Lavin Family Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 36-6106074

Foundation Overview

Based in Chicago, IL, Lavin Family Foundation has awarded 546 grants totaling $42,190,834 to organizations in Illinois, District of Columbia and 18 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $200 to $2,305,000, with a median award of $10,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$42,190,834
Total Assets
$51,637,902
Median Grant (all grants)
$10,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
46
Median Grant
$10,500
% No Significant Change
5% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies

New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 22%

10 of 46 recipients (22%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Illinois

67% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 19 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (72%), Evanston (4%), Palatine (2%).

Funding Trajectory
-15%

Declining funding trend with 15% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 4 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (61%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Lavin Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Advance Illinois $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Education 2023
After School Matters $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Education 2023
American Red Cross $11,000 Washington, DC, US Public Safety/disaster Relief 2023
Boys & Girls Club Of Chicago $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Annual Summer Ball 2023
Boys & Girls Club Of Chicago $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Women & Children 2023
Cast Water Safety Foundation $150,000 Chicago, IL, US Cast 2023
Cast Water Safety Foundation $150,000 Chicago, IL, US Cast 2023
Center For Humane Technology $1,000,000 San Francisco, CA, US Science & Technology 2023
Chicago Botanic Garden $5,000 Glencoe, IL, US Environment 2023
Chicago Fire Department Foundation $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund/ Public Safety/disaster Relief 2023
Chicago Historical Society $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund: Arts 2023
Chicago Hope Academy $70,000 Chicago, IL, US Education 2023
Chicago Public Library Foundation $2,000 Chicago, IL, US Education 2023
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Arts 2023
City Year Chicago $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Fund: Education 2023
Digestive Health Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund: Health 2023
Enchanted Backpack $250,000 Chicago, IL, US Enchanted Backpack 2023
Enchanted Backpack $350,000 Chicago, IL, US Enchanted Backpack 2023
Enchanted Backpack $350,000 Chicago, IL, US Enchanted Backpack 2023
Florida Gulf Coast University $5,000 Fort Myers, FL, US General Fund 2023
Genesys Works Chicago $10,000 Houston, TX, US Education 2023
Help Agency Of The Forest Inc $20,000 Silver Spgs, FL, US Community 2023
Hhplift $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2023
Ingenuity $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2023
Jewish United Fund $500,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2023
Junior Achievement Of Chicago $50,000 Chicago, IL, US Education 2023
Junior Achievement Of Chicago $10,000 Chicago, IL, US Education 2023
Junior Achievement Of Chicago $10,000 Chicago, IL, US Education 2023
Lincoln Academy Of Illinois $5,000 Springfield, IL, US General Fund 2023
Marine Corp Scholarship $5,000 Alexandria, VA, US Military/veterans 2023
Metropolitan Planning Council $15,000 Chicago, IL, US Community 2023
Millennium Park Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2023
Navy Seal Foundation $10,000 Virginia Beach, VA, US Military/veterans 2023
Northwestern Memorial Foundation $750,000 Chicago, IL, US Pledge Payment 1 Of 7 (Nm Physician & Employee Wellness Fund) 2023
Providence St Mel School $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Annual Leadership Gift 2023
Sgi (Soka Gakkai International-usa) $40,000 Santa Monica, CA, US General Fund 2023
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Spark! 2022 2023
Tulane University $250,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2023
Tulane University $13,000 New Orleans, LA, US Pledge #: 959823 2023
Tulane University $500,000 New Orleans, LA, US Education 2023
Ucan $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund:women & Children 2023
Usa Cares Inc $5,000 Louisville, KY, US Military/veterans 2023
Wingssweet Home Chicago $15,000 Palatine, IL, US Women & Children 2023
World Central Kitchen $20,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund: Food 2023
World Central Kitchen $40,000 Washington, DC, US Food 2023
Youth Haven $100,000 Naples, FL, US Women & Children 2023
American Cancer Society $10,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Operations 2022
Andrew C Langert Family Foundation $5,000 Oak Brook, IL, US General Operations 2022
Andrew C Langert Family Foundation $1,000,000 Oak Brook, IL, US General Operations 2022
Anti-defamation League $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operations 2022
Big Shoulders Fund $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Operations 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Chicago $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Annual Summer Ball 2022
Cast Water Safety Foundation $125,000 Chicago, IL, US General Operations 2022
