Grants paid by The Acorn Foundation
EIN 36-3991208 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T60J
The Acorn Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-3991208) reported 94 grants paid totaling $219,500 to 43 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$219,500
94 grants
Recipients
43
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | $47,500 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | $40,000 | — |
| 2022 | 32 | $45,000 | — |
| 2024 | 33 | $87,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 43 recipients receiving the most from The Acorn Foundation, by grants paid, out of 43 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Collegiate Charter School 37-1656731 | D | Chicago, IL | 2 | $45,000 | 2021 |
| Museum of Science and Industry 36-2167797 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $23,000 | 2024 |
| University of Iowa Foundation 42-0796760 | C | Iowa City, IA | 3 | $11,500 | 2024 |
| Latin School of Chicago 36-2258525 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $9,500 | 2024 |
| The Fund for Sarah Lawrence - Sarah Lawrence College | U | Bronxville, NY | 3 | $9,500 | 2024 |
| The Catherine Cook School 36-2836473 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $9,000 | 2022 |
| Friends of Payton School 36-3802614 | C | Chicago, IL | 3 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Colby College 52-1236524 | B | Waterville, ME | 2 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| The Jarrett Meeker Foundation 33-0372440 | B | La Mesa, CA | 3 | $5,600 | 2024 |
| Depaul College Prep 81-4516326 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,500 | 2024 |
| The Actors' Fund of America 13-1635251 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $4,800 | 2024 |
| Action Against Hunger-USA 13-3327220 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $4,600 | 2024 |
| School Year Abroad - Office of Advancement | U | North Andover, MA | 3 | $4,500 | 2024 |
| Honeybee Research Facitlity-Wsu Foundation | U | Pullman, WA | 3 | $4,200 | 2024 |
| Anshe Emet Synagogue 36-0739900 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| University of Illinois Foundation Harker Hall Mc-386 37-6006007 | D | Urbana, IL | 3 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | U | Americus, GA | 3 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc 13-1644147 | C | New York, NY | 3 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services of San Diego | U | San Diego, CA | 3 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| Kpbs Tvfm | U | San Diego, CA | 3 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| The Cornucopia Institute 20-1075143 | B | Viroqua, WI | 2 | $3,600 | 2024 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra 36-2167823 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $3,500 | 2024 |
| Friends of Lincoln Park High 36-4270448 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Tufts University 23-7123824 | B | Medford, MA | 3 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House 36-2934689 | C | Chicago, IL | 2 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Field Museum | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Federalist Society | U | Washington, DC | 3 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Hillel International | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $2,400 | 2024 |
| The Campanile Foundation 33-0868418 | B | San Diego, CA | 2 | $2,200 | 2022 |
| Charitywater | U | Franklin, TN | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts 38-1689022 | B | Interlochen, MI | 3 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Watch 13-2875808 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Stanford University 26-4580872 | C | Stanford, CA | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Honestreporting | U | New York, NY | 1 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| Steppenwolf Theatre 51-0149370 | C | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| Adler Planetarium 36-6210902 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| Stanford University 616 | U | Stanford, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation 95-4191698 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Environmental Working Group 52-2148600 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Charitywater | U | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Wbez Chicago Public Radio | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras 36-6109808 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| The Childrens School 81-5033848 | C | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $100 | 2020 |
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 94 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL | B | $12,000 | paid | MUSEUM | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Depaul College Prep Chicago, IL | C | $5,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | University of Iowa Foundation Iowa City, IA | C | $5,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Colby College Waterville, ME | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | The Fund for Sarah Lawrence - Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Latin School of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Friends of Lincoln Park High Chicago, IL | C | $3,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Friends of Payton School Chicago, IL | C | $2,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | The Actors' Fund of America New York, NY | B | $2,400 | paid | CULTURAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Action Against Hunger-USA New York, NY | B | $2,400 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Hillel International Washington, DC | U | $2,400 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | The Jarrett Meeker Foundation La Mesa, CA | B | $2,400 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | The Cornucopia Institute Viroqua, WI | B | $2,400 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc New York, NY | C | $2,000 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Charitywater Franklin, TN | U | $2,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | University of Illinois Foundation Harker Hall Mc-386 Urbana, IL | D | $2,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | School Year Abroad - Office of Advancement North Andover, MA | U | $2,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Ronald Mcdonald House Chicago, IL | C | $2,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Honeybee Research Facitlity-Wsu Foundation Pullman, WA | U | $2,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Anshe Emet Synagogue Chicago, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | RELIGIOUS | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Jewish Family Services of San Diego San Diego, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Kpbs Tvfm San Diego, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | CULTURAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Habitat for Humanity Americus, GA | U | $2,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICESHUMAN SERVICES | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | C | $2,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Field Museum Chicago, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | MUSEUM | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | CULTURAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Honestreporting New York, NY | U | $1,500 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Human Rights Watch New York, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Adler Planetarium Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | MUSEUM | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Tufts University Medford, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | CULTURAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Interlochen Center for the Arts Interlochen, MI | B | $1,000 | paid | CULTURAL | 202541329349103079 |
