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Usg Foundation Inc

Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2984045. Reported 339 grants totalling $962,714 to 317 organizations across tax years 2023-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$500median grant
$962,714granted, 2023-2024
317organizations funded
22%of grantees funded again the next year
$1,583,533assets, latest filing

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. Usg Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $75 and $5,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $91,940. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
185 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
53 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
84 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
11 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
3 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
3 grants

Every organization it funded

All 317 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
National Merit Scholarship CorporationEvanston, IL$91,940112024
American Red CrossChicago, IL$55,538212024
Habitat for Humanity International IncChicago, IL$50,250212024
LumityChicago, IL$26,570212024
American Red CrossNew York, NY$25,000112024
Mercy Housing LakefrontChicago, IL$25,000112024
Youth Conservation CorpWaukegan, IL$20,000112024
Career Transistions Center of ChicagoChicago, IL$15,000112024
Easter Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley RegionVilla Park, IL$15,000112024
Preservation Foundation of the Lake County Forest PreserveLibertyville, IL$15,000112024
The Homer FundAtlanta, GA$15,000112024
Young Womens Christian Assoc of Metro ChicagoChicago, IL$15,000112024
Communities in Schools of ChicagoChicago, IL$10,300212024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of MeChicago, IL$10,000112024
Manufacturing InstituteWashington, DC$10,000112024
Naperville Heritage SocietyNaperville, IL$10,000112024
South Suburban PadsCountry Club, IL$10,000112024
The Society of Italian American BusinessmenBel Air, MD$10,000222024
American Heart AssociationChicago, IL$5,431212024
Holy Family SchoolEast Tawas, MI$5,250112024
Samaritans PurseBoone, NC$5,175212024
Paws ChicagoChicago, IL$5,025212024
24 Foundation IncCharlotte, NC$5,000112024
Advocates for ChildrenCartersville, GA$5,000112024
Almost Home Animal Shelter-Human Society of North Central IowaFort Dodge, IA$5,000112023
American Cancer Societyroads to RecoveryEl Centro, CA$5,000112024
American Legion 54Red Wing, MN$5,000112024
Big Foot Community Fine Arts FoundationWalworth, WI$5,000112023
Boys and Girls Country of Houston IncHockley, TX$5,000112023
Backpack Club IncRichfield, UT$5,000112024
Baltimore Community Foundation IncBaltimore, MD$5,000112024
Beauty and the Beast FundScottsboro, AL$5,000112024
Bold City Youth Sports ConferenceJacksonville, FL$5,000112024
Brooke Hancock Family Resource Newwork IncWeirton, WV$5,000112024
CASA - Court Appointed Special AdvocatesVernon Hills, IL$5,000112023
Camp CaseyFarmington Hills, MI$5,000112024
Camp Freedom IncAllentown, PA$5,000112024
CASA Kane CoGeneva, IL$5,000112024
Childrens Home Society of WashingtonSeattle, WA$5,000112024
Childrens Hospital Colorado FoundationAurora, CO$5,000112024
Christ the KingChicago, IL$5,000112024
Cisca Educational FoundationElmhurst, IL$5,000112024
City Help Inc of PhoenixPhoenix, AZ$5,000112024
City of HopeDuarte, CA$5,000112024
Clothed By Faith IncKaty, TX$5,000112024
Creative ActionAustin, TX$5,000112024
Crossroads Community ServicesDallas, TX$5,000112024
Des Moines County Conservation FoundationBurlington, IA$5,000112023
Disabled American VeteransCloquet, MN$5,000112024
Doctor Theodore a Atlas Foundation IncStaten Island, NY$5,000112024
Faith and Actions MinistryLebanon, TN$5,000112024
Friends for the Dearborn Animal Shelter Animals of Metro DetroitDearborn, MI$5,000112023
Friends of Seal Beach Animal Care CenterSeal Beach, CA$5,000112023
Friends of the Okeene Public Library IncOkeene, OK$5,000112024
Good Samaritan ServicesPhoenixville, PA$5,000112024
Grandview Foundation IncPasadena, CA$5,000112024
