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Grants paid by Thing 123 Foundation

EIN 36-4284264 · Elmhurst, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20

Thing 123 Foundation of Elmhurst, IL (EIN 36-4284264) reported 134 grants paid totaling $1,434,198 to 59 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

$1,434,198

134 grants

Recipients

59

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2025

8 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20182$101,000
20193$7,000
202023$180,576
202113$196,759
202219$253,747
202324$205,884
202424$232,436
202526$256,796

Top recipients

The 59 recipients receiving the most from Thing 123 Foundation, by grants paid, out of 59 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Care for Friends 46-1086837BChicago, IL7$242,5222025
Dubuque Community Foundation 42-0934471CDubuque, IA1$100,0002018
Reading Partners of San Francisco - Bay AreaUOakland, CA6$94,6462024
Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry 46-0622495BElmhurst, IL6$81,1902025
Chicago Lights 36-3786331BChicago, IL8$77,7562025
Northern Illinois Food Bank 36-3203648BGeneva, IL6$69,4322025
Girl Scouts of AmericaUNew York, NY5$54,0002025
St James Faith Lab 47-4407866BNewport Beach, CA4$48,4112025
Nourishing Hope Food Pantry 36-2734184DChicago, IL4$41,6272025
Josselyn Center 36-2217996DNorthfield, IL4$40,9512025
Chicago Youth Programs Inc 36-3635676BChicago, IL5$38,9512025
Exodus World Services 36-3604920CPark Ridge, IL3$36,4342025
Gay and Lesbian Center of OcUSanta Ana, CA4$36,2442025
Book Harvest 45-2610533BDurham, NC2$35,0002025
Greater Chicago Food Depository 36-2971864BChicago, IL4$33,1762025
Time Out Youth 56-1755564BCharlotte, NC4$32,9082024
Kaleidoscope Youth Center 31-1411495CColumbus, OH4$30,0002025
Heart & Mind Fdn 36-4404961BChicago, IL2$27,7602021
Child Guidance Center 95-2546170BSanta Ana, CA3$25,4082024
Every Mom Chicago 86-2650067CChicago, IL3$20,0002025
Beacon Place 46-1578189CWaukegan, IL3$20,0002022
Culinary Care 46-1080873BChicago, IL3$17,5002025
By the HandUChicago, IL2$15,5002021
Cardz for Kidz 46-1594296DChicago, IL2$15,0002025
Trans Youth Equality Foundation 27-2952308COrono, ME2$15,0002025
Second Harvest Fb of OcUIrvine, CA1$15,0002025
Good Kids Mad City EnglewoodUChicago, IL2$15,0002021
The Night Ministry 36-3145764BChicago, IL2$13,9822020
Posse laULos Angeles, CA1$10,0002024
Nova Ukraine 46-5335435CSan Jose, CA1$7,5002022
Cultiva la Salud 84-3696370CFresno, CA1$7,5002023
Save Our Youth 33-0585600BE Costa Mesa, CA1$7,5002025
Build ChicagoUChicago, IL1$7,5002021
Zebra Youth Coalition 27-1645847DOrlando, FL1$7,5002022
Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry 36-3206531DAurora, IL1$6,0002020
Active Resolute Connected 41-2311761DAgoura Hills, CA1$5,6002023
Starlight Children's Foundation 95-3802159BCulver City, CA1$5,0002023
Cradles to Crayons 04-3584367BNewton, MA1$5,0002025
Food Bank of Easterncentral NcURaleigh, NC1$5,0002025
Instituto del Progresso LatinoUChicago, IL1$5,0002023
Childrens Hospital U of CUChicago, IL1$5,0002025
Prism Fl 85-0891778CBoca Raton, FL1$5,0002024
Mod Collective 92-2198004BWinnetka, IL1$5,0002024
City of HopeUZion, IL1$5,0002023
Share Our Spare 45-2773364BChicago, IL1$5,0002020
Magan David OdomUNewark, NJ1$5,0002023
Uchicago - Comer Children's HospitalUChicago, IL1$5,0002024
Episcopal Relief & Development-Mid East Fund 73-1635264DNew York, NY1$5,0002023
La Regional Food BankULos Angeles, CA1$5,0002025
Sit Stay Read 20-0151074BChicago, IL1$3,0002020
Howard Brown Health Center 36-2894128BChicago, IL1$3,0002020
Lakeview PantryUChicago, IL1$3,0002020
Youth for a Better Future 27-4324993BChicago, IL1$2,0002020
Art of Sedgewck 46-4707704CChicago, IL2$2,0002019
The Literacy Project 33-0395322CNewport Beach, CA1$1,0002025
Sherman Lake YMCA 38-3167869DAugusta, MI1$1,0002019
Youth Empowerment Performance Project 47-4273569DChicago, IL1$1,0002020
Newport Harbor Foundation 84-2302934BNewport Beach, CA1$5002025
All Paws On DeckUGriswold, CT1$2002022