Cast Water Safety Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Operations 2022
Cast Water Safety Foundation $150,000 Chicago, IL, US General Operations 2022
Charity Water $300 New York, NY, US General Fund 2022
Chicago Fire Department Foundation $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Chicago Historical Society $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Children's Home Aid $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Children's Home Aid $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
City Year Chicago $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Fund 2022
Clint Clymer & Friends $5,000 Loveland, CO, US General Fund 2022
College Possible $10,000 Saint Paul, MN, US In Honor Of Tina & Byron Trott & Carol & Larry Levy 2022
Digestive Health Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Enchanted Backpack $200,000 Chicago, IL, US Q1 Funding 2022
Enchanted Backpack $400,000 Chicago, IL, US Q4 Funding 2022
Enchanted Backpack $400,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Enchanted Backpack $200,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Farm Aid $50,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Fund 2022
Florida Gulf Coast University $5,000 Fort Myers, FL, US General Fund 2022
Glenwood Academy $2,500 Glenwood, IL, US General Fund 2022
Hhplift $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Housing Forward $10,000 Maywood, IL, US General Fund 2022
Imerman Angels $5,000 Chicago, IL, US In Honor Of Jonny Imerman 2022
Ingenuity $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Jdrf Illinois $2,500 New York, NY, US Fund A Cure Donation 2022
Jewish Community Council Of Corpus Christi $2,500 Corpus Christi, TX, US Sam Susser Playground Fund 2022
Jewish United Fund - Ukraine Relief Fund $100,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Jewish United Fund $150,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Josephinum Academy $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Project Bright Hour 2022
Keep Collier Beautiful Inc $200 Naples, FL, US General Fund 2022
Kentucky Equine Education Project Foundation $10,000 Lexington, KY, US Inv. 2022-05 2022
Lazarus House $5,000 St Charles, IL, US General Fund 2022
Lexington School $30,000 Lexington, KY, US One Project - Pledge Payment 5 Of 5 2022
Lincoln Academy Of Illinois $5,000 Springfield, IL, US General Fund 2022
Maryville Academy $10,000 Des Plaines, IL, US Crisis Nursery Program 2022
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center $2,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2022
Millennium Park Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
National Veterans Art Museum $10,000 Chicago, IL, US In Honor Of Nancy Ronquillo 2022
Never Say Never $500 Lake Geneva, WI, US General Fund 2022
Northwestern Memorial Foundation $750,000 Chicago, IL, US Pledge Payment 1 Of 7 (Nm Physician & Employee Wellness Fund) 2022
Northwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicine $20,000 Evanston, IL, US Department Of Ophthalmology 2022
Off The Street Club $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund $5,000 Elmhurst, IL, US Jockeys And Jeans 2022
Providence St Mel School $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Annual Leadership Gift 2022
Reining Liberty Ranch $300 Traverse City, MI, US General Fund 2022
Sentinels Of Freedom $5,000 San Ramon, CA, US General Fund 2022
Sgi (Soka Gakkai International-usa) $20,000 Santa Monica, CA, US General Fund 2022
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Spark! 2022 2022
Sos Children's Villages $100,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Sylvia's Place $300 Allegan, MI, US General Fund 2022
The Campanile Foundation $50,000 San Diego, CA, US Laivn Entrepreneurship Center Startup Fund (5 Of 5) 2022
The Civic Federation $15,000 Chicago, IL, US In Honor Of Bill Brodsky 2022
The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society $1,000 Rye Brook, NY, US General Fund 2022
Tulane University $300,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Tulane University $250,000 New Orleans, LA, US Pledge #: 959823 2022
Tutoring Chicago $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
U Of I Foundationedgar Fellows $2,500 Urbana, IL, US General Fund 2022
Ucan $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Vanderbilt University $10,000 Nashville, TN, US In Honor Of Peter Bernick 2022
Volunteer Florida Foundation $50,000 Tallahassee, FL, US Florida Disaster Fund 2022
Wings $10,000 Palatine, IL, US General Fund 2022
Wings $12,000 Palatine, IL, US General Fund 2022
World Central Kitchen $20,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2022
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago $10,000 Chicago, IL, US Leader Luncheon Event 11.17.22 2022
American Cancer Society $10,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Operations 2022
Andrew C Langert Family Foundation $5,000 Oak Brook, IL, US General Operations 2022
Andrew C Langert Family Foundation $1,000,000 Oak Brook, IL, US General Operations 2022
Anti-defamation League $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operations 2022
Big Shoulders Fund $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Operations 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Chicago $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Annual Summer Ball 2022
