Grants paid by The George a Bates Memorial Foundation C/O Sarah M Linsley Suite 4000
EIN 36-3747609 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The George a Bates Memorial Foundation C/O Sarah M Linsley Suite 4000 of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-3747609) reported 79 grants paid totaling $2,011,000 to 30 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,011,000
79 grants
Recipients
30
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12 | $155,000 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | $276,000 | — |
| 2021 | 9 | $276,000 | — |
| 2022 | 9 | $357,000 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | $312,000 | — |
| 2024 | 15 | $285,000 | — |
| 2025 | 10 | $350,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 30 recipients receiving the most from The George a Bates Memorial Foundation C/O Sarah M Linsley Suite 4000, by grants paid, out of 30 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaken Acres Wildlife Center | U | Sycamore, IL | 6 | $535,000 | 2025 |
| The Hill School 23-1352647 | B | Pottstown, PA | 3 | $225,000 | 2025 |
| Infant Welfare Society of Chicago 36-2167752 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $223,000 | 2022 |
| Southern Illinois University Foundation of Engineering | U | Carbondale, IL | 6 | $97,857 | 2024 |
| Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute | U | Carterville, IL | 6 | $85,429 | 2024 |
| Hope Light Foundation 20-4527582 | B | Hazelwood, MO | 6 | $85,429 | 2024 |
| Skaggs Foundation 30-0107007 | B | Branson, MO | 6 | $85,428 | 2024 |
| Poshard Foundation for Abused Children 37-1382558 | B | Carterville, IL | 6 | $85,428 | 2024 |
| Brehm School Foundation | U | Carbondale, IL | 5 | $75,429 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | U | Staten Island, NY | 3 | $75,000 | 2025 |
| Leadership Development Program Southern Illinois University Foundation | U | Carbondale, IL | 3 | $63,000 | 2022 |
| Cheetah Conservation Fund 31-1726923 | C | Alexandria, VA | 3 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Oaken Acres Wildlife Refuge & Rehabiliation Center 36-3325126 | D | Dekalb, IL | 1 | $40,000 | 2018 |
| Home for Our Troops Aka Hfot USA | U | Taunton, MA | 1 | $35,000 | 2023 |
| Home for Our Troops | U | Taunton, MA | 2 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Furry Friends | U | Jupiter, FL | 2 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Paws Chicago 36-4219778 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Groton Schosarship Fund Inc 06-6046683 | D | Groton, CT | 2 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Winnetka Community Center | U | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Humane Society of Greater Jupiter Aka Furry Friends | U | Jupiter, FL | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| K9s for Warriors 27-5219467 | B | Ponte Vedra, FL | 1 | $15,000 | 2023 |
| Natures Edge Wildlife & Repltile Center 47-1226876 | D | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Memphis Catholic High School | U | Memphis, TN | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Anti Cruelty Society Chicago 36-2179814 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Fox Valley Wildlife Center 36-3075400 | D | Elburn, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Leadership Development Program 80-0363734 | D | Carbondale, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Brehem School Foundation | U | Carbondale, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Save-a-Pet 23-7304570 | B | Grayslake, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Lake Forest Academy 36-2216167 | B | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
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 79 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Hill School Pottstown, PA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621319349102752 |
| 2025 | Oaken Acres Wildlife Center Sycamore, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621319349102752 |
| 2025 | Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621319349102752 |
| 2025 | Furry Friends Jupiter, FL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621319349102752 |
| 2025 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America Washington, DC | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621319349102752 |
| 2025 | Winnetka Community Center Winnetka, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621319349102752 |
| 2025 | Home for Our Troops Taunton, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621319349102752 |
| 2025 | Paws Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621319349102752 |
| 2025 | Cheetah Conservation Fund Alexandria, VA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621319349102752 |
| 2025 | Save-a-Pet Grayslake, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621319349102752 |
| 2024 | The Hill School Pottstown, PA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Oaken Acres Wildlife Center Sycamore, IL | U | $80,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Paws Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Anti Cruelty Society Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Home for Our Troops Taunton, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Cheetah Conservation Fund Alexandria, VA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Groton Schosarship Fund Inc Groton, CT | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Southern Illinois University Foundation of Engineering Carbondale, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Brehm School Foundation Carbondale, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Furry Friends Jupiter, FL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute Carterville, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Hope Light Foundation Hazelwood, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Skaggs Foundation Branson, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2024 | Poshard Foundation for Abused Children Carterville, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202541049349100824 |
