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Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 36-3621711 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.2M
- Grants reported
- 126
- Median grant
- $5K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | $648.5K |
| 2024 | 62 | $549.5K |
Where Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $100K |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $100K |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $30K |
| Handel Week Incorporated | Oak Park, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $25K |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $25K |
| Handel Week Incorporated | Oak Park, IL | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $25K |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $25K |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $25K |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $25K |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $20K |
| Pacific Garden Mission | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $20K |
| Pacific Garden Mission | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $20K |
| Chicago Academy of Sciences | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $20K |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $20K |
| Loaves Fishes of Rio Grande Valley | Harlingen, TX | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $20K |
| Facing Forward to End Homelessness | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $18K |
| Evangelical Child and Family Agency | Wheaton, IL | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $18K |
| Housing Forward | Maywood, IL | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $18K |
| Housing Forward | Maywood, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $15K |
| Beyond Hunger | Oak Park, IL | General charitable purposes | 2025 | $15K |
| Window to the World Communications | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $15K |
| Beyond Hunger | Oak Park, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $15K |
| Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $15K |
| Evangelical Child and Family Agency | Wheaton, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $15K |
| Facing Forward to End Homelessness | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | 2024 | $15K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Helen and Curtis Pinnell 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 e-file archive.