The Brinson Foundation | Foundation Profile
GrantBay analyzes IRS Form 990-PF data to help grant seekers find fit funders like The Brinson Foundation. Data shown is extracted from Form 990-PF filings.
EIN: 68-0656415
Foundation Overview
Based in Chicago, IL, The Brinson Foundation has awarded 626 grants totaling $130,767,400 to organizations in Illinois, Massachusetts and 15 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $250 to $100,000,000, with a median award of $43,000.
Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$130,767,400
Total Assets
$236,665,295
Median Grant (all grants)
$43,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
138
Median Grant
$50,000
% Median Grant Growth
+16%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
March 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: 25%
34 of 138 recipients (25%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
Illinois
63% 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 (89%), Glencoe (1%), Lake Forest (1%).
Funding Trajectory
+78%
Strong 78% growth in annual giving over 4 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Education + 4 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (42%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
Where is The Money Going?
Loading geographic data...
Loading chart...
Loading chart...
Loading chart...
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Brinson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| 826chi | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| A Better Chicago | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Accion | $38,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Operating Support And Ptda | 2024 |
| Adler Planetarium | $88,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Cosmology And Astrophysics Research And Pdta | 2024 |
| Advance Illinois | $38,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| After School Matters | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Stem Out-of-school Time Programming And Pdta | 2024 |
| America Needs You | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Illinois | 2024 |
| American Association For The Advancement Of Science | $12,500 | Washington, DC, US | General Support And Sciline Science Communication Training For Brinson Fellows | 2024 |
| American Astronomical Society | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| American Geophysical Union | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| American Writers Museum | $28,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $65,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Nurse Education And Leadership Training | 2024 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Center For Childhood Resilience | 2024 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2024 |
| Arcs Foundation Inc Illinois Chapter | $22,500 | Kenilworth, IL, US | Graduate Student Stem Research Scholarships | 2024 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Ayn Rand Institute | $41,400 | Santa Ana, CA, US | Free Books To Teachers Program - Chicago Area And Pdta | 2024 |
| Bottom Line | $43,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago And Pdta | 2024 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $100,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Exploring The Warped Space- Time Around Black Holes | 2024 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $75,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Quantum Communication Channels And Quantum Sensing For Fundamental Physics Research | 2024 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $63,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Brinson Postdoctoral Fellowship In Quantum Science | 2024 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $5,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Honorarium- Fermilab Visit | 2024 |
| Cara Collective | $38,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago And Pdta | 2024 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation Pro | $120,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Carnegie-caltech Brinson Postdoctoral Fellowship In Observational Astronomy | 2024 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation Pro | $115,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Carnegie-caltech Brinson Prize Fellowship In Observational Astronomy | 2024 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation Pro | $115,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Instrumentation | 2024 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science Earth And Planets Laboratory | $78,000 | Washington, DC, US | Experimental And Observational Geophysics And Pdta | 2024 |
| Carole Robertson Center For Learning | $38,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Cato Institute | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Sphere Education Initiative | 2024 |
| Chalkbeat | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Architecture Center | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Architecture Center | $3,800 | Chicago, IL, US | Designing Futures Gala 2024 | 2024 |
| Chicago Community Foundation Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Progressive Pathways To Postsecondary Success Fund | 2024 |
| Chicago Community Foundation Partnership For Safe And Peaceful Communities | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Scaling Community Violence Intervention For A Safer Chicago | 2024 |
| Chicago Community Foundation Partnership For Safe And Peaceful Communities | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Youth Interventions | 2024 |
| Chicago Council On Science And Technology | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Science Communication Internship Program And Pdta | 2024 |
| Chicago Historical Society Chicago History Museum | $63,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Chicago Horticultural Society Chicago Botanic Garden | $53,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Chicago Parks Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Perennial Garden Maintenance | 2024 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association | $60,900 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Communities In Schools Of Chicago | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Cornell University | $53,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Brinson Summer Graduate Student Fellowships For Explorator Research In Astronomy And Pdta | 2024 |
| Council For The Advancement Of Science Writing | $52,950 | Seattle, WA, US | Graduate School Science Writing Fellowships And General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $58,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Digital Education Project Digital Inquiry Group | $50,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | Civic Online Reasoning | 2024 |
| Dupage Education Foundation | $35,000 | Wheaton, IL, US | Illinois Civics Hub | 2024 |
| Eisenhower Health | $200,000 | Rancho Mirage, CA, US | Cardiovascular Institute | 2024 |
| Eisenhower Health | $50,000 | Rancho Mirage, CA, US | Nurse Education And General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Envision Excellence In Stem Education | $5,000 | Mentor, OH, US | Slecop In Chicago Convening Sponsorship | 2024 |
| Erie Family Health Foundation | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Teen Health Center And Pdta | 2024 |
| Field Museum Of Natural History | $83,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Learning Center Programs And Pdta | 2024 |
| Forefront | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Friends Of Gros Ventre Fire Station | $60,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Griffin Museum Of Science And Industry | $83,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Healthy Schools Campaign | $48,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago And Pdta | 2024 |
| High Jump | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Horatio Alger Association Of Distinguished Americans Inc | $50,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | Illinois College Scholarship Program | 2024 |
| Inner-city Computer Stars Foundation Ic Stars | $45,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Institute For Humane Studies | $40,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Student Programming | 2024 |
| International Documentary Association | $20,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Documentary Film 'Left Behind' | 2024 |
| Jackson Hole Land Trust | $38,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital | $82,750 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Lake Forest Academy | $71,500 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Class Of '93 Scholarship Fund For High School Students And Pdta | 2024 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $62,800 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Literacy Works | $43,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | $35,000 | Maywood, IL, US | Pediatric Mobile Health Unit | 2024 |
| Lsst Inc | $102,700 | Tucson, AZ, US | Data Science Fellowship Program And Pdta | 2024 |
