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Who funds Porchlight Music Theatre?

Chicago, Illinois

10 private foundations reported grants to Porchlight Music Theatre in Chicago, Illinois totaling $143,000 across 10 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation, with $100,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Porchlight Music Theatre

All 10 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General operating support1$100,000
Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund
Illinois · 2025
General charitable purposes1$10,000
Rothman Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025
Arts1$7,500
Shulman-Rochambeau Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General support1$5,000
C Gary and Virginia Gerst Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Arts1$5,000
Dr Scholl Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Teacher training for Porchlight's education programs1$5,000
Bayless Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and culinary arts.1$5,000
Loraine Kaufman Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable contribution1$2,500
Schulzinger Frankel Family Foundation
Ohio · 2025
Charitable - general support1$2,500
Daniel and Gloria Kearney Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted1$500

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Porchlight Music Theatre?

James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation, Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund, Rothman Charitable Trust, Shulman-Rochambeau Charitable Foundation and C Gary and Virginia Gerst Foundation, and 5 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Porchlight Music Theatre get from foundations?

$143,000 in 10 reported grants from 10 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Dr Scholl Foundation says in their filings that they accept applications.

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