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The Kensington Square Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 36-7291505 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$2.5M
Grants reported
52
Median grant
$25K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202524$1.1M
202428$1.3M

Where The Kensington Square 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
WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC (WTTW)CHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2025$275K
WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC (WTTW)CHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$275K
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOLCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$200K
COURT THEATRECHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2025$170K
YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2025$100K
MISERICORDIACHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2025$100K
CHARLES SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUNDORLANDO, FLGENERAL SUPPORT2024$100K
MISERICORDIACHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$100K
VANGUARD CHARITABLE FUNDWARWICK, RIGENERAL SUPPORT2024$100K
STEPPENWOLF THEATRECHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$100K
STEPPENWOLF THEATRECHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2025$95K
OUR LADY OF TEPEYAC HIGH SCHOOLCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2025$50K
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K
OUR LADY OF TEPEYAC HIGH SCHOOLCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K
OLD ST PATRICK'S CHURCHCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K
OLD ST PATRICK'S CHURCHCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2025$40K
GRANT PARK ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$40K
ASU FOUNDATIONTEMPE, AZGENERAL SUPPORT2024$35K
ASU FOUNDATIONTEMPE, AZGENERAL SUPPORT2025$35K
GOODMAN THEATRECHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
DEPAUL COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOLCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2025$25K
DOMINICAN SISTERS OF SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2025$25K
ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
DOMINICAN SISTERS OF SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2025$25K

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 Kensington Square 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.

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