Funding search · EIN 201919538 · Libertyville, IL
Sunshine Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 248
- grants reported
- $18.5M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Fare4 grants · $5.5M
- Ducks Unlimited4 grants · $4.5M
- Northwestern University2 grants · $3.0M
- Door County Ymca3 grants · $1.0M
- National Wrestling Coaches Association3 grants · $900,000
- Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center3 grants · $650,000
- Delta Waterfowl Foundation2 grants · $300,000
- Massachusetts General Hospital1 grant · $250,000
- Northwestern Memorial Foundation1 grant · $250,000
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Foundation4 grants · $195,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 248 grants.
- $2.7M
Fare · New York, NY · 2022
General Support Grant
- $2.5M
Fare · New York, NY · 2021
General Support Grant
- $2.0M
Ducks Unlimited · Brookfield, IL · 2022
General Support Grant
- $2.0M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2021
CFAAR Endowed Research and Fellowship Fund
- $1.2M
Ducks Unlimited · Brookfield, IL · 2021
General Support Grant
- $1.0M
Ducks Unlimited · Brookfield, IL · 2024
General Support Grant
- $1.0M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
CFAAR Endowed Research and Fellowship Fund
- $510,000
Door County Ymca · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2024
General Support Grant
- $450,000
National Wrestling Coaches Association · Manheim, PA · 2024
General Support Grant
- $333,333
Fare · New York, NY · 2024
General Support Grant
- $300,000
National Wrestling Coaches Association · Manheim, PA · 2022
General Support Grant
- $255,000
Door County Ymca · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2022
General Support Grant
- $255,000
Door County Ymca · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2021
General Support Grant
- $250,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
General Support Grant
- $250,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General Support Grant
- $250,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Cincinnati Center for Eosinophilic Disorders
- $250,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
Cincinnati Center for Eosinophilic Disorders
- $228,000
Ducks Unlimited · Brookfield, IL · 2023
General Support Grant
- $200,000
Delta Waterfowl Foundation · Bismarck, ND · 2022
General Support Grant
- $150,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General Support Grant
- $150,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support grant
- $150,000
National Wrestling Coaches Association · Manheim, PA · 2021
General Support Grant
- $120,000
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Support Grant
- $100,000
Delta Waterfowl Foundation · Bismarck, ND · 2024
General Support Grant
- $94,789
USA Wrestling · Colorado Springs, CO · 2021
General Support Grant - Living the Dream Fund
- $85,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General Support Grant
- $50,000
Start Early (Fka Ounce of Prevention Fund) · Chicago, IL · 2024
General Support Grant
- $50,000
Des Plaines Wetlands Conservancy · Pleasant Prairie, WI · 2022
General Support Grant
- $50,000
National Alopecia Areata Foundation · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General Support Grant
- $50,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2022
General Support Grant
- $50,000
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General Support Grant
- $50,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lake County · North Chicago, IL · 2021
General Support Grant
- $50,000
Des Plaines Wetlands Conservancy · Pleasant Prairie, WI · 2021
General Support Grant
- $50,000
National Alopecia Areata Foundation · San Rafael, CA · 2021
General Support Grant
- $40,000
National Alopecia Areata Foundation · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General Support Grant
- $30,000
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support Grant
- $30,000
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital · Lake Forest, IL · 2021
General Support Grant
- $29,757
USA Wrestling · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Support Grant - Living the Dream Fund
- $27,998
USA Wrestling · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General Support Grant - Living the Dream Fund
- $25,000
Fare · New York, NY · 2023
General Support Grant
- $25,000
First Presbyterian Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
General Support Grant
- $25,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2023
General Support Grant
- $25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lake County · North Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support Grant
- $25,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support Grant
- $25,000
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
General Support Grant
- $20,000
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General Support Grant
- $20,000
Galena School District #120 · Galena, IL · 2023
General Support Grant
- $20,000
Ames Education Foundation · Ames, IA · 2022
General Support Grant
- $20,000
Help Our Military Heroes · Easton, CT · 2022
General Support Grant
- $20,000
Waterloo Community School District · Waterloo, IA · 2022
General Support Grant
- $16,907
USA Wrestling · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Support Grant - Living the Dream Fund
- $15,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
General Support Grant
- $11,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Ames Education Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Apfed · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Door County · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2024
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Galena School District #120 · Galena, IL · 2024
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Help Our Military Heroes · Easton, CT · 2024
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Northern Illinois University Foundation · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General Support Grant for College of Education
- $10,000
Sturgeon Bay School District · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2024
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club Sail Training Foundation · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2024
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Trustees of Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
Lynch School of Education & Connell School of Nursing
- $10,000
Waterloo Community School District · Waterloo, IA · 2024
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Ames Education Foundation · Ames, IA · 2023
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Apfed · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Door County · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2023
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Northern Illinois University Foundation · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General Support Grant for College of Education
- $10,000
Sturgeon Bay School District · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2023
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Trustees of Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Lynch School of Education & Connell School of Nursing General Support Grants
- $10,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Waterloo Community School District · Waterloo, IA · 2023
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Apfed · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Door County · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2022
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Galena School District #120 · Galena, IL · 2022
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Northern Illinois University Foundation · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General Support Grant for College of Education
- $10,000
Paws for Patrick · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Start Early (Fka Ounce of Prevention Fund) · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Sturgeon Bay School District · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2022
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Trustees of Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
Lynch School of Education & Connell School of Nursing/ General Support Grant
- $10,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Apfed · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Door County · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2021
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Galena School District #120 · Galena, IL · 2021
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2021
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Harvard Varsity Club · Boston, MA · 2021
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation · Elizabeth, IL · 2021
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Northern Illinois University Foundation · Dekalb, IL · 2021
General Support Grant for College of Education
- $10,000
Ruffed Grouse Society · Coraopolis, PA · 2021
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Start Early (Fka Ounce of Prevention Fund) · Chicago, IL · 2021
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Sturgeon Bay School District · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2021
General Support Grant
- $10,000
Trustees of Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2021
Lynch School of Education & Connell School of Nursing General Support Grant
- $10,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
General Support Grant
- $6,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
General Support Grant
- $6,000
Harvard Varsity Club · Boston, MA · 2024
General Support Grant
- $6,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Support Grant
- $6,000
Harvard Varsity Club · Boston, MA · 2023
General Support Grant
- $6,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support Grant
- $6,000
Harvard Varsity Club · Boston, MA · 2022
General Support Grant
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