Funding search · EIN 366033800 · Chicago, IL
Michael Gidwitz Charitable 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.
- 110
- grants reported
- $407,587
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $3,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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4 grants matching “intestinal” · $5,000
- $2,000
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $1,000
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $1,000
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $1,000
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Brother Rice High School4 grants · $40,000
- Wheelchair Foundation4 grants · $34,000
- New Eyes for the Needy4 grants · $30,000
- Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired4 grants · $22,000
- Advocate Charitable Foundation Co Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center4 grants · $20,000
- Make-a-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois4 grants · $20,000
- Evans Scholars4 grants · $18,000
- Mayo Foundation4 grants · $17,000
- Paws Chicago4 grants · $17,000
- St Germaine School3 grants · $16,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 110 grants.
- $10,000
Brother Rice High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $10,000
New Eyes for the Needy · Short Hills, NJ · 2024
General program services
- $10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $10,000
Wheelchair Foundation · Danville, CA · 2024
General program services
- $10,000
Brother Rice High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $10,000
New Eyes for the Needy · Short Hills, NJ · 2023
General program services
- $10,000
Wheelchair Foundation · Danville, CA · 2023
General program services
- $10,000
Brother Rice High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $10,000
Brother Rice High School · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $7,000
Wheelchair Foundation · Danville, CA · 2022
General program services
- $7,000
Wheelchair Foundation · Danville, CA · 2021
Same as above
- $6,000
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired · Winnetka, IL · 2024
General program services
- $6,000
St Germain School · Oak Lawn, IL · 2024
General program services
- $6,000
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired · Winnetka, IL · 2023
General program services
- $6,000
St Germaine School · Oak Lawn, IL · 2023
General program services
- $5,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation Co Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center · Downers Grove, IL · 2024
General program services
- $5,000
Evans Scholars · Oak Brook, IL · 2024
General program services
- $5,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois · Oak Lawn, IL · 2024
General program services
- $5,000
Mayo Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2024
General program services
- $5,000
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $5,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation Co Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center · Downers Grove, IL · 2023
General program services
- $5,000
Evans Scholars · Oak Brook, IL · 2023
General program services
- $5,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $5,000
Mayo Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2023
General program services
- $5,000
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $5,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation Co Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center · Downers Grove, IL · 2022
General program services
- $5,000
Chicago Hearing Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $5,000
Disabled American Veterans · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $5,000
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired · Winnetka, IL · 2022
General program services
- $5,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $5,000
New Eyes for the Needy · Short Hills, NJ · 2022
General program services
- $5,000
St Germaine School · Oak Lawn, IL · 2022
General program services
- $5,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation Co Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center · Downers Grove, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $5,000
Chicago Hearing Society · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $5,000
Disabled American Veterans · Chicago, IL · 2021
All recipients are public charities. All of the following statements were made for general, religious, educational, or scientific purposes of each donee.
- $5,000
Evans Scholars · Oak Brook, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $5,000
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired · Winnetka, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $5,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $5,000
New Eyes for the Needy · Short Hills, NJ · 2021
All recipients are public charities. All of the following statements were made for general, religious, educational, or scientific purposes of each donee.
- $5,000
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $5,000
St Germaine School · Oak Lawn, IL · 2021
All recipients are public charities. All of the following statements were made for general, religious, educational, or scientific purposes of each donee.
- $4,000
Marion Tree of St Germaine · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $4,000
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $4,000
Marion Tree of St Germaine · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $4,000
Shriners Hospital for Children - Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $4,000
Mayo Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2022
General program services
- $4,000
Shriners Hospital for Children - Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $4,000
Shriners Hospital for Children - Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $3,500
Marion Tree of St Germaine · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $3,500
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2021
Same as above
- $3,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $3,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $3,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $3,000
Comer Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $3,000
Evans Scholars · Oak Brook, IL · 2022
General program services
- $3,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $3,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $3,000
Comer Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2021
Save as above
- $3,000
Marion Tree of St Germaine · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $3,000
Mayo Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2021
Same as above
- $3,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2021
All recipients are public charities. All of the following statements were made for general, religious, educational, or scientific purposes of each donee.
- $3,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $2,500
Comer Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $2,500
Sertoma Hearing Center · Palos Hills, IL · 2022
General program services
- $2,500
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
General program services
- $2,500
Veterans of Foreign Wars · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General program services
- $2,500
Sertoma Hearing Center · Palos Hills, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $2,500
Veterans of Foreign Wars · Kansas City, MO · 2021
All recipients are public charities. All of the following statements were made for general, religious, educational, or scientific purposes of each donee.
- $2,000
Comer Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $2,000
Cycstic Fibrosis Foundation of Greater Il · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $2,000
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $2,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $2,000
The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation · Orland Park, IL · 2024
General program services
- $2,000
Tree House Humane Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $2,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Greater Il · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $2,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $2,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Oak Brook, IL · 2023
General program services
- $2,000
The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation · Orland Park, IL · 2023
General program services
- $2,000
Tree House Animal Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $2,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Greater Il · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $2,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $2,000
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $2,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Oak Brook, IL · 2022
General program services
- $2,000
The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation · Orland Park, IL · 2022
General program services
- $2,000
Tree House Animal Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
- $2,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Greater Il · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $2,000
Habitat for Humanity · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $2,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $2,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Oak Brook, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $2,000
The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation · Orland Park, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $2,000
Tree House Animal Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Same as above
- $1,100
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $1,100
Art of Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $1,000
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $1,000
Bricks of Hope · Lake Zurich, IL · 2024
General program services
- $1,000
Disabled American Veterans · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
- $1,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Oak Brook, IL · 2024
General program services
- $1,000
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
- $1,000
Bricks of Hope · Lake Zurich, IL · 2023
General program services
- $1,000
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
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