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 134 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Thing 123 Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Book Harvest Durham, NCB$25,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, ILB$20,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry Elmhurst, ILB$17,500paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025St James Faith Lab Newport Beach, CAB$15,796paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Josselyn Center Northfield, ILD$15,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Nourishing Hope Food Pantry Chicago, ILD$15,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Second Harvest Fb of Oc Irvine, CAU$15,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Exodus World Services Park Ridge, ILC$12,500paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Girl Scouts of America New York, NYU$12,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Gay and Lesbian Center of Oc Santa Ana, CAU$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Care for Friends Chicago, ILB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Trans Youth Equality Foundation Orono, MEC$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Chicago Youth Programs Inc Chicago, ILB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, ILB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Every Mom Chicago Chicago, ILC$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Save Our Youth E Costa Mesa, CAB$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Cardz for Kidz Chicago, ILD$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025La Regional Food Bank Los Angeles, CAU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Food Bank of Easterncentral Nc Raleigh, NCU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Culinary Care Chicago, ILB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Chicago Lights Chicago, ILB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Childrens Hospital U of C Chicago, ILU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Cradles to Crayons Newton, MAB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Kaleidoscope Youth Center Columbus, OHC$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025The Literacy Project Newport Beach, CAC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2025Newport Harbor Foundation Newport Beach, CAB$500paidUNRESTRICTED202641219349102049
2024Care for Friends Chicago, ILB$21,778paidUNRESTRICED202501699349100005
2024St James Faith Lab Newport Beach, CAB$13,658paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Exodus World Services Park Ridge, ILC$12,500paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Reading Partners of San Francisco - Bay Area Oakland, CAU$12,500paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Girl Scouts of America New York, NYU$12,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Chicago Youth Programs Inc Chicago, ILB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Kaleidoscope Youth Center Columbus, OHC$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Child Guidance Center Santa Ana, CAB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Nourishing Hope Food Pantry Chicago, ILD$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, ILB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Gay and Lesbian Center of Oc Santa Ana, CAU$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry Elmhurst, ILB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Time Out Youth Charlotte, NCB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Posse la Los Angeles, CAU$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Book Harvest Durham, NCB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Josselyn Center Northfield, ILD$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Culinary Care Chicago, ILB$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Chicago Lights Chicago, ILB$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Cardz for Kidz Chicago, ILD$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Every Mom Chicago Chicago, ILC$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Mod Collective Winnetka, ILB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Prism Fl Boca Raton, FLC$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Trans Youth Equality Foundation Orono, MEC$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2024Uchicago - Comer Children's Hospital Chicago, ILU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202501699349100005
2023Reading Partners of San Francisco - Bay Area Oakland, CAU$16,903paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Girl Scouts of America New York, NYU$15,000paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Care for Friends Chicago, ILB$11,591paidUNRESTRICED202402829349100900
2023Exodus World Services Park Ridge, ILC$11,434paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry Elmhurst, ILB$11,434paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Chicago Lights Chicago, ILB$11,434paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, ILB$11,434paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023St James Faith Lab Newport Beach, CAB$11,434paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Nourishing Hope Food Pantry Chicago, ILD$8,451paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Chicago Youth Programs Inc Chicago, ILB$8,451paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Gay and Lesbian Center of Oc Santa Ana, CAU$8,451paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Josselyn Center Northfield, ILD$8,451paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Child Guidance Center Santa Ana, CAB$7,908paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Time Out Youth Charlotte, NCB$7,908paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Cultiva la Salud Fresno, CAC$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Kaleidoscope Youth Center Columbus, OHC$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Active Resolute Connected Agoura Hills, CAD$5,600paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Episcopal Relief & Development-Mid East Fund New York, NYD$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Magan David Odom Newark, NJU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023City of Hope Zion, ILU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Every Mom Chicago Chicago, ILC$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Instituto del Progresso Latino Chicago, ILU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Starlight Children's Foundation Culver City, CAB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2023Culinary Care Chicago, ILB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202402829349100900
