Grants paid by Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation
EIN 88-4417929 · Paradise Vly, AZ · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation of Paradise Vly, AZ (EIN 88-4417929) reported 42 grants paid totaling $106,919 to 21 recipients in tax years 2023–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$106,919
42 grants
Recipients
21
distinct organizations
Tax years
2023–2025
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | $27,799 | — |
| 2024 | 12 | $33,210 | — |
| 2025 | 13 | $45,910 | — |
Top recipients
The 21 recipients receiving the most from Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 21 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriels Light | U | Chicago, IL | 3 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen 27-3521132 | C | Washington, DC | 3 | $15,100 | 2025 |
| Easterseals Dupage & Fox Valley | U | Villa Park, IL | 2 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| Mayo Clinic | U | Rochester, MN | 2 | $12,500 | 2025 |
| The Community Church 36-2366682 | C | Lake Bluff, IL | 2 | $9,750 | 2025 |
| The Obama Foundation | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of New York City | U | New York, NY | 3 | $3,500 | 2025 |
| Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter 36-6002114 | D | Deerfield, IL | 3 | $3,500 | 2025 |
| Lake Forest Open Lands Association 36-6162709 | B | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| Entertainment Community Fund | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| Writers Theatre 36-3847280 | B | Glencoe, IL | 3 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation 99-0261283 | B | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Humane Society of Marathon County 39-6103305 | B | Wausau, WI | 2 | $1,500 | 2025 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository 36-2971864 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation 36-3480353 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Chicago River 36-3559764 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Art Institute of Chicago 36-2167725 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $830 | 2025 |
| Highwood Public Library | U | Highwood, IL | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | U | Glencoe, IL | 1 | $189 | 2023 |
| Paypal Giving Fund Ppgf | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $50 | 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 42 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gabriels Light Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | Program support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | U | $7,500 | paid | Program Support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $7,500 | paid | Program support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | The Community Church Lake Bluff, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | Program support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | Easterseals Dupage & Fox Valley Villa Park, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | Program support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | Food Bank of New York City New York, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | Program support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association Lake Forest, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | Program support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | Entertainment Community Fund Chicago, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | Program Support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter Deerfield, IL | D | $1,500 | paid | Program support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | Writers Theatre Glencoe, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | Humane Society of Marathon County Wausau, WI | B | $1,000 | paid | Program Support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | American Red Cross Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2025 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $410 | paid | Program Support | 202601919349100005 |
| 2024 | Easterseals Dupage & Fox Valley Villa Park, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | Program support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2024 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | Program Support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2024 | Gabriels Light Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | Program support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2024 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | Program support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2024 | The Obama Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $2,500 | paid | Program Support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2024 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2024 | Food Bank of New York City New York, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2024 | Writers Theatre Glencoe, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2024 | Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter Deerfield, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2024 | Entertainment Community Fund Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | Program Support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2024 | Humane Society of Marathon County Wausau, WI | B | $500 | paid | Program Support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2024 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $210 | paid | Program Support | 202503179349100630 |
| 2023 | The Obama Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Gabriels Light Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | The Community Church Lake Bluff, IL | C | $4,750 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $2,600 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Hawaii Community Foundation Honolulu, HI | B | $2,500 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Writers Theatre Glencoe, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Chicago River Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association Lake Forest, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter Deerfield, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | American Red Cross Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $500 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Highwood Public Library Highwood, IL | U | $500 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Food Bank of New York City New York, NY | U | $500 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $210 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL | U | $189 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
| 2023 | Paypal Giving Fund Ppgf Washington, DC | U | $50 | paid | Program support | 202443209349103699 |
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 | 202601919349100005 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202503179349100630 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443209349103699 |
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/884417929.json.
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