Steans Family Foundation
EIN 363486843Total Given 2016–2024
$128.1M
24 grants · $14.2M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$1.8M
typical big bets · $512K–$7.4M
grant size
18%
balanced · 2/11 multi-year
repeat
$440.3M
Assets (2024)
11
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(312) 467-5900
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $5.1M | $30.6M | $15.7M | 5 |
| 2017 | $6.9M | $37.4M | $15.0M | 6 |
| 2018 | $7.1M | $67.3M | $33.4M | 3 |
| 2019 | N/A | $356.1M | $249.2M | N/A |
| 2020 | $11.2M | $352.5M | $20.1M | 2 |
| 2021 | $14.4M | $395.3M | $23.4M | 2 |
| 2022 | $16.6M | $346.0M | $13.0M | 2 |
| 2023 | $25.6M | $507.9M | $19.2M | 2 |
| 2024 | $41.3M | $440.3M | $64.2M | 2 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 24 grants on record
Minimum
$45K
25th Pctl
$512K
Median
$1.8M
Average
$5.3M
75th Pctl
$7.4M
Maximum
$21.9M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
RS
Robin Steans
8 yrs
President
Leadership
HS
Heather Steans
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JS
Jennifer Steans
9+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
RJ
Reginald Jones
6 yrs
Trustee
HS
Harrison I Steans
4 yrs
Trustee
LS
Lois Steans
6 yrs
Trustee
JK
Jim Kastenholz
8 yrs
Trustee
LS
Leo Smith
9+ yrs
Trustee
LG
Lenny Gail
8 yrs
Trustee
PF
Patricia Ford
5 yrs
Trustee
RS
Robin Steans
8 yrs
President
Leadership
HS
Harrison I Steans
4 yrs
Trustee
RJ
Reginald Jones
6 yrs
Trustee
PF
Patricia Ford
5 yrs
Trustee
LG
Lenny Gail
8 yrs
Trustee
LS
Leo Smith
9+ yrs
Trustee
JK
Jim Kastenholz
8 yrs
Trustee
JS
Jennifer Steans
9+ yrs
Trustee
HS
Heather Steans
9+ yrs
Trustee
LS
Lois Steans
6 yrs
Trustee
PF
Patricia Ford
5 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
LS
Lois Steans
6 yrs
Trustee
RJ
Reginald Jones
6 yrs
Trustee
LG
Lenny Gail
8 yrs
Trustee
LS
Leo Smith
9+ yrs
Trustee
JK
Jim Kastenholz
8 yrs
Trustee
JS
Jennifer Steans
9+ yrs
Trustee
RS
Robin Steans
8 yrs
Trustee
HS
Heather Steans
9+ yrs
Trustee
HS
Harrison I Steans
4 yrs
Trustee
PF
Patricia Ford
5 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
RS
Robin Steans
8 yrs
Trustee
LS
Lois Steans
6 yrs
Trustee
HS
Harrison I Steans
4 yrs
Trustee
RJ
reginald jones
6 yrs
trustEE
LG
Lenny Gail
8 yrs
Trustee
LS
Leo Smith
9+ yrs
Trustee
JK
Jim Kastenholz
8 yrs
Trustee
JS
Jennifer Steans
9+ yrs
Trustee
HS
Heather Steans
9+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (24 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants- See Attached List | Various, IL | $21,919,908 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Nlis Fillmore Center | Various, IL | $19,374,344 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Grants- See Attached List | Various, IL | $19,230,876 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Grants- See Attached List | Various, IL | $13,816,019 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Grants- See Attached List | Various, IL | $13,067,294 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Grants- See Attached List | Various, IL | $10,616,784 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Other Grants | Various, IL | $6,332,895 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Grants- See Attached List | Various, IL | $5,193,411 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Grants- See Attached List | Various, IL | $3,816,251 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Grants- see attached list | Various, IL | $3,001,509 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Other Grants | Various, IL | $2,778,124 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Other Grants | Various, IL | $2,042,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Other Grants | Various, IL | $1,499,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Other Grants | Various, IL | $1,331,870 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Other Grants - See Attached List | Various, IL | $1,118,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Passthrough Grants | Various, IL | $814,257 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Other Grants | Various, IL | $800,281 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Other Grants | Various, IL | $546,022 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Legacy Charter School | Chicago, IL | $409,553 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2016 |
| North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School - Salary Fund | Chicago, IL | $120,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Planning Implementation & Evaluation Org | Various, IL | $90,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Various, IL | $55,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Friends of the Children - National Office | Various, IL | $45,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |