Grants paid by Gruschow Foundation
EIN 42-1747157 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Gruschow Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 42-1747157) reported 17 grants paid totaling $1,581,894 to 5 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
$1,581,894
17 grants
Recipients
5
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | $160,000 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $1,251,894 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $41,000 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $39,000 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $60,000 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | $30,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 5 recipients receiving the most from Gruschow Foundation, by grants paid, out of 5 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment | U | Warwick, RI | 1 | $1,201,894 | 2021 |
| Wttw Chicago Public Media | U | Chicago, IL | 6 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo 36-4032280 | C | Chicago, IL | 6 | $125,000 | 2025 |
| Modest Needs Foundation | U | New York, NY | 1 | $60,000 | 2020 |
| University of Illinois Foundation 37-6006007 | C | Urbana, IL | 3 | $45,000 | 2024 |
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 17 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wttw Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202611319349103531 |
| 2025 | Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202611319349103531 |
| 2024 | University of Illinois Foundation Urbana, IL | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531209349101908 |
| 2024 | Wttw Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531209349101908 |
| 2024 | Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531209349101908 |
| 2023 | Wttw Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202431209349100038 |
| 2023 | Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202431209349100038 |
| 2023 | University of Illinois Foundation Urbana, IL | C | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202431209349100038 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202331219349102453 |
| 2022 | Wttw Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202331219349102453 |
| 2022 | University of Illinois Foundation Urbana, IL | C | $11,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202331219349102453 |
| 2021 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Warwick, RI | U | $1,201,894 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202211719349100106 |
| 2021 | Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202211719349100106 |
| 2021 | Wttw Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202211719349100106 |
| 2020 | Modest Needs Foundation New York, NY | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202101309349101610 |
| 2020 | Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202101309349101610 |
| 2020 | Wttw Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202101309349101610 |
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 | 202611319349103531 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531209349101908 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202431209349100038 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331219349102453 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202211719349100106 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202101309349101610 |
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/421747157.json.
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