Virginia Lee Shirley Private Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 27-2545558

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$6.4M

+2.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$448K

+6.7% YoY

Grant Count

31

-3.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

+10.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$187K$373K$560K$746K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,426,258$6,292,908$6,488,025
Revenue$678,250$312,614$420,042
Expenses$544,900$507,731$481,967
Qualifying Distributions$448,125$420,025$387,410
Net Investment Income$568,935$216,403$320,730
Distributable Amount$402,381$366,422$376,367

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$112K$224K$336K$448K31 grants202035 grants202130 grants202232 grants202331 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CAN DO CANINES$55KSOUTH SUBURBAN HUMANE SO…$30KST MARY'S SCHOOL AND CAT…$30KABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDEN…$25KCOVENANT HOUSE$25KDEAF UNITY - UNITED ADVO…$25KDUKE LAW SCHOOL ANNUAL F…$25KHADLEY INSTITUTE FOR THE…$25KTHE NORA PROJECT$25KBISHOP MCNAMARA CATHOLIC…$20K

Grant Size Distribution

159 grants across all recorded years

153<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$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
LOUIS S HARRISONPRES. & DIR.0.5
LYNNE KAPLANSEC. & DIR.0.5
SAMANTHA J EDWARDSTREAS. & DIR. & VP0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

ArlingtonBaltimoreChicagoChicago HeightsCrystal LakeDixonDurhamDyerEdwardsvilleEvanstonHamiltonHighland ParkKankakeeLagrangeLake PlacidLos AngelesMadisonMantenoMattesonMaywood

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

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