Funding search · EIN 470732237 · Lincoln, NE

Fulk Family Foundation

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$155.8M
in grants paid
570
grants
315
recipients
2021–2024
filing years

Recent grants

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

  • $1.4M

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    Fund for nutrition equity and food justice

  • $1.2M

    Nebraska Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 13, 2024 for "Homegrown Challenge Grant Campaigns the "Five to Thrive" program

  • $1.1M

    Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For general operating support for a college scholarship program and wraparound support resources for graduates of five chicago public high schools located in historically underserved communities on the south and west si…

  • $1.1M

    Bishop Noll Institute · Hammond, IN · 2024

    Phase ii of the fielding our future campaign for the renovation of bishop noll institute's outdoor athletic facilities

  • $1.0M

    Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Digital infrastructure improvements

  • $1.0M

    Chicago State Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To be used as follows per chicago state foundation's august 21, 2024 proposal: 1. $900,000 to the classroom improvements project; and 2. $100,000 to the cougars futures fund

  • $1.0M

    Bandwith Music Ltd · Chicago, IL · 2024

    As a capital grant to assist donee in constructing, developing and operating donee's future community performing arts center in chicago, illinois

  • $1.0M

    Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1.0M

    College of Lake County Foundation · Grayslake, IL · 2024

    Under agreement dated 4/28/21 to build an urban farm at the lakeshore campus

  • $1.0M

    Centerpointe · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    To be used under the terms of the gift agreement dated november 25, 2024 between fulk family foundation, inc. And centerpointe, inc. To acquire, renovate and furnish two buildings

  • $1.0M

    Waukegan To College Nfp · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    To help fund operations over the next five years

  • $1.0M

    Kids First Chicago for Education · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1.0M

    Carole Robertson Center for Learning · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Invest today empower tomorrow campaign

  • $650,000

    Centerpointe · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    To be used under the terms of the declaration of designated endowment fund of centerpointe, inc. Dated november 25, 2024. As an endowment fund for the long-term upkeep of all buildings used by centerpointe

  • $500,000

    Bishop Noll Institute · Hammond, IN · 2024

    Fielding the future campaign

  • $500,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Northwest Indiana · Portage, IN · 2024

    For an endowment fund for the south haven boys & girls club located at 723 long run road in valparaiso indiana in accordance with our agreement dated april 14, 2025

  • $500,000

    Facing History and Ourselves Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $500,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Northwest Indiana · Portage, IN · 2024

    For the renovation of the south haven indiana boys & girls club

  • $350,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    To manage and conduct a not-for-profit leadership training program for lake county, illinois not-for-profit organizations

  • $350,000

    Braven Incorporated · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $300,000

    Teach Plus Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024

    For developing teacher leaders and empowering educators.

  • $275,000

    Nebraska Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    To be allocated $100,000 to general operations and $175,000 for hometown challenge grants

  • $250,000

    Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Food security

  • $250,000

    Wabash College · Crawfordsville, IN · 2024

    Wabash college liberal arts immersion program endowment

  • $225,000

    University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    $150,000 for the unmc college of dentistry's veteran's clinic, $25,000 for the unmc college of dentistry urgent care clinic, and $50,000 for the unmc college of dentistry dental starter kit program

  • $200,000

    Liberty Prairie Nfp · Grayslake, IL · 2024

    Indoor program space at 32470 harris road

  • $200,000

    Newberry Consort Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $200,000

    Lincoln Childrens Zoo · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $150,000

    Food Bank of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $150,000

    Montgomery County Community Foundation · Crawfordsville, IN · 2024

    $75,000 for the renovation of trinity mission's linden facility to provide extended housing and counseling for 20 men in rehabiliation and $75,000 to boys & girls club of montgomery county to create a contingency fund f…

  • $150,000

    Tabitha · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $150,000

    University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    For fund $01144780-veterans' project $50,000 and for fund #01134010 - capital improvement fund $100,000 for nebraska innovation studio

  • $137,500

    Nebraska Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    As an additional voluntary gift to the "fund for children and youth" under agreement dated june 15, 2020, for the purposes described in paragraph 4(b) of the agreement

  • $137,500

    College of Lake County Foundation · Grayslake, IL · 2024

    Urban farm project under our agreement dated 4/28/21

  • $137,500

    Bishop Noll Institute · Hammond, IN · 2024

    Phase ii of the fielding our future campaign

  • $125,000

    Impacting Veterans Lives · Wadsworth, IL · 2024

    Funding for completion of the building program and associated costs

  • $105,000

    Montgomery County Community Foundation · Crawfordsville, IN · 2024

    Montgomery county early learning center endowment

  • $100,000

    St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Biomedical library

  • $100,000

    Latinos Count · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Hillcrest Ministries of Midamerica · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Latinos Count · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    To deliver education and workforce development services to latino youth residing in lake and porter counties for the next three years

  • $100,000

    Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024

    Restoration of the south wing taliesin, frank lloyd wright's home in spring green, wisconsin

  • $100,000

    Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Southern Illinois University Foundation · Carbondale, IL · 2024