| Lyric Opera Of Chicago | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $120,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Observational Cosmology | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $120,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Observational Cosmology | 2024 |
| Math Circles Of Chicago | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Math Cultural Center Of Chicago | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Mercatus Center | $30,000 | Arlington, VA, US | F.a. Hayek Program For Advanced Study In Philosophy, Politics, And Economics | 2024 |
| Merit School Of Music | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Metrosquash | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Chicago Citywide Youth Councils | 2024 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | $250 | Chicago, IL, US | Honorarium - Speaker For Civic Education Learning Session | 2024 |
| Modern Classrooms Project | $35,000 | Washington, DC, US | Math Innovation Fellowship - Chicago | 2024 |
| Montana State University | $50,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | Reconciling Modern Geophysical Images With Petrological Reconstruction Of Yellowstone's Magmas | 2024 |
| National Center For Family Philanthropy | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| National Louis University | $52,900 | Chicago, IL, US | Accelerate U Health Care Career Pathways And Pdta | 2024 |
| National Museum Of Wildlife Art | $26,200 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Northwestern University | $120,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Nu-uchicago Brinson Postdoctoral Fellowship In Astrophysics | 2024 |
| Northwestern University | $25,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Early Childhood Research Alliance Of Chicago (Ec-reach) | 2024 |
| Northwestern University Center For Interdisciplinary Exploration | $40,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Research Experiences In Astronomy At Ciera For High School Students (Reach) | 2024 |
| One Million Degrees | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2024 |
| Peak Grantmaking | $2,250 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Chicago Academy Of Sciences | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Posse Foundation | $55,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2024 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | $115,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Interstellar Matter Research | 2024 |
| Princeton University Department Of Astrophysical Sciences | $120,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Observational Cosmology | 2024 |
| Princeton University Department Of Astrophysical Sciences | $120,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Observational Cosmology | 2024 |
| Project Syncere | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | $90,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Stroke Fellowship | 2024 |
| Research Corporation For Science Advancement | $66,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Scialog: Early Science With The Lsst | 2024 |
| Revolution Workshop | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Room To Read | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Global Literacy Program | 2024 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Nurse Education | 2024 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | College Of Nursing Scholarships | 2024 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Adolescent Family Center & School Based Health Centers | 2024 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2024 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Breast Cancer Research | 2024 |
| Salk Institute For Biological Studies | $103,000 | La Jolla, CA, US | Brain Metabolism And Dna Repair In Primate Evolution And Pdta | 2024 |
| Science Philanthropy Alliance Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | Associate Membership | 2024 |
| Second Story Foundation | $10,000 | Crete, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Shedd Aquarium Society John G Shedd Aquarium | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | $100,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Solar Astrophysics And Astroai Research | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Illinois | $53,000 | Normal, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| St John's Health Foundation | $50,000 | Jackson, WY, US | Nurse Education | 2024 |
| St John's Health Foundation | $600,000 | Jackson, WY, US | Hitching Post Workforce Housing Redevelopment | 2024 |
| Start Early | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Educare | 2024 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc Alan Alda Center For Communicating Science | $43,000 | Stony Brook, NY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| Strategic Education Research Partnership | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Word Generation Weekly | 2024 |
| Teton County Integrated Solid Waste And Recycling | $50,000 | Jackson, WY, US | Recycling, Composting, And Waste Diversion | 2024 |
| Teton Science Schools | $38,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| The Joffrey Ballet | $43,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| The Living Desert Zoo And Gardens | $25,000 | Palm Desert, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| The Morton Arboretum | $53,000 | Lisle, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2024 |
| The Partnership For College Completion | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York Columbia University | $77,200 | Palisaded, NY, US | Lamont-doherty Earth Observatory - Anticipating Earthquakes Initiative And Pdta | 2024 |
| University Of Arizona Foundation Lunar And Planetary Laboratory | $35,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Spacewatch Observations Of Asteroid Rotation Lightcurves | 2024 |
| University Of Arizona Foundation Lunar And Planetary Laboratory | $50,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Near Earth Asteroids Research | 2024 |
| University Of California Los Angeles Galactic Center Group | $115,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Black Hole Astrophysics | 2024 |
| University Of Chicago Consortium On School Research | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| University Of Chicago Department Of Astronomy And Astrophysics Edward H Lev | $141,700 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Astrophysics Fellowship Program, Brinson Lecture, And Pdta | 2024 |
| University Of Chicago Department Of Astronomy And Astrophysics Edward H Lev | $120,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Observational Cosmology | 2024 |
| University Of Chicago Department Of Organismal Biology And Anatomy | $103,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Genetic Basis For The Origin Of Limbs Research And Pdta | 2024 |
| University Of Chicago Education Lab | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Structured Literacy Evaluation | 2024 |
| University Of Chicago Kavli Institute For Cosmological Physics | $120,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Observational Cosmology | 2024 |
| University Of Chicago Medicine | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2024 |
| University Of Illinois Foundation | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Illinois Workforce And Education Research Collaborative (Iwerc) | 2024 |
| University Of Utah Department Of Geology And Geophysics | $50,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | A Multiscale Study Of The Yellowstone Volcanic, Tectonic, And Hydrothermal System | 2024 |
| Wesleyan University | $115,000 | Middle Town, CT, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Radio Astronomy | 2024 |
| Window To The World Communications | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Local Broadcast Of Nova And General Support | 2024 |
| 1871 Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| A Better Chicago | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Accion | $35,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Adler Planetarium | $87,100 | Chicago, IL, US | Cosmology And Astrophysics Research And Pdta | 2023 |
| Advance Illinois | $38,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| After School Matters | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Stem Out-of-school Time Programming And Pdta | 2023 |
| America Needs You | $38,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Illinois And Pdta | 2023 |
| American Association For The Advancement Of Science | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| American Astronomical Society | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| American Geophysical Union | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| American Writers Museum | $28,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Nurse Education | 2023 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Center For Childhood Resilience | 2023 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2023 |
| Arcs Foundation Illinois Chapter | $22,500 | Kenilworth, IL, US | Graduate Student Stem Research Scholarships | 2023 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy National Solar Observ | $115,000 | Washington, DC, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Solar Physics | 2023 |
| Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy National Solar Observ | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | Science Communication Training Fellow Travel Stipend | 2023 |
| Ayn Rand Institute | $40,650 | Santa Ana, CA, US | Free Books To Teachers Program - Chicago Area And Pdta | 2023 |
| Bottom Line | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2023 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $100,000,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Brinson Exploration Hub | 2023 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $100,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Theoretical Gravitational Wave Research | 2023 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $55,000 | Pasadena, IL, US | Quantum Communication Channels And Fundamental Space-time Physics | 2023 |
| Cara Collective | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2023 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science | $70,000 | Washington, DC, US | Experimental And Observational Geophysics | 2023 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation Pro | $115,000 | Washington, DC, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Instrumentation | 2023 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation Pro | $2,500 | Washington, IL, US | Science Communication Training Fellow Travel Stipend | 2023 |
| Carole Robertson Center For Learning | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Cato Institute | $35,000 | Washington, DC, US | Sphere Education Initiative | 2023 |
| Chalkbeat | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Architecture Center | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Chicago Cares | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Ampt: Advancing Nonprofits | 2023 |
| Chicago Community Foundation | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Progressive Pathways To Postsecondary Success Fund | 2023 |
| Chicago Council On Science And Technology | $28,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Science Communication Internship Program And Pdta | 2023 |
| Chicago Historical Society Chicago History Museum | $63,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Chicago Horticultural Society Chicago Botanic Garden | $53,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Chicago Lighthouse For People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired | $750 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Chicago Parks Foundation | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Perennial Garden Maintenance And Pdta | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Communities In Schools Of Chicago | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Special Event | 2023 |
| Conservation International Foundation | $1,400 | Arlington, VA, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Cornell University | $50,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Carl Sagan Institute - Search For Life In The Universe Project | 2023 |
| Council For The Advancement Of Science Writing | $45,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Graduate School Science Writing Fellowships And General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Council On Foundations Inc | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Sponsorship For Building Together 2024: Leading Collaboratively Across Differences | 2023 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $55,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Digital Education Project Digital Inquiry Group | $50,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | Civic Online Reasoning | 2023 |
| Eisenhower Health | $100,000 | Rancho Mirage, CA, US | Cardiovascular Institute | 2023 |
| Eisenhower Health | $50,000 | Rancho Mirage, CA, US | Nurse Education And General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Erie Family Health Foundation | $48,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Teen Health Center And Pdta | 2023 |
| Field Museum Of Natural History | $83,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Learning Center Programs And Pdta | 2023 |
| Forefront | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Grace Network | $20,000 | Glenview, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $6,600 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Healthy Schools Campaign | $48,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago And Pdta | 2023 |
| High Jump | $48,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Horatio Alger Association Of Distinguished Americans Inc | $50,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | Illinois College Scholarship Program | 2023 |
| Illinois Network Of Charter Schools | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Inner-city Computer Stars Foundation | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Institute For Humane Studies | $42,500 | Arlington, VA, US | Student Programming And Pdta | 2023 |
| Jackson Hole Land Trust | $38,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| The Joffrey Ballet | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Journeys The Road Home | $700 | Palatine, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Lake Forest Academy | $70,000 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Class Of '93 Scholarship Fund For High School Students | 2023 |
| Leap Learning Systems | $1,700 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Literacy Works | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| The Living Desert Wildlife And Botanical Park | $25,000 | Palm Desert, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | $30,000 | Maywood, IL, US | Pediatric Mobile Health Unit | 2023 |
| Lsst Inc | $1,800 | Tucson, AZ, US | Pdta | 2023 |
| Lyric Opera Of Chicago | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Math Circles Of Chicago | $38,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Mercatus Center | $30,000 | Arlington, VA, US | F.a. Hayek Program For Advanced Study In Philosophy, Politics, And Economics | 2023 |
| Merit School Of Music | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Metrosquash | $48,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Citywide Youth Councils | 2023 |
| The Morton Arboretum | $53,000 | Lisle, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Museum Of Science And Industry | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| National Center For Family Philanthropy | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| National Louis University | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Accelerate U For Medical Assistants | 2023 |
| National Museum Of Wildlife Art | $28,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Nurse Education At Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 2023 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $65,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship At Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 2023 |
| Northwestern University | $38,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Research Experiences In Astronomy At Ciera For High School Students (Reach) And Pdta | 2023 |
| One Million Degrees | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2023 |
| Onegoal | $38,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago And Pdta | 2023 |
| The Partnership For College Completion | $32,600 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Chicago Academy Of Sciences | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Posse Foundation | $55,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2023 |
| Princeton University Department Of | $120,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Observational Cosmology | 2023 |
| Princeton University Department Of | $120,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Observational Cosmology | 2023 |
| Project Syncere | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | $90,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Stroke Fellowship | 2023 |
| Revolution Workshop | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Room To Read | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support For Global Literacy Program | 2023 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Nurse Education - Oncology | 2023 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $45,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Adolescent Family Center | 2023 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2023 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Breast Cancer Research | 2023 |
| St John's Health Foundation | $80,000 | Jackson, WY, US | Nurse Education And Nurse Mannequins | 2023 |
| Salk Institute For Biological Studies | $56,850 | La Jolla, CA, US | Research On The Role Of Neoteny In Human-specific Brain Development And Pdta | 2023 |
| Science Philanthropy Alliance Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | $85,000 | New York, NY, US | Associate Membership And Administrative Support | 2023 |
