Grants paid by The Jerome Mirza Foundation
EIN 37-1392755 · Bloomington, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T90
The Jerome Mirza Foundation of Bloomington, IL (EIN 37-1392755) reported 118 grants paid totaling $6,503,121 to 23 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
$6,503,121
118 grants
Recipients
23
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 15 | $890,167 | — |
| 2019 | 18 | $911,317 | — |
| 2020 | 14 | $773,179 | — |
| 2021 | 14 | $763,345 | — |
| 2022 | 15 | $800,141 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | $785,523 | — |
| 2024 | 14 | $809,971 | — |
| 2025 | 13 | $769,478 | — |
Top recipients
The 23 recipients receiving the most from The Jerome Mirza Foundation, by grants paid, out of 23 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan Foundation 37-0662594 | C | Bloomington, IL | 7 | $1,750,000 | 2024 |
| U of I College of Law | U | Champaign, IL | 8 | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| Connections for the Homeless 36-3346917 | B | Evanston, IL | 8 | $825,000 | 2025 |
| Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation 36-3832321 | C | Chicago, IL | 8 | $400,000 | 2025 |
| Illinois Prairie Community Foundation 37-1377415 | B | Bloomington, IL | 8 | $395,000 | 2025 |
| Center for Gifted 23-7355392 | D | Glenview, IL | 7 | $325,000 | 2024 |
| Holiday Spectacular 20-5554204 | C | Bloomington, IL | 8 | $275,000 | 2025 |
| Public Interest Law Initiative 36-3059660 | C | Chicago, IL | 8 | $267,030 | 2025 |
| The Tinervin Family Foundation 81-4374476 | B | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $250,000 | 2025 |
| Illinois Bar Foundation 37-0810222 | C | Chicago, IL | 8 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Prairie Fire Theatre 37-1374287 | B | Normal, IL | 8 | $166,000 | 2025 |
| Knox College | U | Galesburg, IL | 7 | $160,002 | 2025 |
| Prairie State Legal Services 37-1030764 | B | Rockford, IL | 8 | $155,000 | 2025 |
| YMCA | U | Bloomington, IL | 7 | $115,000 | 2024 |
| Music Connections Foundation 26-1375668 | C | Bloomington, IL | 7 | $112,119 | 2025 |
| Wilmette Theatre | U | Wilmette, IL | 1 | $29,000 | 2019 |
| Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission | U | Springfield, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2018 |
| Lincoln College | U | Lincoln, IL | 2 | $20,000 | 2019 |
| Marcfirst | U | Normal, IL | 1 | $20,000 | 2019 |
| Illinois Voices Theatre 37-1350017 | B | Normal, IL | 1 | $6,968 | 2021 |
| The Lincoln Academy of Illinois 36-6127397 | C | Roselle, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2019 |
| Illiniois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission | U | Springfield, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| K-1 Host Hotels & Resorts | U | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $2 | 2023 |
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 118 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Tinervin Family Foundation Bloomington, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | Connections for the Homeless Evanston, IL | B | $125,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | U of I College of Law Champaign, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Bloomington, IL | B | $55,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | Public Interest Law Initiative Chicago, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | Holiday Spectacular Bloomington, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | Prairie State Legal Services Rockford, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | Prairie Fire Theatre Normal, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | Illinois Bar Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | Music Connections Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $17,478 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2025 | Illiniois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission Springfield, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202641189349100329 |
| 2024 | Illinois Wesleyan Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | U of I College of Law Champaign, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | Connections for the Homeless Evanston, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Bloomington, IL | B | $55,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | Center for Gifted Glenview, IL | D | $45,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | Holiday Spectacular Bloomington, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | Public Interest Law Initiative Chicago, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | YMCA Bloomington, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | Illinois Bar Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | Prairie State Legal Services Rockford, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | Prairie Fire Theatre Normal, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | U | $22,667 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2024 | Music Connections Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $17,304 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202511279349100926 |
| 2023 | Illinois Wesleyan Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | U of I College of Law Champaign, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | Connections for the Homeless Evanston, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Bloomington, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | Center for Gifted Glenview, IL | D | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | Holiday Spectacular Bloomington, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | Public Interest Law Initiative Chicago, IL | C | $30,030 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | YMCA Bloomington, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | Illinois Bar Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | U | $22,667 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | Prairie Fire Theatre Normal, IL | B | $21,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | Prairie State Legal Services Rockford, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | Music Connections Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $16,825 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2023 | K-1 Host Hotels & Resorts Bethesda, MD | U | $1 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202411349349101841 |
