Minow Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 36-6169301
Foundation Overview
Based in Cambridge, MA, Minow Family Foundation has awarded 163 grants totaling $2,141,245 to organizations in Illinois, Virginia and 15 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $80 to $350,000, with a median award of $1,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 13 recipients (31%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
66% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 16 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (87%), Evanston (5%), Springfield (4%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 456% growth in annual giving over 3 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Minow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Theological Union | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Chicago History Museum | $260,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Depaul University | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $250 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | $100,000 | Eau Claire, WI, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Rand Corporation | $100,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Shriver Center On Poverty Law | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Wttw | $350,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Newberry Library | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| The National Wwii Museum | $80 | New Orleans, LA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Northwestern Hillel | $100,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Chicago Sinai Congregation | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| University Of Notre Dame | $100,000 | Notre Dame, IN, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Lincoln Presidential Foundation | $5,000 | Springfield, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Leo Catholic High School | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| American Diabetes Association | $300 | Arlington, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $250 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Catholic Theological Union | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Chicago Bar Foundation | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Chicago History Museum | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Cocktails And Caregivers | $100 | Westfield, IN, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Common Sense Media | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Depaul University | $250 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Northwestern University School Of Law | $25,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Golden Apple Foundation | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Hias | $500 | Silver Spring, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Injustice Watch | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish United Fund | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | $100 | Memphis, TN, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Lace 'Em Up Nfp | $100 | Glen Ellen, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Legal Aid Chicago | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Mayo Clinic | $1,000 | Eau Claire, WI, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Millenium Park Foundation | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Misericordia | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Museum Of Illustration At The Society Of Illustrations | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Propublica Illinois | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Rand Corporation | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Shriver Center On Poverty Law | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Sidley Austin Fund For Kanoon School | $200 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Good People Fund | $500 | Millburn, NJ, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Storycorps Honor Society | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Wgbh Education Fund | $40,000 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Top Box Foods | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Touro Synagogue Foundation | $100 | Newport, RI, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago Institute Of Politics | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Wttw | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Lincoln Presidential Foundation | $5,000 | Springfield, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Leo Catholic High School | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| American Diabetes Association | $300 | Arlington, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $250 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Catholic Theological Union | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Chicago Bar Foundation | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Chicago History Museum | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Cocktails And Caregivers | $100 | Westfield, IN, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Common Sense Media | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Depaul University | $250 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Northwestern University School Of Law | $25,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Golden Apple Foundation | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Hias | $500 | Silver Spring, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Injustice Watch | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish United Fund | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | $100 | Memphis, TN, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Lace 'Em Up Nfp | $100 | Glen Ellen, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Legal Aid Chicago | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Mayo Clinic | $1,000 | Eau Claire, WI, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Millenium Park Foundation | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Misericordia | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Museum Of Illustration At The Society Of Illustrations | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Propublica Illinois | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Rand Corporation | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Shriver Center On Poverty Law | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Sidley Austin Fund For Kanoon School | $200 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Good People Fund | $500 | Millburn, NJ, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Storycorps Honor Society | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Wgbh Education Fund | $40,000 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Top Box Foods | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Touro Synagogue Foundation | $100 | Newport, RI, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago Institute Of Politics | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Wttw | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | $5,000 | Springfield, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Adlai Stevenson Center On Democracy | $500 | Libertyville, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| American Diabetes Association | $100 | Arlington, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Catholic Theological Union | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Chicago History Museum | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Cocktails And Caregivers | $100 | Westfield, IN, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Common Sense Media | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Depaul University | $250 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Dubuque Wrestling Club | $100 | Dubuque, IA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Golden Apple Foundation | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Hias | $500 | Silver Spring, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation Of Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Legal Aid Chicago | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| American Constitution Society | $350 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Mayo Clinic | $1,000 | Eau Claire, WI, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Millenium Park Foundation | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Misericordia | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| National Museum Of American Jewish History | $1,800 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Northwestern University | $25,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Propublica Illinois | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Rand Corporation | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Shriver Center On Poverty Law | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Sidley Austin Fund For Kanoon School | $200 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Storycorps Honor Society | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Ani Shushi - Good People Fund | $500 | Millburn, NJ, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Top Box Foods | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Touro Synagogue Foundation | $100 | Newport, RI, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| University Of Chicago Institute Of Politics | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Chicago Bar Foundation | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Wttw | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Injustice Watch | $250 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| John F Kennedy Library Foundation | $200 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Lace 'em Up Nfp | $100 | Glen Ellen, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Spertus Institute | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| The Jacob Rader Marcus Center | $1,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Anthony Rizzo Foundation | $100 | Parkland, FL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Shriver Center On Poverty Law | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Touro Synagogue Foundation | $100 | Newport, RI, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Sidley Austin Fund For Kanoon School | $100 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestrictedunrestricted | 2020 |
| Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | $5,000 | Springfield, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Adlai Stevenson Center On Democracy | $500 | Libertyville, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| American Diabetes Association | $300 | Arlington, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Catholic Theological Union | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Chicago History Museum | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Cocktails And Chemo | $100 | Westfield, IN, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Common Sense Media | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Depaul University | $250 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Dubuque Wrestling Club | $100 | Dubuque, IA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Golden Apple Foundation | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Hias | $500 | Silver Spring, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation Of Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Legal Aid Chicago | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Lurie Children Hospital Of Chicago | $250 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Mayo Clinic | $1,000 | Eau Claire, WI, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Millenium Park Foundation | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Misericordia | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| National Museum Of American Jewish History | $1,800 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Northwestern University | $25,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Propublica Illinois | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Rand Corporation | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Storycorps Honor Society | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| The National Wwii Museum | $100 | New Orleans, LA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Top Box Foods | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| University Of Chicago Institute Of Politics | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Wbez | $365 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Wttw | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 36-6169301 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 179 E LAKE SHORE DRIVE 15W Chicago, IL 60611-0000 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Minow Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President, Director | Martha L Minow |
|---|---|
| Treasurer, Director | Mary R Minow |
| Vice President, Director, Secretary | Nell Minow |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
- Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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