| Shedd Aquarium | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | $75,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Astrophysics Research Conducted By Early Career Scientists | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Illinois | $53,000 | Normal, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Start Early | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support For Educare | 2023 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc Alan Alda Center For Communicating Science | $43,000 | Stony Brook, NY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Strategic Education Research Partnership | $35,000 | Washington, DC, US | Word Generation Weekly | 2023 |
| Teach For America - Greater Chicago And Northwest Indiana | $43,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Teton County Integrated Solid Waste And Recycling | $50,000 | Jackson, WY, US | Recycling, Composting, And Waste Diversion | 2023 |
| Teton Science Schools | $38,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2023 |
| Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York Columbia University | $70,000 | Palisaded, NY, US | Anticipating Earthquakes Initiative - Lamont-doherty Earth Observatory | 2023 |
| Ucan | $750 | Chicago, IL, US | Violence Intervention And Prevention Services (Vips) | 2023 |
| University Of Arizona Foundation | $35,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Spacewatch Observations Of Asteroid Lightcurves | 2023 |
| University Of California Davis Department Of Physics And Astronomy | $115,000 | Davis, CA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Dark Matter Research | 2023 |
| University Of California Davis Department Of Physics And Astronomy | $2,500 | Davis, CA, US | Science Communication Training Fellow Travel Stipend | 2023 |
| University Of California Los Angeles Galactic Center Group | $115,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Black Hole Research | 2023 |
| University Of California Los Angeles Galactic Center Group | $2,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Science Communication Training Fellow Travel Stipend | 2023 |
| University Of Chicago Department Of Astronomy And Astrophysics | $116,500 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Fellowship Program And Brinson Lecture Expenses And Pdta | 2023 |
| University Of Chicago Department Of | $120,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship In Observational Cosmology | 2023 |
| University Of Chicago Department Of Organismal Biology And Anatomy | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Genetic Basis For The Origin Of Limbs Research | 2023 |
| University Of Chicago Medicine | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2023 |
| University Of Chicago Consortium On School Research | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| University Of Illinois Urbana-champaign National Center For Supercomputing | $3,000 | Urbana, IL, US | Pdta | 2023 |
| Window To The World Communications | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Local Broadcast Of Nova And General Operating Support | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | $300 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| 1871 Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| A Better Chicago | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Accion | $35,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Microfinance Initiatives In Africa, Asia And Latin America | 2022 |
| Adler Planetarium | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Cosmology And Astrophysics Research | 2022 |
| Advance Illinois | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| After School Matters | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Stem Out-of-school Time Programming | 2022 |
| All Chicago | $800 | Chicago, IL, US | Student Emergency Fund | 2022 |
| America Needs You | $38,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Support - Illinois And Pdta | 2022 |
| American Association For The Advancement Of Science | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| American Geopyhsical Union | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| American Writers Museum | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $90,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2022 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Nurse Education | 2022 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Center For Childhood Resilience | 2022 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $1,600 | Chicago, IL, US | Nicu Support | 2022 |
| Arcs Foundation Illinois Chapter | $15,000 | Kenilworth, IL, US | Graduate Student Stem Research Scholarships | 2022 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy - National Solar Obse | $115,000 | Boulder, CO, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship - Multi- Messenger Solar Astronomy Research | 2022 |
| Ayn Rand Institute | $38,000 | Santa Ana, CA, US | Free Books To Teachers Program - Chicago Area | 2022 |
| Bottom Line | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2022 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $103,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Theoretical Gravitational Wave Research And Pdta | 2022 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $50,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Quantum Communications And Fundamental Space-time Physics | 2022 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $115,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship - Institute For Quantum Information And Matter | 2022 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $2,500 | Pasadena, CA, US | Division Of Physics, Mathematics And Astronomy - Honorarium, Nitarp | 2022 |
| Candid | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Cara Collective | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2022 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science | $70,000 | Washington, DC, US | Seismology Monitoring Research | 2022 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science | $115,000 | Washington, DC, US | Bpf - Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation Program | 2022 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science | $115,000 | Washington, DC, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship - Carnegie-caltech Fellowship In Observational Astronomy | 2022 |
| Carole Robertson Center For Learning | $32,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Cato Institute | $35,000 | Washington, DC, US | Sphere Education Initiative | 2022 |
| Chalkbeat | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Charity Water | $400 | Hagerstown, WA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Academy Of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Architecture Center | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Chicago Cares | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Ampt: Advancing Nonprofits | 2022 |
| Chicago Community Foundation | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance, Progressive Pathways To Postsecondary Success Fund | 2022 |
| Chicago Council On Science And Technology | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Science Communication Internship Program | 2022 |
| Chicago Historical Society Chicago History Museum | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Horticultural Society Chicago Botanic Garden | $50,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Parks Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Perennial Garden Restoration And Maintenance | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Chicago 2030 | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Early Literacy Training For Children's Library Staff And General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $63,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Communities In Schools Of Chicago | $42,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Community Television Network | $466 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Coombs Outdoors | $467 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $50,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Carl Sagan Institute - Search For Life In The Universe Project | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $50,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Center For Astrophysics And Planetary Science | 2022 |
| Council For The Advancement Of Science Writing Inc | $32,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Graduate School Science Writing Fellowships, General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Digital Inquiry Group (Formerly Stanford History Education Group) | $50,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | Civic Online Reasoning | 2022 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | $50,000 | Rancho Mirage, CA, US | Nurse Education And General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Erie Family Health Foundation | $48,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Erie Teen Center And Pdta | 2022 |
| Field Museum Of Natural History | $83,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Learning Center Programs And Pdta | 2022 |
