Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund
Chicago, IL · EIN 30-0040386. Reported 473 grants totalling $35.5M to 241 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
6 of the organizations Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $186,025 to them. That is 1% of the $25.1M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chicago Community Trust | community foundation | Illinois | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Kenosha Community Foundation | community foundation | Wisconsin | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Forefront | grantmaking organization | Illinois | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | federated giving programme | Illinois | $5,025 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Collier and the Keys | federated giving programme | Florida | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Communitygiving | community foundation | Minnesota | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $1,553,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $3,094,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $2,825,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Seti Institute | Mountain View, CA | $2,775,122 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $1,901,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $1,775,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,751,323 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation White Stork | Winnetka, IL | $1,683,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,544,906 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | $705,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Loyola University Chicago Water Tower Campus | Chicago, IL | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | $625,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $589,480 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation Mcnamara Alumni Center | Minneapolis, NM | $542,530 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michael D Palm Center | San Francisco, CA | $540,875 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Philander Smith College | Little Rock, AR | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | $462,205 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $425,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Tree Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | $382,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | $351,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Williams Institute UCLA School of Law | Los Angeles, CA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc | New York, NY | $337,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Pediatric Project | Richmond, VA | $318,560 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $305,469 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| ACLU Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Evanston History Center | Evanston, IL | $262,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Glad (glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders) | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Timeline Theatre | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Pediatrics | Saint Louis, MO | $230,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eagle River Historical Society | Eagle River, WI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Equality Ohio Education Fund | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oxfam America Inc | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unity Temple Restoration Foundation | Oak Park, IL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwoods Children's Museum | Eagle River, WI | $187,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chicago Architecture Center | Chicago, IL | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Preservation Chicago | Chicago, IL | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Equality Illinois Education Project | Chicago, IL | $170,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) | New York, NY | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carol Shields Prize for Fiction of America | Chicago, IL | $152,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ad German Warehouse Conservancy | Richland Ctr, WI | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healthy Schools Campaign | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Transportation Alternatives | New York, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Whitman-Walker Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Landmarks Illinois | Chicago, IL | $146,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo Women's Board | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northfield Food Pantry | Glenview, IL | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women's Business Development Center | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Public Radio Inc (us) | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The UCLA Foundation Dba the Williams Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $112,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Silver Lining Foundation | Chicago, IL | $112,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Equality Illinois Education Institute | Chicago, IL | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine | Chicago, IL | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross of Tennessee River | Clarksville, TN | $101,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Campbell Historical Foundation | Fort Campbell, KY | $101,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freedom for All Americans Education Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Injustice Watch Nfp | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ravinia | Highland Park, IL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Center for Public Justice Fbo Fairness Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Chicago Parks Foundation | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vilas County Economic Development Corporation | Eagle River, WI | $92,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York Public Radio - Wnyc | New York, NY | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wings Program Inc | Palatine, IL | $82,650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amnesty International Inc | New York, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Francis W Parker School | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Nachusa Grasslands | Franklin Grv, IL | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harbor Camps | Needham, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York Stage and Film | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund - Fbo Project Lpac | Richmond, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Senior Eagle River Volunteer Enterprises Inc | Eagle River, WI | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bernie's Book Bank | Lake Bluff, IL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chicago Math and Science Academy (cmsa) | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago Library | Chicago, IL | $68,916 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Glessner House Museum | Chicago, IL | $66,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Illinois Executive Mansion Association | Springfield, IL | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Indiana University | Detroit, MI | $62,880 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Center for Transgender Equality | Washington, DC | $62,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | Hagerstown, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medecins Sans Frontiers USA (drs Without Borders) | Hagerstown, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walter E Olson Memorial Library Foundation | Eagle River, WI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Abortion Fund | Chicago, IL | $59,790 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $57,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Msf USA | New York, NY | $50,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kenosha Community Foundation | Bristol, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Jolla Playhouse Dba Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County | La Jolla, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Hood Communities Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Metro Division | Atlanta, GA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $42,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Plastic Surgery Research Foundation Inc | Highland Park, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) | Albert Lea, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chicago Humanities Festival | Chicago, IL | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Just Harvest | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chicagoblend Group Inc | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Hartford, CT | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Opera Theatre of St Louis Salley S Levy Opera Center | St Louis, MO | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thistle Farms Inc | Nashville, TN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wright-Way Rescue | Morton Grove, IL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emanuel Congregation | Chicago, IL | $34,660 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | $31,950 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Indiana University Foundation | Bloomington, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Luminarts Cultural Foundation at the Union League Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Farm School | New York, NY | $29,775 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $28,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Athlete Ally | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Glencoe Historical Society | Glencoe, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harbor Camps Fbo Camp Aranu'tiq | Needham, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jesse White Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lambda Legal | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pabst Mansion Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Startout | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The 19TH News | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago House and Social Services Agency | Chicago, IL | $23,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center Office of Philanthropy | Chicago, IL | $21,886 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 14TH Street Y | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Theological Seminary | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Frank Lloyd Wright Trust | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Foundation | Edwardsville, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wings Worldquest | New York, NY | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Canterusa Chicago | Wauconda, IL | $16,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls in the Game Nfp | Chicago, IL | $16,616 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goodlettsville Fire Department Kids Christmas | Goodlettsville, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kentucky State Treasurer Fbo Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund | Frankfort, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kinsey Instituteiu Foundation | Bloomington, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kinsey Instituteiu Foundation Lindley Hall | Bloomington, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The John Howard Association of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Poetry Foundation | Chicago, IL | $13,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ethel Walker School Inc | Simsbury, CT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Laurent House Foundation | Rockford, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Revolution Workshop | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States National Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wfmt 987 Fm Public Radio | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Focus | Barrington, IL | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| USO | Arlington, VA | $11,235 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Yad Labanim Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camperships for Nebagamon | East Troy, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Care USA | Merrifield, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Initiatives in Art and Culture | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregations United to Serve Humanity (cush) | Kenosha, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Illinois Network of Charter Schools (incs) | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Journalism Funding Partners | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Museum of Mexican Art | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outwords | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Services & Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgender Elders (sage) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society of Architectural Historians | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Professional Association of Transgender Health (wpath) | East Dundee, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross of Greater Chicago | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $7,239 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Historical Society | New York, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women for Afghan Women | Fresh Meadows, NY | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lewis Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $5,040 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,025 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adler Planetarium | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Advocate Charitable Foundation | Downers Grove, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund | East Troy, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Cultural Alliance | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Public Art Group | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbia University Libraries Butler Library | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feed Our Rural Kids (fork) | Eagle River, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Have Dreams | Park Ridge, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kenosha Pride Inc | Kenosha, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lillian & Betty Ratner Montessori School | Pepper Pike, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Luminarts Cultural Foundation at Ulcc | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Max Mcgraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mitchell Museum of the American Indian | Evanston, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army Metro Division | Hoffman Estates, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Area Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shedd Aquarium | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States National Holocaust Memorial Museum | Highland Park, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Collier and the Keys Inc | Key West, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross of Greater Chicago | Chicago, IL | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Propublica | New York, NY | $4,290 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Howard Young Foundation | Woodruff, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Witter Coin Scholarship Fund | San Francisco, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heart of the City | Waukegan, IL | $3,340 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The White House Historical Association | Washington, DC | $3,148 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $2,925 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Applied Transgender Studies | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trust for the National Mall | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union League Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Foundation Fund | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beyond the Ball Nfp | Chicago, IL | $2,210 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Franklin Creek Conservation Association | Grove, IL | $2,022 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American National Red Cross Fbo Red Cross of Greater Chicago | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Police Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | Evanston, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Streetwise Inc | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $1,950 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Misericordia Heart of Mercy | Chicago, IL | $1,945 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morgridge Institute for Research Inc | Madison, WI | $1,945 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Initiatives | Chicago, IL | $1,670 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | $1,620 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inequality Media | Berkeley, CA | $1,590 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Juvenile Temporary Detention Center | Chicago, IL | $1,588 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gerber Hart Library and Archives | Chicago, IL | $1,131 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| AIDS Foundation of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communitygiving | Saint Cloud, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kenosha Christmas Charities (the Goodfellows) | Kenosha, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Polish Museum of America | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rengifo Parkinson's Foundation | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La CASA Norte | Chicago, IL | $960 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tree House Humane Society | Chicago, IL | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| After School Matters | Chicago, IL | $640 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc | Chicago, IL | $320 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys Hope and Girls Hope of Illinois | Wilmette, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fish of Sanibel-Captiva Inc | Sanibel, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uplifting Athletes | Doylestown, PA | $192 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago, IL | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
116 of 241 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 60%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Pritzker Military Foundation
SALARIES/BENEFITS & GENERAL OFFICE EXPENSES - Girls in the Game Nfp
GENERAL SUPPORT & 101 TICKETS TO CHICAGO RED STARS MATCHES AT FMV GIVEN ON 11/26/2024 - Greater Chicago Food Depository
GENERAL SUPPORT & 30 TICKETS TO CHICAGO RED STARS MATCHES AT FMV GIVEN ON 11/26/2024 - USO
300 TICKETS AND 300 SCARVES TO CHICAGO RED STARS MATCHES AT FMV GIVEN ON 11/26/2024 - Lewis Elementary School
400 TICKETS TO CHICAGO RED STARS MATCHES AT FMV GIVEN ON 11/26/2024 - Heart of the City
334 TICKETS TO CHICAGO RED STARS MATCHES AT FMV GIVEN ON 11/26/2024
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 305 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | $8,975,441 | $17,500 |
| 2022 | 125 | $8,463,534 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 106 | $8,535,628 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 119 | $9,552,840 | $24,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund has 69 of them, worth $22.6M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $9,000,000 |
| Operation White Stork | Winnetka, IL | $2,000,000 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 |
| World Pediatrics | Saint Louis, MO | $500,000 |
| Eagle River Historical Society | Eagle River, WI | $500,000 |
| Seti Institute | Mountain View, CA | $420,000 |
| The Santa Fe Opera | Santa Fe, NM | $400,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $375,000 |
| Seti Institute | Mountain View, CA | $330,000 |
| The UCLA Foundation Dba the Williams Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 |
| Partnerships for Change | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $300,000 |
| Family Tree Clinic | Saint Paul, MN | $300,000 |
Where its money goes
58% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois.
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Everything above is taken from Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 104 S Michigan Ave 1025, Chicago, IL, 60603. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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