Grants paid by The Serr Charitable Action Trust
EIN 36-7391628 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Serr Charitable Action Trust of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-7391628) reported 35 grants paid totaling $45,450,462 to 13 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$45,450,462
35 grants
Recipients
13
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | $1,252,415 | — |
| 2021 | 7 | $1,901,074 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $6,216,226 | — |
| 2023 | 5 | $13,323,568 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | $4,382,200 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | $18,374,979 | — |
Top recipients
The 13 recipients receiving the most from The Serr Charitable Action Trust, by grants paid, out of 13 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County Community Foundation 33-0378778 | C | Newport Beach Ca, CA | 6 | $20,975,979 | 2025 |
| The Chicago Community Foundation 36-3432023 | C | Chicago, IL | 4 | $17,459,052 | 2023 |
| Salt Lake Film Society 87-0677001 | B | Salt Lake City, UT | 4 | $3,371,205 | 2025 |
| Utah Clean Energy 37-1438788 | D | Salt Lake City, UT | 3 | $1,350,000 | 2024 |
| The Grand Canyon Trust 86-0512633 | B | Flagstaff, AZ | 3 | $650,000 | 2024 |
| Utah Symphony Utah Opera 51-0145980 | C | Salt Lake City, UT | 3 | $500,000 | 2025 |
| Utah Open Lands | U | Salt Lake, UT | 3 | $321,226 | 2022 |
| Heal Utah | U | Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | $240,000 | 2022 |
| Utah Rivers Council 87-0538450 | C | Sandy, UT | 2 | $175,000 | 2023 |
| Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance 94-2936961 | C | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Scenic Utah 83-2569115 | B | Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Salt Lake City | U | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Wasatch Mountain Club Foundation 94-2433582 | C | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $58,000 | 2021 |
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 35 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Orange County Community Foundation Irvine, CA | B | $17,849,979 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202631279349103553 |
| 2025 | Salt Lake Film Society Salt Lake City, UT | B | $475,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202631279349103553 |
| 2025 | Utah Symphony Utah Opera Salt Lake City, UT | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202631279349103553 |
| 2024 | Salt Lake Film Society Salt Lake City, UT | B | $2,482,200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521219349101567 |
| 2024 | Orange County Community Foundation Newport Beach Ca, CA | C | $850,000 | paid | CULTURAL VISION FUND | 202521219349101567 |
| 2024 | Utah Clean Energy Salt Lake City, UT | D | $500,000 | paid | TO BUILD THE CLIMATE INNOV | 202521219349101567 |
| 2024 | The Grand Canyon Trust Flagstaff, AZ | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521219349101567 |
| 2024 | Utah Symphony Utah Opera Salt Lake City, UT | C | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521219349101567 |
| 2024 | YWCA of Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, UT | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521219349101567 |
| 2024 | Scenic Utah Salt Lake City, UT | B | $50,000 | paid | TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE SIGN | 202521219349101567 |
| 2023 | The Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $12,173,568 | paid | VISION FUND | 202413129349102011 |
| 2023 | Utah Clean Energy Salt Lake City, UT | D | $500,000 | paid | TO BUILD THE CLIMATE INNOV | 202413129349102011 |
| 2023 | Orange County Community Foundation Newport Beach Ca, CA | C | $500,000 | paid | CULTURAL VISION FUND | 202413129349102011 |
| 2023 | Utah Rivers Council Sandy, UT | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413129349102011 |
| 2023 | Scenic Utah Salt Lake City, UT | B | $50,000 | paid | TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE SIGN | 202413129349102011 |
| 2022 | The Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $4,675,000 | paid | VISION FUND | 202301319349102550 |
| 2022 | Orange County Community Foundation Newport Beach Ca, CA | C | $700,000 | paid | CULTURAL VISION FUND | 202301319349102550 |
| 2022 | Utah Symphony Utah Opera Salt Lake City, UT | C | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202301319349102550 |
| 2022 | The Grand Canyon Trust Flagstaff, AZ | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202301319349102550 |
| 2022 | Salt Lake Film Society Salt Lake City, UT | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202301319349102550 |
| 2022 | Heal Utah Salt Lake City, UT | U | $120,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202301319349102550 |
| 2022 | Utah Open Lands Salt Lake, UT | U | $71,226 | paid | FRONT & SUMMIT COUNTIES | 202301319349102550 |
| 2021 | Orange County Community Foundation Newport Beach Ca, CA | C | $826,000 | paid | CULTURAL VISION FUND | 202232139349100328 |
| 2021 | The Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $372,074 | paid | VISION FUND | 202232139349100328 |
| 2021 | Utah Clean Energy Salt Lake City, UT | D | $350,000 | paid | A.H.E. CULTURAL INITIATIVE | 202232139349100328 |
| 2021 | Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Salt Lake City, UT | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202232139349100328 |
| 2021 | Heal Utah Salt Lake City, UT | U | $120,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202232139349100328 |
| 2021 | Wasatch Mountain Club Foundation Salt Lake City, UT | C | $58,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202232139349100328 |
| 2021 | Utah Open Lands Salt Lake, UT | U | $25,000 | paid | FRONT & SUMMIT COUNTIES | 202232139349100328 |
| 2020 | Salt Lake Film Society Salt Lake City, UT | B | $264,005 | paid | GENERAL | 202143099349100509 |
| 2020 | Orange County Community Foundation Newport Beach Ca, CA | C | $250,000 | paid | CULTURAL VISION FUND | 202143099349100509 |
| 2020 | The Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $238,410 | paid | VISION FUND | 202143099349100509 |
| 2020 | Utah Open Lands Salt Lake, UT | U | $225,000 | paid | FRONT & SUMMIT COUNTIES | 202143099349100509 |
| 2020 | The Grand Canyon Trust Flagstaff, AZ | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143099349100509 |
| 2020 | Utah Rivers Council Sandy, UT | C | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143099349100509 |
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 | 2025v4.0 | 202631279349103553 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202521219349101567 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202413129349102011 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202301319349102550 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202232139349100328 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202143099349100509 |
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/367391628.json.
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