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James and Catherine Denny Foundation

Name: James and Catherine Denny Foundation 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.

105
grants reported: $2.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
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.

What they fund

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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.

Chicago Jesuit Academy9 grants · $561,259
Catholic Extension5 grants · $555,269
Depaul College Prep2 grants · $255,000
Illinois Policy Institute1 grant · $125,000
Adler Planetarium3 grants · $100,000
Catholic Theological Union3 grants · $82,442
American Enterprise Institute3 grants · $75,000
Clearbrook3 grants · $75,000
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab3 grants · $75,000
Teach for America2 grants · $50,000

Giving over time

$589,592

2022

$736,378

2023

$1.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 105 grants.

$250,000
Depaul College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$247,848
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$243,552
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$243,552
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$157,320
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$125,000
Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$50,000
Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$50,000
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$40,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$32,442
Catholic Theological Union · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$30,268
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$30,097
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$29,791
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$27,152
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$26,350
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,500
Saints Faith Hope & Charity · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Academy for Urban School Leadership · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Brain Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Catholic Theological Union · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Clearbrook · Arlington Heights, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Midtown Metro Achievement Centers · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Teach for America · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
United Way of Metro Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Wttw & Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
American Enterprise Institute · South Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Clearbrook · Arlington Heights, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Catholic Theological Union · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Clearbrook · Arlington Heights, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Oak Brook, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Teach for America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
United Way of Metro Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Wwci · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$23,382
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$20,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$15,000
Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Foundation · Stuart, FL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$15,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$12,500
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
United Way · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Foundation · Stuart, FL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Oak Brook, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
United Way · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Foundation · Stuart, FL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
Smithsonian Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$10,000
The Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$6,449
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$6,442
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Hobe Sound Community Chest · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Leo Catholic High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Metropolitan Planning Council · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
The Ireland Funds America · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
The Lumen Christi Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Hobe Sound Community Chest · Hobe Sound, FL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Leo Catholic High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Saints Faith Hope & Charity · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
The Ireland Funds America · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
The Lumen Christi Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Depaul College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Leo Catholic High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Lewis University · Romeoville, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Saints Faith Hope & Charity · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
The Ireland Funds America · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
The Lumen Christi Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$4,325
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,000
The Antiquarian Society · Kenilworth, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift

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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.