Grants paid by Irie Foundation
EIN 81-1387742 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Irie Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 81-1387742) reported 106 grants paid totaling $2,646,829 to 59 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
$2,646,829
106 grants
Recipients
59
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $70,000 | — |
| 2019 | 11 | $87,250 | — |
| 2020 | 8 | $82,755 | — |
| 2021 | 22 | $280,003 | — |
| 2022 | 21 | $738,000 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | $574,821 | — |
| 2024 | 21 | $493,500 | — |
| 2025 | 13 | $320,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 59 recipients receiving the most from Irie Foundation, by grants paid, out of 59 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Aid Society of Nipissing & Parry Sound | U | North Bay, ONTARIO | 4 | $1,075,000 | 2025 |
| Unicef USA | U | New York, NY | 3 | $140,000 | 2024 |
| Baja Community Foundation 82-5281020 | B | Silverdale, WA | 6 | $132,500 | 2025 |
| Monarch Effect Foundation | U | Mexico City, MEXICO | 3 | $111,500 | 2025 |
| Scholarship America - Peter J Mcgrail Scholarship Fund | U | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| The Children's Aid Society 13-5562191 | C | New York, NY | 4 | $95,000 | 2020 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | U | Glenview, IL | 4 | $85,000 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | U | Boone, IA | 2 | $80,000 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association 13-5613797 | B | Dallas, TX | 2 | $70,000 | 2024 |
| American Diabetes Association 13-1623888 | C | Merrifield, VA | 2 | $70,000 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | U | Hagerstown, MD | 2 | $70,000 | 2024 |
| George & Raymond Frank Foundation 01-0520094 | C | Weld, ME | 2 | $60,000 | 2022 |
| Mundelein Baseball and Softball Association | U | Mundelein, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| World Central Kitchen 27-3521132 | C | Washington, DC | 2 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Partners for Progress 20-2375514 | C | Wauconda, IL | 5 | $45,000 | 2025 |
| The Querencia Community Foundation (querencia Cares) | U | Denver, CO | 2 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | U | New York, NY | 2 | $35,000 | 2025 |
| Jellystone Bark's Rescue Rangers 46-0782898 | C | Yorkville, IL | 3 | $35,000 | 2022 |
| Multiplying Good 52-0959336 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $28,000 | 2024 |
| Cmt Research Foundation 82-5476655 | B | Atlanta, GA | 4 | $26,875 | 2025 |
| The Trevor Project 95-4681287 | B | West Hollywood, CA | 2 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| The Conscious Kid 81-4204447 | C | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Let It Be US - Foster Care & Adoption | U | Barrington, IL | 2 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Nipissing Serenity Hospice | U | North Bay, ONTARIO | 2 | $13,500 | 2025 |
| Mundelein High School Foundation Scholarship 27-1422176 | D | Mundelein, IL | 1 | $11,921 | 2023 |
| Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | U | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| National Urban League 13-1840489 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Querencia Foundation 88-1907658 | C | Denver, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Womenkind | U | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Youth Guidance 36-2167032 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Megan Butz Legacy of Hope 93-2161036 | B | Hawthorn Woods, IL | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc (ldf) | U | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| The Markup 84-3438375 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation 46-1657101 | B | Newtown, CT | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| The Confess Project of America | U | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Birdies for Charity | U | East Moline, IL | 3 | $8,500 | 2025 |
| Campfire Circle | U | Toronto, ONTARIO | 1 | $7,000 | 2025 |
| Feeding America 36-3673599 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $5,102 | 2021 |
| Let It Be US 47-1237093 | B | Barrington, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Sam Foundation 36-4974390 | C | Arlington Heights, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank 36-3203648 | B | Geneva, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Lennox Barnett Ministries (lbm) | U | Rockford, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2022 |
| United Nations Foundation | U | New York, NY | 1 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $2,714 | 2021 |
| Illinois Pga Foundation | U | Golf, IL | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Blessings in a Backpack 26-1964620 | C | Louisville, KY | 2 | $2,414 | 2021 |
| Bernie's Book Bank 27-0914453 | B | Lake Bluff, IL | 1 | $2,400 | 2023 |
| Haces Immigration and Naturalization Services | U | Waukegan, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Jasper Food Bank | U | Jasper, IN | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Powrplnt 46-5182094 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Lens On Life Project 47-4587281 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation (icstars) 36-4253411 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,429 | 2021 |
| National Alliance On Mental Illness (nami) | U | Arlington, VA | 1 | $1,429 | 2021 |
| Illinois Science & Technology Coalition and Institute 35-2334171 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,429 | 2021 |
| Aspire of Illinois 36-2654558 | B | Hillside, IL | 1 | $1,429 | 2021 |
| Nami 52-1206413 | D | Arlington, VA | 1 | $1,062 | 2019 |
| Ic Stars | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $510 | 2020 |
| Aspire 31-1788764 | C | Carmel, CA | 1 | $435 | 2019 |
| National Center for Families Learning 61-1159549 | B | Louisville, KY | 1 | $180 | 2019 |
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 106 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baja Community Foundation Silverdale, WA | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | Monarch Effect Foundation Mexico City, MEXICO | U | $51,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | Children's Aid Society of Nipissing & Parry Sound North Bay, ONTARIO | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | The Querencia Community Foundation (querencia Cares) Denver, CO | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | Partners for Progress Wauconda, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | Campfire Circle Toronto, ONTARIO | U | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | Cmt Research Foundation Atlanta, GA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | Megan Butz Legacy of Hope Hawthorn Woods, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | Nipissing Serenity Hospice North Bay, ONTARIO | U | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2025 | Birdies for Charity East Moline, IL | U | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202631879349100253 |
| 2024 | American Cancer Society Hagerstown, MD | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Unicef USA New York, NY | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | American Red Cross Boone, IA | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | American Heart Association Dallas, TX | B | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | American Diabetes Association Merrifield, VA | C | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Monarch Effect Foundation Mexico City, MEXICO | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Baja Community Foundation Silverdale, WA | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | The Querencia Community Foundation (querencia Cares) Denver, CO | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Multiplying Good New York, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Partners for Progress Wauconda, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Megan Butz Legacy of Hope Hawthorn Woods, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | United Nations Foundation New York, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Birdies for Charity East Moline, IL | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Powrplnt Brooklyn, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Haces Immigration and Naturalization Services Waukegan, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Jasper Food Bank Jasper, IN | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2024 | Lens On Life Project New York, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202541749349100509 |