| Forefront | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $1,300 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Healthy Schools Campaign | $43,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago And Pdta | 2022 |
| High Jump | $46,600 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Horatio Alger Association Of Distinguished Americans Inc | $50,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | Illinois College Scholarship Program | 2022 |
| Illinois Network Of Charter Schools | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Inner-city Computer Stars Foundation | $37,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Institute For Humane Studies | $37,500 | Arlington, VA, US | Student Programming And Pdta | 2022 |
| Jack Miller Center For Teaching America's Founding Principles And History | $31,500 | Bala Cynwyd, PA, US | High School Teacher Professional Development In Civics And Pdta | 2022 |
| Jackson Hole Land Trust | $35,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Joffrey Ballet | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Lake Forest Academy | $33,000 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Class Of '93 Scholarship Fund For High School Students And Pdta | 2022 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Literacy Works | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| The Living Desert Wildlife And Botanical Park | $25,000 | Palm Desert, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | $30,000 | Maywood, IL, US | Pediatric Mobile Health Unit | 2022 |
| Lung Cancer Research Foundation | $800 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Lyric Opera Of Chicago | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Math Circles Of Chicago | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Mercatus Center | $33,000 | Arlington, VA, US | F.a. Hayek Program For Advanced Study In Philosophy, Politics And Economics And Pdta | 2022 |
| Merit School Of Music | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Metrosquash | $43,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Metrosquash | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Metrosquash Cup | 2022 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Citywide Youth Councils | 2022 |
| Morton Arboretum | $53,000 | Lisle, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Museum Of Science And Industry | $82,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| National Center For Family Philanthropy | $15,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support And National Conference | 2022 |
| National Louis University | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Accelerate U For Medical Assistants | 2022 |
| National Museum Of Wildlife Art | $25,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Nurse Education And Nicu Lactation Program For Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 2022 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2022 |
| Northwestern University | $40,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Research Experiences In Astronomy At Ciera For High School Students (Reach) | 2022 |
| One Million Degrees | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2022 |
| Onegoal | $37,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago And Pdta | 2022 |
| Posse Foundation | $55,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2022 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | $115,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship - Harvard Astronomy Center For Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian - Galileo Project | 2022 |
| Project Syncere | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | $83,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Stroke Fellowship And Pdta | 2022 |
| Revolution Workshop | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Science Philanthropy Alliance | $85,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Associate Membership And Bunker Hill Farms Planning | 2022 |
| Room To Read | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support For The Global Literacy Program | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Nurse Education - Cancer Center | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $45,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Reproductive Health Program | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Breast Cancer Research | 2022 |
| Salk Institute For Biological Studies | $50,000 | La Jolla, CA, US | Research On The Role Of Neoteny In Human-specific Brain Development | 2022 |
| Shedd Aquarium | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Sitstayread | $467 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | $17,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Astrophysics Research | 2022 |
| Spark Chicago | $3,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Pdta | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Illinois | $53,000 | Normal, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| St John's Health Foundation | $50,000 | Jackson, WY, US | Nurse Education Program | 2022 |
| Start Early | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support For Educare | 2022 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc Alan Alda Center For Communicating Science | $43,000 | Stony Brook, NY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Teach For America - Greater Chicago And Northwest Indiana | $43,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| Teton County Integrated Solid Waste And Recycling | $50,000 | Jackson, WY, US | Recycling, Composting, And Waste Diversion | 2022 |
| Teton Science Schools | $35,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| The Partnership For College Completion | $28,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2022 |
| The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York Columbia Univer | $70,000 | Palisades, NY, US | Anticipating Earthquakes Initiative - Lamont-doherty Earth Observatory | 2022 |
| Ucan | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Violence Intervention And Prevention Services | 2022 |
| University Of Arizona Foundation | $35,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Spacewatch Observations Of Asteroid Lightcurves | 2022 |
| University Of California Davis | $118,300 | Davis, CA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship - Experimental Physics, Department Of Physics And Astronomy And Pdta | 2022 |
| University Of California Los Angeles | $115,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship - Galactic Center Group - New Investigations Of Black Hole Physics | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $102,600 | Chicago, IL, US | Department Of Astronomy And Astrophysics - Brinson Fellowship Program And Brinson Lecture Expenses And Pdta | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Department Of Organismal Biology And Anatomy - Research On The Genetic Basis For The Origin Of Limbs | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Consortium On School Research - General Operating Support | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $115,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship - Kavli Institute For Cosmological Physics - Star And Galaxy Formation In The Early Universe | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $2,500 | Chicago, IL, US | Honorarium - Stage Lab | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago Medicine | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2022 |
| University Of Colorado Boulder Laboratory For Atmospheric And Space Physic | $3,000 | Boulder, CO, US | Pdta | 2022 |
| University Of Illinois Urbana- Champaign - National Center For Supercomputi | $123,000 | Urbana, IL, US | Civic Science Fellowship Hosted By The Advanced Visualization Lab And Pdta | 2022 |
| University Of Utah | $65,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | Yellowstone Seismology And Tectonophysics Research | 2022 |
| Well Of Mercy | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Wesleyan University | $115,000 | Middletown, CT, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship - Radio Astronomy Research | 2022 |
| Window To The World Communications Inc | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Local Broadcast Of Nova And General Operating Support | 2022 |
| A Better Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Accion | $30,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Microfinance Initiatives In Africa, Asia And Latin America | 2021 |
| Adler Planetarium | $82,400 | Chicago, IL, US | Cosmology And Astrophysics Research And Pdta | 2021 |
| After School Matters | $28,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Stem Out-of-school Time Programming And Pdta | 2021 |
| America Needs You | $33,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Support - Illinois And Pdta | 2021 |
