Public Charity

PERT Foundation

PERT Foundation is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in Chicago, IL. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $311.7M, expenses of $318.1M, total assets of $317.3M. Imperigo tracks 135 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $347.7M.

EIN: 810585993 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$311.7M
Total Expenses$318.1M
Total Assets$317.3M
Grants Given135
Grant Total$347.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

PERT Foundation is organized and operated to foster, support, develop, and maintain charitable activities and vital human and educational services by supporting and carrying out the charitable purposes of The Chicago Community Trust and The Chicago Community Foundation by such means as the board of directors of the organization may determine from time to time.

Sample Grants Given

Chicago, IL · 2023
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$318,021,564
Chicago, IL · 2021
Support for Elevated Chicago to promote economic and community development in underinvested communities with transit stations.
$2,125,000
Chicago, IL · 2021
Support general Operations and support for the Unity Fund for basic human needs.
$450,000
Grayslake, IL · 2021
In support of capacity building and development.
$425,000
Chicago, IL · 2021
In support of the Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund to address historic disinvestment in black communities and also provide support for housing, education, health, and workers' justice in black communities.
$300,000

Showing up to 5 of 135 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Amy Pena
President and Director Andrea Saenz
Director Bryan Traubert
Director Elizabeth Liebman
Treasurer Jessica Strausbaugh
Director Margaret Stineman

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Top Grant Purposes

General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$318,021,564 1 grant
General Operating Support
$20,760,000 117 grants
Support for Elevated Chicago to promote economic and community development in underinvested communities with transit stations.
$5,375,000 3 grants
Support general Operations and support for the Unity Fund for basic human needs.
$1,800,000 3 grants
In support of capacity building and development.
$600,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $311.7M $318.1M $317.3M
2023 $13K $9K $429K
2022 $791K $4.2M $378K
2021 $887K $5.7M $4.7M
2020 $-79K $960K $8.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue moved from $-79K to $311.7M, with total assets most recently reported at $317.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, IL, MD, NC.

CAILMDNC

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