Hope of Rainier OregonRainier, OR$5,000112024
Habitat for HumanityOmaha, NE$5,000112024
Highland Dollars for ScholarsHighland, IN$5,000112024
Hope Christian ServicesWyckoff, NJ$5,000112024
Jose Hernandez Reaching for the Stars FoundationStockton, CA$5,000112024
Lake County HavenLibertyville, IL$5,000112024
Legacies AliveBeaver Fallls, PA$5,000112024
Long Beach BalletLong Beach, CA$5,000112024
Lutheran Social Servcies of Northeast FloridaJacksonville, FL$5,000112023
Midlothiansenior Citizens Center IncMidlothian, TX$5,000112024
Music of the BaroqueChicago, IL$5,000112024
North Kansas City Schools Education FoundationKansas City, MO$5,000112024
Oakfield Betterment Committee IncOakfield, NY$5,000112024
Operation Tiny HomeOakland, OR$5,000112024
Orange County Ronald Mcdonald HouseOrange, CA$5,000112024
Parkview Primary Parent Teacher Organization of BedfordBedford, IN$5,000112023
Phoenix Childrens Hospital FoundationPhoenix, AZ$5,000112023
Pioneer Center for Human ServicesMchenry, IL$5,000112024
Play Learn and Grow IncBay City, MI$5,000112024
Prayers From MariaRocky River, OH$5,000112024
Rally for Reid FoundationBurlington, IA$5,000112024
Ronald Mcdonald House Orange CountyOrange, CA$5,000112023
Roselle Lions Club FoundationRoselle, IL$5,000112024
Salvation Army Angel TreeElyria, OH$5,000112024
School District of DelavandarienDelavan, WI$5,000112024
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Oh Oak HarborKimberly, ID$5,000112024
Sound Foundations NwNormandy Park, WA$5,000112024
Special Olympics Texas IncSan Antonio, TX$5,000112024
Spencer Chamber of Commerce FoundationSpencer, IA$5,000112024
Stockton Maritime MuseumStockton, CA$5,000112024
Sweetwater House of PeaceSweetwater, TX$5,000112024
Tawas-Whittemore-Hale Area United FundEast Tawas, MI$5,000112023
Teen Challenge of Southern CaliforniaFresno, CA$5,000112023
The Administration of the Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA$5,000112024
The Boggy Creek Gang IncEustis, FL$5,000112024
The Cleveland Clinic FounationCleveland, OH$5,000112024
The Penrickton Center for Blind ChildrenTaylor, MI$5,000112024
Turkey Tracks Hunt Eric Corey FoundationKnox, IN$5,000112024
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US Dept of Ny 1602 Veness-StrolloBatavia, NY$5,000112023
Walworth County Community Thanksgiving Dinner IncDelavan, WI$5,000112023
Walworth County Food PantryElkhorn, WI$5,000112024
White River Humane Soc IncBedford, IN$5,000112024
Wings of Rescue IncSan Diego, CA$5,000112024
Work to Ride IncPhiladelphia, PA$5,000112024
Cure SmaElk Grove Village, IL$3,500112024
Jackson County Child Abuse Task ForceMedford, OR$3,000222024
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL$2,738112024
Montana Tech FoundationButte, MT$2,600112024
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge, IL$2,500112024
Alzheimers Assocation - ConnecticutSouthington, CT$2,500112023
Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL$2,500112023
Big Brothersbig Sisters of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL$2,500112024
Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington CountyGreenville, MS$2,500112024
Chicago Tool Library CoChicago, IL$2,500112024
Christian Community Health CenterChicago, IL$2,500112024
Eastern Illinois University FoundationCharleston, IL$2,500112024
Furever and After Cat Sanctuary IncAustintown, OH$2,500112024
Habitat for Humanity Restore ChicagoChicago, IL$2,500112024
Habitat for Humanity of Greater New HavenNew Haven, CT$2,500112024
Illinois Conference of Parents TeachersDowners Grove, IL$2,500112024
Luccis House Bully RescueIndianapolis, IN$2,500112024
Maryfield IncHigh Point, NC$2,500112024
Mississippi Delta Nature & Learning CenterGreenville, MS$2,500112024
National Immigrant Justice CenterChicago, IL$2,500112024
Niles Little Red Dragons Foorball League IncNiles, OH$2,500112024
Recovery on Water IncChicago, IL$2,500112024
Shriners Childrens Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL$2,500112024
Virginia Tech Foundation IncBlacksburg, VA$2,500112024
All India Movement Aim for Seva IncSaylorsburg, PA$2,250112024