Cast Water Safety Foundation $125,000 Chicago, IL, US General Operations 2022
Cast Water Safety Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Operations 2022
Cast Water Safety Foundation $150,000 Chicago, IL, US General Operations 2022
Charity Water $300 New York, NY, US General Fund 2022
Chicago Fire Department Foundation $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Chicago Historical Society $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Children's Home Aid $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Children's Home Aid $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
City Year Chicago $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Fund 2022
Clint Clymer & Friends $5,000 Loveland, CO, US General Fund 2022
College Possible $10,000 Saint Paul, MN, US In Honor Of Tina & Byron Trott & Carol & Larry Levy 2022
Digestive Health Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Enchanted Backpack $200,000 Chicago, IL, US Q1 Funding 2022
Enchanted Backpack $400,000 Chicago, IL, US Q4 Funding 2022
Enchanted Backpack $400,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Enchanted Backpack $200,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Farm Aid $50,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Fund 2022
Florida Gulf Coast University $5,000 Fort Myers, FL, US General Fund 2022
Glenwood Academy $2,500 Glenwood, IL, US General Fund 2022
Hhplift $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Housing Forward $10,000 Maywood, IL, US General Fund 2022
Imerman Angels $5,000 Chicago, IL, US In Honor Of Jonny Imerman 2022
Ingenuity $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Jdrf Illinois $2,500 New York, NY, US Fund A Cure Donation 2022
Jewish Community Council Of Corpus Christi $2,500 Corpus Christi, TX, US Sam Susser Playground Fund 2022
Jewish United Fund - Ukraine Relief Fund $100,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Jewish United Fund $150,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Josephinum Academy $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Project Bright Hour 2022
Keep Collier Beautiful Inc $200 Naples, FL, US General Fund 2022
Kentucky Equine Education Project Foundation $10,000 Lexington, KY, US Inv. 2022-05 2022
Lazarus House $5,000 St Charles, IL, US General Fund 2022
Lexington School $30,000 Lexington, KY, US One Project - Pledge Payment 5 Of 5 2022
Lincoln Academy Of Illinois $5,000 Springfield, IL, US General Fund 2022
Maryville Academy $10,000 Des Plaines, IL, US Crisis Nursery Program 2022
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center $2,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2022
Millennium Park Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
National Veterans Art Museum $10,000 Chicago, IL, US In Honor Of Nancy Ronquillo 2022
Never Say Never $500 Lake Geneva, WI, US General Fund 2022
Northwestern Memorial Foundation $750,000 Chicago, IL, US Pledge Payment 1 Of 7 (Nm Physician & Employee Wellness Fund) 2022
Northwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicine $20,000 Evanston, IL, US Department Of Ophthalmology 2022
Off The Street Club $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund $5,000 Elmhurst, IL, US Jockeys And Jeans 2022
Providence St Mel School $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Annual Leadership Gift 2022
Reining Liberty Ranch $300 Traverse City, MI, US General Fund 2022
Sentinels Of Freedom $5,000 San Ramon, CA, US General Fund 2022
Sgi (Soka Gakkai International-usa) $20,000 Santa Monica, CA, US General Fund 2022
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Spark! 2022 2022
Sos Children's Villages $100,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Sylvia's Place $300 Allegan, MI, US General Fund 2022
The Campanile Foundation $50,000 San Diego, CA, US Laivn Entrepreneurship Center Startup Fund (5 Of 5) 2022
The Civic Federation $15,000 Chicago, IL, US In Honor Of Bill Brodsky 2022
The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society $1,000 Rye Brook, NY, US General Fund 2022
Tulane University $300,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Tulane University $250,000 New Orleans, LA, US Pledge #: 959823 2022
Tutoring Chicago $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
U Of I Foundationedgar Fellows $2,500 Urbana, IL, US General Fund 2022
Ucan $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2022
Vanderbilt University $10,000 Nashville, TN, US In Honor Of Peter Bernick 2022
Volunteer Florida Foundation $50,000 Tallahassee, FL, US Florida Disaster Fund 2022
Wings $10,000 Palatine, IL, US General Fund 2022
Wings $12,000 Palatine, IL, US General Fund 2022
World Central Kitchen $20,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2022
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago $10,000 Chicago, IL, US Leader Luncheon Event 11.17.22 2022
After School Matters $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
American Red Cross $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2021
Angelman Syndrome Foundation $2,500 Aurora, IL, US General Fund 2021
Anti-defamation League $5,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2021
Better Government Association $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Big Shoulders $300,200 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Boys & Girls Club $32,480 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Chicago Public Library Foundation $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Children's Home Aid $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Depaul College Prep $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Evans Scholars Foundation $5,000 Glenview, IL, US General Fund 2021
Farm Aid $40,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Fund 2021
Fayette County Public Schools $2,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2021
Florida Gulf Coast Univ $10,000 Fort Myers, FL, US General Fund 2021
Geneva Lake Conservancy $5,000 Fontana, WI, US General Fund 2021
Hhplift $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Illinois Holocaust Museum $95,000 Skokie, IL, US General Fund 2021
Jewish United Fund Of Metropolitan Chicago $150,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Junior Acheivement Of Chicago $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Lazarus House $5,000 St Charles, IL, US General Fund 2021
Midtown Educational Foundation $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Millenium Park Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Museum Of Science & Industry $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Navy Seal Foundation $10,000 Virginia Beach, VA, US General Fund 2021
Northwestern Memorial Foundation $60,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Northwestern University $70,000 Evanston, IL, US General Fund 2021
Oak Park Temple $20,000 Oak Park, IL, US General Fund 2021
Sgi $30,000 Santa Monica, CA, US General Fund 2021
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab $35,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
The Campanile Foundation $50,000 San Diego, CA, US General Fund 2021
The Chicago High School For The Arts $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
The Family Institute $3,120 Evanston, IL, US General Fund 2021
The Lexington School $40,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2021
The Lincoln Academy Of Illinois $10,000 Springfield, IL, US General Fund 2021
The Night Ministry $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Tulane University $1,750,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2021
Vanderbilt University $10,000 Nashville, TN, US General Fund 2021
West Suburban Community Pantry $500 Woodridge, IL, US General Fund 2021
Wings $15,000 Palatine, IL, US General Fund 2021
Ymca Of Metropolitan Chicago $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2021
Access Living $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
After School Matters $405,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
American Red Cross $70,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2020
Big Shoulders $338,936 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Boys & Girls Club $331,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Breakthrough Urban Ministries $40,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Cast Water Safety Foundation $1,921,148 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Catholic Charities $50,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Children's Home Aid $9,200 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Du Page Pads $10,000 Wheaton, IL, US General Fund 2020
Enchanted Backpack $1,000,545 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Harvard University $10,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Fund 2020
Helping Hand Partners $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Hesed House $13,000 Aurora, IL, US General Fund 2020
Invest For Kids $2,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Josephinum Academy Of The Sacred Heart $7,500 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Junior Acheivement Of Chicago $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Lakeview Pantry $80,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Lazarus House $8,000 St Charles, IL, US General Fund 2020
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation $5,000 Alexandria, VA, US General Fund 2020
Mercy Home Hboys & Girls $50,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Navy Seal Foundation $5,000 Virginia Beach, VA, US General Fund 2020
Nch Healthcare System $83,333 Naples, FL, US General Fund 2020
Northwestern University $70,000 Evanston, IL, US General Fund 2020
Oak Park Temple $140,500 Oak Park, IL, US General Fund 2020
Real Men Charities $1,570 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Sarah's Inn $27,500 Oak Park, IL, US General Fund 2020
Shedd Aquarium $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab $65,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
The Campanile Foundation $50,000 San Diego, CA, US General Fund 2020
The Chicago Council On Global Affairs $8,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
The Ireland Funds $2,000 Boston, MA, US General Fund 2020
The Lexington School $50,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2020
Thresholds $15,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Tulane University $2,305,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2020
Ucan $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
United Way $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Wings $22,000 Palatine, IL, US General Fund 2020
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
100 Club Of Chicago $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
