Funding search · EIN 366078591 · Bannockburn, IL

John R Halligan Charitable Fund

Name: John R Halligan Charitable Fund grants, 2022–2024
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.

317
grants reported: $7.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $13,000
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.

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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.

Top recipients

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

Lyric Opera of Chicago3 grants · $783,827
Chicago History Museum3 grants · $280,000
Hawaiian Humane Society3 grants · $270,000
Hawaii Opera Theatre3 grants · $270,000
Wttw Wfmt3 grants · $255,000
Pbs Hawaii3 grants · $250,000
Honolulu Museum of Art3 grants · $250,000
Bishop Museum3 grants · $220,000
Honolulu Zoo Society3 grants · $190,000
Art Institute of Chicago3 grants · $170,000

Giving over time

$2.4M

2022

$2.5M

2023

$2.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 317 grants.

$268,522
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$257,875
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$257,430
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$100,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$100,000
Hawaii Opera Theatre · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$100,000
Hawaiian Humane Society · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$90,000
Honolulu Museum of Art · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$90,000
Pbs Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$90,000
Wttw Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$90,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$90,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$85,000
Hawaii Opera Theatre · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$85,000
Hawaiian Humane Society · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$85,000
Hawaii Opera Theatre · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$85,000
Hawaiian Humane Society · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$82,500
Wttw Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$82,500
Wttw Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$80,000
Bishop Museum · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$80,000
Honolulu Museum of Art · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$80,000
Pbs Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$80,000
Honolulu Museum of Art · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$80,000
Pbs Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$70,000
Honolulu Zoo Society · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$70,000
Bishop Museum · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$70,000
Bishop Museum · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$60,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$60,000
Hawaii Symphony Orchestra · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$60,000
Honolulu Zoo Society · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$60,000
Honolulu Zoo Society · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$55,000
Chicago Opera Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$55,000
Diamond Head Theatre · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$55,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$55,000
Honolulu Symphony · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$55,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$55,000
Honolulu Symphony · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$50,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$50,000
Chicago Opera Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$50,000
Diamond Head Theatre · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$50,000
Chicago Opera Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$50,000
Diamond Head Theatre · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$45,000
Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$45,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$45,000
Chicago Zoological Society · Brookfield, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$45,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$45,000
Hawaii Children'S Discovery Center · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$45,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$42,500
Hawaii Children'S Discovery Center · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$42,500
Hawaii Children'S Discovery Center · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Chicago Zoological Society · Brookfield, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Chicago Zoological Society · Brookfield, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$40,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$38,000
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$38,000
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$37,500
John G Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$37,500
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$37,500
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$37,500
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$35,000
Kohl Children'S Museum · Glenview, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$35,000
Waikiki Aquarium · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$35,000
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$35,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$35,000
Waikiki Aquarium · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$35,000
Kohl Children'S Museum · Glenview, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$35,000
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$35,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$35,000
Waikiki Aquarium · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$30,000
Chicago Sinfonieta · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$30,000
Chicago Theatre Group · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$30,000
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$30,000
Hawaii Public Radio · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$30,000
Kohl Children'S Museum · Glenview, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$28,000
Chicago Theatre Group · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$28,000
Chicago Theatre Group · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
United Voices Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Chicago Sinfonieta · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Hawaii Public Radio · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Chicago Sinfonieta · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$25,000
Hawaii Public Radio · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$22,500
Hawaii Theatre Center · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$22,500
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$22,500
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity

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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.