Grants paid by The Sedoh Foundation
EIN 36-6051856 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Sedoh Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-6051856) reported 61 grants paid totaling $417,697 to 24 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
$417,697
61 grants
Recipients
24
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11 | $47,679 | — |
| 2019 | 8 | $125,183 | — |
| 2020 | 10 | $38,900 | — |
| 2021 | 9 | $34,185 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $27,250 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $26,500 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | $53,500 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | $64,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 24 recipients receiving the most from The Sedoh Foundation, by grants paid, out of 24 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Park Music Festival | U | Chicago, IL | 9 | $185,000 | 2025 |
| Fidelity Donor Advised Fund | U | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $90,848 | 2019 |
| Lurie Children's Foundation | U | Chicago, IL | 4 | $40,000 | 2021 |
| Art Institute of Chicago 36-2167725 | B | Chicago, IL | 7 | $18,500 | 2025 |
| Northwestern Hospital | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $16,000 | 2019 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art 36-6154098 | B | Chicago, IL | 7 | $13,645 | 2025 |
| Northwestern University 36-2167817 | C | Evanston, IL | 2 | $10,700 | 2020 |
| Wttw | U | Chicago, IL | 7 | $10,400 | 2025 |
| Francis Parker School 36-2171732 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $9,000 | 2018 |
| Northwestern Memorial Fund 36-3155315 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Association 13-3039601 | C | Chicago, IL | 4 | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Stanford University 26-4580872 | C | Stanford, CA | 1 | $3,000 | 2018 |
| University of Chicago Woman's Board 36-2177139 | D | Chicago, IL | 3 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Girf Research Foundation | U | Highland Park, IL | 2 | $2,000 | 2021 |
| Chicago Jewish Historical Society 36-2924242 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,500 | 2021 |
| Mca Emerge Fund | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Mca Circle | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Yale University | U | New Haven, CT | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Goldie Initiative | U | Buffalo Grove, IL | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
| Friends Israel Defense Force | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | 2018 |
| Fare | U | New York, NY | 1 | $304 | 2018 |
| Northwestern Womens Board | U | Evanston, IL | 1 | $300 | 2021 |
| Goldie Initiative Foundation | U | Buffalo Grove, IL | 1 | $250 | 2020 |
| Pilgrim Players | U | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $250 | 2022 |
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 61 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $55,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202631339349103948 |
| 2025 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202631339349103948 |
| 2025 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | CHARIABLE PURPOSES | 202631339349103948 |
| 2025 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202631339349103948 |
| 2025 | Alzheimers Association Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202631339349103948 |
| 2024 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202541339349101944 |
| 2024 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202541339349101944 |
| 2024 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202541339349101944 |
| 2024 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202541339349101944 |
| 2024 | University of Chicago Law School Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202541339349101944 |
| 2024 | Alzheimers Association Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202541339349101944 |
| 2024 | Yale University New Haven, CT | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202541339349101944 |
| 2024 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARIABLE PURPOSES | 202541339349101944 |
| 2023 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202431039349101228 |
| 2023 | Alzheimers Association Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202431039349101228 |
| 2023 | Goldie Initiative Buffalo Grove, IL | U | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202431039349101228 |
| 2022 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202341229349101449 |
| 2022 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202341229349101449 |
| 2022 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202341229349101449 |
| 2022 | Mca Circle Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202341229349101449 |
| 2022 | Alzheimers Association Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202341229349101449 |
| 2022 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202341229349101449 |
| 2022 | Pilgrim Players Highland Park, IL | U | $250 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202341229349101449 |
| 2021 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202230769349101303 |
| 2021 | Lurie Children's Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202230769349101303 |
| 2021 | Northwestern Memorial Fund Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSESCHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202230769349101303 |
| 2021 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202230769349101303 |
| 2021 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $2,385 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202230769349101303 |
| 2021 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202230769349101303 |
| 2021 | Chicago Jewish Historical Society Chicago, IL | C | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202230769349101303 |
| 2021 | Girf Research Foundation Highland Park, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202230769349101303 |
| 2021 | Northwestern Womens Board Evanston, IL | U | $300 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202230769349101303 |
| 2020 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | C | $10,450 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202120689349100767 |
| 2020 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202120689349100767 |
| 2020 | Lurie Children's Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202120689349100767 |
| 2020 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202120689349100767 |
| 2020 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202120689349100767 |
| 2020 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $1,200 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202120689349100767 |
| 2020 | Girf Research Foundation Highland Park, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202120689349100767 |
| 2020 | University of Chicago Woman's Board Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202120689349100767 |
| 2020 | Mca Emerge Fund Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSESCHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202120689349100767 |
| 2020 | Goldie Initiative Foundation Buffalo Grove, IL | U | $250 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202120689349100767 |
| 2019 | Fidelity Donor Advised Fund Cincinnati, OH | U | $90,848 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202031009349100003 |
| 2019 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202031009349100003 |
| 2019 | Lurie Children's Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202031009349100003 |
| 2019 | Northwestern Hospital Chicago, IL | U | $8,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202031009349100003 |
| 2019 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202031009349100003 |
| 2019 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $2,385 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202031009349100003 |
| 2019 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $1,200 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202031009349100003 |
| 2019 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | C | $250 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202031009349100003 |
| 2018 | Lurie Children's Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201911219349100311 |
| 2018 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201911219349100311 |
| 2018 | Francis Parker School Chicago, IL | C | $9,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201911219349100311 |
| 2018 | Northwestern Hospital Chicago, IL | U | $8,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201911219349100311 |
| 2018 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | C | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201911219349100311 |
| 2018 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201911219349100311 |
| 2018 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $2,375 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201911219349100311 |
| 2018 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201911219349100311 |
| 2018 | University of Chicago Woman's Board Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201911219349100311 |
| 2018 | Friends Israel Defense Force Chicago, IL | U | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201911219349100311 |
| 2018 | Fare New York, NY | U | $304 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201911219349100311 |
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 | 202631339349103948 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202541339349101944 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202431039349101228 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202341229349101449 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202230769349101303 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202120689349100767 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202031009349100003 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911219349100311 |
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/366051856.json.
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