A Safe Place - Lake County Crisis Center $30,000 Zion, IL, US General Fund 2020
Amen House - Ky $10,000 Georgetown, KY, US General Fund 2020
Backside Learning Center $14,420 Louisville, KY, US General Fund 2020
Barrington Giving Day $4,000 Barrington, IL, US General Fund 2020
Beat The Streets Chicago $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Belmont Childcare Association $7,915 Elmont, NY, US General Fund 2020
Better Government Association $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Bluegrass Community & Tech College Foundation $30,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2020
Burlington-hampshire Area Food Pantry $5,000 Hampshire, IL, US General Fund 2020
Catholic Charities Diocese Of Joliet $27,500 Crest Hill, IL, US General Fund 2020
Chicago Fire Dept Foundation $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Chicago Historical Society $85,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Chicago Public Library Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
City Year Chicago $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Fund 2020
Clint Clymer & Friends $10,000 Loveland, CO, US General Fund 2020
Connections For The Homeless $30,000 Evanston, IL, US General Fund 2020
Covenant House $50,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Culinary Care $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance $25,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Edwin J Gregson Foundation $3,665 Acadia, CA, US General Fund 2020
Family Harvest Church $15,000 Tinley Park, IL, US General Fund 2020
Movable Feast Lexington $6,240 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2020
Fill A Heart 4 Kids $10,000 Lake Forest, IL, US General Fund 2020
Florida Gulf Coast Univ $10,000 Fort Myers, FL, US General Fund 2020
Food Bank For Larimer County $7,500 Loveland, CO, US General Fund 2020
Foodchain $85,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2020
Foundation Fighting Blindness $10,000 Columbia, MO, US General Fund 2020
Francis W Parker School $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Hands Of Peace $2,000 Glenview, IL, US General Fund 2020
Harvest Church Of Memphis $25,000 Germantown, TN, US General Fund 2020
Housing Forward $25,000 Maywood, IL, US General Fund 2020
Howard Brown Health Center $8,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Holocaust Memorial Foundation Of Illinois $65,000 Skokie, IL, US General Fund 2020
Imerman Angels $1,500 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Jesus Project Ministries $30,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2020
Jewish Federation Of Metropolitan Chicago $151,640 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Jewish United Fund Of Metropolitan Chicago $150,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Lake County Haven $10,000 Libertyville, IL, US General Fund 2020
Latino Policy Forum $30,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Little Friends Inc $5,000 Naperville, IL, US General Fund 2020
Loaves And Fishes Community Services $5,000 Naperville, IL, US General Fund 2020
Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Maryville Academy Foundation $5,000 Des Plaines, IL, US General Fund 2020
New Vocations Race Horse Adoptions $5,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2020
Northeast Illinois Council Bsa $5,000 Vernon Hills, IL, US General Fund 2020
Northwestern Memorial Foundation $270,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Family Services Of Lake County - Nuestro Center $10,000 Highland Park, IL, US General Fund 2020
Opportunity Knocks $25,000 River Forest, IL, US General Fund 2020
Oak Park River Forest Community Congregations $10,000 River Forest, IL, US General Fund 2020
People's Music School $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Primo Center For Women & Children $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Providence St Mel School $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Resilence $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Shrine Of Our Lade Of Pompeii $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Sos Children's Villages $58,075 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
St Joseph High School $10,000 Westchester, IL, US General Fund 2020
Sunshine Gospel Minitries $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
Teach For America $5,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2020
Teaching Tolerance $20,000 Skokie, IL, US General Fund 2020
The Chicago Club Preservation Foundation $44,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
University Of Kentucky $10,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2020
Valley View Educational Endowment Foundation $10,000 Bolingbrook, IL, US General Fund 2020
Vocel Viewing Our Children As Emerging Leaders $64,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2020
World Central Kitchen $20,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2020
Access Living $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
After School Matters $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
American Jewish Committee $10,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2018
American Red Cross Of Northern Colorado $30,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2018
Anti-defamation League $5,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2018
