Funding search · EIN 274375952 · Mettawa, IL

The Magic Charitable Foundation

Name: The Magic Charitable Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

95
grants reported: $514,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

through research families people care students children communities

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “brink” · $9,000

$3,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2025
To work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to sur… read allTo work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive. less
$3,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024
To work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to sur… read allTo work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive. less
$3,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2023
To work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to sur… read allTo work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive. less

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

St Jude Children'S Research Hospita4 grants · $39,500
Ann Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospi4 grants · $38,000
The Les Turner Als Foundation4 grants · $27,500
Feed My Starving Children3 grants · $27,000
The Margo Fowler Family Foundation2 grants · $24,500
American Red Cross3 grants · $24,000
US Fund for Unicef Dba Unicef USA1 grant · $20,000
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding Ed C4 grants · $19,000
St Francis De Sales Catholic School4 grants · $17,500
The Nature Conservancy2 grants · $17,000

Giving over time

$158,000

2022

$100,000

2023

$124,000

2024

$132,000

2025

Grant history

All 95 reported grants, largest first.

$20,000
Ann Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospi · Chicago, IL · 2022
To deliver exceptional, kid-friendly care to every child who needs it and to build safer spaces where children can grow up and thrive.
$20,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2022
To feed starving children in body and spirit and to work together with organizations and ministries across the globe to end hunger.
$20,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2022
To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
$20,000
The Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2022
To provide the most comprehensive care and support to people living with ALS and their families and to advance scientific research for the prevention, treatment and cure of ALS.
$20,000
US Fund for Unicef Dba Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2022
To save and improve children's lives and to advance and protect child rights and to provide health care, immunizations, nutrition, access to safe water and sanitation services, education, protection and emergency relief.
$14,500
The Margo Fowler Family Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2024
To assisting people with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and other rare neurodegenerative disorders by providing education and support services for individuals and families affected by these diseases; funding research for… read allTo assisting people with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and other rare neurodegenerative disorders by providing education and support services for individuals and families affected by these diseases; funding research for diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and cures; and raising awareness through advocacy and promotional efforts. less
$13,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
To prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies.
$11,000
National Alliance On Mental Illness · Arlington, VA · 2025
To build better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
$10,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
To prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies.
$10,000
The Margo Fowler Family Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2025
To assisting people with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and other rare neurodegenerative disorders by providing education and support services for individuals and families affected by these diseases; funding research for… read allTo assisting people with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and other rare neurodegenerative disorders by providing education and support services for individuals and families affected by these diseases; funding research for diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and cures; and raising awareness through advocacy and promotional efforts. less
$10,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.
$10,000
St Joan of Arc Catholic School · Lisle, IL · 2023
To provide students a firm foundation in the Catholic faith, thereby creating the opportunity and the means to achieve academic excellence.
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Atlanta, GA · 2022
To bring people together to build homes, communities and hope through decent and affordable housing.
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2022
To provide simple, decent and affordable homes that hard-working, low-income families can own.
$10,000
The Salvation Army World Service of · Alexandria, VA · 2022
To improve the health, economic, and spiritual conditions of the poor throughout the world where The Salvation Army is active.
$9,000
The Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2025
To create innovative solutions that drive nature-based action for climate protection, sustainable economies, and vibrant communities.
$9,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2024
To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
$8,500
Ann Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospi · Chicago, IL · 2024
To deliver exceptional, kid-friendly care to every child who needs it and to build safer spaces where children can grow up and thrive.
$8,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2025
To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
$7,500
La Casa Norte · Chicago, IL · 2023
To offer a continuum of housing resources and services to unaccompanied youth and families from Chicago's West and South Sides who experience or are at risk of homelessness.
$7,000
Ann Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospi · Chicago, IL · 2025
To deliver exceptional, kid-friendly care to every child who needs it and to build safer spaces where children can grow up and thrive.
