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Constans Culver Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 136048059

Constans Culver Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $285,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $45,000 and the largest $75,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $270,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$320,0006$5.5 million
2024$270,0006$5.9 million
2025$285,0006$6.3 million

How to apply

Constans Culver Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Constans Culver Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York6$285,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Johns Bread and Life Program Inc (Brooklyn Ny)
New York, NY
General$75,000
Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc (Brooklyn Ny)
Brooklyn, NY
General$50,000
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation (Brooklyn Ny)
Brooklyn, NY
General$50,000
Brooklyn Museum of Art Brooklyn Ny
Brooklyn, NY
General$40,000
Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc Avery Fisher Hall
New York, NY
General$40,000
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc(new York Ny)
New York, NY
General$30,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Constans Culver Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Constans Culver Foundation give?

$285,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $45,000.

Who runs Constans Culver Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee), Janna C Collins (Co-Trustee), Dorothy S Brooke (Co-Trustee) and Summerfield M Baldwin (Co-Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Constans Culver Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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