Private Foundation

JAMES P AND BRENDA S GRUSECKI FAMILY FOUNDATION

JAMES P AND BRENDA S GRUSECKI FAMILY FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.9M revenue, $3.4M expenses, $33.5M total assets. IRS filings disclose 428 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $12.8M.

EIN: 161639401 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$1.9M

Total Expenses$3.4M

Total Assets$33.5M

Grants Given428

Grant Total$12.8M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ILLINOIS

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS

$250,000

BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

GENERAL OPERATIONS

$200,000

TIMELINE THEATRE

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS

$155,000

SHATTERED GLOBE THEATRE

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

GENERAL OPERATIONS

$150,000

GOODMAN THEATRE

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS

$130,000

Showing up to 5 of 428 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRES/SEC/DIR Brenda S Grusecki

VP/TRES/DIR James P Grusecki

DIRECTOR Robert D Tuerk

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT

$3,366,377 151 grants

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & WELLNESS

$2,265,000 39 grants

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$1,850,000 61 grants

GENERAL OPERATIONS

$1,790,355 47 grants

EDUCATION

$865,000 36 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$1.9M	$3.4M	$33.5M
2024	$1.9M	$2.0M	$32.6M
2023	$4.7M	$1.7M	$31.2M
2022	$-6.2M	$1.2M	$25.0M
2021	$6.6M	$1.3M	$32.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $6.6M to $1.9M (-71%), with total assets most recently reported at $33.5M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, DC, IL, MI, and 4 other states.

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