Bill Bartholomay Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 36-3679496

Foundation Overview

Based in Chicago, IL, Bill Bartholomay Foundation has awarded 188 grants totaling $5,163,410 to organizations in Florida, Illinois and 14 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $25 to $1,000,000, with a median award of $1,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$5,163,410
Total Assets
$19,817,647
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
0 (No grants in 2024)
Median Grant
$0
% Median Grant Decline
-100% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Limited Sample: 0%

2 total grants. Insufficient data for reliable pattern analysis. Foundation may be highly selective or recently established.

Geographic Focus
Illinois

59% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 15 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (76%), Lake Forest (6%), Winnetka (5%).

Funding Trajectory
-98%

Declining funding trend with 98% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Bill Bartholomay Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Rosalynn Carter Institute $5,000 Americus, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2023
Rosalynn Carter Institute $5,000 Americus, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2023
Boys & Girls Club Of Palm Beach County $20,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Museum Of Science And Industry $1,000,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Road Home Project $15,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
World Central Kitchen $20,000 Washington, DC, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Global Empowerment Mission $5,000 Doral, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Palm Beach County $20,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Museum Of Science And Industry $1,000,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Road Home Project $15,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
World Central Kitchen $20,000 Washington, DC, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Global Empowerment Mission $5,000 Doral, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Palm Beach County $20,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Museum Of Science And Industry $1,000,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Road Home Project $15,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
World Central Kitchen $20,000 Washington, DC, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Global Empowerment Mission $5,000 Doral, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2022
Big Shoulders Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2021
Boys & Girls Club Of Palm Beach County $25,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2021
Lake Forest College $750,000 Lake Forest, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2021
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue $50,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2021
Edmondson Telford Child Advocacy Center $1,000 Gainesville, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2021
Hank Aaron Chasing The Dream Foundation $500 Atlanta, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2021
Mgba Inc $25,000 Mableton, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2021
Fountain House $2,500 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
Greater Chicago Food Depository $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
Project Exploration $15,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
Empowerment Zone Encouraging Teens Inc $15,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
My Block My Hood My City $15,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
Harbor Country Emergency Food Pantry $10,000 Three Oaks, MI, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
House Of Hope $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
Fido $5,000 Indianapolis, IN, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
Church Of The Holy Spirit $5,000 Schaumburg, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
Bigfork Food Bank $5,000 Bigfork, MT, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
North Chicago Community Partners $5,000 Lake Bluff, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
New Trier Township Angel Fund $5,000 Winnetka, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2020
Accelerate Institute $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
After School Matters $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
American Cancer Society $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
American Heart Association $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Ariel Education Initiative $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Evans Scholars Foundation $5,000 Golf, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Fountain House $2,500 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Hfs Chicago Scholars $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Illinois Institute Of Technology $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Lake Forest College $12,000 Lake Forest, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $25 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Lincoln Park Zoo $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
March Of Dimes $175 White Plains, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Museum Of Science And Industry $35,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
National World War Ii Museum $100 New Orleans, LA, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
North Shore Country Day $1,500 Winnetka, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Northwestern University $25,000 Evanston, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue $25,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Rush University $15,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
The Carter Center $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
United State Holocaust Memorial Museum $100 Washington, DC, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Veterans Of Foreign Wars $100 Kansas City, MO, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Wounded Warrior Project $65 Jacksonville, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
All Hallows High School $100 The Bronx, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Care For Our Wounded Soldiers $100 Dunkirk, MD, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Manhattan Junior High School $1,000 Manhattan, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals $100 Northfolk, VA, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
St Patrick's Church $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Dream $15,000 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Project Exploration $15,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2019
Accelerate Institute $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
After School Matters $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
American Cancer Society $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
American Red Cross $80 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Boys & Girls Club Of Palm Beach County $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Chicago Botanical Garden $50 Glencoe, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Doctors Without Borders $100 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Fountain House $2,500 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Geneva Area Foundation $25 Lake Geneva, WI, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Gorton Community Center $1,000 Lake Forest, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Hfs Chicago Scholars $2,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Illinois Institute Of Technology $110,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Lake Forest College $12,000 Lake Forest, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $25 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Lincoln Park Zoo $120,100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
March Of Dimes $75 White Plains, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Museum Of Science And Industry $35,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
North Shore Country Day $1,500 Winnetka, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Planned Parenthood $500 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Special Olympics Illinois $25 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
The Carter Center $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
The Salvation Army $25 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
