Private Foundation

LAKONISHOK FOUNDATION

LAKONISHOK FOUNDATION, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $5.9M in revenue, $2.2M in expenses, $8.5M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 75 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $6.7M.

EIN: 463460720 CHICAGO, IL Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.9M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$8.5M
Grants Given75
Grant Total$6.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

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Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2024 Form 990-PF.

Sometimes funds new orgs 35% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

JOFFREY BALLET
CHICAGO, IL · 2024
ARTS
$800,563
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CHICAGO, IL · 2024
ARTS
$375,000
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL · 2024
ARTS
$250,000
ART INSTITUTE
CHICAGO, IL · 2024
ARTS
$250,000
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
URBANA, IL · 2024
EDUCATION
$200,000

Showing up to 5 of 75 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRES Josef Lakonishok

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Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$5,110,110 14 grants
Education
$960,550 31 grants
General Support
$531,500 15 grants
Health & Medicine
$31,500 9 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$1,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.9M $2.2M $8.5M
2023 $1.7M $1.8M $7.9M
2022 $734K $1.5M $8.8M
2020 $5.8M $1.4M $9.4M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.8M to $5.9M (+3%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.5M.

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Grant Geography

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

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