Grants paid by The Orlebeke Foundation
EIN 46-2836655 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The Orlebeke Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 46-2836655) reported 25 grants paid totaling $1,803,573 to 7 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
$1,803,573
25 grants
Recipients
7
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | $155,312 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | $499,811 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | $228,750 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | $429,850 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $304,750 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $68,500 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | $116,600 | — |
Top recipients
The 7 recipients receiving the most from The Orlebeke Foundation, by grants paid, out of 7 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steppenwolf Theatre 51-0149370 | C | Chicago, IL | 7 | $873,800 | 2025 |
| The Kennedy Center 99-3411032 | C | Washington, DC | 5 | $819,273 | 2023 |
| The People's Music School 51-0192597 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $53,000 | 2022 |
| Roger Baldwin Foundation 36-2682569 | D | Chicago, IL | 5 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Matthew Shepard Foundation | U | Denver, CO | 2 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| State of Il Covid Relief Fund | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| The Happiness Club 36-3900144 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,500 | 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 25 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $111,600 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202631469349100728 |
| 2025 | Roger Baldwin Foundation Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FUND | 202631469349100728 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $61,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202501639349100410 |
| 2024 | Roger Baldwin Foundation Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FUND | 202501639349100410 |
| 2024 | The Happiness Club Chicago, IL | C | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202501639349100410 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $170,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202401509349100705 |
| 2023 | The Kennedy Center Washington, DC | C | $129,750 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202401509349100705 |
| 2023 | Roger Baldwin Foundation Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FUND | 202401509349100705 |
| 2022 | The Kennedy Center Washington, DC | C | $242,750 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202301239349100145 |
| 2022 | Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $157,100 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202301239349100145 |
| 2022 | The People's Music School Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202301239349100145 |
| 2022 | Matthew Shepard Foundation Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202301239349100145 |
| 2022 | Roger Baldwin Foundation Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FUND | 202301239349100145 |
| 2021 | Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $150,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202241519349100769 |
| 2021 | The Kennedy Center Washington, DC | C | $53,750 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202241519349100769 |
| 2021 | The People's Music School Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202241519349100769 |
| 2021 | Matthew Shepard Foundation Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202241519349100769 |
| 2021 | Roger Baldwin Foundation Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FUND | 202241519349100769 |
| 2020 | The Kennedy Center Washington, DC | C | $306,811 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202121809349100807 |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $160,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202121809349100807 |
| 2020 | The People's Music School Chicago, IL | B | $23,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202121809349100807 |
| 2020 | State of Il Covid Relief Fund Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 202121809349100807 |
| 2018 | The Kennedy Center Washington, DC | C | $86,212 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 201921339349102852 |
| 2018 | Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $64,100 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 201921339349102852 |
| 2018 | The People's Music School Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED USE | 201921339349102852 |
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 | 202631469349100728 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202501639349100410 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202401509349100705 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202301239349100145 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202241519349100769 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202121809349100807 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201921339349102852 |
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/462836655.json.
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