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Grants paid by Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation

EIN 36-3621711 · Des Plaines, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV

Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation of Des Plaines, IL (EIN 36-3621711) reported 166 grants paid totaling $1,266,500 to 53 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$1,266,500

166 grants

Recipients

53

distinct organizations

Tax years

2020–2025

6 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
202021$148,500
202120$183,500
202223$173,000
202324$169,500
202439$262,500
202539$329,500

Top recipients

The 53 recipients receiving the most from Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation, by grants paid, out of 53 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Handel Week Inc 36-4346287COak Park, IL6$137,5002025
Pacific Garden Mission 36-2445391BChicago, IL6$115,0002025
Big Shoulders Fund 36-3490557BChicago, IL6$108,0002025
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 36-2167823BChicago, IL6$100,0002025
Evangelical Child and Family Agency 36-2229573BWheaton, IL6$77,0002025
Peggy Notebaert Nature MuseumUChicago, IL3$55,0002025
Haymarket Opera Company 27-4348359CChicago, IL6$52,0002025
Misericordia Foundation 23-7285834BChicago, IL4$50,0002025
Salvation Army 36-2167910CChicago, IL6$45,0002025
Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc 95-1831097BOrlando, FL4$40,0002025
Opera Theatre of St Louis 43-0821958BSt Louis, MO6$39,0002025
Sea Turtle Inc 74-2042030BSouth Padre Island, TX6$36,5002025
Chicago Zoological Society 36-2167016BBrookfield, IL6$33,0002025
Maywood Fine Arts Association 36-3822848BMaywood, IL6$32,0002025
Texas Am Univ-Kleberg Wildlife InstUKingsville, TX2$30,0002021
Willacy County Fair Auction 74-1252211DRaymondville, TX2$20,0002021
San Perlita Fire DepartmentUSan Perlita, TX2$20,0002021
Sit Stay Read Inc 20-0151074BChicago, IL3$17,5002025
Midwest Shelter for Homeless Vetera 36-4337985CWheaton, IL2$17,0002025
Children's Bereavement Center of RgUHarlingen, TX4$14,0002025
Chicago Opera Theater 23-7354963CChicago, IL2$14,0002025
Willacy County Ambulance ServiceURaymondville, TX2$14,0002021
The People's Music School 51-0192597BChicago, IL6$13,0002025
Chicago Horticultural Society 36-2225482BGlencoe, IL3$13,0002024
Family Crisis Center Inc 74-2243258CRaymondville, TX3$13,0002025
Northern Illinois Food Bank 36-3203648BGeneva, IL2$12,0002025
Willacy County 4-HURaymondville, TX2$12,0002021
Griffin Museum of Science and IndusUChicago, IL2$10,0002025
Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley 74-2421560BPharr, TX1$10,0002025
Art Institute of Chicago 36-2167725BChicago, IL2$10,0002025
Field MuseumUChicago, IL2$10,0002025
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc 13-1624087BNew York, NY3$9,0002024
Revive Center for Housing and Heali 36-2192804CChicago, IL3$8,0002025
Grace Episcopal Church - Childrens 36-2734862DOak Park, IL4$8,0002025
University of ChicagoUChicago, IL3$7,0002024
Chicago Arts and Music Project 83-1506639BOak Park, IL1$7,0002024
Valley Haven Inc 47-2987546BHarlingen, TX3$5,0002025
Texas Search and Rescue IncUWimberley, TX1$5,0002025
Chicago Public Media Inc 36-3687394BChicago, IL4$5,0002025
The Learning Center House of Connec 36-3575412CChicago, IL1$5,0002025
Walk for Women Inc 13-4299410BSouth Padre Island, TX1$5,0002025
Dusable Black History Museum 36-2524811DChicago, IL2$4,0002025
Driscoll Children's Hospital DeveloUCorpus Christi, TX2$4,0002025
National Museum of Mexican Art 36-3225519BChicago, IL2$4,0002025
Chicago High School Agricultural ScUChicago, IL3$4,0002025
Chicago Bible Society 36-2495301CChicago, IL6$3,0002025
Catholic Charities 37-1415829CChicago, IL2$3,0002024
Chicago Historical Society 36-2167004BChicago, IL1$2,0002025
Institute for Study of Ancient CultUChicago, IL1$2,0002024
Grant Park Orchestral Assn 32-0005884CChicago, IL1$2,0002025
Chicago History Museum 20-4982186BChicago, IL1$2,0002024
University of Chicago Fbo Brown Mus 36-2177139DChicago, IL1$2,0002020
Rechs Bearkat BandURaymondville, TX1$1,0002021