$7,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.
$7,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to global levels in nearly 100 countries.
$6,000
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding Ed C · Harvard, IL · 2022
To bring hope, joy and unlimited possibilities through the healing power of the horse.
$5,500
La Casa Norte · Chicago, IL · 2024
To offer a continuum of housing resources and services to unaccompanied youth and families from Chicago's West and South Sides who experience or are at risk of homelessness.
$5,000
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding Ed C · Harvard, IL · 2025
To bring hope, joy and unlimited possibilities through the healing power of the horse.
$5,000
Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2025
To nourish hope through food, mental health, and social services so that all can thrive.
$5,000
Project Heal · Parkville, MD · 2025
To breakdown systemic, healthcare, and financial barriers to eating disorder healing.
$5,000
St Francis De Sales Catholic School · Lake Zurich, IL · 2025
To promote educational excellence in a Catholic environment and offer opportunities for students to attain their full potential.
$5,000
Ywca Evanstonnorth Shore · Evanston, IL · 2025
To eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
$5,000
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding Ed C · Harvard, IL · 2024
To bring hope, joy and unlimited possibilities through the healing power of the horse.
$5,000
Credit Abuse Resistance Education-C · Alexandria, VA · 2024
To provide financial literacy classes in Chicago schools.
$5,000
Feast · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To promote wellness and enrich lives through the power of healthy foods and human connection.
$5,000
St Francis De Sales Catholic School · Lake Zurich, IL · 2024
To promote educational excellence in a Catholic environment and offer opportunities for students to attain their full potential.
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Atlanta, GA · 2023
To bring people together to build homes, communities and hope through decent and affordable housing.
$5,000
Humble Design · Chicago, IL · 2023
To custom design and fully furnish home interiors for individuals, families and veterans emerging from homelessness.
$5,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
To support excellent teaching, innovative research and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community.
$5,000
Positive Coaching Alliance · Oakland, CA · 2023
To change the culture of youth sports so that every child, regardless of social or economic circumstance, has access to a positive youth sports experience.
$5,000
Carmel Catholic High School · Mundelein, IL · 2022
To empower students to be servant leaders filled with zeal for faith and scholarship.
$5,000
St Francis De Sales Catholic School · Lake Zurich, IL · 2022
To promote educational excellence in a Catholic environment and offer opportunities for students to attain their full potential.
$5,000
St Joan of Arc Catholic School · Lisle, IL · 2022
To provide students a firm foundation in the Catholic faith, thereby creating the opportunity and the means to achieve academic excellence.
$4,500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
To provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health care.
$4,500
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2025
To feed starving children in body and spirit and to work together with organizations and ministries across the globe to end hunger.
$4,500
The Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2025
To provide the most comprehensive care and support to people living with ALS and their families and to advance scientific research for the prevention, treatment and cure of ALS.
$4,500
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
To fight heart disease and stroke, striving to save and improve lives.
$4,500
The Water Project · Concord, NH · 2024
To provide reliable water projects to communities in sub-Saharan Africa who suffer from a lack of access to clean water and proper sanitation.
$4,500
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support the integral human development of its students.
$4,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
To end Alzheimer's and all other dementia-by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
$4,000
Gratitude Generation · Deerfield, IL · 2024
To provide community service opportunities in the Chicago area for children, families and organizations.
$3,000
Carmel Catholic High School · Mundelein, IL · 2025
To empower students to be servant leaders filled with zeal for faith and scholarship.
$3,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2025
To work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to sur… read allTo work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive. less
$3,000
Chicago Cubs Charities · Chicago, IL · 2025
To mobilize the power of sport to champion youth, families and communities.
$3,000
Giffords Courage To Fight Gun Viole · Washington, DC · 2025
To end gun violence.
$3,000
Megan Butz Legacy of Hope · Lake Zurich, IL · 2025
To strengthen the lives of at-risk youth and young adults so they may be mentally healthy and receive needed mental health programming and support.
$3,000
Neuroimmune Foundation · Colgate, WI · 2025
To improve outcomes for individuals with Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS), as well as infectious… read allTo improve outcomes for individuals with Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS), as well as infectious, post-infectious, and autoimmune encephalitis. less
$3,000
The Water Project · Concord, NH · 2025
To provide reliable water projects to communities in sub-Saharan Africa who suffer from a lack of access to clean water and proper sanitation.
$3,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024
To work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to sur… read allTo work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive. less
$3,000
Giffords Courage To Fight Gun Viole · Washington, DC · 2024
To end gun violence.
$3,000
Habitat for Humanity Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2024
To provide simple, decent and affordable homes that hard-working, low-income families can own.
$3,000
National Alliance On Mental Illness · Arlington, VA · 2024
To build better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
$3,000
Renew Communities Nfp · North Chicago, IL · 2024
