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Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 363420629

Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $135,250 in 55 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $47,000. 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 $119,800 the year before.

4% 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$119,80053$3.0 million
2024$135,25055$3.1 million

How to apply

ContactFrancis Beidler III
53 W Jackson Blvd 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 grant request.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois40$69,750
District of Columbia3$52,500
Massachusetts4$5,000
Tennessee1$3,000
Florida2$1,000
North Carolina1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000
Virginia1$1,000
Rhode Island1$500
South Carolina1$500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 55 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Voter Participation Center
Washington, DC
General$47,000
Chicago Youth Centers
Chicago, IL
General$16,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois
Chicago, IL
General$9,000
Chapin Hall
Chicago, IL
General$5,000
Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago, IL
General$4,000
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
General$3,000
Georgetown Day School
Washington, DC
General$3,000
History Center Lake Forestlake Bluff
Lake Forest, IL
General$3,000
Near North Montessori School
Chicago, IL
General$3,000
Webb School
Knoxville, TN
General$3,000
Chicago Community Foundation
Chicago, IL
General$2,500
Global Giving
Washington, DC
General$2,500
The Wellesley Fund
Wellesley, MA
General$2,500
Northwestern University Law School
Evanston, IL
General$2,000
Ounce of Prevention Fund (Start Early)
Chicago, IL
General$2,000
Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe, IL
General$1,500
LGBT Chicago Community Trust
Chicago, IL
General$1,500
Deerfield Academy
Deerfield, MA
General$1,000
Faraja Fund Foundation
Charlotte, NC
General$1,000
Farnsworth House
Plano, IL
General$1,000
Gorton Community Center Annual Fund
Lake Forest, IL
General$1,000
Harvard College Fund
Cambridge, MA
General$1,000
Lake County Community Foundation
Waukegan, IL
General$1,000
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
General$1,000
Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest, IL
General$1,000
Mies van Der Rohe Society
Chicago, IL
General$1,000
The Center on Halsted
Chicago, IL
General$1,000
The Hill Fund
Pottstown, PA
General$1,000
The Montpelier Foundation
Orange, VA
General$1,000
University of Illinois Foundation
Champaign, IL
General$1,000
Wings Program Inc
Palatine, IL
General$1,000
A Safe Place
Zion, IL
General$500
Better Government Association
Chicago, IL
General$500
Bright Promises
Chicago, IL
General$500
Brown Annual Fund
Providence, RI
General$500
Girls Play Sports
Evanston, IL
General$500
Immigrant Learning Center
Malden, MA
General$500
Juvenile Justice Initiative
Evanston, IL
General$500
Lake Forest Country Day School
Lake Forest, IL
General$500
LTFHC
Chicago, IL
General$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation give?

$135,250 in tax year 2024, across 55 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Francis Beidler III (Trustee) and Prudence R Beidler (Trustee).

What does Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and arts and culture.

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