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 166 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Handel Week Incorporated Oak Park, ILB$25,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Chicago, ILU$25,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$25,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Pacific Garden Mission Chicago, ILB$20,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$20,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Evangelical Child and Family Agency Wheaton, ILB$18,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Misericordia Foundation Chicago, ILB$15,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Haymarket Opera Company Chicago, ILC$15,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Sea Turtle Inc South Padre Island, TXB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley Pharr, TXB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Maywood Fine Arts Association Maywood, ILB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Midwest Shelter for Homeless Vetera Wheaton, ILC$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Children's Bereavement Center of Rg Harlingen, TXU$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc Orlando, FLB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Family Crisis Center Harlingen, TXB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Opera Theatre of Saint Louis St Louis, MOB$8,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, ILB$7,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, ILB$7,000paidGeneral chritable purposes202631389349100903
2025Chicago Opera Theater Chicago, ILC$7,000paidGeneral chritable purposes202631389349100903
2025Griffin Museum of Science and Indus Chicago, ILU$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Field Museum Chicago, ILU$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025The People's Music School Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Texas Search and Rescue Inc Wimberley, TXU$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Salvation Army Chicago, ILC$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Sit Stay Read Inc Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Revive Center for Housing and Heali Chicago, ILC$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025The Learning Center House of Connec Chicago, ILC$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Walk for Women Inc South Padre Island, TXB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Valley Haven Inc Harlingen, TXB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Chicago High School Agricultural Sc Chicago, ILU$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Chicago Public Media Inc Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025National Museum of Mexican Art Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Dusable Black History Museum Ed Cen Chicago, ILD$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Driscoll Children's Hospital Develo Corpus Christi, TXU$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Chicago Historical Society Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Grant Park Orchestral Assn Chicago, ILC$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Grace Espiscopal Church-Children's Oak Park, ILD$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2025Chicago Bible Society Chicago, ILB$500paidGeneral charitable purposes202631389349100903
2024Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$25,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Handel Week Incorporated Oak Park, ILB$25,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$20,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Pacific Garden Mission Chicago, ILB$20,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Misericordia Foundation Chicago, ILB$15,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Evangelical Child and Family Agency Wheaton, ILB$15,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024The Haymarket Opera Company Nfp Chicago, ILB$12,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc Orlando, FLB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Sea Turtle Inc South Padre Island, TXB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Opera Theatre of Saint Louis St Louis, MOB$8,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, ILB$7,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Chicago Arts and Music Project Oak Park, ILB$7,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Chicago Opera Theater Chicago, ILC$7,000paidGeneral chritable purposes202521349349101592
2024Midwest Shelter for Homeless Vetera Wheaton, ILC$7,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Chicago Horticultural Society Glencoe, ILB$7,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Maywood Fine Arts Association Maywood, ILB$7,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Salvation Army Chicago, ILC$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Griffin Museum of Science and Indus Chicago, ILU$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, ILB$5,000paidGeneral chritable purposes202521349349101592
2024Field Museum Chicago, ILU$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Sit Stay Read Inc Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Metropolitan Opera Association Inc New York, NYB$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Catholic Charities Chicago, ILC$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024People's Music School Inc Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Family Crisis Center Inc Raymondville, TXC$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024National Museum of Mexican Art Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Chicago History Museum Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Valley Haven Inc Harlingen, TXB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Children's Bereavement Center of Rg Harlingen, TXU$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024University of Chicago Chicago, ILU$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Institute for Study of Ancient Cult Chicago, ILU$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Driscoll Children's Hospital Develo Corpus Christi, TXU$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Revive Center for Housing and Heali Chicago, ILC$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Dusable Black History Museum Chicago, ILD$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Chicago Public Media Inc Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Grace Espiscopal Church-Children's Oak Park, ILD$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Chicago High School Agricultural Sc Chicago, ILU$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2024Chicago Bible Society Chicago, ILB$500paidGeneral charitable purposes202521349349101592
2023Handel Week Incorporated Oak Park, ILB$25,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$20,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Pacific Garden Mission Chicago, ILB$20,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$20,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Evangelical Child and Family Agency Wheaton, ILB$12,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Misericordia Foundation Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc Orlando, FLB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023The Haymarket Opera Company Nfp Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Opera Theatre of Saint Louis St Louis, MOB$6,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Sea Turtle Inc South Padre Island, TXB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Maywood Fine Arts Association Maywood, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Salvation Army Chicago, ILC$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Metropolitan Opera Association Inc New York, NYB$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Chicago Horticultural Society Glencoe, ILB$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023University of Chicago Chicago, ILU$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023People's Music School Inc Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Revive Center for Housing and Heali Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Children's Bereavement Center of Rg Harlingen, TXU$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Chicago High School Agricultural Sc Chicago, ILU$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Grace Espiscopal Church-Children's Oak Park, ILD$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Chicago Public Media Inc Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Catholic Charities Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2023Chicago Bible Society Chicago, ILC$500paidGeneral charitable purposes202421349349100847