| American Association For The Advancement Of Science | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| American Geopyhsical Union | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| America's Foundation For Chess | $27,000 | Bellevue, WA, US | General Operating Support And First Move In Chicago Public Schools | 2021 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2021 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| 1871 Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Acumen | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Advance Illinois | $32,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| American Writers Museum | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Arcs Foundation Illinois Chapter | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Graduate Student Stem Research Scholarships | 2021 |
| Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy - National Solar Obse | $115,000 | Boulder, CO, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship - Multi- Messenger Solar Astronomyresearch | 2021 |
| Ayn Rand Institute | $15,700 | Santa Ana, CA, US | Friends Of The Ayn Rand Archive And Pdta | 2021 |
| Ayn Rand Institute | $35,000 | Santa Ana, CA, US | Free Books To Teachers Program - Chicago Area | 2021 |
| The Badu Foundation | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Bottom Line | $37,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago And Pdta | 2021 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | $15,000 | Wilmette, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $100,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Theoretical Gravitational Waveresearch | 2021 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $50,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Quantum Communications And Fundamental Space-timephysics | 2021 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $115,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship - Institute For Quantuminformation And Matter | 2021 |
| Candid | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Cara Collective | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support -chicago | 2021 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science | $67,500 | Washington, DC, US | Seismology Monitoring Researchand Pdta | 2021 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science | $115,000 | Washington, DC, US | Bpf - Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation Program - Mirmos, Components. | 2021 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Honorarium | 2021 |
| Carole Robertson Center For Learning | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Cato Institute | $30,000 | Washington, DC, US | Sphere Education Initiative | 2021 |
| Chalkbeat | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Chicago Academy Of Sciencespeggy Notebaert Nature Museum | $43,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support Andpdta | 2021 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Architecture Center | $52,650 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Chicago Cares | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Ampt: Advancing Nonprofits | 2021 |
| Chicago Community Foundation | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance, Progressive Postsecondary Pathways Support. | 2021 |
| Chicago Council On Science And Technology | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Science Communication Internship Program | 2021 |
| Chicago Historical Societychicago History Museum | $63,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support Andpdta | 2021 |
| Chicago Horticultural Societychicago Botanic Garden | $50,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Chicago Literacy Alliance | $28,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Chicago Parks Foundation | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Rosenbaum Garden Restorationand Maintenance | 2021 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $28,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Early Literacy Training For Children's Library Staff Andpdta | 2021 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestraassociation | $63,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support Andpdta | 2021 |
| Communities In Schools Of Chicago | $43,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support For Student Health Programs And Pdta | 2021 |
| Cornell University | $50,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Carl Sagan Institute - Search Forlife In The Universe Project | 2021 |
| Cornell University | $50,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Center For Astrophysics And Planetary Science | 2021 |
| Council For The Advancement Of Science Writing Inc | $28,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Graduate School Science Writing Fellowships, General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $53,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | $50,000 | Rancho Mirage, CA, US | Nurse Education And General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Erie Family Health Foundation | $42,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support For The Erie Teen Center And Pdta | 2021 |
| Field Museum Of Natural History | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Learning Center Programs | 2021 |
| Forefront | $32,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | National Conference Sponsorship | 2021 |
| Healthy Schools Campaign | $43,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago And Pdta | 2021 |
| High Jump | $47,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Horatio Alger Association Of Distinguished Americans Inc | $50,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | Illinois College Scholarship Program | 2021 |
| Illinois Network Of Charter Schools | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Inner-city Computer Stars Foundation | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Institute For Humane Studies | $37,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Student Programming And Pdta | 2021 |
| Jack Miller Center For Teaching America's Founding Principles And History | $32,000 | Bala Cynwyd, PA, US | High School Teacher Professional Development In Civics | 2021 |
| Jackson Hole Land Trust | $38,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Joffrey Ballet | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Lake Forest Academy | $32,750 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Class Of '93 Scholarship Fund For High School Students And Pdta | 2021 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $61,200 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Literacy Works | $28,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| The Living Desert | $20,000 | Palm Desert, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | $25,000 | Maywood, IL, US | Pediatric Mobile Health Unit | 2021 |
| Lsst Corporation | $100,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Data Science Fellowship Program | 2021 |
| Lyric Opera Of Chicago | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Math Circles Of Chicago | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Mercatus Center | $28,000 | Arlington, VA, US | F.a. Hayek Program For Advanced Study In Philosophy, Politics And Economics And Pdta | 2021 |
| Merit School Of Music | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Metrosquash | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | $33,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Student Advisory Council And Pdta | 2021 |
| Morton Arboretum | $43,000 | Lisle, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Museum Of Science And Industry | $83,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support, Welcome To Science Initiative And Pdta | 2021 |
| National Center For Family Philanthropy | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| National Museum Of Wildlife Art | $20,600 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| New Venture Fund Science Philanthropy Alliance | $75,000 | Washington, DC, US | Associate Membership | 2021 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Nurse Education And Nicu Lactation Program For Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 2021 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2021 |
| One Million Degrees | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2021 |
| Onegoal | $38,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago And Pdta | 2021 |
| The Partnership For College Completion | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Posse Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago | 2021 |
| Project Syncere | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Fy20 | 2021 |
| Project Syncere | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Fy21 | 2021 |
| Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Stroke Fellowship | 2021 |
| Room To Read | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support For International Literacy Programs | 2021 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Adolescent Family Center | 2021 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2021 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Breast Cancer Research | 2021 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Oncology Nursing Fund | 2021 |
| St John's Health Foundation | $50,000 | Jackson, WY, US | Nurse Education Program | 2021 |
| Salk Institute For Biological Studies | $50,000 | La Jolla, CA, US | Research On The Role Of Neoteny In Human-specific Brain Development | 2021 |
