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Michael Gidwitz Charitable Foundation

Name: Michael Gidwitz Charitable Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

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.

What they fund

services above same donee each educational following made

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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.

8 grants matching “pediatric cancer” · $24,000

$5,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation Co Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center · Downers Grove, IL · 2024
General program services
$1,000
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General program services
$5,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation Co Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center · Downers Grove, IL · 2023
General program services
$1,000
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General program services
$5,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation Co Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center · Downers Grove, IL · 2022
General program services
$1,000
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General program services
$5,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation Co Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center · Downers Grove, IL · 2021
Same as above
$1,000
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer 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

$105,000

2021

$99,647

2022

$97,840

2023

$105,100

2024

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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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.