Better Government Association $2,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Big Shoulders Fund $50,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Big Thompson Watershed Coalition $10,000 Loveland, CO, US General Fund 2018
Catholic Charities Diocese Of Joliet $1,000 Crest Hill, IL, US General Fund 2018
Cfllspirit Of Lincoln Fund $10,000 Springfield, IL, US General Fund 2018
Chicago Foundation For Women $30,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Chicago Historical Society $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Chicago Public Library Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Chicagoland Chamber Of Commerce Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Children's Home Aid $25,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
City Year Chicago $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Fund 2018
Community First Foundation $10,000 Arvada, CO, US General Fund 2018
Cradles To Crayons $10,000 Basont, MA, US General Fund 2018
Digestive Health Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Farm Aid $40,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Fund 2018
Florida Gulf Coast University $15,000 Fort Myers, FL, US General Fund 2018
Harvard University $10,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Fund 2018
Hearts & Horses Inc $10,000 Loveland, CO, US General Fund 2018
Helping Hand Partners $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Illinois Holocaust Museum $25,000 Skiokie, IL, US General Fund 2018
Jewish United Fund $100,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Junior Achievement Of Chicago $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Kellogg School Of Management $200,000 Evanston, IL, US General Fund 2018
Lambs Farm $3,000 Libertyville, IL, US General Fund 2018
Lewis University $20,000 Romeoville, IL, US General Fund 2018
Lurie Children's Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Lyric Opera Of Chicago $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation $5,000 Alexandria, VA, US General Fund 2018
Marwen $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Metropolitan Planning Council $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Midtown Educational Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Millenium Park Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Museum Of Science & Industry $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
National Defense University Foundation $25,000 Elk Grove Village, IL, US General Fund 2018
Navy Seal Foundation $10,000 Virginia Beach, VA, US General Fund 2018
Nch Healthcare System $83,333 Naples, FL, US General Fund 2018
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program $20,000 Laura, OH, US General Fund 2018
Northeast Illinois Council $2,500 Vernon Hills, IL, US General Fund 2018
Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute $10,000 Evanston, IL, US General Fund 2018
Northwestern Memorial Foundation $1,250,000 Evanston, IL, US General Fund 2018
Ounce Of Prevention Fund $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Providence St Mel School $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Ryan Banks Academy $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Shedd Aquarium $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab $50,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
The Campanile Foundation $50,000 San Diego, CA, US General Fund 2018
The Chicago High School For The Arts $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
The Family Institute $1,000 Evanston, IL, US General Fund 2018
The Lexington School $30,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2018
The Night Ministry $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Trinity Catholic $120,000 Ocala, FL, US General Fund 2018
Tulane University $2,100,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2018
Us Fund For Unicef $5,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2018
Us Navy Memorial Foundation $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2018
United Way Of Metropolitan Chicago $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Wauconda Grade School $6,000 Wauconda, IL, US General Fund 2018
West Suburban Community Pantry $300 Woodridge, IL, US General Fund 2018
Wilkins Elementary School $6,000 Justice, IL, US General Fund 2018
World Business Chicago $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Big Shoulders $251,638 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Cc's Little Village $323,903 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Smart Girls $890 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Boys & Girls Club $34,307 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Columbia University $2,905 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Cradles To Crayons $1,515 Basont, MA, US General Fund 2018
Friends Of Prentice $1,010 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Jewish Federation $3,089 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2018
Northwestern University $76,821 Evanston, IL, US General Fund 2018
Wings $20,164 Palatine, IL, US General Fund 2018
Academy For Urban School Leadership $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Actt Naturally $1,500 Greenwich, NY, US General Fund 2017
After School Matters $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
American Red Cross $100,600 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2017
