Illinois · Private foundation
Whirled Peas Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $800k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 27
- Grants FY2024
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2020
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $305,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $13k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Theatre Works Inc | $305,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Curt's Cafe | $105,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Evanston Animal Shelter Association | $100,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Stand Tall International | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Fuse Theatre Ensemble | $44,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | $17,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Evanston Pride Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Abortion Fund | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Evanston Scholars | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Theatre Works Inc | $305,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Curt's Cafe | $105,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Evanston Animal Shelter Association | $100,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Stand Tall International | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Fuse Theatre Ensemble | $44,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | $17,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Evanston Pride Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Abortion Fund | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Evanston Scholars | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Compassion & Choices | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Girls Play Sports Inc Nfp | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
| The Skylight Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Forever Fortunate Felines | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
| James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity Chicago | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Old Friends Senior Dogs Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($256k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Whirled Peas Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation · The Kellcie Fund · Evanston Community Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · AbbVie Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation · Northwestern University · Circle of Service Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation
How this is measured
About Whirled Peas Foundation Inc
- How much does Whirled Peas Foundation Inc give?
- Whirled Peas Foundation Inc reported 27 grants totaling $799,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does Whirled Peas Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (37%), Employment (22%), Animals (11%).
- Who are Whirled Peas Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Music Theatre Works Inc ($305k), Curt's Cafe ($105k), Evanston Animal Shelter Association ($100k).
- Does Whirled Peas Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Whirled Peas Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation, The Kellcie Fund.
- Where is Whirled Peas Foundation Inc based?
- Whirled Peas Foundation Inc is based in IL.
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