2022Handel Week Incorporated Oak Park, ILC$25,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$20,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Pacific Garden Mission Chicago, ILB$20,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$15,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Evangelical Child and Family Agency Wheaton, ILB$12,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Misericordia Foundation Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Salvation Army Chicago, ILC$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc Orlando, FLB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Sit Stay Read Inc Chicago, ILB$7,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022The Haymarket Opera Company Nfp Chicago, ILB$7,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Opera Theatre of Saint Louis St Louis, MOB$6,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Sea Turtle Inc South Padre Island, TXB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Maywood Fine Arts Association Maywood, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Metropolitan Opera Association Inc New York, NYB$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Chicago Horticultural Society Glencoe, ILB$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022University of Chicago Chicago, ILU$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022People's Music School Inc Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Chicago Public Media Inc Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Family Crisis Center Inc Raymondville, TXC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Children's Bereavement Center of Rg Harlingen, TXU$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Valley Haven Inc Harlingen, TXB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2022Chicago Bible Society Chicago, ILC$500paidGeneral charitable purposes202311319349101906
2021Handel Week Inc Oak Park, ILC$25,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202221159349103002
2021Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Chicago, ILU$20,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202221159349103002
2021Pacific Garden Mission Chicago, ILB$20,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202221159349103002
2021Texas Am Univ-Kleberg Wildlife Inst Kingsville, TXU$15,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202221159349103002
2021Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$13,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202221159349103002
2021Willacy County Fair Auction Raymondville, TXD$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202221159349103002
2021San Perlita Fire Department San Perlita, TXU$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202221159349103002
2021Evangelical Child and Family Agency Wheaton, ILB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202221159349103002
2021Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202221159349103002
2021Salvation Army Chicago, ILC$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202221159349103002
2021Willacy County Ambulance Service Raymondville, TXU$8,000paidGeneral charitablepurposes202221159349103002
2021Willacy County 4-H Raymondville, TXU$7,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202221159349103002
2021Opera Theatre of St Louis St Louis, MOB$6,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202221159349103002
2021Haymarket Opera Company Chicago, ILC$5,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202221159349103002
2021Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, ILB$5,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202221159349103002
2021Sea Turtle Inc South Padre Island, TXB$4,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202221159349103002
2021Maywood Fine Arts Association Maywood, ILB$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202221159349103002
2021The People's Music School Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202221159349103002
2021Rechs Bearkat Band Raymondville, TXU$1,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202221159349103002
2021Chicago Bible Society Chicago, ILC$500paidGeneral charitable purposes202221159349103002
2020Texas Am Univ-Kleberg Wildlife Inst Kingsville, TXU$15,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202121799349100757
2020Pacific Garden Mission Chicago, ILB$15,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202121799349100757
2020Handel Week Inc Oak Park, ILC$12,500paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202121799349100757
2020Evangelical Child and Family Agency Wheaton, ILB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202121799349100757
2020Willacy County Fair Auction Raymondville, TXD$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202121799349100757
2020Salvation Army Chicago, ILC$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202121799349100757
2020Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Chicago, ILU$10,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202121799349100757
2020Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202121799349100757
2020San Perlita Fire Department San Perlita, TXU$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202121799349100757
2020Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$10,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202121799349100757
2020Willacy County Ambulance Service Raymondville, TXU$6,000paidGeneral charitablepurposes202121799349100757
2020Opera Theatre of St Louis St Louis, MOB$5,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202121799349100757
2020Grace Episcopal Church - Childrens Oak Park, ILD$5,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202121799349100757
2020Willacy County 4-H Raymondville, TXU$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202121799349100757
2020Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, ILB$4,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202121799349100757
2020Haymarket Opera Company Chicago, ILC$3,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202121799349100757
2020Sea Turtle Inc South Padre Island, TXB$2,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202121799349100757
2020Maywood Fine Arts Association Maywood, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202121799349100757
2020University of Chicago Fbo Brown Mus Chicago, ILD$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202121799349100757
2020The People's Music School Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral Charitable Purposes202121799349100757
2020Chicago Bible Society Chicago, ILC$500paidGeneral charitable purposes202121799349100757

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

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.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-12-31not stated2025v4.1202631389349100903
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202521349349101592
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202421349349100847
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202311319349101906
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.0202221159349103002
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.0202121799349100757

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/363621711.json.

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