American Red Cross Of Northern Colorado $20,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2017
Anti-defamation League $50,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2017
Art Institute Of Chicago $25,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Big Shoulders Fund $137,422 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Boys & Girls Club Of Chicago $350,054 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Boys & Girls Club Of Chicago $3,307 Chicago, IL, US Smart Girls 2017
Chicago Botanic Garden $10,000 Glencoe, IL, US General Fund 2017
Chicago Public Library Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Chicago Symphony Orchestra $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Chicagoland Chamber Of Commerce Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Children's Home Aid Society Of Illinois $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Children's Oncology Services $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
City Year $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Fund 2017
Cradles To Crayons $15,000 Boston, MA, US General Fund 2017
Creativets $5,000 Nashville, TN, US General Fund 2017
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation $5,000 Elmhurst, IL, US General Fund 2017
Field Museum Of Natural History $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation $15,000 Fort Myers, FL, US General Fund 2017
Foodstock $1,000 Waukegan, IL, US General Fund 2017
Greater Chicago Food Depository $3,560 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Harvard University $10,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Fund 2017
Heart J Center For Experiential Learning At Sylvan $15,000 Masonville, CO, US General Fund 2017
Hearts & Horses Inc $10,000 Loveland, CO, US General Fund 2017
Jewish Federation Of Metropolitan Chicago $150,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Jewish United Fund Of Metropolitan Chicago $150,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Junior Achievement Of Chicago $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Legal Momentum $2,500 New York, NY, US General Fund 2017
Lewis University $20,000 Romeoville, IL, US General Fund 2017
Lincoln Academy Of Illinois $10,000 Springfield, IL, US Spirit Of Lincoln Fund 2017
Little Brothers - Friends Of The Elderly $32,107 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Lyric Opera Of Chicago $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation $10,000 Alexandria, VA, US General Fund 2017
Mercy Home For Boys & Girls $15,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Midtown Educational Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Museum Of Science & Industry $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Musicorps Rime $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2017
National Steeplechase Foundation Inc $2,000 Elkton, MD, US General Fund 2017
Navy Pier Inc $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Navy Seal Foundation $20,000 Virginia Beach, VA, US General Fund 2017
Ne Il Council Boy Scouts $5,000 Highland Park, IL, US General Fund 2017
New Vocations $5,000 Laura, OH, US General Fund 2017
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program $15,000 Laura, OH, US General Fund 2017
Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Northwestern Memorial Foundation $1,250,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Northwestern University $200,000 Chicago, IL, US Kellogg School Of Management 2017
Northwestern University $92,645 Evanston, IL, US General Fund 2017
Paws Chicago $560 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Providence St Mel School $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Recipe For Change $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Sarah's Inn $5,000 Oak Park, IL, US General Fund 2017
Shedd Aquarium $10,550 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
The Chicago Council On Global Affairs $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
The Guide Dog Foundation For The Blind $10,000 Smithtown, NY, US General Fund 2017
The Ireland Funds $7,500 Boston, MA, US General Fund 2017
The Lincoln Academy Of Illinois $5,000 Springfield, IL, US General Fund 2017
The Rev John P Smyth Standing Tall Charitable Foun $2,000 Des Plaine, IL, US General Fund 2017
The Women's Treatment Center $5,000 Chciago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation $50,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2017
Thoroughbred Charities Of America $10,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2017
Tragedy Assistance Program For Survivors $100,000 Arlington, VA, US General Fund 2017
Tree House Child And Family Center $5,000 Elkhorn, WI, US General Fund 2017
Trinity Catholic $100,000 Ocala, FL, US General Fund 2017
Trinity High School $7,500 River Forest, IL, US General Fund 2017
Tulane University $1,900,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2017
Us Navy Memorial Foundation $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2017
United Service Organization Of Illinois $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Window To The World Communications $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Wings $68,297 Palatine, IL, US General Fund 2017
Ymca Of Metropolitan Chicago $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2017
Actt Naturally $10,000 Greenwich, NY, US General Fund 2016
