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The Cynthia Elkins Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 36-4118927 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$1.5M
Grants reported
68
Median grant
$7K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202427$745.5K
202341$750.8K

Where The Cynthia Elkins 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.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
CATO INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL USE2024$225K
DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIPSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL USE2023$137.5K
DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIPSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL USE2024$100K
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MUSEUMWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL USE2024$100K
ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUMSKOKIE, ILGENERAL USE2023$92K
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADONEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE2023$55K
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MUSEUMWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL USE2023$50K
JEWISH UNITED FUNDCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE2023$50K
URBAN INICIATIVESCHICAGO, ILGENERAL USE2024$41K
NSSRA FOUNDATIONHIGHLAND PARK, ILGENERAL USE2023$40K
URBAN INICIATIVESCHICAGO, ILGENERAL USE2023$40K
BRAVE SPACE ALLIANCECHICAGO, ILGENERAL USE2024$39K
BRAVE SPACE ALLIANCECHICAGO, ILGENERAL USE2023$38K
JEWISH UNITED FUNDCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE2024$36K
LEAPCHICAGO, ILGENERAL USE2023$36K
ONE TAIL AT A TIMECHICAGO, ILGENERAL USE2023$28K
NSSRA FOUNDATIONHIGHLAND PARK, ILGENERAL USE2024$25K
MARIAN UNIVERSITYINDIANAPOLIS, INGENERAL PURPOSE2024$25K
WESTERN GOLF ASSOCIATION EVANS SCHOGLENVIEW, ILGENERAL USE2024$21.5K
THE ART CENTER OF HIGHLAND PARKHIGHLAND PARK, ILGENERAL USE2024$20K
CANOPY CENTERMADISON, WIGENERAL PURPOSE2024$20K
THE ART CENTER OF HIGHLAND PARKHIGHLAND PARK, ILGENERAL USE2023$20K
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADONEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE2024$18K
PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL USE2023$15K
PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL USE2024$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 The Cynthia Elkins 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 e-file archive.

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