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Big Shoulders Fund

Chicago, ILEIN: 36-3490557

Data sourced from IRS 990-PF public filings

Funds educational programs and scholarships for Catholic schools in the Chicago area, focusing on enhancing academic opportunities and support for students.

Operating_grantmaker Foundation

Grants (Last Year)

$0

Total Grants on File

221

Recipients Funded

67

Giving History

YearTotal GrantedGrants MadeAvg Grant
2023$15,136,56178$194,058
2022$17,001,92573$232,903
2021$7,676,54270$109,665

Top Grant Recipients

Unknown recipient
$2,059,588 (2022)
$1,061,243 (2022)
Unknown recipient
$998,457 (2022)
$717,854 (2023)
Unknown recipient
$714,690 (2022)
$714,490 (2023)
$710,634 (2023)
$708,385 (2023)
$704,747 (2022)
$682,054 (2022)

Showing top 10 of 221 grants on file.

Officers & Trustees

From 2023 IRS 990-PF filing

K

Kent Dauten

Co-Chairman

OfficerTrustee/Director
A

Arthur R Velasquez

Board of Trustees

Trustee/Director
C

Charles K Bobrinskoy

Board of Trustees

Trustee/Director
C

Cherryl Thomas

Board of Trustees

Trustee/Director
C

Christine E Kelly

Board of Trustees

Trustee/Director
C

Christopher Valenti

Board of Trustees

Trustee/Director
D

Daniel Doherty

Board of Trustees

Trustee/Director
D

David Dury

Board of Trustees

Trustee/Director
D

Dennis Fitzsimons

Board of Trustees

Trustee/Director
E

Elizabeth Cole

Board of Trustees

Trustee/Director

Showing 10 of 43 officers and trustees.

IRS Filing History

Big Shoulders Fund has IRS 990-PF filings on record for 1 year, spanning 2023 to 2023.

2023

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