Prince Foundation
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6116507. Reported 151 grants totalling $4,842,658 to 84 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Prince Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $35,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $40,000; the smallest was $836 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | Chicago, IL | $120,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Timeline Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gus Giordanos Jazz Dance Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $90,836 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| About Face Theatre Collective | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beverly Art Center | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Artists Coalition | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Human Rhythm Project | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lifeline Productions Inc | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maywood Fine Arts Association | Maywood, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Remy Bumppo Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Blues Theater | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blair Thomas & Company | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Changing Worlds | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Filmmakers | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ensemble Espanol | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gilloury Institute | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Intuit the Center for Intuitive and Outside Art | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kuumba Lynx | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| League of Chicago Theatres Foundation | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Links Hall Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Porthlight Music Theatre Chicago | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Raven Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Swedish American Museum Association of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The National Public Housing Museum | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Third Coast Percussion Nfp | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Chicago Authors | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Anacostia Park | Washington, DC | $77,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 3ARTS Inc | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Accessible Contemporary Music | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arts of Life | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cedille Chicago Nfp | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Childrens Theatre | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Jazz Philharmonic | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Contextos Nfp | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Facets-Multimedia Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Illinois Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Music Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Intonation Workshop | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jazz Institute of Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Natya Dance Theatre | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Puerto Rican Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Renaissance Society at the University at the Chicago | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Skyart Nfp | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Storycatchers Theatre | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Firebird Community Arts | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lawyers for the Creative Arts | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Otv Open Television Inc | Chicago, IL | $55,322 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Georges School | Newport, RI | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Theater Wit Nfp | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Africa International House USA Inc | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Art & Business Council of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elmwood Cemetery Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fifth House Ensemble | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| House Theatre of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City Inc | Kansas City, MO | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City Inc | Kansas City, KS | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Auxiliary of John H Stroger JR Hospital of Cook County | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berkshire School Inc | Sheffield, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Growers Collective | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Housing and Health | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Srba Historic Building and Environmental Preservation Foundation | Newport, RI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads Fund | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Theatre Group Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Newport Skatepark | Newport, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grant Foundation (hopital Albert Schweitzer) | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Green Oceans | Little Compton, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loyola Academy | Willmette, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area Inc | Wasington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sbra Historic Building and Environmental Preservation Foundation | Newport, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Video Volunteers | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Newport Tree Conservancy | Newport, RI | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Highsight | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save Venice Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Video Vonunteers | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
56 of 84 (67%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- National Park Foundation
to support the revitalization of Anacostia Park - Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
The Children's Garden Capital Campaign - Howard Brown Health Center
capital support for the new Broadway Youth Center site - Elmwood Cemetery Foundation
restoration projects at Armour Chapel - Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City Inc
for restoration projects at Armour Chapel - Auxiliary of John H Stroger JR Hospital of Cook County
Healing Hurt People program
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 107 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | $2,376,010 | $35,000 |
| 2022 | 61 | $2,252,148 | $35,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | $55,000 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 10 | $159,500 | $12,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 89% of this one's giving went to organizations in Illinois. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $35,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Prince Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 140 South Dearborn Street 1410, Chicago, IL, 60603. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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