Funding search · EIN 363712655 · Highland Park, IL

Harken 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.

383
grants reported
$1.4M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. 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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  • Marine Biological Lab8 grants · $219,354
  • Lake Forest College7 grants · $205,000
  • Marine Biological Labatory6 grants · $175,950
  • Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod5 grants · $167,500
  • The 300 Committee Land Trust4 grants · $115,000
  • Gulf of Maine Institute4 grants · $59,091
  • Alight4 grants · $31,000
  • Woods Hole Community Assoc1 grant · $25,000
  • Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $25,000
  • Ravinia5 grants · $22,000

Giving over time

$590,202
2021
$273,511
2022
$243,803
2023
$250,080
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 383 grants.

  • $113,050

    Marine Biological Labatory · Woods Hole, MA · 2022

    General

  • $73,116

    Marine Biological Lab · Woods Hole, MA · 2023

    Restoration & recovery of the little pond ecosystem

  • $66,238

    Marine Biological Lab · Woods Hole, MA · 2024

    General

  • $60,000

    Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod · Yarmouth, MA · 2022

    Solar program

  • $50,000

    The 300 Committee Land Trust · Falmouth, MA · 2024

    Healer/augusta

  • $50,000

    Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2021

    3rd planet sustaining fund

  • $50,000

    Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2021

    3rd plant fund

  • $50,000

    Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2021

    3rd plant fund

  • $50,000

    Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2021

    3rd planet sustaining fund

  • $40,000

    Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod · Yarmouth, MA · 2021

    Solar program

  • $40,000

    Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod · Yarmouth, MA · 2021

    Solar program

  • $30,000

    The 300 Committee Land Trust · Falmouth, MA · 2023

    Final contrib #2 pledge

  • $30,000

    The 300 Committee Land Trust · Falmouth, MA · 2022

    1st installment of 2 yr h2 pledge

  • $30,000

    Marine Biological Labatory · Woods Hole, MA · 2021

    General

  • $30,000

    Marine Biological Labatory · Woods Hole, MA · 2021

    General

  • $25,000

    Woods Hole Community Assoc · Woods Hole, MA · 2024

    General

  • $25,000

    Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod · Yarmouth, MA · 2023

    Solar program

  • $25,000

    Marine Biological Lab · Woods Hole, MA · 2021

    Melillo fund

  • $25,000

    Marine Biological Lab · Woods Hole, MA · 2021

    Melillo fund

  • $24,091

    Gulf of Maine Institute · West Newbury, MA · 2023

    General

  • $20,000

    Marine Biological Lab · Woods Hole, MA · 2023

    General

  • $15,000

    Gulf of Maine Institute · West Newbury, MA · 2022

    General

  • $10,500

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Gdmi · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Ymca Cape Cod · Hyannis, MA · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    General

  • $10,000

    Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    General

  • $10,000

    Gulf of Maine Institute · West Newbury, MA · 2021

    General

  • $10,000

    Gulf of Maine Institute · West Newbury, MA · 2021

    General

  • $6,000

    Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    General

  • $5,500

    The Frederick Gunn School · Washington, CT · 2023

    General

  • $5,500

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021

    General

  • $5,500

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021

    General

  • $5,000

    Marine Biological Lab · Woods Hole, MA · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    The 300 Committee Land Trust · Falmouth, MA · 2022

    General

  • $4,500

    Care · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $4,500

    Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022

    General

  • $4,000

    Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2022

    General

  • $4,000

    Nrdc · New York, NY · 2021

    General

  • $4,000

    Nrdc · New York, NY · 2021

    General

  • $4,000

    Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2021

    General

  • $4,000

    Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2021

    General

  • $4,000

    Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2021

    General

  • $4,000

    Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2021

    General

  • $3,500

    H Frank Carey High School · Franklin Sq, NY · 2024

    Wilson & emily giblin scholarship

  • $3,500

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    General

  • $3,500

    H Frank Carey High School · Franklin Sq, NY · 2023

    Wilson & emily giblin scholarship

  • $3,500

    Frank Carey High School · Franklin Sq, NY · 2022

    Wilson & emily giblin scholarship

  • $3,500

    Misericordia Home · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General

  • $3,500

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2022

    General

  • $3,500

    H Frank Carey High School · Franklin Sq, NY · 2021

    General

  • $3,500

    H Frank Carey High School · Franklin Sq, NY · 2021

    General

  • $3,500

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2021

    General

  • $3,500

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2021

    General

  • $3,000

    Falmouth Housing Trust · Falmouth, MA · 2022

    General

  • $3,000

    Falmouth Housing Trust · Falmouth, MA · 2021

    General

  • $3,000

    Falmouth Housing Trust · Falmouth, MA · 2021

    General

  • $2,500

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod · Yarmouth, MA · 2024

    Solar program

  • $2,500

    Marine Biological Lab · Woods Hole, MA · 2021

    General

  • $2,500

    Marine Biological Lab · Woods Hole, MA · 2021

    General

  • $2,500

    Misericordia Home · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General

  • $2,500

    Misericordia Home · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General

  • $2,300

    Jdrf · New York, NY · 2021

    General

  • $2,300

    Jdrf · New York, NY · 2021

    General

  • $2,055

    College Bound Opportunity · Riverwoods, IL · 2023

    General

  • $2,000

    Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation · Hyannis, MA · 2024

    General

  • $2,000

    Falmouth Service Center · Falmouth, MA · 2024

    General

  • $2,000

    Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General

  • $2,000

    Wounded Warier Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    General

  • $2,000

    Aaas · Washington, DC · 2023

    General

  • $2,000

    Falmouth Service Center · Falmouth, MA · 2023

    General

  • $2,000

    Misericordia Home · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General

  • $2,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General

  • $2,000

    Falmouth Service Center · Falmouth, MA · 2022

    General

  • $2,000

    Nrdc · New York, NY · 2022

    General

  • $2,000

    The Frederick Gunn School · Washington, CT · 2022

    General

  • $2,000

    Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General

  • $2,000

    Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General

  • $2,000

    Falmouth Service Center · Falmouth, MA · 2021

    General

  • $2,000

    Falmouth Service Center · Falmouth, MA · 2021

    General

  • $2,000

    Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2021

    General

  • $2,000

    Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2021

    General

  • $2,000

    Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2021

    Ukraine

  • $2,000

    Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2021

    Ukraine

  • $2,000

    The Frederick Gunn School · Washington, CT · 2021

    General

  • $2,000

    The Frederick Gunn School · Washington, CT · 2021

    General

  • $2,000

    USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2021

    General

  • $2,000

    USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2021

    General

  • $1,500

    Cape Abilities · Hyannis, MA · 2024

    General

  • $1,500

    Chabad of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    General

  • $1,500

    Falmouth Housing Trust · Falmouth, MA · 2024

    General

  • $1,500

    Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2024

    General

  • $1,500

    Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2023

    General

  • $1,500

    Smile Train · New York, NY · 2023

    General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.