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EIN 30-0040386

TAWANI Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
2
City
Chicago
State
Illinois
Year formed
2002
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The TAWANI Foundation is a family foundation based in Chicago, IL, that primarily funds general support, salaries and benefits, and office expenses. It provides programmatic shared service support to various organizations, including marketing and other services. Last year, the foundation made 125 grants to grantees such as Lincoln Park Zoo and others.
Also known as...
Colonel Il James N Pritzker Charitable Distribution Fund; Il) James N Pritzker Fund
Total revenues
$15,689,197
2023
Total expenses
$9,082,559
2023
Total assets
$100,344,839
2023
Num. employees
2
2023

Program areas at TAWANI Foundation

Programmatic shared service support of people, marketing and others.

Grants made by TAWANI Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryGeneral Support$1,024,000
Seti InstituteGeneral Support$985,000
Loyola University Chicago (LUC)General Support$700,000
...and 76 more grants made totalling $7,140,362

Personnel at TAWANI Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Susan RifkinExecutive Dir; Chief Operating Officer Philanthropy / Executive Director$70,352
Shari L KoehlerTreasurer$0
Kurt AndersonTax Director

Financials for TAWANI Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$7,735,003
Investment income and dividends$1,138,567
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$6,681,238
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$134,389
Total revenues$15,689,197

Form 990s for TAWANI Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-13990PFView PDF
2022-122023-11-08990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-10990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-11990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
July 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
July 5, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
July 1, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
June 2, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsFamily foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
104 S Michigan Ave 1025
Chicago, IL 60603
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
tawanifoundation.org/ 
Phone
(312) 374-9390
IRS details
EIN
30-0040386
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2002
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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