Private Foundation

Square One Foundation

Square One Foundation, of Chicago, IL, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $16.1M in revenue, $9.4M in expenses, $76.5M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 343 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $22.8M.

EIN: 366068835 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$16.1M

Total Expenses$9.4M

Total Assets$76.5M

Grants Given343

Grant Total$22.8M

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

Jewish United Fund (JUF)

Chicago, IL · 2024

General Purpose

$1,500,000

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · 2024

General Purpose

$590,000

William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc

New York, NY · 2024

General Purpose

$300,000

National Louis University

Chicago, IL · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$207,500

THE ELECTION CENTER

KATY, TX · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$200,000

Showing up to 5 of 343 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT Benjamin Kersten

PRESIDENT Priscilla Kersten

SECRETARY TREASURY Steven A Kersten

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE

$10,389,394 193 grants

GENERAL PURPOSE

$9,418,918 134 grants

General Purpose

$2,976,000 16 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$16.1M	$9.4M	$76.5M
2023	$11.1M	$7.0M	$94.2M
2022	$9.5M	$6.5M	$89.8M
2020	$10.7M	$1.9M	$75.7M
2019	$8.7M	$1.6M	$67.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $8.7M to $16.1M (+84%), with total assets most recently reported at $76.5M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, CA, DC, IL, MA, NC, and 4 other states.

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