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Chicago, IL
$6.8MTax year 2025
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Helen V Brach Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 23-7376427 · 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
- Joseph J Griseta
- Phone
- (312) 372-4471
- Deadlines
- December 31 for consideration in year ending March 31
- Application materials
- Application form, available upon request
- Restrictions
- Must be organization exempt under Sect 501(c)(3)
Original filing text
- Contact
- Joseph J Griseta
- Address
- 104 S Michigan Ave Suite 1310 Chicago, IL, 60603
- Phone
- 3123724471
- Deadlines
- December 31 for consideration in year ending March 31
- Application materials
- Application form, available upon request
- Restrictions
- Must be organization exempt under Sect 501(c)(3)
Reported organization name: Helen V Brach 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 | 1 | $6.8M |
| 2024 | 553 | $5.9M |
Where Helen V Brach 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.
Big Shoulders Fund
Chicago, IL
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To provide scholarships, leadership development for school leaders and educators and academic enrichment programs
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
For the LU-CHOICE teacher program, the Arrupe Hardship Fund, Nursing student visits to Pine Ridge, and the School of Law
Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago, IL
$75KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To provide an admission-free wildlife experience while advancing the highest quality animal care, education, science and conservation
Misericordia
Chicago, IL
$75KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To support variety of programs and services for residents with moderate to profound intellectual and developmental disabilities
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (554 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Helen V Brach 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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