Funding search · EIN 300039820 · Chicago, IL

Pritzker Family Foundation

Name: Pritzker Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

832
grants reported: $162.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $78,000
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.

What they fund

development childhood early education collaboration research building awareness

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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.

Where the money goes

Early childhood development policy, advocacy and state-level collaboratives
Maternal health and reproductive health care access education
Family economic stability research and state-level campaigns
Housing, behavioral health and HIV/AIDS work in Chicago
Legal services, due process, and women in the criminal justice system
Chicago Jewish and civic institutions, plus Northwestern Law

Typical grant

Median grant is $78,000, with the middle half between $25,000 and $190,000. The seven-figure checks go to national anchors and university research partners (Northwestern Law operations at $10M, American Heart Association at $3M, Harvard and Vanderbilt at $1M), while $128,000 to $250,000 is the standard size for state-level advocacy groups in the early childhood collaborative. Repeat giving is common, and several grantees appear twice in a single year with separate awards for different purposes.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT”
“BUILDING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT”
“RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON FAMILY ECONOMIC STABILITY”
“BUILDING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON MATERNAL HEALTH”
“INCREASE ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES AND DUE PROCESS”

Positioning adjacent work

Frame research as education and awareness building for policy audiences, not as academic inquiry alone.
University asks land at $150,000 to $1,000,000; state advocacy partnerships cluster at $128,000 to $250,000.
Connect maternal health or economic stability work explicitly to early childhood development outcomes.
Name state-level collaborative partners; they fund coalitions in NM, LA, MI, OH, PA, MD, NE.

Worth knowing: Illinois takes 327 of 832 grants and DC another 112, so the money is Chicago civic giving plus national policy shops. The early childhood portfolio looks like a deliberately built multi-state network rather than open-ended grantmaking, and outsized gifts like the $10M to Northwestern Law read as family relationships rather than program strategy.

0 grants matching “criminal justice reform”

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Top recipients

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

Northwestern University5 grants · $30.1M
American Heart Association5 grants · $8.1M
Third Sector New England11 grants · $4.9M
Alliancechicago7 grants · $4.6M
Vanderbilt University7 grants · $3.5M
The Children'S Partnership4 grants · $3.3M
Early Childhood Investment Corporation9 grants · $2.7M
The Praxis Project6 grants · $2.5M
Georgetown University8 grants · $2.4M
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago (Aka Jewish United Fundjewish Fed2 grants · $2.2M

Giving over time

$55.4M

2022

$53.4M

2023

$53.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 832 grants.

