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Sueske W & C Charitable Tr 21580

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 366832071

Sueske W & C Charitable Tr 21580 is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $60,500 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $54,558 the year before.

23% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$52,60812$1.2 million
2024$54,55811$1.4 million
2025$60,50013$1.5 million

How to apply

ContactWalter Caroline Sueske Char Trus
320 S Canal St Fl 12, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone or email(312) 461-5154
What to submitProposals may be submitted at any time in writing to walter & caroline sueske charitable trust c/o bmo harris bank n.a.
RestrictionsTrust makes distributions for charitable, educational, religious, literary and scientific purposes

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Sueske W & C Charitable Tr 21580 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois13$60,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United Methodist Homes & Services
Chicago, IL
General operating purposes$15,000
Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago, IL
General operating purposes$5,000
Avenues to Independence
Park Ridge, IL
General operating purposes$5,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago, IL
General operating purposes$5,000
Marklund Philip Center
Bloomingdale, IL
Program support$5,000
Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science & O
Chicago, IL
General operating purposes$5,000
Pioneer Center for Human Services
McHenry, IL
General operating purposes$5,000
Shedd Aquarium
Chicago, IL
General support$5,000
Chicago Youth Centers
Chicago, IL
General operating purposes$3,000
Hero
Tinley Park, IL
Program support$3,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL
General operating purposes$2,000
The Night Ministry
Chicago, IL
Program support$1,500
South Chicago Parents and Friends
Chicago, IL
General operating purposes$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sueske W & C Charitable Tr 21580 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Sueske W & C Charitable Tr 21580 give?

$60,500 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Sueske W & C Charitable Tr 21580?

Its 2025 filing lists Bmo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Sueske W & C Charitable Tr 21580 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, arts and culture and animals.

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