Private foundation · Chicago, IL

Pepper Family Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K – $25K – $50K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
35
Repeat grantees
16
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

W Franklin Appleby Jr
SECRETARY & TREASURER
$112K
Lisa Pepper
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT
$8K
J Stanley Pepper
DIRECTOR
$8K
J Richard Pepper
DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT TREASURER
$8K
J Scot Pepper
DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT
$8K
Roxelyn M Pepper Deceased
DIRECTOR
$5K
Lynda Pepper Bollman Deceased
DIRECTOR
$3K
Roxelyn M Pepper
DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT
$8K
Lynda Pepper Bollman
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT
$8K
Thomas M O'leary
DIRECTOR
$5K
Richard S Pepper
DIRECTOR,PRESIDENT,TREAS.
$10K
Lynda Bollman
DIRECTOR
$10K
Jstanley Pepper
DIRECTOR
$10K

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
8.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
155
Total grants awarded
$9.1M
Total amount
$59K
Average grant
$1.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$3.2M
28 grants
2023
$1.6M
23 grants
2022
$415K
18 grants
2021
$558K
10 grants
2020
$678K
10 grants
2019
$540K
20 grants
2018
$1.3M
23 grants
2017
$824K
23 grants

Top recipients

9 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$1.4M
6 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$1.2M
John G Shedd Aquarium
2 grants · IL
$1.0M
Harper College
3 grants · IL
$550K
Lincoln Park Zoo
6 grants · IL
$455K
Elgin Symphony
6 grants · IL
$301K
Bishop Anderson House
6 grants · IL
$300K
Northshore Hospitals Foundation
1 grant · IL
$300K
The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
1 grant · IL
$282K
5 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$250K

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

The Art Institute of Chicago
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$1.0M
John G Shedd Aquarium
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$500K
Northwestern University
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$305K
Northshore Hospitals Foundation
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$300K
Lincoln Park Zoo
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$185K
Adler Planetarium
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$146K
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
OPERATING FUNDS
AR · TY 2024
$100K
Plymouth Place
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$100K
Monmouth College
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$55K
Madonna Mission
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$50K
Barrington Horseshoe Club (friends of the Fields)
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$50K
Bishop Anderson House
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$50K
Community Health Network
OPERATING FUNDS
IN · TY 2024
$50K
Junior Achievement of Central Ohio
OPERATING FUNDS
OH · TY 2024
$50K
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$50K
My Density Matters
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$35K
Barrington Youth and Family Services
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$30K
Maryville Academy Center for Children
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$25K
The Ohio State University
OPERATING FUNDS
OH · TY 2024
$25K
Salute Inc
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$25K
Openlands
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$25K
The Hap Foundation
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$25K
Chicago History Museum
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$10K
Chicago Field Museum
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$10K
Brookfield Zoo
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$10K
Big Shoulders Fund
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$10K
Museum of Science and Industry
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$10K
Galena Territory Foundation
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2024
$2K
John G Shedd Aquarium
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$500K
Harper College
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$350K
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$142K
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
OPERATING FUNDS
AR · TY 2023
$100K
The Art Institute of Chicago
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$85K
Barrington 220 Educational Foundation
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$50K
Elgin Symphony
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$50K
Bishop Anderson House
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$50K
Madonna Mission
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$35K
Kohl's Children's Museum
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$30K
Northwestern University
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$29K
Barrington White House
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$25K
Maryville Academy Center for Children
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$25K
Openlands
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$25K
Big Shoulders Fund
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Museum of Science and Industry
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Brookfield Zoo
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Chicago Field Museum
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Lincoln Park Zoo
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Adler Planetarium
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Chicago History Museum
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Northwestern University
OPERATING FUNDS
IL · TY 2023
$5K

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