Grants paid by Pond Family Foundation
EIN 36-7238359 · IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Pond Family Foundation of IL (EIN 36-7238359) reported 77 grants paid totaling $1,552,450 to 57 recipients in tax years 2020–2021, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,552,450
77 grants
Recipients
57
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2021
2 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 49 | $1,386,950 | — |
| 2021 | 28 | $165,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 57 recipients receiving the most from Pond Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 57 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline Theater 36-4197407 | D | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,020,000 | 2021 |
| Brain Research Foundation 36-2477928 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $60,000 | 2020 |
| Teach for America | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Night Ministry 36-3145764 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $43,000 | 2021 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository 36-2971864 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $38,000 | 2021 |
| Child Center of NY 11-1733454 | B | Forest Hills, NY | 2 | $35,000 | 2021 |
| Loomis-Chaffee School | U | Windsor, CT | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab 36-2256036 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Field Museum | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Brady Center | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church & State 53-0184647 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Human Rights Watch 13-2875808 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Wbez | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| World Food Program | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Better Gov't Association 36-0802950 | D | Chicago, IL | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Glimmerglass Festival | U | Cooperstown, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Nature Conservancy 98-6057022 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Music Institute of Chicago 36-2374224 | B | Evanston, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| 350org | U | Boston, MA | 2 | $7,500 | 2021 |
| Care | U | Merrifield, VA | 2 | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Montana Land Alliance | U | Helena, MT | 2 | $6,000 | 2021 |
| Fort Greene Conservancy | U | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $6,000 | 2021 |
| Roger Baldwin Foundation 36-2682569 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $6,000 | 2020 |
| Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Co | U | Chicago, NY | 2 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Rip Medical Debt | U | Ry, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Middlebury College 03-0179298 | B | Middlebury, VT | 2 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association 13-5613797 | B | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| J Street Education Fund 20-2777557 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $4,000 | 2021 |
| Chicago Foundation for Women 36-3348160 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Lincoln Park Conservancy 36-3320423 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Il | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| Adoption Exchange | U | Bridgeton, MO | 1 | $2,500 | 2021 |
| Jcfs Chiacgo | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2021 |
| Wingssweet Home Chicago | U | Palatine, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Women Employed 36-2969526 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Naacp Legal Fund | U | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Habitat for Humanity | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,900 | 2021 |
| Access Living | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Dravet Syndrome Foundation 27-0924627 | B | Cherry Hill, NJ | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Three Arts | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Park | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Electronic Frontier 04-3091431 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2021 |
| Caf American Sport Dans Laville | U | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Wikimedia Foundation 20-0049703 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Inst for Global Health | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Northbrook Symphony 36-3078229 | D | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $900 | 2021 |
| Intermountain Foundation | U | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $800 | 2020 |
| Ace (alta) | U | Alta, UT | 2 | $750 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of Sarasota 59-1956886 | C | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Christopher House 23-7316001 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation 82-0794561 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| St Jude | U | Memphis, TN | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Nantucket Land Council | U | Nantucket, MA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Giving Heart | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300 | 2020 |
| Pennisula Open Space Trust | U | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $300 | 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 77 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Child Center of NY Forest Hills, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Music Institute of Chicago Evanston, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | American Red Cross Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Timeline Theater Chicago, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | World Food Program Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Brady Center Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Night Ministry Chicago, IL | B | $6,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Care Merrifield, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Americans United for Separation of Church & State Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATIONCHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | 350org Boston, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | American Cancer Society Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | American Heart Association Dallas, TX | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Better Gov't Association Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Human Rights Watch New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Montana Land Alliance Helena, MT | U | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Fort Greene Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Chicago Foundation for Women Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Adoption Exchange Bridgeton, MO | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATIONCHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Jcfs Chiacgo Chicago, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Co Chicago, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Lincoln Park Conservancy Chicago, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | J Street Education Fund Washington, DC | B | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Habitat for Humanity Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Electronic Frontier San Francisco, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Northbrook Symphony Northbrook, IL | D | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2021 | Ace (alta) Alta, UT | U | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202201299349102365 |
| 2020 | Timeline Theater Chicago, IL | D | $1,010,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Brain Research Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Teach for America Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Night Ministry Chicago, IL | B | $37,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Field Museum Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Loomis-Chaffee School Windsor, CT | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Wbez Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $13,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Glimmerglass Festival Cooperstown, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Human Rights Watch New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Child Center of NY Forest Hills, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Brady Center Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | American Red Cross Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Americans United for Separation of Church & State Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATIONCHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Nature Conservancy Chicago, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Roger Baldwin Foundation Chicago, IL | D | $6,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Rip Medical Debt Ry, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Better Gov't Association Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Co Chicago, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Fort Greene Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood Il Chicago, IL | U | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Montana Land Alliance Helena, MT | U | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | J Street Education Fund Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | 350org Boston, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Women Employed Chicago, IL | C | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Wingssweet Home Chicago Palatine, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Naacp Legal Fund New York, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Care Merrifield, VA | U | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Dravet Syndrome Foundation Cherry Hill, NJ | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Access Living Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Lincoln Park Conservancy Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Park Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Inst for Global Health Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Three Arts Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Caf American Sport Dans Laville Alexandria, VA | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Habitat for Humanity Chicago, IL | U | $900 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Intermountain Foundation Salt Lake City, UT | U | $800 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Community Foundation of Sarasota Sarasota, FL | C | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | St Jude Memphis, TN | U | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Christopher House Chicago, IL | C | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Nantucket Land Council Nantucket, MA | U | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Northbrook Symphony Northbrook, IL | D | $400 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Giving Heart Chicago, IL | U | $300 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Pennisula Open Space Trust Palo Alto, CA | U | $300 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
| 2020 | Ace (alta) Alta, UT | U | $250 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202131109349100503 |
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 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201299349102365 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202131109349100503 |
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/367238359.json.
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