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Grants paid by Smart Family Foundation of Illinois, tax year 2021
EIN 81-2433446 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2021, Smart Family Foundation of Illinois (EIN 81-2433446) reported 60 grants paid totaling $3,012,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Chicago Community Trust Chicago, IL | C | $400,000 | paid | DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | HEALTH SERVICES | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Hyde Park Art Center Chicago, IL | B | $202,500 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $200,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Steppenwolf Theatre Co Chicago, IL | C | $200,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $150,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | U | $130,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Barnard College New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | U | $100,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | B | $100,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI | B | $100,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | C | $100,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL | C | $60,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | D | $50,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Planned Parenthood New York, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Rye Brook, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | HEALTH SERVICES | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Chicago Sinai Congregation Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Colby College Waterville, ME | B | $50,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | The Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore, MD | B | $35,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Chicago Children's Choir Chicago, IL | U | $35,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Field Museum Chicago, IL | U | $30,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Arts Club of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Chicago Police Memorial Fund Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | The Salvation Army Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Lurie Children's Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | HEALTH SERVICES | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Openlands Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | NATURE PRESERVATION | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Maven Project San Fransisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | HEALTH SERVICES | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee, WI | B | $25,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | The Chicago Lighthouse Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Student Conservation Association (sca) Charlestown, NH | U | $25,000 | paid | NATURE PRESERVATION | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Keshet Northbrook, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Francis W Parker School Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | OTHER ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TO INDIVIDUALS | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence Washington, DC | U | $15,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | United Way of Miami-Dade Miami, FL | D | $15,000 | paid | HEALTH SERVICES & EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Horizons Greater Washington Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Museum Trustee Association Baltimore, MD | B | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Parks Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Kohl Children's Museum Glenview, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | YMCA of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Mercersburg Academy Mercersburg, PA | U | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Norwood School Bethesda, MD | B | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Debate It Forward Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Furry Friends Adoption Clinic and Ranch Jupiter, FL | D | $10,000 | paid | ANIMAL SHELTER | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Harris Theater Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Alexandria, VA | B | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Goucher College Baltimore, MD | U | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Community Health Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | HEALTH SERVICES | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | National Forest Foundation Missoula, MT | B | $6,000 | paid | NATURE PRESERVATION | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Merit School of Music Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Aurora Health Care Foundation Milwaukee, WI | U | $5,000 | paid | HEALTH SERVICES | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Abraham Path Initiative Maplewood, NJ | U | $5,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Working in the Schools Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | City Club of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Glessner House Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
| 2021 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL | 202201929349101010 |
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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.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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