2022Care for Friends Chicago, ILB$89,538paidUNRESTRICED202321309349100737
2022Reading Partners of San Francisco - Bay Area Oakland, CAU$27,267paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, ILB$12,998paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry Elmhurst, ILB$11,038paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Chicago Lights Chicago, ILB$11,038paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Girl Scouts of America New York, NYU$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, ILB$8,176paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Nourishing Hope Food Pantry Chicago, ILD$8,176paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Gay and Lesbian Center of Oc Santa Ana, CAU$7,793paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022St James Faith Lab Newport Beach, CAB$7,523paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Kaleidoscope Youth Center Columbus, OHC$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Nova Ukraine San Jose, CAC$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Chicago Youth Programs Inc Chicago, ILB$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Josselyn Center Northfield, ILD$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Child Guidance Center Santa Ana, CAB$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Zebra Youth Coalition Orlando, FLD$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Beacon Place Waukegan, ILC$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022Time Out Youth Charlotte, NCB$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2022All Paws On Deck Griswold, CTU$200paidUNRESTRICTED202321309349100737
2021Care for Friends Chicago, ILB$82,236paidUNRESTRICED202201369349101830
2021Heart & Mind Fdn Chicago, ILB$17,760paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2021Reading Partners of San Francisco - Bay Area Oakland, CAU$16,827paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2021Chicago Lights Chicago, ILB$11,218paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2021Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry Elmhurst, ILB$11,218paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2021Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, ILB$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2021Good Kids Mad City Englewood Chicago, ILU$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2021Time Out Youth Charlotte, NCB$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2021Build Chicago Chicago, ILU$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2021Beacon Place Waukegan, ILC$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2021Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, ILB$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2021By the Hand Chicago, ILU$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2021Girl Scouts of America New York, NYU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202201369349101830
2020Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry Elmhurst, ILB$20,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Care for Friends Chicago, ILB$19,379paidUNRESTRICED202142429349100109
2020Reading Partners of San Francisco - Bay Area Oakland, CAU$16,149paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Chicago Lights Chicago, ILB$13,566paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Chicago Lights Chicago, ILB$13,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020The Night Ministry Chicago, ILB$10,982paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Heart & Mind Fdn Chicago, ILB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020By the Hand Chicago, ILU$8,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Care for Friends Chicago, ILB$8,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Good Kids Mad City Englewood Chicago, ILU$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, ILB$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, ILB$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry Aurora, ILD$6,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Share Our Spare Chicago, ILB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Reading Partners of San Francisco - Bay Area Oakland, CAU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Beacon Place Waukegan, ILC$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Sit Stay Read Chicago, ILB$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Chicago Youth Programs Inc Chicago, ILB$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020The Night Ministry Chicago, ILB$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Lakeview Pantry Chicago, ILU$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Howard Brown Health Center Chicago, ILB$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Youth for a Better Future Chicago, ILB$2,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2020Youth Empowerment Performance Project Chicago, ILD$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED202142429349100109
2019Chicago Lights Chicago, ILB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED202031429349100308
2019Sherman Lake YMCA Augusta, MID$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED202031429349100308
2019Art of Sedgewck Chicago, ILC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED202031429349100308
2018Dubuque Community Foundation Dubuque, IAC$100,000paidUNRESTRICTED201921349349104367
2018Art of Sedgewck Chicago, ILC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED201921349349104367

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 stated2025v4.1202641219349102049
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202501699349100005
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.1202402829349100900
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202321309349100737
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.2202201369349101830
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202142429349100109
990PF20192019-12-31not stated2019v5.1202031429349100308
990PF20182018-12-31not stated2018v3.1201921349349104367

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/364284264.json.

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