Choose Chicago Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 45-4847768

THE CHOOSE CHICAGO FOUNDATION ACCELERATES THE CIVIC, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF CHICAGO THROUGH TRAVEL AND TOURISM INITIATIVES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$782K

-90.8% YoY

Annual Giving

-100.0% YoY

Grant Count

0

-100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$9M$14M$19M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$782,051$8,510,181$625,943
Revenue$9,234,883$8,093,782$7,748
Expenses$16,964,535$209,719$141,552
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$175,430$16,278
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$588K$1M$2M$2M0 grants202015 grants20213 grants20224 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K6$50–100K6$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
W JAMES MEYERCFO1
ROSILYNN STUTTLYDIRECTOR15
RICH GAMBLEINTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO0.5
JUAN LEYVABOARD CHAIR
LACAEL PALMERDIRECTOR
AL ORENDORFFDIRECTOR
SANDI ROBINSONDIRECTOR
HAMED HASMYDIRECTOR
LYNN OSMONDPRESIDENT AND CEO0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AustinChicagoWheeling

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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