    Saluki ball

  • $100,000

    St Catherine Hospital · East Chicago, IN · 2024

    To purchase parcel of land located on columbus drive between alexander and melville avenue to build an outpatient facility

  • $100,000

    The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture · Chicago, IL · 2024

    The national boricua archives & collections research center

  • $100,000

    Waukegan Historical Society · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    Preservation of ray bradbury's books

  • $75,000

    Nebraska Dental Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    As a one-time gift to support the veterans mission of mercy and related events for veterans

  • $65,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Study impact of fulk family foundation gifts by kellogg school of management

  • $60,000

    Wabash College · Crawfordsville, IN · 2024

    In support of students in the wabash liberal arts immersion program: $50,000 for student support funds and $10,000 to project passport a program designed to remove financial barriers to students' procurement of travel d…

  • $60,000

    Round Lake Area Schools Cusd 116 Education Foundation · Round Lake, IL · 2024

    Children's christmas party

  • $50,000

    Newberry Consort Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    College of Lake County Foundation · Grayslake, IL · 2024

    Operation of the greenbelt farm

  • $50,000

    American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    $25,000 designated for midwest-region programs and $25,000 undesignated for other afsc work

  • $50,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Project #60056374 under the direction of maryann mason

  • $50,000

    Chicago Survivors · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Opportunity Enterprises · Valparaiso, IN · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Our Place of New Trier Township · Wilmette, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Beverly Area Arts Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    The Bottom Line · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support for the chicago, illinois program only

  • $50,000

    Bishop Noll Institute · Hammond, IN · 2024

    For the fine arts department: $35,558.91 per your proposal of april 21, 2025 and $14,441.09 for general operations

  • $50,000

    Campbell Foundation · Germantown, TN · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Mari Sandoz Heritage Society · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    To support the mari sandoz papers project

  • $50,000

    Wyoming Humanities Council · Laramie, WY · 2024

    To support the native narrative initiative

  • $50,000

    Lincoln Community Playhouse · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    Under agreement dated november 26, 2024, for a challenge grant for general operations

  • $50,000

    Saje · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    219 Health Network · East Chicago, IN · 2024

    To provide transportation for patients in need of healthcare services

  • $50,000

    Gigis Playhouse · Deerfield, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Nebraska Humanities Council · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    $25,000 for prime time family reading time and $25,000 for general programming

  • $45,000

    Lincoln Community Playhouse · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2024

    Calumet project audubon great lakes

  • $36,000

    Food Bank of Northwest Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2024

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Lincoln Community Playhouse · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    $20,000 for general operations and $10,000 for charlotte's web book for distribution to the children at the play, with any excess funds going to general operations

  • $30,000

    Montgomery County Community Foundation · Crawfordsville, IN · 2024

    Frances wooden northside park endowment fund

  • $26,000

    Ivy Tech Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Emergency fund for students: $11,500; commerical artificial christmas tree and outdoor holiday decorations: $14,500

  • $25,000

    Institute for the Advancement of Journalistic Clarity Dba Counter Punch · Petrolia, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Bishop Noll Institute · Hammond, IN · 2024

    For the fine arts department theater: $18,054 for the purchase and installation of lighting equipment and $6,946 for general operations of the theater

  • $25,000

    Bishop Noll Institute · Hammond, IN · 2024

    Purchase and installation of flooring including the removal and disposal of old floor tile in the arts department's art room

  • $25,000

    Beverly Art Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Roseland immersion project

  • $25,000

    Fcnl Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Greater Education Opportunities Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    To offset college tuition expenses for students at 21st century academy in gary, indiana for the 2024-2025 academic school year

  • $25,000

    Holy Cross College · Notre Dame, IN · 2024

    In support of operations of the moreau college initiative

  • $25,000

    Humane Indiana · Highland, IN · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Lincoln Presidential Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2024

    To support ongoing expansion efforts both programmatically and geographically

  • $25,000

    Montgomery County Community Foundation · Crawfordsville, IN · 2024

    For the ladoga playground project

  • $25,000

    North Chicago Community Partners Nfp · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024

    Lead content in tap water remediation program

  • $25,000

    School of American Music · Three Oaks, MI · 2024

    To add to its future fund endowment for the purposes as set forth in the unrestricted endowment gift agreement between fulk family foundation, inc. And school of american music dated november 22, 2020.

  • $25,000

    William Penn House · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Family Advocates · La Porte, IN · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Chicago Sun-Times Media · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Northwest Indiana · Portage, IN · 2024

    Staffing, programming and operational expenses at the lake station boys & girls club

  • $25,000

    International Friendship Gardens Music Festival · Michigan City, IN · 2024

    For the purchase, installation and maintenance of wind phone and general operating funds

  • $20,000

    Concordia University Chicago · River Forest, IL · 2024

    In support of the wind symphony orchestra

  • $20,000

    Bens Blue Bags · Crown Point, IN · 2024

    To outfit the mobile sensory sanctuary trailer and for general operations

  • $20,000

    Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

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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.