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The Canning Foundation

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$30.1M
in grants paid: 293
grants: 151
recipients: 2022–2025
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$1.7M
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025
On 02/28/2025, the foundation donated 12,850 shs of sui with a book value of $350,465 to help further the organization's program services. Valuations are based on the average of the high/low share price on the date of t…
$1.5M
Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2025
On 12/30/2025, the foundation donated 2 shs of brka with a book value of $208,661 to help further the organization's program services. Valuations are based on the average of the high/low share price on the date of the c…
$475,644
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$399,356
Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2025
On 02/28/2025, the foundation donated 2,950 shs of sui with a book value of $80,457 to help further the organization's program services. Valuations are based on the average of the high/low share price on the date of the…
$250,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025
To further program services of the canning inspire fund
$200,000
Chicago Zoological Society · Brookfield, IL · 2025
To further program services
$200,000
Harper College Educational Foundation · Palantine, IL · 2025
To further program services
$200,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025
To further program services of the biochemistry & molecular genetics fund
$200,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2025
To further program services
$199,999
Duke University · Durnham, NC · 2025
To further program services
$150,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$150,000
Hope Education and Outreach of St Sabina · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$112,500
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$100,172
Casey'S Safe Haven Holistic Horse Rescue and Sanctuary · Elburn, IL · 2025
To further program services
$100,000
Access Living · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$100,000
Youth Services · Glenview, IL · 2025
To further program services
$100,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2025
To further program services
$100,000
The Michael J Fox Foundation · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
To further program services
$100,000
Northwest Community Hospital Foundation · Arlington Heights, IL · 2025
To further program services
$100,000
Young at Heart · Woodstock, IL · 2025
To further program services
$75,000
Leo High School · Oak Lawn, IL · 2025
To further program services
$50,000
Uwsp Foundation · Stevens Point, WI · 2025
To further program services
$25,400
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$25,000
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$25,000
Equine Guardians · Grayscale, IL · 2025
To further program services
$25,000
Famous Fido Rescue and Adoption Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$25,000
Lutheran Church Charities · Northbrook, IL · 2025
To further program services
$25,000
Nourish Fka Orphan Network · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025
To further program services
$25,000
Our Lady of Tepeyac High School · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$20,000
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$20,000
St Francis De Sales High School · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$20,000
Warrior Dog Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2025
To further program services
$20,000
Bravehearts · Harvard, IL · 2025
To further program services
$15,000
The Children'S Advocacy Center · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2025
To further program services
$15,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$10,000
Navy Pier · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$10,000
On Angels' Wings Pet Rescue · Crystal Lake, IL · 2025
To further program services
$10,000
Brother Rice High School · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$10,000
Reading Power · Lake Bluff, IL · 2025
To further program services
$10,000
Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$10,000
St Symphorosa School · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$5,000
Rotary Club of Schaumburg Hoffman Estates Charitable Foundation · Schaumburg, IL · 2025
To further program services
$5,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2025
To further program services
$5,000
Bridgeport Catholic Academy · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$3,000
Special Children'S Charities · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$3,000
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$2,500
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
To further program services
$2,000
Holy Angels Catholic School · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$1,000
100 Club of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
$3.1M
Donor Advised Charitable Giving · San Francisco, CA · 2024
On 06/13/2024, the foundation donated 5 shs of brka with a book value of $511,413 to help further the organization's program services. Valuations are based on the average of the high/low share price on the date of the c…
$2.4M
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
On 06/12/2024, the foundation donated 4 shs of brka with a book value of $409,130 to help further the organization's program services. Valuations are based on the average of the high/low share price on the date of the c…
$727,028
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
On 06/12/2024, the foundation donated 2 shs of brka with a book value of $204,565 to help further the organization's program services. Valuations are based on the average of the high/low share price on the date of the c…
$325,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
To further program services
$200,000
Youth Services of Glenviewnorthbrook · Glenview, IL · 2024
To further program services
$200,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To further program services
$100,000
De La Salle Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$100,000
Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$100,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$100,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
To further program services
$85,000
Ucan · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$82,593
Youth Services Act Now Campaign · Glenview, IL · 2024
To further program services
$60,000
Northwest Community Hospital Foundation · Arlington Heights, IL · 2024
To further program services
$55,000
Education Foundation of Dg Dist 58 · Downers Grove, IL · 2024
To further program services
$50,000
The University of Texas Foundation (Md Anderson Cancer Center) · Houston, TX · 2024
To further program services
$50,000
Hope Education and Outreach of St Sabina · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$50,000
Uwsp Foundation · Stevens Point, WI · 2024
To further program services
$50,000
Leo High School · Oak Lawn, IL · 2024
To further program services
$50,000
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab (Formerly Ric) · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$45,000
Let It Be US · Barrington, IL · 2024
To further program services
$41,500
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2024
To further program services
$38,000
Our Lady of Tepeyac High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$35,000
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
United Way of Metro Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Brain Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Change Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Enchanted Backpack · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Excel Beyond 211 Scholars for Dollars · Palatine, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Jackson Metro Sponsoring Committee Dba Working Together Jackson · Mississippi, MS · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Lutheran Church Charities · Northbrook, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Providence St Mel High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Urban Gateways · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Working Together Jackson · Jackson, MS · 2024
To further program services
$25,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$20,000
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$18,000
St Francis De Sales High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$15,000
Young at Heart · Woodstock, IL · 2024
To further program services
$15,000
Bravehearts · Harvard, IL · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Music Institute of Chicago · Evanston, IL · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Second Chance Saddlebreds · Spencer, NY · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Washington, DC · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Famous Fido Rescue and Adoption Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Brookline, MA · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
The Chicago Lighthouse · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Perspectives Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Ymca of Metropolitan Chicago - Indian Boundary Ymca of Downers Grove · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Chicago Fire Department Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services

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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. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.