The Spence School (evelyn G Haynes Fund) $3,000 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
United State Holocaust Memorial Museum $300 Washington, DC, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Wounded Warrior Project $25 Jacksonville, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Alzheimer's Association $25 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Arf - Animal Rescue Fund Of The Hamptons $600 East Hampton, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Chicago Symphony Orchestra $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Misericordia $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Museum Of Contemporary Art $200 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Paralyzed Veterans Of America $25 Washington, DC, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue $25,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Preservation Foundation Of Palm Beach $1,000 Palm Beach, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
St Chrysostom's Church $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
The Field Museum $95 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
The Stanley Paul Foundation $225 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
The Uso $25 Washington, DC, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Tlc Animal Shelter $100 Homer Glen, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Yogi Berra Museum $100 Little Falls, NJ, US General Exempt Purpose 2018
Accelerate Institute $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
After School Matters $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
American Cancer Society $50 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
American Heart Association $550 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
American Red Cross $70 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Ariel Education Initiative $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Doctors Without Borders $200 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Episcopal Diocese Of Chicago $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Evans Scholars Foundation $500 Golf, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
The Spence School (evelyn G Haynes Fund) $2,000 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Fountain House $2,000 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Gary Sinise Foundation $50 Studio City, CA, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Golden Apple Foundation $500 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Hemophilia Of Georgia $1,600 Atlanta, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Hfs Chicago Scholars $2,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Illinois Institute Of Technology $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Lake Forest College $12,000 Lake Forest, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Lincoln Park Zoo $110,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Loblolly Community Foundation $500 Hobe Sound, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
March Of Dimes $50 White Plains, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Museum Of Science And Industry $30,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
North Shore Country Day $1,500 Winnetka, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Northwestern University $10,000 Evanston, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Old Elm Scholarship Fund $500 Highland Park, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Pathways Foundation $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Planned Parenthood $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Rush University $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
St Giles (jack And Peggy Crowe Education Fund) $100 Oak Park, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
St James The Less Episcopal Church $100 Northfield, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
The Carter Center $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
The Hank Aaron Chasing The Dream Foundation $50,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
United State Holocaust Memorial Museum $100 Washington, DC, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Veterans Of Foreign Wars $75 Kansas City, MO, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
Wounded Warrior Project $25 Jacksonville, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2017
100 Club Of Chicago $200 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Accelerate Institute $1,500 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
After School Matters $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
American Cancer Society $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
American Heart Association $125 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
American Red Cross $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Ariel Education Initiative $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Big Shoulders Fund $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Boys & Girls Club Of Palm Beach County $1,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Catherdral Of Christ The King $100 Atlanta, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Chicago Botanical Garden $100 Glencoe, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Chicago History Museum $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Chicago Humanities Festival $500 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Dke $100 Ann Arbor, MI, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Doctors Without Borders $300 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Episcopal Diocese Of Chicago $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Evans Scholars Foundation $500 Golf, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Fisher House Foundation $100 Rockville, MD, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Fountain House $2,000 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Geneva Area Foundation $100 Lake Geneva, WI, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Georgia Pet Foundation $100 Atlanta, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Gorton Community Center $25,000 Lake Forest, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Gratitude House $1,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Greater Chicago Food Depository $25 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Harlem Rbi $1,000 New York, NY, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Hemophilia Of Georgia $1,600 Atlanta, GA, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Illinois Institute Of Technology $60,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Journey Care $100 Barrington, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Lake Forest College $12,000 Lake Forest, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Lincoln Park Zoo $110,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Md Anderson Cancer Center $25 Houston, TX, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Museum Of Science And Industry $27,500 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
National World War Ii Museum $200 New Orleans, LA, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
North Shore Country Day $1,500 Winnetka, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Pave $2,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Pathways Foundation $2,000 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Paws Chicago $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Planned Parenthood $500 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Special Olympics Illinois $100 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
The Salvation Army $25 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
The Trust For The National Mall $100 Washington, DC, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Toys For Tots $25 Chicago, IL, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
United State Holocaust Memorial Museum $100 Washington, DC, US General Exempt Purpose 2016
Veterans Of Foreign Wars $25 Kansas City, MO, US General Exempt Purpose 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Bill Bartholomay Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 36-3679496
Website N/A
Address 303 E WACKER DR STE 1675 Chicago, IL 60601-5215

Key People (6)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Bill Bartholomay Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee Virginia T Bartholomay
Trustee William T Bartholomay
Trustee Jamie B Niemie
Trustee Elizabeth Benoit
Trustee & Manager Sara B Downey

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
  • Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.