, ILU$10,000paidGENERAL LEARNING PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024West Point School of Music Chicago, ILU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Thresholds Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024College Possible Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Shore Community Services Inc Skokie, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024The Chicago Lighthouse Chicago, ILU$10,000paidTRANSITIONAL JOBS PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024People's Music School Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Growing Home Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Playmakers Laboratory (barrel of Monkeys) Chicago, ILD$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, ILC$10,000paidEDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS202503039349100630
2024Thresholds Chicago, ILB$10,000paidWOMEN VETERAN HEALTH INITIATIVE202503039349100630
2024Goodman Theatre Chicago, ILU$10,000paidTEACHING ARTIST PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Juvenile Protective Association Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureCONNECT TO KIDS PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Erie Family Health Center Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureWEST SIDE ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROJECT202503039349100630
2024Newberry Library Chicago, ILB$10,000paidK-12 TEACHER PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Center for Changing Lives Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024The Cove School Northbrook, ILB$10,000paidSCHOLARSHIP FUND202503039349100630
2024Family Focus Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureFAMILY FOCUS ENGLEWOOD202503039349100630
2024The Cove School Northbrook, ILB$10,000approved, futureSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Infant Welfare Society of Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCHILD-CENTERED HEALTH AND ADVANCED THERAPIES (CHAT) PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Chicago Opera Theater Chicago, ILC$10,000paidOPERA FOR ALL PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Communities in Schools (cis) Chicago, ILC$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Adler Planetarium Chicago, ILB$10,000paidADLER TEEN LEADERS ADVANCING STEM PROGRAM AND GENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Newroot Learning Institute Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Onegoal Chicago, ILC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024The Chicago Community Trust Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024John G Shedd Aquarium Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT202503039349100630
2024The Night Ministry Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Connections for Abused Women & Their Children Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Hubbard Street Dance Theater Chicago, ILD$10,000paidEDUCATION, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS202503039349100630
2024Public Allies Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Urban Gateways Chicago, ILC$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Tuesday's Child Co Gordon Tech High School Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Braven Inc Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago Chicago, ILD$10,000approved, futureCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT202503039349100630
2024Alternatives Incorporated Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Steppenwolf Chicago, ILD$10,000approved, futureCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT202503039349100630
2024Institute for Shipboard Education Fort Collins, COC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago Chicago, ILD$10,000paidCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT202503039349100630
2024Metropolitan Family Services Chicago, ILC$10,000approved, futureCP4P PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Loyola Academy Wilmette, ILB$10,000paidSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Soil Born Farms Rancho Cordova, CAU$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
20243arts Inc Chicago, ILC$10,000approved, futureMAKE A WAVE202503039349100630
2024K9's for Warriors Ponte Vedra, FLB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Merit School of Music Chicago, ILB$10,000paidSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024The Field Museum Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCOMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS202503039349100630
2024Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000paidTEACHING EXPERIENCES AT THE ART MUSEUM (TEAM)202503039349100630
2024Onegoal Chicago, ILC$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Tuesday's Child Co Gordon Tech High School Chicago, ILU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Chicago Cares Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Chicago Cares Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureWINDY CITY HARVEST202503039349100630
2024Albany Park Theater Project Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Bottom Line Chicago, ILU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR BOTTOM LINE CHICAGO202503039349100630
2024Uso of Illinois Chicago, ILU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Project Exploration Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, ILU$10,000paidSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Associated Colleges of Illinois Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futurePEER MENTORING PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, ILC$10,000approved, futureCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT202503039349100630
2024The University of Chicago Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureSCHOLARSHIPS202503039349100630
2024Center for Changing Lives Chicago, ILB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Project Exploration Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Steppenwolf Chicago, ILD$10,000paidSTEPPENWOLF FOR YOUNG ADULTS202503039349100630
2024Friends of the Chicago River Chicago, ILC$7,500paidADOPT-A-RIVER: RIVER VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM (RSVP)202503039349100630
2024Northwestern University Settlement Assoc Chicago, ILC$7,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Josephinum Academy Chicago, ILB$5,000paidSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Chicago, ILB$5,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Salvation Army Chicago, ILC$5,000paidWONDERLAND CAMP202503039349100630
2024Northwestern University Settlement Assoc Chicago, ILC$5,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Marillac St Vincent Family Services Inc Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Friends of the Chicago River Chicago, ILC$5,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Chicago High School for the Arts Foundation Chicago, ILD$5,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Keshet Northbrook, ILB$5,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024International Game Fish Association Dania, FLB$2,500paidEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024National Center for Family Philanthropy Washington, DCB$2,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Skyart Chicago, ILD$2,500approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Project Exploration Chicago, ILB$2,500approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024National Center for Family Philanthropy Washington, DCB$2,500approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Teach for America-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FLU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Connections for Abused Women & Their Children Chicago, ILB$1,000approved, futureMENTORING PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Chicago Women in Philanthropy Chicago, ILB$1,000paidWOMEN'S MENTORING AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM202503039349100630
2024Volunteers of America Alexandria, VAU$526paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center Jacksonville, FLU$500paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630
2024Exponent Philanthropy Washington, DCU$370paidGENERAL OPERATING202503039349100630

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Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

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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