American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY$2,138212023
Fordham University Development OfficeNew York, NY$2,000222024
Of Color IncChicago, IL$2,000112024
Asante FoundationMedford, OR$1,750112024
Evanston Symphony Orchestra AssociationEvanston, IL$1,700222024
Misericordia FoundationChicago, IL$1,555112024
Friends of Oscar Mayer SchoolChicago, IL$1,500112024
American Heart Association - Capital Region DivisionMilwaukee, WI$1,490112023
College of Dupage FoundationGlen Ellyn, IL$1,250112024
Rush Medical CollegeHouston, TX$1,133112024
Rock By the Sea IncTallahassee, FL$1,050112024
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital IncMemphis, TN$1,050212023
Athletics for Education and Success IncFort Dodge, IA$1,000112023
Chicago Womens Health CenterChicago, IL$1,000112024
Cradles to Crayons ChicagoChicago, IL$1,000112024
Friends of the Chicago RiverChicago, IL$1,000112024
House of TulipNew Orleans, LA$1,000112024
Orange CrushChicago, IL$1,000112024
Patriots Hall of Dripping Springs IncDripping Springs, TX$1,000112024
Puffer Hefty PTADowners Grove, IL$1,000112024
Rainbow Railroad USA IncNew York, NY$1,000112024
Role Model Movement IncChicago, IL$1,000112024
Salem State College FoundationSalem, MA$1,000112024
Share Our SpareChicago, IL$1,000112024
Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for ChildrenEaton Rapids, MI$1,000112024
Northeast Illinois Council - Boy ScoutsVernon Hills, IL$948112023
The Lords Cupboard Community PantryFort Dodge, IA$825212024
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL$750112024
Window to the World Communications IncChicago, IL$630222024
St Jude Children Research Hospital IncMemphis, TN$540212024
College of Charleston FoundationCharleston, SC$500112024
Maria Sklodowskacurie Polish SchoolChicago, IL$500112024
Mid Illinois Chapter American Red CrossDecatur, IL$500112024
Project Hood Communities Development CorporationChicago, IL$500112023
Rams Baseball ClubDes Moines, IA$500112024
St Augustine Society IncSt Augustine, FL$500112024
Syrian American Medical Society FoundationWashington, DC$500112023
Saint Jude Childrens Research HospitalNorth Ridgeville, OH$500112024
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA$500112024
Stephen Siller Tunnel to TowersSaint Paul Park, MN$500112024
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Societty IncWhite Plains, NY$500112024
World Vision IncFederal Way, WA$463112024
550 Relay By LivestrongAustin, TX$400112024
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana IncMerrillville, IN$305112024
The V Foundation for Cancer ResearchCary, NC$300222024
Midewin Tallgrass Prairie AllianceJoliet, IL$275112024
Open Heart MagicChicago, IL$263112024
American Civil Liberties Union IncNew York, NY$250112024
Beth Sholom Home of Eastern VirginiaVirginia Bch, VA$250112023
Binghamton University FoundationBinghamton, NY$250112024
Coalition for Rainforest Nations SecretariatNew York, NY$250112023
Cosley Foundation IncWheaton, IL$250112024
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH$250112024
Evans Scholars FoundationGolf, IL$250112024
Families Matter Food Pantry IncMonaca, PA$250112024
FilmsceneIowa City, IA$250112024
Illinois Congress of Parents TeachersDowners Grove, IL$250112024
Lawrence County 4H Clubs and Fair Association IncorporatedBedford, IN$250112024
Lawrence County 4H CouncilBedford, IN$250112024
Midwest MissionPawnee, IL$250112024
One Tail at a Time NfpChicago, IL$250112024
Pacific Garden MissionChicago, IL$250112024
Project HoodChicago, IL$250112024
Regents of the University of MinnesotaCarlton, MN$250222024
Ronald Mcdonald House of Houston IncChicago, IL$250112024
St Bonaventure University Athletic DepartmentSt Bonaventure, NY$250112023
The Nest Postpartum Support NfpChampaign, IL$250112024
The Steve Azar St Cecilia FoundationGreenville, MS$250112024
Valkyrie DragonsMapleville, RI$250112024
Westlake Youth Football AssociationWestlake, OH$250112024
Westwood Neighborhood Food PantryKalamazoo, MI$250112024
Youth Conservation CorpsWaukegan, IL$250112024
World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC$243112024
Ability ExperienceCharlotte, NC$200112024