| Shedd Aquarium | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | $50,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Research On The Evolution Of Betelgeuse | 2021 |
| Spark Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Illinois | $50,000 | Normal, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Stanford History Education Group | $50,000 | Stanford, CA, US | Civic Online Reasoning | 2021 |
| Start Early | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support For Educare | 2021 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc Alan Alda Center For Communicating Science | $38,000 | Stony Brook, NY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Teach For America - Greater Chicago And Northwest Indiana | $38,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| Teton County Integrated Solid Waste And Recycling | $52,500 | Jackson, WY, US | Recycling And Household Hazardous Waste Collection. | 2021 |
| Teton Science Schools | $38,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York Columbia Univer | $70,000 | Palisades, NY, US | Anticipating Earthquakes Initiative - Lamont-doherty Earth Observatory | 2021 |
| University Of Arizona Foundation | $35,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Spacewatch Observations Of Asteroid Lightcurves | 2021 |
| University Of California Los Angeles | $115,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowship - Galactic Center Group - New Investigations Of Black Hole Physics | 2021 |
| University Of Chicago | $85,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Department Of Astronomy And Astrophysics - Brinson Fellowship Program | 2021 |
| University Of Chicago | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Department Of Organismal Biology And Anatomy - Genetic Basis For The Origin Of Limbs Research | 2021 |
| University Of Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Consortium On School Research/norc - College To Career Transition Study | 2021 |
| University Of Chicago | $26,700 | Chicago, IL, US | Consortium On School Research - General Operating Support And Pdta | 2021 |
| University Of Chicago | $115,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Bpf - Kavli Institute For Cosmological Physics - Star And Galaxy Formation In The Early Universe | 2021 |
| University Of Chicago Medicine | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship | 2021 |
| University Of Illinois Urbana- Champaign - National Center For Supercomputi | $120,000 | Urbana, IL, US | Civic Science Fellowship Hosted By The Advanced Visualization Lab | 2021 |
| University Of Utah | $65,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | Yellowstone Seismology And Tectonophysics Research | 2021 |
| Window To The World Communications Inc | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Local Broadcast Of Nova And General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| A Better Chicago | $27,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Accion | $30,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Microfinance Initiatives In Africa, Asia And Latin America | 2020 |
| Adler Planetarium | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Cosmology And Astrophysics Research | 2020 |
| Advance Illinois | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| After School Matters | $27,500 | Chicago, IL, US | Stem Out-of-school Time Programming And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| America Needs You | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| American Association For The Advancement Of Science | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| American Geopyhsical Union | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| America's Foundation For Chess | $40,960 | Bellevue, WA, US | General Operating Support And First Move In Chicago Public Schools And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical Research - Junior Investigator Award | 2020 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $81,660 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Ayn Rand Institute | $51,950 | Santa Ana, CA, US | Free Books To Teachers Program-chicago Area, Chicago Conference And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Bottom Line | $37,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support - Chicago And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of Chicago | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $85,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Theoretical Gravitational Wave Research | 2020 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $50,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Quantum Communications And Fundamental Space-time Physics | 2020 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $115,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowshipinstitute For Quantum Information And Matter | 2020 |
| Candid | $1,000 | Williamsburg, VA, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Cara Collective | $32,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Carnegie Institution For Science | $65,000 | Washington, DC, US | Seismology Monitoring Research | 2020 |
| Carole Robertson Center For Learning | $27,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Cato Institute | $26,500 | Washington, DC, US | Student Briefing Program And Student Liberty Seminar And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Chalkbeat | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Chicago Academy Of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | $42,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Architecture Center | $52,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Chicago Cares | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Ampt: Advancing Nonprofits | 2020 |
| Chicago Community Foundation | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Progressive Postsecondary Pathways Support Fund | 2020 |
| Chicago Historical Society Chicago History Museum | $62,220 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Chicago Horticultural Society Chicago Botanic Garden | $50,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Chicago Literacy Alliance | $27,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Fund 5 Support To Promote Principal Quality In Chicago Public Schools | 2020 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Early Literacy Training For Children's Library Staff | 2020 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association | $62,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Commit2change | $1,400 | Tuckahoe, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Communities In Schools Of Chicago | $42,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support For Student Health Programs And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Cornell University | $50,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Carl Sagan Institute - Search For Life In The Universe | 2020 |
| Cornell University | $50,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Dark Matter Along A Filament Of Galaxies Project | 2020 |
| Council For The Advancement Of Science Writing Inc | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Graduate School Science Writing Fellowships And General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $51,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | $50,000 | Rancho Mirage, CA, US | Nursing Education And General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Erie Family Health Foundation | $42,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support For The Teen Center Reproductive Health Program And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Field Museum Of Natural History | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Learning Center Programs | 2020 |
| Forefront | $32,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | $1,500 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Healthy Schools Campaign | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support In Chicago | 2020 |
| High Jump | $47,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Horatio Alger Association Of Distinguished Americans Inc | $50,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | Illinois College Scholarship Program | 2020 |
| Illinois Network Of Charter Schools | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Inner-city Computer Stars Foundation | $32,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Institute For Humane Studies | $36,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Student Programming And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Jack Miller Center For Teaching America's Founding Principles And History | $27,585 | Bala Cynwyd, PA, US | High School Teacher Professional Development In Civics And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Jackson Hole Land Trust | $35,000 | Kackson, WY, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Joffrey Ballet | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Lake Forest Academy | $31,345 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Class Of '93 Scholarship Fund For High School Students And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Literacy Works | $27,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Living Desert | $20,000 | Palm Desert, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | $25,000 | Maywood, IL, US | Pediatric Mobile Health Unit | 2020 |
