Funding search · EIN 611405669 · Chicago, IL

The Christopher L & M Susan Gust

Name: The Christopher L & M Susan Gust grants, 2022–2025
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.

180
grants reported: $8.0M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

teacher training hockey building church supplies arena pledge

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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.

2 grants matching “infectious disease” · $100,000

$50,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Carol Stream, IL · 2023
Infectious disease research
$50,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Carol Stream, IL · 2022
Infectious disease research

Top recipients

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

St Ignatius College Prep5 grants · $2.2M
University of Michigan4 grants · $1.2M
Team Impact5 grants · $625,000
Concussion Legacy Foundation5 grants · $590,529
Aspiritech5 grants · $340,000
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab4 grants · $320,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository5 grants · $275,000
Mission of Our Lady of Angels Church3 grants · $266,463
International Sports Corp4 grants · $200,000
Rehab Institute of Chicago (Shirley Ryab Ability Lab)2 grants · $200,000

Giving over time

$1.1M

2022

$1.7M

2023

$3.1M

2024

$2.1M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 180 grants.

$550,000
St Ignatius College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose/hockey program
$550,000
St Ignatius College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose/hockey program
$535,000
St Ignatius College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
$525,000
St Ignatius College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose/baseball & hockey program
$300,000
Team Impact · Quincy, MA · 2025
General purpose
$300,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Building pledge for ice hockey arena
$300,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Building pledge for ice hockey arena
$300,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Building pledge for ice hockey arena
$300,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Building pledge for ice hockey arena
$265,529
Concussion Legacy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
General purpose
$164,539
Mission of Our Lady of Angels Church · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose/supplies for church
$138,040
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab (Fka Rehab Instiute of Chicago) · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$110,000
Aspiritech · Evanston, IL · 2023
General purpose
$110,000
Aspiritech · Evanston, IL · 2022
General purpose
$100,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$100,000
Rehab Institute of Chicago (Shirley Ryab Ability Lab) · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$100,000
Rehab Institute of Chicago (Shirley Ryab Ability Lab) · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$100,000
Team Impact · Quincy, MA · 2024
General purpose
$100,000
Team Impact · Quincy, MA · 2024
General purpose
$100,000
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab · Chicago, IL · 2023
Shirley ryan ability lab spark 2022 program
$100,000
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab · Chicago, IL · 2022
Shirley ryan ability lab spark 2022 program
$95,000
Concussion Legacy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
$95,000
Concussion Legacy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
$80,000
Concussion Legacy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
$80,000
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab · Chicago, IL · 2023
New building fund phase ii (skyrise)
$75,000
Team Impact · Quincy, MA · 2022
General purpose
$55,266
Our Lady of Angels Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
Supplies for church thanksgiving activities
$55,000
Concussion Legacy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
$52,500
Chicago Mission Hockey · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$50,962
Mission of Our Lady of Angels Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose/supplies for church
$50,962
Mission of Our Lady of Angels Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose/supplies for church
$50,000
International Sports Corp · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$50,000
Nourishing Hope (Fka Lakeview Food Pantry) · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$50,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$50,000
USA Hockey Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
General purpose
$50,000
Aspiritech · Evanston, IL · 2024
General purpose
$50,000
Aspiritech · Evanston, IL · 2024
General purpose
$50,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$50,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$50,000
International Sports Corp · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$50,000
International Sports Corp · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$50,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
$50,000
International Sports Corp · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
$50,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Carol Stream, IL · 2023
Infectious disease research
$50,000
Team Impact · Quincy, MA · 2023
General purpose
$50,000
Chicago Mission · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
$50,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Carol Stream, IL · 2022
Infectious disease research
$45,000
Options for College Success · Evanston, IL · 2022
General purpose
$40,000
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab · Chicago, IL · 2022
New building fund phase ii (skyrise)
$37,539
Our Lady of Angels Church · Chicago, IL · 2022
Supplies for church thanksgiving activities
$25,000
Have Dreams · Park Ridge, IL · 2025
General purpose
$25,000
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant Refugee Rights · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$25,000
Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purposegeneral purpose
$25,000
Nourishing Hope (Fka Lakeview Food Pantry) · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
Nourishing Hope (Fka Lakeview Food Pantry) · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
Heartland Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
$25,000
Nourishing Hope (Fka Lakeview Food Pantry) · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
$25,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
$25,000
Chicago Jets Hockey Club · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
$25,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
$25,000
Heartland Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
$25,000
Lakeview Food Pantry · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
$25,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
$20,000
Aspiritech · Evanston, IL · 2025
General purpose
$20,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$20,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$20,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose
$20,000
Hephazibah Children'S Association · Oak Park, IL · 2025
General purpose
$20,000
Meals On Wheels · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$20,000
North Chicago Public Education Foundation · North Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$15,000
North Chicago Public Education Foundation · North Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$15,000
North Chicago Public Education Foundation · North Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$15,000
North Chicago Public Education Foundation · North Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
$15,000
North Chicago Public Education Foundation · North Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
$15,000
St Ignatius College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
$10,380
Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
$10,000
Care for Friends · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$10,000
Center for Independent Futures · Evanston, IL · 2025
General purpose
$10,000
Haiti Nursing Foundation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
General purpose
$10,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purpose
$10,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General purpose
$10,000
St Judes Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General purpose
$10,000
American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Center for Independent Futures · Evanston, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Center for Independent Futures · Evanston, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Have Dreams · Park Ridge, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Have Dreams · Park Ridge, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Hephazibah Children'S Association · Oak Park, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Hephazibah Children'S Association · Oak Park, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Meals On Wheels · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Meals On Wheels · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose

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