The PFK Family Foundation concentrates its giving in the Chicago area, making a small number of fairly large, repeat grants to local public-interest institutions. Recent grants show strong support for a major cultural attraction (Shedd Aquarium) and animal welfare (PAWS Chicago), with occasional support for community health/ethnic medical groups. The foundation appears donor-directed and place-based, favoring visible nonprofits with broad community impact.
Concentrated, donor-directed giving: few (5) grants totaling $330k, with multiple repeat gifts to the same beneficiaries and large one-time grants rather than many small awards.
Pfk Family Foundation C/o Mr Pedro Sotomil has concentrated recent giving around a few recurring Chicago-area institutions, led by two consecutive $100,000 grants to Shedd Aquarium in 2023 and 2024 for general charitable purposes. That pattern points to a foundation that favors repeat support rather than one-time awards, with large gifts appearing alongside smaller local grants. The foundation’s recent list also shows continued backing for Paws Chicago, which received $50,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Beyond those larger commitments, the portfolio includes community-serving organizations in food access, housing, faith-based work, and medical association support, all in Illinois. The legal and geographic profile fits a place-based funder: grants are local, every recipient in the recent list is in the United States, and all grants reported here went to Illinois organizations. The combination of cultural institutions, animal welfare, and community support groups suggests a broad charitable approach with a strong preference for visible local nonprofits and repeated relationships.
Chicago-area cultural and civic institutions appear to anchor part of the foundation’s giving. Shedd Aquarium received $100,000 in 2023 and another $100,000 in 2024 for general charitable purposes, making it the largest recurring recipient in the recent list. Animal welfare is another clear theme: Paws Chicago was awarded $50,000 in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation also supported the Philippine Medical Assoc Chicago with a $30,000 grant in 2024, indicating interest in ethnic or professional medical organizations. Smaller grants extend into food assistance and shelter-related work, including $10,000 awards to Greater Chicago Food Depository and Morningstar Mission. Across these examples, the stated purposes are general charitable rather than restricted program awards.
Typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile, with a few larger awards pulling the average upward. The recent record shows repeat grants across multiple years, including awards to the same organizations in 2023 and 2024. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than a purely one-time grant cycle. Pfk Family Foundation C/o Mr Pedro Sotomil is classified as a regular funder, and the grants shown here are charitable support rather than program-related investments. The recent awards are all general charitable purposes, which is consistent with broad, flexible giving.
$430K
$2.3M
$209K
$202K
Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$40K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in IL.
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Notable grantees: Shedd Aquarium, PAWS Chicago, Philippine Medical Association of Chicago
Giving is highly concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 100% of the recent grants and is also the top state by grant count. Chicago is the most visible recipient city, with grants to Shedd Aquarium, Paws Chicago, Covenant House, Meals on Wheels, and the Philippine Medical Assoc Chicago. Other Illinois recipients include Orland Hills, Joliet, and Wheaton. The recent list does not show any non-U.S. recipient countries.
The recent grants point to a broad local portfolio: cultural institutions, animal welfare groups, food assistance organizations, housing-related services, faith-based groups, and a medical association. Named recipients include Shedd Aquarium, Paws Chicago, Greater Chicago Food Depository, Morningstar Mission, St Michaels Catholic Church, and the Philippine Medical Assoc Chicago.
Yes. Several organizations appear in more than one year. Shedd Aquarium received $100,000 in both 2023 and 2024, Paws Chicago received $50,000 in both years, and St Michaels Catholic Church, Covenant House, Meals on Wheels, Greater Chicago Food Depository, and Morningstar Mission also appear in consecutive years.
The typical award is $10,000 at both the 25th percentile and the median. The 75th percentile is $40,000. The recent list also includes larger grants of $50,000 and $100,000, but most awards are at the $10,000 level.
The foundation gives locally in Illinois. All recent grants shown are to U.S. recipients, and 100% of the grants in the recent list went to organizations in Illinois. Chicago is the most common recipient city.
The recent grants are described as being for general charitable purposes. That wording appears across the list, including awards to Shedd Aquarium, Paws Chicago, the Philippine Medical Assoc Chicago, Greater Chicago Food Depository, and others.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEDD AQUARIUM | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| PAWS CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOC CHICAGO | FRANFORT, IL | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ST MICHAELS CATHOLIC CHURCH | WHEATON, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| COVENANT HOUSE | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY | ORLAND HILLS, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MORNINGSTAR MISSION | JOLIET, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SHEDD AQUARIUM | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| PAWS CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MORNINGSTAR MISSION | JOLIET, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| COVENANT HOUSE | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY | ORLAND HILLS, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ST MICHAELS CATHOLIC CHURCH | WHEATON, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
SHEDD AQUARIUM
$100,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
PAWS CHICAGO
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOC CHICAGO
$30,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ST MICHAELS CATHOLIC CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
COVENANT HOUSE
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MEALS ON WHEELS
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MORNINGSTAR MISSION
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
SHEDD AQUARIUM
$100,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
PAWS CHICAGO
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MORNINGSTAR MISSION
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MEALS ON WHEELS
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
COVENANT HOUSE
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ST MICHAELS CATHOLIC CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES