Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust XXXXX1008
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6999365. Reported 197 grants totalling $9,106,181 to 120 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. Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust XXXXX1008 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Opera Theater | Chicago, IL | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| P33 | Chicago, IL | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicago Theatre Group Inc | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Illinois Justice Project | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coalition to Save Our Mental Health Centers | Chicago, IL | $249,999 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $245,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chinese American Service League | Chicago, IL | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Options for Youth | Chicago, IL | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation | Chicago, IL | $223,358 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Children's Choir | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Joffrey Ballet of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Illinois Railway Museum | Union, IL | $170,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Puerto Rican Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | $141,667 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chicago Voyagers | Schaumburg, IL | $118,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Honeycomb Project | Chicago, IL | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Skyart | Chicago, IL | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Lighthouse for Blind Or Visually Impaired | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Research Triangle | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Civic Federation | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grant Park Music Festival | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Uniting Voices Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Reader Under Fiscal Sponsor Reader Institute for Community Journalis | Chicago, IL | $98,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Readers Institute for Community Journali | Chicago, IL | $98,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Cred | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Allies for Community Business | Chicago, IL | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute | Chicago, IL | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Navy Pier | Chicago, IL | $83,333 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America | Des Plaines, IL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gads Hill Center | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Historic Pullman Foundation | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kids First for Chicago Education | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beverly Theatre Guild | Chicago, IL | $69,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Youth Programs | Chicago, IL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Common Threads | Chicago, IL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dominican University | River Forest, IL | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Old Irving Park Community Clinic | Chicago, IL | $63,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Recovery on Water | Chicago, IL | $61,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cps Lives | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Luminarts Cultural Foundation | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Writers Museum | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Better Government Association | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Disability & Elder Law | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago National Brewseum | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Run | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kids First Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Luster Learning Institute Nfp | Highland Park, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercy Housing Lakefront | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oil Lamp Theater | Glenview, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Silk Road Rising | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The National Public Housing Museum | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Historic Second Church | Chicago, IL | $43,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brain Research Foundation | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Canine Therapy Corps | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southland Development Authority | Tinley Park, IL | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rivendell Theatre Ensemble | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tfk Chicago Voyagers | Palatine, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Cultural Alliance | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Oncologyservices Inc | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Civic Consulting Alliance | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cradles to Crayons | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eversight | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kartemquin Films | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metrosquash | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peer Health Exchange | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peer Health Exchange | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Writers Theatre | Glencoe, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Art Encounter | Evanston, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brightpoint | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connections for Abused Women and Their Children | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Envision Unlimited | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hadley School for the Blind | Winnetka, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Chicago Poetry Center | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union League Boys and Girls Clubs | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Autism Solutions | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Crossroads | Berwyn, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pcc Community Wellness Center | Oak Park, IL | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $18,975 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ascend Justice | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Survivors Inc | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Advocates for Change | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haymarket Center | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nourishing Hope | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Playworks Education Energized | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Re Work Training | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vandercook College of Music | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mhub | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 360 Sports Academy | Bellwood, IL | $12,149 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Albany Park Community Center | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beyond Sports Foundation | Highland Park, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blessings in a Backpack | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Covenant House Illinois | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Executive Service Corps | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Experimental Station | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meal on Wheels Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ray Graham Association | Lisle, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southsidetogether Organizing for Power | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Taskforce Prevention and Community Services | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Center for Speech and Language Disorders | Lombard, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yemba Inc | Oak Park, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Parks Foundation | Choicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
54 of 120 (45%) 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 36%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Chicago Opera Theater
SUPPORT ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN - P33
TO SUPPORT TALENT PATHWAYS - Options for Youth
TO SUPPORT SALARY OF A NEW - Chicago History Museum
TO PROVIDE CHALLENGE GRANT - Chinese American Service League
SUPPORT CHANGE INSIGHT TECH - Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 132 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | $2,079,316 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 47 | $2,544,383 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 54 | $2,234,666 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $2,247,816 | $27,500 |
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. 99% 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 $25,000. 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 Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust XXXXX1008'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: 10 S Dearborn IL1-0111, 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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