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service TrustErlanger, KY$200112023
Iowa Central Community College FoundationFort Dodge, IA$200112024
Rogers Park Montessori SchoolChicago, IL$200112024
St JudeMemphis, TN$200112024
United Way and Community Foundation of Greater Fort DodgeFort Dodge, IA$200112024
Western Michigan University FoundationKalamazoo, MI$200222024
Trivium Preparatory AcademyGoodyear, AZ$184112024
El Grupo Norte Youth CyclingTraverse City, MI$182112024
Billy Graham Evangelistic AssociationCharlotte, NC$150112024
Camp I Am Me Il Fire Safety AllianceMount Prospect, IL$150222024
Heartbeat of Columbiana County IncE Liverpool, OH$150112024
Islamic Relief USAAlexandria, VA$150112024
Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY$150222024
Chicago Public Media IncChicago, IL$140112024
Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL$135112024
Civil Air PatrolMontgomery, AL$134112024
Girls in the GameChicago, IL$125112024
SUNY at Buffalo Ub Foundation IncBuffalo, NY$125112024
University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN$125112024
New York Public RadioNew York, NY$123112024
Redeemer City to CityNew York, NY$115112024
Connecting for Kids of Westlake OhWestlake, OH$113112024
Holliman Elementary PTAWarwick, RI$101112024
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago FoundationChicago, IL$100112023
Aurora Area Interfaith Food PantryAurora, IL$100112024
Breakthrough T1DChicago, IL$100112024
Curators of the University of MissouriRolla, MO$100112023
Glenview Youth Baseball IncGlenview, IL$100112024
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI$100112024
Purdue FoundationWest Lafayette, IN$100112024
The Brain & Behavior Research FoundationNew York, NY$100222024
University of Illinois Foundation I FundChampaign, IL$100112024
University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA$100112024
YWCA Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL$100112024
Kiva MicrofundsSan Francisco, CA$89112024
Wilmette Community Nursery SchoolWiilmette, IL$85112024
Parkinsons Cure Research Funding IncYork, PA$77112024
American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA$75112024
Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NY$75112024
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY$75112024
Friends of the SmithsonianWashington, DC$75112024
National Breast Cancer Coalition FundWashington, DC$75112023
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY$75112024
Union of Concerned Scientists IncCambridge, MA$75112024
Bruce Trail ConservancyHagerstown, MD$64112024
Evanston Roundtable Media NfpEvanston, IL$60112024
Wbez Alliance IncChicago, IL$60112024
Association of Former Students of Texas a & M UniversityCollege Station, TX$55112023
City of EvanstonEvanston, IL$55112024
Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN$53112024
Pro Publica IncNew York, NY$52112024

11 of 317 (3%) received money in more than one year over the 2 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 22%, across 1 year-to-year transition. 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.

Plus 624 grants to individuals totalling $2,346,973 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 204 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
36 grants
Human Services
27 grants
Health Care
19 grants
Arts & Culture
16 grants
Food & Nutrition
14 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
12 grants
Recreation & Sports
10 grants
Animal Welfare
9 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202353$98,831$500
2024286$863,883$481

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. 50% 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.

Illinois
$478K
California
$55K
New York
$48K
Texas
$38K
Michigan
$32K
Indiana
$23K
Iowa
$23K
Pennsylvania
$23K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Usg Foundation Inc'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: 550 W Adams St, Chicago, IL, 60661. 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.

EIN 36-2984045 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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