Grants paid by Law-Ware-Shedd-Murphy Foundation
EIN 36-3990756 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE S50Z
Law-Ware-Shedd-Murphy Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-3990756) reported 41 grants paid totaling $417,000 to 21 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
$417,000
41 grants
Recipients
21
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | $36,000 | — |
| 2019 | 5 | $48,000 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | $37,000 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | $33,000 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | $61,500 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $74,000 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | $83,000 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | $44,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 21 recipients receiving the most from Law-Ware-Shedd-Murphy Foundation, by grants paid, out of 21 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Salvation Army | U | Alexandria, VA | 7 | $155,000 | 2024 |
| Illinois Fire Safety Alliance 36-3647745 | B | Mt Prospect, IL | 4 | $46,000 | 2024 |
| Friends of 2nd Pres Church | U | Chicago, IL | 3 | $36,000 | 2025 |
| Leo High School 36-2182061 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $35,000 | 2023 |
| Latin School of Chicago 36-2258525 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Friends of 2nd Presbyterian Church | U | Chicago, IL | 5 | $21,500 | 2022 |
| 100 Club of Illinois 36-6158087 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Lake Forest College | U | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $15,000 | 2019 |
| 100 Club of Chicago | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $14,000 | 2019 |
| Illinois Peruvian Medical Society | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Old St Marys School 36-2171080 | D | Chicago, IL | 2 | $9,500 | 2024 |
| Chicago Police Memorial Fund | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $7,500 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | U | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Traverse Symphony Orchestra 38-2680276 | C | Traverse City, MI | 2 | $3,000 | 2023 |
| Lagrange Area Hist Society 23-7279906 | D | La Grange, IL | 2 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Chicago Children's Museum 36-3162484 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| The Masters School 13-1740472 | B | Dobbs Ferry, NY | 1 | $2,000 | 2021 |
| Auditorium Theatre 36-3145476 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 |
| Friends of the Garden Theatre 83-2531689 | C | Frankfort, MI | 1 | $1,000 | 2021 |
| Porchlight Music Theatre 36-4021553 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Omena Historical Society 32-0134627 | B | Omena, MI | 1 | $500 | 2025 |
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 41 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Latin School of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL ORG PURPOSES | 202631559349100118 |
| 2025 | Friends of 2nd Pres Church Chicago, IL | U | $14,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631559349100118 |
| 2025 | Omena Historical Society Omena, MI | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL ORG PURPOSES | 202631559349100118 |
| 2024 | Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | U | $26,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202531359349102338 |
| 2024 | Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Mount Prospect, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202531359349102338 |
| 2024 | 100 Club of Illinois Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202531359349102338 |
| 2024 | Friends of 2nd Pres Church Chicago, IL | U | $12,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202531359349102338 |
| 2024 | Old St Marys School Chicago, IL | D | $4,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202531359349102338 |
| 2024 | Lagrange Area Hist Society La Grange, IL | D | $500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202531359349102338 |
| 2023 | Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | U | $31,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202411349349103616 |
| 2023 | Leo High School Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202411349349103616 |
| 2023 | Friends of 2nd Pres Church Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202411349349103616 |
| 2023 | Old St Marys School Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202411349349103616 |
| 2023 | Traverse Symphony Orchestra Traverse City, MI | C | $1,500 | paid | General purpose | 202411349349103616 |
| 2023 | Lagrange Area Hist Society La Grange, IL | D | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202411349349103616 |
| 2022 | The Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202321309349101842 |
| 2022 | Friends of 2nd Presbyterian Church Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202321309349101842 |
| 2022 | Illinois Peruvian Medical Society Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | General purpose | 202321309349101842 |
| 2022 | Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Mt Prospect, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202321309349101842 |
| 2022 | Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Oak Brook, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | General purpose | 202321309349101842 |
| 2022 | Traverse Symphony Orchestra Traverse City, MI | C | $1,500 | paid | General purpose | 202321309349101842 |
| 2021 | The Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201369349102610 |
| 2021 | Chicago Police Memorial Fund Chicago, IL | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201369349102610 |
| 2021 | Friends of 2nd Presbyterian Church Chicago, IL | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201369349102610 |
| 2021 | The Masters School Dobbs Ferry, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201369349102610 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Garden Theatre Frankfort, MI | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201369349102610 |
| 2020 | The Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | U | $21,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202121679349100117 |
| 2020 | Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Mt Prospect, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | General Purposes | 202121679349100117 |
| 2020 | Friends of 2nd Presbyterian Church Chicago, IL | U | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202121679349100117 |
| 2020 | Chicago Children's Museum Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202121679349100117 |
| 2020 | Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | General Purposes | 202121679349100117 |
| 2019 | The Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | U | $16,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202001479349100640 |
| 2019 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202001479349100640 |
| 2019 | 100 Club of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $14,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202001479349100640 |
| 2019 | Friends of 2nd Presbyterian Church Chicago, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202001479349100640 |
| 2019 | Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202001479349100640 |
| 2018 | The Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | U | $16,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 201921339349103072 |
| 2018 | Leo High School Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 201921339349103072 |
| 2018 | Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Mt Prospect, IL | B | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 201921339349103072 |
| 2018 | Friends of 2nd Presbyterian Church Chicago, IL | U | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 201921339349103072 |
| 2018 | Chicago Childrens Museum Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 201921339349103072 |
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 | 202631559349100118 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531359349102338 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411349349103616 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321309349101842 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202201369349102610 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202121679349100117 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202001479349100640 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201921339349103072 |
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/363990756.json.
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