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Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 363412811

Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $159,750 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $21,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $137,481 the year before.

8% of its 2024 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$137,48141$3.5 million
2024$159,75040$3.6 million

How to apply

ContactElizabeth Beidler Tisdahl
53 W Jackson 530, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone or email(312) 922-3792
What to submitThe application should be in writing and include information necessary to evaluate the organization and the grant request.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois38$146,500
New York1$12,250
District of Columbia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cherry Scholarship
Deerfield, IL
General$21,000
Evanston Animal Shelter
Evanston, IL
General$20,000
US Fund for UNICEF
New York, NY
General$12,250
Erie Family Health Center
Chicago, IL
General$12,000
Eths School Based Health Center
Evanston, IL
General$10,000
Girls Play Sports
Evanston, IL
General$10,000
Kuumba Evanston
Evanston, IL
General$10,000
Eths Foundation
Evanston, IL
General$7,000
All Our Children's Advocacy Center
Justice, IL
General$5,000
James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy
Evanston, IL
General$4,000
Evanston Children's Clothing Assoc
Evanston, IL
General$3,000
Meals on Wheels
Evanston, IL
General$3,000
Curt's Cafe
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Evanston First Responders Foundation
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Evanston Public Library Friends
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Evanston YWCA
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Family Focus of Evanston
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Fellowship African Amer Mens Basketball
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Fleetwood Jourdain Commuity Theater
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Hillside Food Pantry
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Infant Welfare Society of Evanston Inc
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Learning Bridge Education Center
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Northlight Theatre
Skokie, IL
General$2,000
Youth Job Center
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Youth Organizations Umbrella
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Partners of the Evanston Public Library
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Foundation 65
Evanston, IL
General$1,500
Actors Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
General$1,000
Eths Boosters
Evanston, IL
General$1,000
Evanston Art Center
Evanston, IL
General$1,000
Evanston Community Foundation
Evanston, IL
General$1,000
Evanston Fourth of July Association
Evanston, IL
General$1,000
Evanston History Center
Evanston, IL
General$1,000
Evanston Scholars
Evanston, IL
General$1,000
Evanston Youth Hockey Association
Evanston, IL
General$1,000
Glessner House Museum
Chicago, IL
General$1,000
Justin Wynn Foundation
Evanston, IL
General$1,000
Mitchell Museum Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum
Evanston, IL
General$1,000
The Open Studio
Evanston, IL
General$1,000
Voter Participation Center
Washington, DC
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation give?

$159,750 in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl (Trustee) and Francis Beidler III (Trustee).

What does Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and health.

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