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Peggy and Bill Shiffick Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 766112561

Peggy and Bill Shiffick Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $606,723 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $182,017 and the largest $242,689. 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 $591,876 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$542,5933$11.8 million
2024$591,8763$12.1 million
2025$606,7233$13.2 million

How to apply

Peggy and Bill Shiffick Charitable 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 Peggy and Bill Shiffick Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas3$606,723

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of St Thomas
Houston, TX
General support$242,689
University of Houston System
Houston, TX
General support$182,017
William Marsh Rice University
Houston, TX
General support$182,017

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Peggy and Bill Shiffick Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Peggy and Bill Shiffick Charitable Foundation give?

$606,723 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $182,017.

Who runs Peggy and Bill Shiffick Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Northern Trust Company (Co-Trustee) and Christine H Groccia (Co-Trustee).

What does Peggy and Bill Shiffick Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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