Voter Participation Center
WASHINGTON, DC
$285KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
General support
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Francis Beidler Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 36-4260449 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Francis Beidler III
- Phone
- (312) 922-3792
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- All applications need to be in writing and include information necessary to evaluate organization and request.
- Restrictions
- None. All donees must be qualifying organizations pursuant to irc section 170(c).
Original filing text
- Contact
- FRANCIS BEIDLER III
- Address
- 53 W JACKSON BLVD SUITE 530 CHICAGO, IL, 60604
- Phone
- 3129223792
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- ALL APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE IN WRITING AND INCLUDE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO EVALUATE ORGANIZATION AND REQUEST.
- Restrictions
- NONE. ALL DONEES MUST BE QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS PURSUANT TO IRC SECTION 170(C).
Reported organization name: FRANCIS BEIDLER 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 year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | $1M |
| 2024 | 92 | $896K |
Where Francis Beidler 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.
Voter Participation Center
WASHINGTON, DC
$265KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General, religious, educational or scientific
Chicago Youth Centers
CHICAGO, IL
$78.5KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General, religious, educational or scientific
Chicago Youth Centers
CHICAGO, IL
$77KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
General support
American Independent Foundation
WASHINGTON, DC
$50KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
General support
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (186 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Francis Beidler Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). 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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