| 2024 | Federalist Society Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202541329349103079 |
| 2022 | Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | MUSEUM | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | The Catherine Cook School Chicago, IL | B | $4,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | University of Iowa Foundation Iowa City, IA | C | $3,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Colby College Waterville, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Friends of Payton School Chicago, IL | C | $2,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | The Fund for Sarah Lawrence - Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Latin School of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $1,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | The Actors' Fund of America New York, NY | B | $1,200 | paid | CULTURAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | The Cornucopia Institute Cornucopia, WI | C | $1,200 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | The Campanile Foundation San Diego, CA | B | $1,200 | paid | CULTURAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | The Jarrett Meeker Foundation La Mesa, CA | B | $1,200 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Action Against Hunger-USA New York, NY | B | $1,200 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Kpbs Tvfm San Diego, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | CULTURAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Tufts University Medford, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Habitat for Humanity Americus, GA | U | $1,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICESHUMAN SERVICES | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Stanford University 616 Stanford, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | CULTURAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Anshe Emet Synagogue Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | RELIGIOUS | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Honeybee Research Facitlity-Wsu Foundation Pullman, WA | U | $1,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Charitywater New York, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | School Year Abroad - Office of Advancement North Andover, MA | U | $1,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Jewish Family Services of San Diego San Diego, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Field Museum Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | MUSEUM | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc New York, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Ronald Mcdonald House Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | University of Illinois Foundation Harker Hall Mc-386 Urbana, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Federalist Society Washington, DC | U | $500 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Adler Planetarium Chicago, IL | B | $500 | paid | MUSEUM | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $500 | paid | CULTURAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Human Rights Watch New York, NY | B | $500 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202312299349100621 |
| 2022 | Interlochen Center for the Arts Interlochen, MI | B | $500 | paid | CULTURAL | 202312299349100621 |
| 2021 | Chicago Collegiate Charter School Chicago, IL | D | $40,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202232279349101103 |
| 2020 | Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL | B | $6,000 | paid | MUSEUM | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Latin School of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Chicago Collegiate Charter School Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | The Catherine Cook School Chicago, IL | B | $4,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | University of Iowa Foundation Iowa City, IA | C | $3,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Friends of Payton School Chicago, IL | C | $2,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | The Fund for Sarah Lawrence - Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | The Jarrett Meeker Foundation La Mesa, CA | B | $2,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | School Year Abroad - Office of Advancement North Andover, MA | U | $1,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Honeybee Research Facitlity-Wsu Foundation Pullman, WA | U | $1,200 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | The Actors' Fund of America New York, NY | B | $1,200 | paid | CULTURAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc New York, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Kpbs Tvfm San Diego, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | CULTURAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Environmental Working Group Washington, DC | C | $1,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | The Campanile Foundation San Diego, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | CULTURAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Habitat for Humanity Americus, GA | U | $1,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICESHUMAN SERVICES | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | University of Illinois Foundation Harker Hall Mc-386 Urbana, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Action Against Hunger-USA New York, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Anshe Emet Synagogue Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | RELIGIOUS | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Jewish Family Services of San Diego San Diego, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Federalist Society Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Tufts University Medford, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Interlochen Center for the Arts Interlochen, MI | B | $500 | paid | CULTURAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Wbez Chicago Public Radio Chicago, IL | U | $500 | paid | CULTURAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Chicago, IL | B | $500 | paid | CULTURAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $500 | paid | CULTURAL | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | Human Rights Watch New York, NY | B | $500 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202122399349100417 |
| 2020 | The Childrens School La Jolla, CA | C | $100 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202122399349100417 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202541329349103079 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202312299349100621 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202232279349101103 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202122399349100417 |
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/363991208.json.
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