| 2023 | Children's Aid Society of Nipissing & Parry Sound North Bay, ONTARIO | U | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202431219349101808 |
| 2023 | Monarch Effect Foundation Mexico City, MEXICO | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202431219349101808 |
| 2023 | Multiplying Good New York, NY | B | $13,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202431219349101808 |
| 2023 | Mundelein High School Foundation Scholarship Mundelein, IL | D | $11,921 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202431219349101808 |
| 2023 | Baja Community Foundation Silverdale, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202431219349101808 |
| 2023 | Cmt Research Foundation Atlanta, GA | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202431219349101808 |
| 2023 | Sam Foundation Arlington Heights, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202431219349101808 |
| 2023 | Bernie's Book Bank Lake Bluff, IL | B | $2,400 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202431219349101808 |
| 2022 | Children's Aid Society of Nipissing & Parry Sound North Bay, ONTARIO | U | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Unicef USA New York, NY | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | American Red Cross Boone, IA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Cmt Research Foundation Atlanta, GA | B | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Baja Community Foundation Silverdale, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Jellystone Bark's Rescue Rangers Yorkville, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | American Diabetes Association Merrifield, VA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Youth Guidance Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Partners for Progress Wauconda, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | The Trevor Project West Hollywood, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | American Cancer Society Hagerstown, MD | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | George & Raymond Frank Foundation Weld, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | The Conscious Kid San Francisco, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | The Confess Project of America Atlanta, GA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc (ldf) New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | American Heart Association Dallas, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Sandy Hook Promise Foundation Newtown, CT | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Let It Be US - Foster Care & Adoption Barrington, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Lennox Barnett Ministries (lbm) Rockford, IL | U | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2022 | Illinois Pga Foundation Golf, IL | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202341529349100714 |
| 2021 | Scholarship America - Peter J Mcgrail Scholarship Fund Minneapolis, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Children's Aid Society of Nipissing & Parry Sound North Bay, ONTARIO | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Jellystone Bark's Rescue Rangers Yorkville, IL | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Unicef USA New York, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | The Trevor Project West Hollywood, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Womenkind New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | The Conscious Kid San Francisco, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Nipissing Serenity Hospice North Bay, ONTARIO | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Partners for Progress Wauconda, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | National Urban League New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Let It Be US - Foster Care & Adoption Barrington, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Baja Community Foundation Silverdale, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | The Markup New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Blessings in a Backpack Louisville, KY | C | $1,429 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Chicago, IL | U | $1,429 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Aspire of Illinois Hillside, IL | B | $1,429 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Illinois Science & Technology Coalition and Institute Chicago, IL | C | $1,429 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation (icstars) Chicago, IL | C | $1,429 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | National Alliance On Mental Illness (nami) Arlington, VA | U | $1,429 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2021 | Feeding America Chicago, IL | B | $1,429 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSES | 202201349349100505 |
| 2020 | The Children's Aid Society New York, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202101239349102650 |
| 2020 | The Children's Aid Society New York, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202101239349102650 |
| 2020 | Querencia Foundation Denver, CO | C | $10,000 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202101239349102650 |
| 2020 | Baja Community Foundation Silverdale, WA | B | $7,500 | paid | FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS HELP STUDENTS STAY IN SCHOOL | 202101239349102650 |
| 2020 | Partners for Progress Wauconda, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO EQUINE THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS | 202101239349102650 |
| 2020 | Let It Be US Barrington, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202101239349102650 |
| 2020 | Jellystone Barks Rescue Rangers Yorkville, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202101239349102650 |
| 2020 | Ic Stars Chicago, IL | U | $255 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202101239349102650 |
| 2019 | George and Raymond Frank Foundation Yarmouth, ME | C | $50,000 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202011949349100001 |
| 2019 | The Children's Aid Society New York, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202011949349100001 |
| 2019 | Feeding America Chicago, IL | B | $3,673 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202011949349100001 |
| 2019 | Birdies for Charity East Moline, IL | U | $2,500 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202011949349100001 |
| 2019 | Cmt Research Foundation Atlanta, GA | B | $1,875 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FIND A CURE | 202011949349100001 |
| 2019 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Chicago, IL | U | $1,285 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202011949349100001 |
| 2019 | Nami Arlington, VA | D | $1,062 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202011949349100001 |
| 2019 | Blessings in a Backpack Louisville, KY | C | $985 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202011949349100001 |
| 2019 | Aspire Carmel, CA | C | $435 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202011949349100001 |
| 2019 | Ic Stars Chicago, IL | U | $255 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202011949349100001 |
| 2019 | National Center for Families Learning Louisville, KY | B | $180 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES | 202011949349100001 |
| 2018 | Mundelein Baseball and Softball Association Mundelein, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201941359349101834 |
| 2018 | The Children's Aid Society New York, NY | C | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201941359349101834 |
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 | 2025v4.2 | 202631879349100253 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202541749349100509 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202431219349101808 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202341529349100714 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201349349100505 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202101239349102650 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202011949349100001 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201941359349101834 |
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/811387742.json.
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