Funding search · EIN 271895175 · Chicago, IL
Mansueto 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.
- 167
- grants reported
- $31.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $39,048
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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1 grant matching “genaral” · $25,000
- $25,000
The News Literacy Project · Washington, DC · 2022
Genaral support
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Shedd Aquarium Society3 grants · $6.0M
- Northwestern Memorial Foundation2 grants · $4.0M
- The Barack Obama Foundation2 grants · $3.9M
- Wbezchicago Public Media3 grants · $3.0M
- Northwestern Memorial Healthcare1 grant · $2.0M
- Teach for America3 grants · $2.0M
- North Austin Community Center3 grants · $1.5M
- Greater Chicago Food Depository3 grants · $940,868
- Illinois Policy Instituate1 grant · $600,000
- Better Government Association3 grants · $600,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 167 grants.
- $2.0M
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $2.0M
Shedd Aquarium Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $2.0M
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $2.0M
Shedd Aquarium Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $2.0M
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $2.0M
Shedd Aquarium Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $2.0M
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $1.9M
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $1.0M
Wbezchicago Public Media · Chicago, FL · 2024
General support
- $1.0M
Wbezchicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $1.0M
Wbezchicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $775,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $700,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $650,017
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $600,000
Illinois Policy Instituate · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $525,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $500,000
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
- $500,000
North Austin Community Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $500,000
North Austin Community Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $500,000
North Austin Community Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $250,000
Meedan · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $250,000
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies · St Petersburg, FL · 2023
General support
- $220,477
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $200,000
Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $200,000
Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $200,000
Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $200,000
Keene Endowment Association · Keene, NH · 2022
General support
- $165,460
UK Online Giving Foundation · 2023
General support
- $150,000
College Possible · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
General support
- $150,000
College Possible · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
General support
- $150,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $150,000
College Possible · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General support
- $125,000
Good Shepherd Academy · Texas, CA · 2022
General support
- $112,500
Noble Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Change Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Chicago Fire Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Munster Education Foundation · Munster, IN · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Change Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Good Shepherd Academy · Pomona, CA · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $100,000
The Walden Woods Project · Lincoln, MA · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Change Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Munster Education Foundation · Munster, IN · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $100,000
The Walden Woods Project · Lincoln, MA · 2022
General support
- $88,138
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
General support
- $86,709
UK Online Giving Foundation · 2024
General support
- $75,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $75,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $75,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $75,000
Noble Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $75,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $74,557
Chicago Mathematics and Science Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $70,374
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $69,471
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023
General support
- $63,500
Commercial Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $60,000
Francis W Parker School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $59,000
Commercial Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $50,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Chicago Mathmatics and Science Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Commercial Club Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Depaul College Prep Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Start Early (Fka Ounce of Prevention Fund) · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $50,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Champaign, IL · 2024
General support
- $50,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Kei Kamara Heartshapedhands Foundation · Lawrence, KS · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Start Early (Fka Ounce of Prevention Fund) · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $50,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Skills for Chicagolands Future · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $48,427
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
- $39,048
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
General support
- $37,500
Noble Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $35,000
Francis W Parker School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $35,000
High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $35,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
General support
- $33,000
Chicago Mathmatics and Science Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $25,798
Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Azira Michael Youth Foundation · Pensacola, FL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Braven · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Franciscan Outreach · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Onegoal · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Tutoring Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
United Way of Metro Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Azira Michael Youth Foundation · Pensacola, FL · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Braven · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Chicago Architecture Biennial · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral16,278 grants · $1.08B
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
- The Chicago Community Trust14,939 grants · $5.82B
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