Grants paid by Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation
EIN 87-1791008 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 87-1791008) reported 37 grants paid totaling $10,057,000 to 17 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $44,807,000 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$10,057,000
37 grants
Recipients
17
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
5 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$44,807,000
26 commitments · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $2,000,000 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | $1,550,000 | $4,650,000 |
| 2023 | 12 | $1,544,000 | $7,538,000 |
| 2024 | 9 | $2,619,000 | $5,119,000 |
| 2025 | 7 | $2,344,000 | $27,500,000 |
Top recipients
The 17 recipients receiving the most from Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 17 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyric Opera of Chicago 36-6008929 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $3,100,000 | 2025 |
| Art Institute of Chicago 36-2167725 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $2,000,000 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation 39-0743975 | B | Madison, WI | 1 | $2,000,000 | 2021 |
| Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago 36-2545170 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $1,025,000 | 2025 |
| The Joffrey Ballet 36-4009741 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $400,000 | 2025 |
| Posse Foundation Inc 13-3840394 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $300,000 | 2024 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | U | Washington, DC | 3 | $207,000 | 2025 |
| Newberry Library 36-2167814 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Luminarts Cultural Foundation | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $200,000 | 2023 |
| Grant Park Music Festival | U | Chicago, IL | 3 | $125,000 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois 36-2170901 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Chicago Opera Theater 23-7354963 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Vivery Community | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Opera Center 36-3305162 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater On Navy Pier 36-3467607 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Definition Theatre 45-5400665 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
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 63 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $25,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2025 | Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $1,350,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2025 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2025 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $600,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2025 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2025 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2025 | Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $475,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2025 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2025 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $69,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2025 | Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2025 | Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2025 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202611349349102711 |
| 2024 | Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $1,600,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $1,500,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $1,100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $800,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $450,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | Posse Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | Vivery Community Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $69,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $69,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2024 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202513149349102311 |
| 2023 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $2,500,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $2,050,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $1,500,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $138,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Posse Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Posse Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Chicago Opera Theater Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Vivery Community Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $69,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Luminarts Cultural Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Chicago Shakespeare Theater On Navy Pier Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Definition Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2023 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202432399349100018 |
| 2022 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $2,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $2,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Posse Foundation Inc New York, IL | U | $200,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Luminarts Cultural Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $150,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Luminarts Cultural Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Opera Center Chicago, IL | D | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Planned Parenthood of Illinois Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Posse Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2022 | Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202322499349100807 |
| 2021 | University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI | B | $2,000,000 | paid | ROBERT M. STEINER CHAIR IN BUSINESS FUND | 202310599349100401 |
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 | 202611349349102711 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202513149349102311 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202432399349100018 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202322499349100807 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202310599349100401 |
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/871791008.json.
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