Private Foundation

DEERING FOUNDATION

DEERING FOUNDATION, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $687K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $26.1M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 52 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $5.9M.

EIN: 366051876 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$687K

Total Expenses$1.1M

Total Assets$26.1M

Grants Given52

Grant Total$5.9M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

THE DANIELSON FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL · 2024

OTHER

$200,000

JAMES D DANIELSON FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL · 2024

OTHER

$200,000

GIBBET HILL FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL · 2024

OTHER

$200,000

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - DEERING LIBRARY FUND

EVANSTON, IL · 2024

EDUCATIONAL

$115,000

DEERING ESTATE FOUNDATION

MIAMI, FL · 2024

OTHER

$115,000

Showing up to 5 of 52 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Candida D Burnap

DIRECTOR Charles E Seitz

ASST SEC./ASST TREAS. David Fuechtman

VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Jocelyn D Tennille

PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Robert J Venable

DIRECTOR Stephen M Strachan

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Top Grant Purposes

OTHER

$4,250,000 24 grants

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

$825,000 12 grants

EDUCATIONAL

$640,000 7 grants

ENVIRONMENTAL

$180,000 6 grants

SOCIAL SERVICES

$30,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$687K	$1.1M	$26.1M
2024	$1.5M	$1.1M	$23.4M
2023	$1.3M	$1.1M	$19.9M
2022	$551K	$1.0M	$19.7M
2021	$786K	$1.1M	$21.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $786K to $687K (-13%), with total assets most recently reported at $26.1M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in FL, HI, IL.

FLHIIL

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