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Portage Park Helping Hands

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 461483523

Portage Park Helping Hands is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $18,040 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $9,020 and the largest $17,040. 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 $6,450 the year before.

50% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$6,4501$31,362
2024$18,0402$22,091

How to apply

ContactPortage Park Helping Hands
5539 W Sunnyside Ave, Christine Zwolinski, Chicago, IL 60630
Phone or email(630) 267-3111
What to submitLetter application with supporting documents
RestrictionsAwards given must meet our mission statement of benefitting the diverse portage park elementary school community

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Portage Park Helping Hands funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois2$18,040

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Portage Park Elementary School
Chicago, IL
Students$17,040
Friends of Portage Park
Chicago, IL
Playground$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Portage Park Helping Hands accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Portage Park Helping Hands give?

$18,040 in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $9,020.

Who runs Portage Park Helping Hands?

Its 2024 filing lists Melissa Bach (Treasurer), Christine Zwolinski (President) and Caroline Bires (Vice Preside).

What does Portage Park Helping Hands fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation and education.

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