| 2023 | Oaken Acres Wildlife Center Sycamore, IL | U | $90,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Home for Our Troops Aka Hfot USA Taunton, MA | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | The Hill School Pottstown, PA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Cheetah Conservation Fund Aka Ccf Alexandria, VA | D | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Humane Society of Greater Jupiter Aka Furry Friends Jupiter, FL | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | K9s for Warriors Ponte Vedra, FL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Southern Illinois University Foundation of Engineering Carbondale, IL | U | $14,857 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Natures Edge Wildlife & Repltile Center Fort Worth, TX | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Groton Schosarship Fund Inc Groton, CT | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute Carterville, IL | U | $7,429 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Hope Light Foundation Hazelwood, MO | B | $7,429 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Brehm School Foundation Carbondale, IL | U | $7,429 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Skaggs Foundation Branson, MO | B | $7,428 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2023 | Poshard Foundation for Abused Children Carterville, IL | B | $7,428 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202411359349103956 |
| 2022 | Oaken Acres Wildlife Center Sycamore, IL | U | $103,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202321359349103992 |
| 2022 | Infant Welfare Society of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $79,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202321359349103992 |
| 2022 | Poshard Foundation for Abused Children Carterville, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202321359349103992 |
| 2022 | Southern Illinois University Foundation of Engineering Carbondale, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202321359349103992 |
| 2022 | Leadership Development Program Southern Illinois University Foundation Carbondale, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202321359349103992 |
| 2022 | Hope Light Foundation Hazelwood, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202321359349103992 |
| 2022 | Brehm School Foundation Carbondale, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202321359349103992 |
| 2022 | Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute Carterville, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202321359349103992 |
| 2022 | Skaggs Foundation Branson, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202321359349103992 |
| 2021 | Oaken Acres Wildlife Center Sycamore, IL | U | $81,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221339349104107 |
| 2021 | Infant Welfare Society of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $62,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221339349104107 |
| 2021 | Skaggs Foundation Branson, MO | B | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221339349104107 |
| 2021 | Leadership Development Program Southern Illinois University Foundation Carbondale, IL | U | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221339349104107 |
| 2021 | Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute Carterville, IL | U | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221339349104107 |
| 2021 | Southern Illinois University Foundation of Engineering Carbondale, IL | U | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221339349104107 |
| 2021 | Poshard Foundation for Abused Children Carterville, IL | B | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221339349104107 |
| 2021 | Brehm School Foundation Carbondale, IL | U | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221339349104107 |
| 2021 | Hope Light Foundation Hazelwood, MO | B | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221339349104107 |
| 2020 | Oaken Acres Wildlife Center Sycamore, IL | U | $81,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202141279349100619 |
| 2020 | Infant Welfare Society of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $62,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202141279349100619 |
| 2020 | Leadership Development Program Southern Illinois University Foundation Carbondale, IL | U | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202141279349100619 |
| 2020 | Poshard Foundation for Abused Children Carterville, IL | B | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202141279349100619 |
| 2020 | Brehm School Foundation Carbondale, IL | U | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202141279349100619 |
| 2020 | Hope Light Foundation Hazelwood, MO | B | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202141279349100619 |
| 2020 | Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute Carterville, IL | U | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202141279349100619 |
| 2020 | Skaggs Foundation Branson, MO | B | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202141279349100619 |
| 2020 | Southern Illinois University Foundation of Engineering Carbondale, IL | U | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202141279349100619 |
| 2018 | Oaken Acres Wildlife Refuge & Rehabiliation Center Dekalb, IL | D | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
| 2018 | Infant Welfare Society of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
| 2018 | Brehem School Foundation Carbondale, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
| 2018 | Memphis Catholic High School Memphis, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
| 2018 | Hope Light Foundation Hazelwood, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
| 2018 | Leadership Development Program Carbondale, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
| 2018 | Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute Carterville, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
| 2018 | Southern Illinois University Foundation of Engineering Carbondale, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
| 2018 | Fox Valley Wildlife Center Elburn, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
| 2018 | Skaggs Foundation Branson, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
| 2018 | Poshard Foundation for Abused Children Carterville, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
| 2018 | Lake Forest Academy Lake Forest, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201901339349101610 |
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.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202621319349102752 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202541049349100824 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411359349103956 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321359349103992 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202221339349104107 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202141279349100619 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201901339349101610 |
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/363747609.json.
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