$10.0M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Law school operations
$10.0M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Law school operations
$10.0M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Law school operations
$3.0M
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development
$3.0M
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development
$2.8M
Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2022
Research and education on early childhood development
$1.6M
Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2023
Research and education on early childhood education
$1.5M
The Children'S Partnership · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$1.5M
The Children'S Partnership · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$1.5M
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022
Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development
$1.5M
Chicago Community Trust · Chicago, IL · 2022
Collaboration to support housing and behavioral health
$1.2M
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago (Aka Jewish United Fund of Metrop · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$1.2M
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago (Aka Jewish United Fundjewish Fed · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
$1.2M
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$1.1M
Alliancechicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education on access to reproductive health care
$1.1M
Alliancechicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education on access to reproductive health care
$1.0M
Children at Risk · Houston, TX · 2024
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$1.0M
President and Fellows of Harvard College (Aka Harvard University) · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Research and education on early childhood development
$1.0M
The Praxis Project · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$1.0M
Third Sector New England Inc (Aka Tsne Missionworks) · Boston, MA · 2024
Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development
$1.0M
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Research and education on early childhood education
$1.0M
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago (Aka Jewish United Fundjewish Fed · Chicago, IL · 2023
Israel emergency fund
$1.0M
Policy Institute for the Children of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$1.0M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Research and education on early childhood development
$1.0M
The Chicago Community Trust · Chicago, IL · 2023
Collaboration to support housing and behavioral health
$1.0M
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Research and education on early childhood development
$1.0M
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Research and education on early childhood development
$950,000
Rockwood Leadership Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Leadership development
$800,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
Research and education on health care access
$750,000
Advocates for Children of New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2023
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$724,750
Texprotects-the Texas Association for the Protection of Children · Dallas, TX · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$703,450
The Praxis Project · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Capacity support
$700,000
Alliancechicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education on access to reproductive health care
$700,000
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support for immigrant communities
$666,000
Maryland Family Network · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$650,000
Alliancechicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education on access to reproductive health care
$650,000
Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2022
Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development
$625,000
Connecticut Children'S Medical Center Foundation · Hartford, CT · 2022
Capacity support
$600,000
Early Childhood Investment Corporation · Lansing, MI · 2022
Capacity support
$575,000
Alliancechicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education on access to reproductive health care
$570,000
Safer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Supporting women in the criminal justice system
$550,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
Research and education on family economic stability
$550,000
Corporation for Supportive Housing · Chicago, IL · 2022
Coordinating community health and housing
$540,000
Alliancechicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education on access to reproductive health care
$500,000
Early Childhood Investment Corporation · Lansing, MI · 2024
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$500,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
Research and education on health care access
$500,000
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois (Dba Illinois Holocaust Museum An · Skokie, IL · 2024
General operating support
$500,000
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$500,000
Policy Institute for the Children of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$500,000
Power Coalition for Equity and Justice · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$500,000
The Chicago Community Trust · Chicago, IL · 2024
Collaboration to support housing and behavioral health
$500,000
Third Sector New England Inc (Aka Tsne Missionworks) · Boston, MA · 2024
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$500,000
Early Childhood Investment Corporation · Lansing, MI · 2023
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$500,000
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois (Dba Illinois Holocaust Museum & · Skokie, IL · 2023
General operating support
$500,000
P5 Strategies · Saint Charles, IL · 2023
Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development
$500,000
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$500,000
Power Coalition for Equity and Justice · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$500,000
The Praxis Project · Oakland, CA · 2023
Capacity support
$500,000
AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Reduction of hiv/aids
$500,000
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois · Skokie, IL · 2022
General operating support
$500,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2022
Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development
$475,000
Council for a Strong America · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
$475,000
Safer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Supporting women in the criminal justice system
$450,000
Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures (As Fiscal Agent) & National Confere · Denver, CO · 2024
Building education and awareness on importance of early childhood development
$450,000
Schoolhouse Connection · Washington, DC · 2024
Research and education on early childhood development
$450,000
Early Childhood Investment Corporation · Lansing, MI · 2023
Capacity support
$441,016
Rockwood Leadership Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Leadership development
$440,000
Council for a Strong America · Washington, DC · 2022
Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development
$416,667
Withinreach · Seattle, WA · 2023
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$416,666
Withinreach · Seattle, WA · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$416,500
Advocates for Children of New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$400,000
Elephant Circle · Palisade, CO · 2024
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$400,000
Latin School of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support computer science education
$400,000
Momsrising Education Fund · Bellevue, WA · 2024
General operating support
$400,000
State of New Mexico (Nm Early Childhood Education and Care Department) · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$400,000
Corporation for Supportive Housing · Chicago, IL · 2023
Coordinating community health and housing
$400,000
Council for a Strong America · Washington, DC · 2023
Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development
$400,000
Latin School of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support computer science education
$400,000
Latin School of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support computer science education
$399,902
California Children and Families Foundation · Alameda, CA · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$390,015
Rockwood Leadership Institute · Oakland, CA · 2022
Leadership development
$390,000
National Head Start Association · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Building education and awareness on importance of early childhood development
$375,000
Early Childhood Investment Corporation · Lansing, MI · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$375,000
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$365,000
Schoolhouse Connection · Washington, DC · 2023
Research and education on early childhood development
$357,612
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs · Washington, DC · 2023
Research and education on maternal care
$357,612
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs · Washington, DC · 2022
Research and education on maternal care
$352,632
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs · Washington, DC · 2024
Building awareness and education on maternal health
$350,000
A Safe Haven Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education on the needs of women in the criminal justice system
$350,000
AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Reduction of hiv/aids
$350,000
Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
Increase access to legal services and due process
$350,000
Health Federation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Research and education on home based child care
$333,000
Children'S Advocacy Alliance · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$333,000
Children'S Advocacy Alliance · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$333,000
Children'S Hospital Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$333,000
Growing Up New Mexico · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$333,000
Maryland Family Network · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$333,000
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$333,000
North Carolina Early Education Coalition · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Collaboration to support early childhood development
$300,000
The Bridgespan Group · Boston, MA · 2024
Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development

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