Grants paid by Buddy Bear Foundation
EIN 84-5100308 · Berwyn, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Buddy Bear Foundation of Berwyn, IL (EIN 84-5100308) reported 11 grants paid totaling $26,000 to 11 recipients in tax years 2023–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$26,000
11 grants
Recipients
11
distinct organizations
Tax years
2023–2024
2 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | $14,000 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | $12,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 11 recipients receiving the most from Buddy Bear Foundation, by grants paid, out of 11 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golympians | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Work Foundation 82-5433388 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| Better Boys Foundation 36-2484473 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $4,000 | 2023 |
| The Kats Out Foundation 81-5371238 | B | Bolingbrook, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Kingdom Harvest Family Church 26-3898621 | D | Matteson, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Riverside Brookfield High School | U | Riverside, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| We Women Empowered Inc of Chicago | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Exodus Drum Bugle Corp 11-3665643 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Peace Makers Coalition 83-4403603 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Community Church 36-2716801 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Team Lewis Foundation | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 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 11 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Golympians Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR YOUTH TRACK PROGRAM | 202543219349105244 |
| 2024 | The Work Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $4,000 | paid | YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICES | 202543219349105244 |
| 2024 | Commonwealth Community Church Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | RELIGOUS SERVICES | 202543219349105244 |
| 2024 | Peace Makers Coalition Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR YOUTH-LED PEACE MOVEMENT | 202543219349105244 |
| 2024 | Team Lewis Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | SOCIAL SERVICES | 202543219349105244 |
| 2023 | Better Boys Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $4,000 | paid | SOCIAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | 202443179349103514 |
| 2023 | The Kats Out Foundation Bolingbrook, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS | 202443179349103514 |
| 2023 | Exodus Drum Bugle Corp Chicago, IL | D | $2,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR BUILDING ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING UPGRADES | 202443179349103514 |
| 2023 | Riverside Brookfield High School Riverside, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | UNIFORMS FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS BASKETBALL TEAM | 202443179349103514 |
| 2023 | We Women Empowered Inc of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTHS | 202443179349103514 |
| 2023 | Kingdom Harvest Family Church Matteson, IL | D | $2,000 | paid | COAT DRIVE | 202443179349103514 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202543219349105244 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443179349103514 |
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/845100308.json.
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