After School Matters $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
American Red Cross $30,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Better Government Association $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Big Shoulders Fund $184,170 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Boy Scouts Of America $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Boys & Girls Club Of Chicago $100,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Chicago Historical Society $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Chicago Symphony Orchestra $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Chicagoland Chamber Of Commerce $6,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Children's Home Aid $60,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Children's Oncology Services $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Chinese American Service League $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Common Cause Illinois $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Digestive Health Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Farm Aid $40,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Fund 2016
Florida Gulf Coast University $15,000 Fort Myers, FL, US General Fund 2016
Foodstock $1,000 Waukegan, IL, US General Fund 2016
Foundation Fighting Blindness $100,000 Columbia, MD, US General Fund 2016
Friends Of Prentice $8,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Grayson-jockey Club Research Foundation $10,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2016
Harvard University $10,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Fund 2016
Hearts & Horses Inc $10,000 Loveland, CO, US General Fund 2016
Hospice Of Marion County $500 Ocala, FL, US General Fund 2016
Jewish Federation Of Metropolitan Chicago $150,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Junior Achievement Of Chicago $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Kellogg School Of Management $200,000 Evanston, IL, US General Fund 2016
Lewis University $20,000 Romeoville, IL, US General Fund 2016
Lyric Opera Of Chicago $40,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation $15,000 Alexandria, VA, US General Fund 2016
Mercy Home For Boys & Girls $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Midtown Educational Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Millenium Park Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Museum Of Science & Industry $20,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Musicorps Rime $10,000 Ocala, FL, US General Fund 2016
Navy Seal Foundation $25,000 Batavia, IL, US General Fund 2016
New Vocations $15,000 Laura, OH, US General Fund 2016
Northwestern Memorial Foundation $1,260,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Partnership For Change Ciamo $20,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Fund 2016
Pathways Foundation $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund $2,000 Elmhurst, IL, US General Fund 2016
Providence St Mel School $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Reading In Motion $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago $50,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Rush University Medical Center $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Scripps - Cardiology $500,000 La Jolla, CA, US General Fund 2016
Shedd Aquarium $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Standing Tall Charitable Foundation $5,000 Des Plaines, IL, US General Fund 2016
Susan G Komen $5,000 Dallas, TX, US General Fund 2016
The Art Institute Of Chicago $25,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
The Campinille Foundation $1,000,000 San Diego, CA, US General Fund 2016
The Centers $25,000 Ocala, FL, US General Fund 2016
The Chicago Council On Global Affairs $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
The Education Partnership $5,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Fund 2016
The Field Museum $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
The Lincoln Academy Of Illinois $5,000 Springfield, IL, US General Fund 2016
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation $50,000 Lexington, KY, US General Fund 2016
Trinity Catholic $125,000 Ocala, FL, US General Fund 2016
Tulane University $1,200,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2016
Us Fund For Unicef $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Us Navy Memorial $5,500 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2016
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2016
United Way Of Metropolitan Chicago $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Uso Of Illinois $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Vacations For Veterans $15,000 Lorton, VA, US General Fund 2016
Vanderbilt University $50,000 Nashville, TN, US General Fund 2016
Wttw11 $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Ymca Metropolitan Chicago $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 36-6106074
Website N/A
Address 155 N WACKER DRIVE STE 1680 Chicago, IL 60606-0000

Key People (6)

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President And Treasurer Carol Bernick
Vice President And Secreta Elizabeth Huber
Vice President Karen S Lavin
Vice President Craig L Bernick
Treasurer Peter A Bernick

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