Private foundation · EIN 36-6941059 · Chicago, Illinois

Sonja & Conrad Fischer Foundation Charitable Trust Utad 122690

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (November 15) and its median grant is $13K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 14 grants paid, $553K total, median $13K. 50% of grants stayed in Illinois. Stated restrictions: None

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
14
$553K
Median grant
$13K
Stays in IL
50%
of grants
Deadline
November 15
Assets
$9.4M

How to apply

Standardized grant format - specifics relating to statement of purpose Contact: F Conrad Fischer, 1440 N State Parkway, Chicago, Il, 2242167285 Deadlines: November 15 Restrictions: None

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ray of Hope Cancer FoundationDenver, COGeneral purpose$125K
Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MIGeneral purpose$120K
Joffrey BalletChicago, ILGeneral purpose$100K
The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessChicago, ILGeneral purpose$100K
The GilmoreKalamazoo, MIGeneral purpose$45K
Chicago Shakespeare TheaterChicago, ILGeneral purpose$17K
Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral Purpose$15K
The Center for Intuitive and Outsider ArtChicago, ILGeneral purpose$10K
Greater Chicago Food BankChicago, ILGeneral purpose$10K
Cato InstituteWashington, DCGeneral purpose$4,000
Deerfield AcademyDeerfield, MAGeneral purpose$3,000
Salvation ArmyChicago, ILGeneral purpose$2,500
Harvard CollegeCambridge, MAGeneral purpose$1,000
Special OlympicsWashington, DCGeneral purpose$500

By state: Illinois 7 · Michigan 2 · Colorado 1 · District of Columbia 2 · Massachusetts 2

About this foundation

Sonja & Conrad Fischer Foundation Charitable Trust Utad 122690 is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, administered in care of F Conrad Fischer, tax-exempt since 1991. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Sonja & Conrad Fischer Foundation Charitable Trust Utad 122690 accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Standardized grant format - specifics relating to statement of purpose Deadlines: November 15.

How much does Sonja & Conrad Fischer Foundation Charitable Trust Utad 122690 give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $553K across 14 grants, a median of $13K.

Where does Sonja & Conrad Fischer Foundation Charitable Trust Utad 122690 give?

Illinois (7 grants), Michigan (2 grants), Colorado (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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