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Grants paid by The Orbit Fund

EIN 36-7086541 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20J

The Orbit Fund of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-7086541) reported 40 grants paid totaling $62,500 to 15 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$62,500

40 grants

Recipients

15

distinct organizations

Tax years

2021–2025

5 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
202110$12,500
202210$12,500
20237$13,000
20245$12,000
20258$12,500

Top recipients

The 15 recipients receiving the most from The Orbit Fund, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Society for Contemporary Art 36-6055526BChicago, IL5$15,0002025
The Renaissance SocietyUChicago, IL5$14,5002025
Hyde Park Art Center 36-2887294BChicago, IL3$7,5002023
Acre ProjectsUChicago, IL4$4,5002025
Primary Information 68-0655296CBrooklyn, NY3$4,5002025
Westside FoundationUOmaha, NE5$4,0002025
The Experimental Station 32-0017985BChicago, IL2$3,0002022
The Pruno Fund 82-0894594BChicago, IL1$2,5002025
Latitude 45-5275521DChicago, IL1$1,5002025
Elmhurst Art College 84-4920397DElmhurst, IL2$1,0002025
Elmhurst Art Museum 36-4096612BElmhurst, IL2$1,0002022
Frontline Hero Fund 82-4380368DSan Diego, CA2$1,0002022
Skidmore CollegeUSaratoga Springs, NY2$1,0002022
Vassar College 14-1338587CPoughkeepsie, NY2$1,0002022
Roots & CultureUChicago, IL1$5002023

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 40 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by The Orbit Fund
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025The Renaissance Society Chicago, ILU$2,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202631209349100438
2025The Pruno Fund Chicago, ILB$2,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202631209349100438
2025Society for Contemporary Art Chicago, ILB$2,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202631209349100438
2025Latitude Chicago, ILD$1,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202631209349100438
2025Acre Projects Chicago, ILU$1,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202631209349100438
2025Westside Foundation Omaha, NEU$1,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202631209349100438
2025Primary Information Brooklyn, NYC$1,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202631209349100438
2025Elmhurst Art College Elmhurst, ILD$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202631209349100438
2024Society for Contemporary Art Chicago, ILB$4,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202433189349101368
2024The Renaissance Society Chicago, ILU$3,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202433189349101368
2024Primary Information Brooklyn, NYC$2,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202433189349101368
2024Westside Foundation Omaha, NEU$1,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202433189349101368
2024Elmhurst Art College Elmhurst, ILD$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202433189349101368
2023Society for Contemporary Art Chicago, ILB$4,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202323039349100057
2023Hyde Park Art Center Chicago, ILB$2,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202323039349100057
2023The Renaissance Society Chicago, ILU$2,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202323039349100057
2023Westside Foundation Omaha, NEU$1,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202323039349100057
2023Acre Projects Chicago, ILU$1,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202323039349100057
2023Primary Information Brooklyn, NYC$1,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202323039349100057
2023Roots & Culture Chicago, ILU$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202323039349100057
2022The Renaissance Society Chicago, ILU$3,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202320729349100307
2022Hyde Park Art Center Chicago, ILB$2,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202320729349100307
2022Society for Contemporary Art Chicago, ILB$2,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202320729349100307
2022The Experimental Station Chicago, ILB$1,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202320729349100307
2022Acre Projects Chicago, ILU$1,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202320729349100307
2022Westside Foundation Omaha, NEU$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202320729349100307
2022Elmhurst Art Museum Elmhurst, ILB$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202320729349100307
2022Frontline Hero Fund San Diego, CAD$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202320729349100307
2022Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NYC$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202320729349100307
2022Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NYU$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202320729349100307
2021The Renaissance Society Chicago, ILU$3,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202240609349100604
2021Hyde Park Art Center Chicago, ILB$2,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202240609349100604
2021Society for Contemporary Art Chicago, ILB$2,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202240609349100604
2021The Experimental Station Chicago, ILB$1,500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202240609349100604
2021Acre Projects Chicago, ILU$1,000paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202240609349100604
2021Elmhurst Art Museum Elmhurst, ILB$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202240609349100604
2021Westside Foundation Omaha, NEU$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202240609349100604
2021Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NYC$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202240609349100604
2021Frontline Hero Fund San Diego, CAD$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202240609349100604
2021Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NYU$500paidEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED202240609349100604

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
990PF20252025-06-30not stated2024v5.2202631209349100438
990PF20242024-06-30not stated2023v5.1202433189349101368
990PF20232023-06-30not stated2022v5.0202323039349100057
990PF20222022-06-30not stated2021v4.2202320729349100307
990PF20212021-06-30not stated2020v4.1202240609349100604

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/367086541.json.

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