To increase affordable home ownership in under resourced communities.
$3,000
Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2024
To provide corrective surgery for children with cleft lips and palates.
$3,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to global levels in nearly 100 countries.
$3,000
Active Minds · Washington, DC · 2023
Saving lives and building stronger families and communities through education, research, advocacy, in order to open up the conversation about mental health and creating lasting change in the way mental health is talked … read allSaving lives and building stronger families and communities through education, research, advocacy, in order to open up the conversation about mental health and creating lasting change in the way mental health is talked about, cared for, and valued in the United States. less
$3,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
To fight heart disease and stroke, striving to save and improve lives.
$3,000
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding Ed C · Harvard, IL · 2023
To bring hope, joy and unlimited possibilities through the healing power of the horse.
$3,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2023
To work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to sur… read allTo work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive. less
$3,000
Equestrian Connection · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
To provide equine-assisted therapy programs and services for special needs children and adults.
$3,000
Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2023
To educate and raise awareness about adolescent depression, encouraging good mental health and breaking down the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
$3,000
Wright-Way Rescue · Morton Grove, IL · 2023
To reduce the number of homeless pets euthanized in the Midwest each year through an adoption program, community education, promotion of spaying and neutering, and a veterinary medicine program.
$2,500
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2025
To improve the lives of people with cancer through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.
$2,500
Habitat for Humanity Lake County · Gurnee, IL · 2025
To provide simple, decent and affordable homes that hard-working, low-income families can own.
$2,500
Renew Communities Nfp · North Chicago, IL · 2025
To increase affordable home ownership in under resourced communities.
$2,500
Carmel Catholic High School · Mundelein, IL · 2024
To empower students to be servant leaders filled with zeal for faith and scholarship.
$2,500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
To provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health care.
$2,500
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2024
To feed starving children in body and spirit and to work together with organizations and ministries across the globe to end hunger.
$2,500
Ann Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospi · Chicago, IL · 2023
To deliver exceptional, kid-friendly care to every child who needs it and to build safer spaces where children can grow up and thrive.
$2,500
Carmel Catholic High School · Mundelein, IL · 2023
To empower students to be servant leaders filled with zeal for faith and scholarship.
$2,500
Children and Adults With Adhd Chadd · Lanham, MD · 2023
To empower people affected by ADHD by providing evidence-based information, supporting individuals, their families, and professionals who assist them throughout their journeys and advocating for equity, inclusion, and u… read allTo empower people affected by ADHD by providing evidence-based information, supporting individuals, their families, and professionals who assist them throughout their journeys and advocating for equity, inclusion, and universal rights. less
$2,500
International Rett Syndrome Foundat · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
To accelerate full spectrum research to cure Rett syndrome and empower families with information, knowledge and connectivity.
$2,500
St Francis De Sales Catholic School · Lake Zurich, IL · 2023
To promote educational excellence in a Catholic environment and offer opportunities for students to attain their full potential.
$2,500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2023
To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
$2,500
The Water Project · Concord, NH · 2023
To provide reliable water projects to communities in sub-Saharan Africa who suffer from a lack of access to clean water and proper sanitation.
$2,500
World Vision · Federal Way, WA · 2023
To work to help communities lift themselves out of poverty for good.
$2,000
Cancer Research Institute · New York, NY · 2025
To fuel therapies and scientific breakthroughs that provide fresh hope to cancer patients.
$2,000
Michael J Fox Fndtn-Parkinson'S Res · New York, NY · 2025
To finding a cure for Parkinson's disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today.
$2,000
The Breast Cancer Research Foundati · New York, NY · 2025
To prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world's most promising research.
$2,000
The Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2024
To provide the most comprehensive care and support to people living with ALS and their families and to advance scientific research for the prevention, treatment and cure of ALS.
$2,000
Giffords Courage To Fight Gun Viole · Washington, DC · 2023
To end gun violence.
$2,000
National Alliance On Mental Illness · Arlington, VA · 2023
To build better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
$2,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to global levels in nearly 100 countries.
$1,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2023
To improve the lives of people with cancer through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.
$1,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
To prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies.
$1,000
The Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2023
To provide the most comprehensive care and support to people living with ALS and their families and to advance scientific research for the prevention, treatment and cure of ALS.
$1,000
The Salvation Army World Service of · Alexandria, VA · 2023
To improve the health, economic, and spiritual conditions of the poor throughout the world where The Salvation Army is active.

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