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The John P Calamos Foundation C/O Calamos Family Office Grants

Private foundation · EIN 20-1383344 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$14.2M
Grants reported
21
Typical grant
$25K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: THE JOHN P CALAMOS FOUNDATION C/O CALAMOS FAMILY OFFICE

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 yearGrants paidAmount
202513$999.6K
20248$13.2M

Where The John P Calamos Foundation C/O Calamos Family Office 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.

Illinois Institute of Technology

CHICAGO, IL

$12.5MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support the mission of the charity

National Hellenic Museum

CHICAGO, IL

$650KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

To support the mission of the charity

National Hellenic Museum

CHICAGO, IL

$456.3KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support the mission of the charity

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church

HOMER GLEN, IL

$100KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

To support the mission of the charity

St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

NEW YORK, NY

$100KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

To support the mission of the charity

Showing 5 of the 21 largest grants (21 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The John P Calamos Foundation C/O Calamos Family Office'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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