The Gies Foundation
444 W Lake St Ste 4400 - Chicago - IL 606060010, Illinois
Latest Filing: 2024
Total Assets: $69,211
Total Giving: $834,500
Grants: 14
Median Grant: $22,650
The Gies Foundation, a small 990pf foundation in Illinois, provides grants ranging from $5K to $300K annually.
2024 Summary
$69,211
Total Assets
$834,500
Funding Awarded
14
Grants Given
$22,650
Median Grant
$250,000
Largest Grant
$5,000
Smallest Grant
2024 Recipients
| Recipient | Award | Location | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University | $250,000 | Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA | To Challenge And Nuture Students Academically And Personally As They Prepare To Lead Lives Of Leadership And Service. |
| Huntington's Disease Society | $126,000 | St Charles, ILLINOIS | To Improve The Lives Of Everyone Affected By Huntington's Disease Through Community Services, Education, Advocacy And Research. |
| Chicago Jesuit Academy | $110,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | To Offer Children With Educational And Economic Needs Access To A Catholic, College Preparattory Middle School Education In The Jesuit Tradition. |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $103,200 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | To Help Children Who Live In Under Resourced Neighborhoods Have Abundant Lives. |
| Accelerate Institute | $75,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | To Create Transformational School Leaders To Ensure That Children Growing Up In Poverty Have Access To Great Schools. |
| Culver Academies | $50,000 | Culver, INDIANA | To Develop And Nurture The Whole Individual Through Integrated Programs That Emphasize The Cultivation Of Character. |
| Teach For America | $25,000 | New York, NEW YORK | To Enlist, Develop And Mobilize Our Nation's Most Promising Future Leaders To Grow And Strengthen The Movement For Educational Equity And Excellence. |
| Geneva Community Unit School District | $20,300 | Geneva, ILLINOIS | To Help Students Become Self Directed Lifelong Learners, Effective Communicators, Complex, Creative, And Adaptive Thinkers And Collaborative And Productive Citizens. |
| Link Scholars Unlimited | $20,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | To Support Low Income, Academically Struggling Young Learners By Providing Rigorous Literacy Instruction And Enrichment Programs To Help Students Achieve Measurable Success And To Inspire Life Long Learning. |
| Casa Kane County | $15,000 | Geneva, ILLINOIS | To Help Children In The Foster Care System Have Safe, Nurturing, And Permanent Homes. |
| Royal Family Kids Camp | $15,000 | Santa Ana, CALIFORNIA | To Support Camps And Clubs For Children In The Foster Care System. |
| Global Youth Force | $10,000 | Wheaton, ILLINOIS | To Help Empower Young Leaders To Be A Force For Good In The World. |
| Misericordia Women's League | $10,000 | Western Springs, ILLINOIS | To Raise Funds For And Provide Service To Misericordia Heart Of Mercy Center. |
| Merit School Of Music | $5,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | To Transform The Lives Of Chicago Area Youth Through Removing Barriers To High Quality Music Education. |
$15,000
$494,500
State
Total
-
IL
Illinois
$494,500 -
PA
Pennsylvania
$250,000 -
IN
Indiana
$50,000 -
NY
New York
$25,000 -
CA
California
$15,000
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Gies | 3122770159 | Director and President |
| Larry Gies | Signing Officer |
Historical Financials
| Year | Total Assets | Total Giving | Grants | Median Grant | Max Grant | Min Grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $69,211 | $834,500 | 14 | $22,650 | $250,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | $848,883 | $1,113,905 | 13 | $31,300 | $250,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | $2,067,935 | $1,982,297 | 20 | $22,650 | $750,300 | $1,500 |
| 2021 | $4,193,118 | $1,318,467 | 16 | $22,500 | $504,376 | $1,000 |
| 2020 | $4,271,734 | $642,707 | 13 | $25,000 | $182,907 | $1,000 |
| 2019 | $4,867,625 | $826,130 | 12 | $25,415 | $456,250 | $1,000 |
| 2018 | $5,652,889 | $1,382,665 | 14 | $28,000 | $844,436 | $1,000 |
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