Private foundation · Chicago, IL

Bill Bartholomay Foundation

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Typical grant size
$100 $1K $5K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
54
Repeat grantees
26
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Virginia T Bartholomay
TRUSTEE
William T Bartholomay
TRUSTEE
Jamie B Niemie
TRUSTEE
Elizabeth Benoit
TRUSTEE
Sara B Downey
TRUSTEE & MANAGER
Timothy J Debruyne
MANAGER
William C Bartholomay
TR. OFFICER

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
0.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
177
Total grants awarded
$3.0M
Total amount
$17K
Average grant
$1.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$5K
1 grants
2022
$1.1M
5 grants
2021
$853K
7 grants
2020
$98K
12 grants
2019
$185K
31 grants
2018
$332K
42 grants
2017
$248K
34 grants
2016
$259K
45 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · IL · ≈ likely match
$1.1M
5 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$798K
Lincoln Park Zoo
4 grants · IL
$350K
4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$190K
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue
3 grants · FL
$100K
4 grants · FL · ≈ likely match
$51K
2 grants · GA · ✓ Exact match
$51K
2 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$35K
2 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$30K
2 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$26K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Rosalynn Carter Institute
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
GA · TY 2023
$5K
Museum of Science and Industry
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2022
$1.0M
World Central Kitchen
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
DC · TY 2022
$20K
Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
FL · TY 2022
$20K
Road Home Project
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2022
$15K
Global Empowerment Mission
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
FL · TY 2022
$5K
Lake Forest College
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2021
$750K
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
FL · TY 2021
$50K
Mgba Inc
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
GA · TY 2021
$25K
Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
FL · TY 2021
$25K
Big Shoulders Fund
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2021
$1K
Edmondson Telford Child Advocacy Center
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
GA · TY 2021
$1K
Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
GA · TY 2021
$500
My Block My Hood My City
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2020
$15K
Empowerment Zone Encouraging Teens Inc
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
GA · TY 2020
$15K
Project Exploration
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2020
$15K
House of Hope
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2020
$10K
Harbor Country Emergency Food Pantry
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MI · TY 2020
$10K
Greater Chicago Food Depository
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2020
$5K
Bigfork Food Bank
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MT · TY 2020
$5K
New Trier Township Angel Fund
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2020
$5K
Church of the Holy Spirit
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2020
$5K
Fido
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IN · TY 2020
$5K
North Chicago Community Partners
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2020
$5K
Fountain House
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2020
$3K
Museum of Science and Industry
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$35K
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
FL · TY 2019
$25K
Northwestern University
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$25K
Rush University
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$15K
Dream
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2019
$15K
Project Exploration
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$15K
Lake Forest College
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$12K
Lincoln Park Zoo
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$10K
Illinois Institute of Technology
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$10K
After School Matters
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$5K
Evans Scholars Foundation
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$5K
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$3K
Fountain House
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2019
$3K
North Shore Country Day
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$2K
The Carter Center
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
GA · TY 2019
$1K
Manhattan Junior High School
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$1K
Hfs Chicago Scholars
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$1K
Ariel Education Initiative
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$1K
Accelerate Institute
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$1K
March of Dimes
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2019
$175
United State Holocaust Memorial Museum
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
DC · TY 2019
$100
Veterans of Foreign Wars
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MO · TY 2019
$100
All Hallows High School
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2019
$100
Care for Our Wounded Soldiers
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MD · TY 2019
$100
St Patrick's Church
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2019
$100

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.