| 2022 | Illinois Wesleyan Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | Connections for the Homeless Evanston, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | U of I College of Law Champaign, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Bloomington, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | Center for Gifted Glenview, IL | D | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | Holiday Spectacular Bloomington, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | Public Interest Law Initiative Chicago, IL | C | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | U | $27,667 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | Illinois Bar Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | Prairie State Legal Services Rockford, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | YMCA Bloomington, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | Prairie Fire Theatre Normal, IL | B | $19,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | Music Connections Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $13,473 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2022 | K-1 Host Hotels & Resorts Bethesda, MD | U | $1 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202321359349103147 |
| 2021 | Illinois Wesleyan Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | Connections for the Homeless Evanston, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | U of I College of Law Champaign, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | Center for Gifted Glenview, IL | D | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Bloomington, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | Holiday Spectacular Bloomington, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | Public Interest Law Initiative Chicago, IL | C | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | Illinois Bar Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | Prairie State Legal Services Rockford, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | Prairie Fire Theatre Normal, IL | B | $19,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | Music Connections Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $17,377 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | YMCA Bloomington, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2021 | Illinois Voices Theatre Normal, IL | B | $6,968 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202221369349100822 |
| 2020 | Illinois Wesleyan Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | U of I College of Law Champaign, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | Connections for the Homeless Evanston, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | Center for Gifted Glenview, IL | D | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Bloomington, IL | B | $45,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | Public Interest Law Initiative Chicago, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | Holiday Spectacular Bloomington, IL | C | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | Illinois Bar Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | U | $20,667 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | Prairie State Legal Services Rockford, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | Prairie Fire Theatre Normal, IL | B | $19,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | YMCA Bloomington, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2020 | Music Connections Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $13,512 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202132219349100103 |
| 2019 | Illinois Wesleyan Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | U of I College of Law Champaign, IL | U | $200,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Connections for the Homeless Evanston, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Found Chicago, IL | D | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Center for Gifted Glenview, IL | D | $45,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Illinois Prairie Community Foundati Bloomington, IL | D | $45,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Holiday Spectacular Bloomington, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Wilmette Theatre Wilmette, IL | U | $29,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Illinois Bar Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Public Interest Law Initiative Chicago, IL | C | $24,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | U | $20,667 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Marcfirst Normal, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Prairie Fire Theatre Normal, IL | B | $19,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Music Connections Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $16,150 | paid | SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Prairie State Legal Services Rockford, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | Lincoln College Lincoln, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | YMCA Bloomington, IL | U | $7,500 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 202041649349100004 |
| 2019 | The Lincoln Academy of Illinois Roselle, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202041649349100004 |
| 2018 | Illinois Wesleyan Foundation Bloomington, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | U of I College of Law Champaign, IL | U | $200,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Connections for the Homeless Evanston, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Found Chicago, IL | D | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Public Interest Law Initiative Chicago, IL | C | $48,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Center for Gifted Glenview, IL | D | $45,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Illinois Prairie Community Foundati Bloomington, IL | D | $45,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Holiday Spectacular Bloomington, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Illinois Bar Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission Springfield, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | U | $20,667 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Prairie Fire Theatre Normal, IL | B | $19,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Prairie State Legal Services Rockford, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | Lincoln College Lincoln, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
| 2018 | YMCA Bloomington, IL | U | $7,500 | paid | SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | 201921349349102252 |
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 | 202641189349100329 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202511279349100926 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411349349101841 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321359349103147 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202221369349100822 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202132219349100103 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202041649349100004 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201921349349102252 |
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/371392755.json.
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