| Lsst Corporation | $100,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Data Science Fellowship Program | 2020 |
| Lyric Opera Of Chicago | $61,200 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Math Circles Of Chicago | $27,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Mercatus Center | $27,500 | Arlington, VA, US | F.a. Hayek Program For Advanced Study In Philosophy, Politics And Economics And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Merit School Of Music | $32,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Metrosquash | $42,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | $32,700 | Chicago, IL, US | Student Advisory Council And Professional Development And Technical Assistance And Honorarium | 2020 |
| Morton Arboretum | $40,000 | Lisle, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Museum Of Science And Industry | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Welcome To Science Initiative | 2020 |
| National Center For Family Philanthropy | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| National Museum Of Wildlife Art | $20,000 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Science Philanthropy Alliance | $75,000 | Washington, DC, US | Associate Membership | 2020 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $51,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Nursing Education And The Nicu Lactation Program At Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 2020 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical Research - Junior Investigator Award At Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 2020 |
| One Million Degrees | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Onegoal | $37,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| The Partnership For College Completion | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Posse Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support For Chicago | 2020 |
| Project Syncere | $2,500 | Chicago, IL, US | Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Regents Of The University Of California Davis | $115,000 | Davis, CA, US | Brinson Prize Fellowshipdepartment Of Physics And Astronomy | 2020 |
| Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Stroke Fellowship | 2020 |
| Room To Read | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support For International Literacy Programs | 2020 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Adolescent Family Center Reproductive Health Program | 2020 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical Research - Junior Investigator Award | 2020 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Breast Cancer Research | 2020 |
| St John's Health Foundation | $50,000 | Jackson, WY, US | Nursing Education Program | 2020 |
| Salk Institute For Biological Studies | $50,000 | La Jolla, CA, US | Research On The Role Of Neoteny In Human-specific Brain Development | 2020 |
| Shedd Aquarium | $80,580 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | $50,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Exoplanet Biosignature Programming Project | 2020 |
| Spark | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Special Olympics Illinois | $50,000 | Lombard, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Stanford University | $2,500 | Menlo Park, CA, US | Honorariumkavli Institute For Particle Astrophysics And Cosmology | 2020 |
| Start Early | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support For Educare | 2020 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc Alan Alda Center For Communicating Science | $35,000 | Stony Brook, NY, US | General Operating Support For The Alan Alda Center For Communicating Science | 2020 |
| Teach For America Greater Chicago-northwest Indiana | $37,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Teton County Integrated Solid Waste And Recycling | $30,000 | Jackson, WY, US | Recycling And Household Hazardous Waste Collection, Waste Diversion Outreach And Education | 2020 |
| Teton Science Schools | $37,500 | Jackson, WY, US | General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York | $70,000 | Palisades, NY, US | Lamont-doherty Earth Observatory - Anticipating Earthquakes Initiative | 2020 |
| Together Education Inc | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | One World Network Of Schools | 2020 |
| Umoja Student Development Corporation | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| University Of Arizona Foundation | $35,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Spacewatch - Asteroid Composition Research | 2020 |
| University Of Chicago | $85,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Department Of Astronomy And Astrophysics - Brinson Fellowship Program | 2020 |
| University Of Chicago | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Department Of Organismal Biology And Anatomy - The Genetic Basis For The Origin Of Limbs Research | 2020 |
| University Of Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Consortium On School Research/norc - College To Career Transition Study | 2020 |
| University Of Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Consortium On School Research - General Operating Support | 2020 |
| University Of Chicago | $115,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Brinson Prize Fellowshipkavli Institute For Cosmological Physics | 2020 |
| University Of Chicago Medicine | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical Research - Junior Investigator Award | 2020 |
| University Of Utah | $65,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | Yellowstone Seismology And Tectonophysics Research | 2020 |
| Window To The World Communications Inc | $71,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Local Broadcast Of Nova, General Operating Support And Professional Development And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
Foundations Similar to The Brinson Foundation
Discover 5 foundations with comparable assets ($182,395,099-$252,292,024), similar grant patterns, and geographic focus in IL that may also align with your organization's funding needs and grant seeking strategy.
| Foundation Name | Total Assets | Typical Grant Size | Service Area | Similarity Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Walsh Foundation
EIN: 36-3994447 | 552 grants awarded |
$252,292,024
(≈ Similar) |
$25,000
median grant |
Chicago, IL
Same state |
|
|
Frank E Payne And Seba B Payne
EIN: 87-1526433 | 190 grants awarded |
$214,029,397
(≈ Similar) |
$75,000
median grant |
Chicago, IL
Same state |
|
|
Caerus Foundation Inc
EIN: 71-0935903 | 675 grants awarded |
$207,719,528
(≈ Similar) |
$50,000
median grant |
Northbrook, IL
Same state |
|
|
Vivo Foundation
EIN: 87-6329967 | 544 grants awarded |
$202,546,381
(≈ Similar) |
$50,000
median grant |
Northbrook, IL
Same state |
|
|
The Coleman Foundation Inc
EIN: 36-3025967 | 1621 grants awarded |
$182,395,099
(↓ Smaller) |
$25,000
median grant |
Chicago, IL
Same state |
|
Related Foundation Resources in IL:
Contact Information
Official contact details for The Brinson Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 68-0656415 |
| Website | http://www.brinsonfoundation.org |
| Address | 737 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE 1850 Chicago, IL 60611-0000 |
Key People (6)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Brinson Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Director/board Chair | Gary P Brinson |
|---|---|
| Director | Suzann A Brinson |
| Director | Monique Demery |
| Director/secretary | Talina Sue Melone |
| President | Ameri Christy Uchida |
Forms 990-PF
IRS Form 990-PF filings provide comprehensive financial information, grant details, and operational data. These documents are essential resources for understanding foundation capacity, giving patterns, and strategic priorities.
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
About This Foundation Profile
This comprehensive foundation profile for The Brinson Foundation is powered by Grant Bay's advanced foundation research platform. Our system analyzes IRS Form 990-PF filings, grant histories, and philanthropic patterns to provide nonprofit organizations with actionable intelligence for grant seeking success.
Data Sources & Accuracy
All information is derived from official IRS filings and public records. Grant Bay processes thousands of Form 990-PF documents to extract grant details, financial data, and organizational information. Data accuracy depends on foundation reporting quality and IRS filing completeness.
Research Applications
Use this profile for prospect research, grant strategy development, application preparation, and relationship building. Combine this data with additional research on foundation priorities, application processes, and board member backgrounds for comprehensive grant seeking strategies.
Data Currency: Last updated
March 2026
based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.