The Ark
CHICAGO, IL
$141KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
General purpose
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Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 20-4521801 · 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
- David Maier
- Phone
- (312) 656-1583
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- Written
- Restrictions
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
- Contact
- DAVID MAIER
- Address
- 14801 FOUNDERS CROSSING HOMER GLEN, IL, 60491
- Phone
- 3126561583
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- WRITTEN
- Restrictions
- NONE
Reported organization name: PEGGY AND STEVE FOSSETT 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 | 52 | $1.4M |
| 2024 | 55 | $1.4M |
Where Peggy and Steve Fossett 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.
The Ark
CHICAGO, IL
$138.1KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General purpose
Shriners Hospitals for Children Chicago
CHICAGO, IL
$105KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
General purpose
Museum of Flight
SEATTLE, WA
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Flight zone - youth area
Adler Planetarium
CHICAGO, IL
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Far horizons program
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (107 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Peggy and Steve Fossett 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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