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Arthur O Silver Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 87-4395915 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$2.3M
Grants reported
6
Typical grant
$225K
Future commitments
Not reported

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: ARTHUR O SILVER FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
20244$1.1M
20232$1.2M

Where Arthur O Silver Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Foundation for Realization of Human Potential - Nfp

Chicago, IL

$950KTax year 2023

Social service

Foundation for Realization of Human Potential - Nfp

Chicago, IL

$830KTax year 2024

Social service

Maharishi International Univesity

Fairfield, IA

$250KTax year 2024

Education

Maharishi International Univesity

Fairfield, IA

$200KTax year 2023

Education

Christian Heritage Training

Chicago, IL

$25KTax year 2024

Education

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Arthur O Silver Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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