Funding search · EIN 813101626 · Chicago, IL

John R Flanagan Charitable Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

41
grants reported
$7.5M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

chartiablegfeneral

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Funding pattern

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3 grants matching “gfeneral · $306,000

  • $25,000

    Femmebought Community Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For gfeneral charitable purposes

  • $31,000

    Femmebought Community Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2023

    For gfeneral charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    USA for United Nations High Commission for Refugees · Washington, DC · 2022

    For gfeneral charitable purposes

Top recipients

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  • Northwestern University4 grants · $4.2M
  • Northwestern Memorial Foundation4 grants · $885,000
  • Greater Chicago Food Depository3 grants · $450,000
  • Gad'S Hill3 grants · $300,000
  • Mercy Corps1 grant · $250,000
  • USA for United Nations High Commission for Refugees1 grant · $250,000
  • Metropolitan Family Services4 grants · $200,000
  • Duke University Conc Account1 grant · $198,321
  • Friends of Nachusa4 grants · $100,000
  • Friends of Apostle Island2 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$2.8M
2022
$1.7M
2023
$1.7M
2024
$1.2M
2025

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.8M

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022

    For general charitable purposes

  • $1.0M

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023

    For general charitable purposes

  • $950,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    For general charitable purposes

  • $525,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025

    For general charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    For general charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For general charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    For general charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    Mercy Corps · Boone, IA · 2022

    For general charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    USA for United Nations High Commission for Refugees · Washington, DC · 2022

    For gfeneral charitable purposes

  • $198,321

    Duke University Conc Account · Duham, NC · 2022

    For general charitable purposes

  • $150,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025

    For general charitable purposes

  • $150,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For general charitable purposes

  • $150,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023

    For general charitable purposes

  • $135,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    For general charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Gad'S Hill · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For general chartiable purposes

  • $100,000

    Gad'S Hill · Chicago, IL · 2023

    For general chartiable purposes

  • $100,000

    Gad'S Hill · Chicago, IL · 2022

    For general chartiable purposes

  • $70,000

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    For general charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Friends of Apostle Island · Bayfield, WI · 2025

    For general charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2025

    For general charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    The Neighborhood Bridge · Oak Park, IL · 2025

    For general charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Friends of Apostle Island · Bayfield, WI · 2024

    For general charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For general charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    The Neighborhood Bridge · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    For general charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Core Community Resources · Bayfield, WI · 2023

    For general charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2023

    For general charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Friends of the Apostel Islands National · Bayfield, WI · 2022

    For general charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022

    For general charitable purposes

  • $38,850

    Family Forum · Superior, WI · 2022

    For general chartiable purposes

  • $31,000

    Femmebought Community Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2023

    For gfeneral charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Washburn Club · Washburn, WI · 2024

    For general charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Friends of Nachusa · Franklin Grove, IL · 2025

    For general charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Recreation and Fitness Resources · Bayfield, WI · 2025

    For general charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Femmebought Community Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For gfeneral charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Friends of Nachusa · Franklin Grove, IL · 2024

    For general charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Recreation and Fitness Resources · Bayfield, WI · 2024

    For general charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Friends of Nachusa · Franklin Grove, IL · 2023

    For general charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Recreation and Fitness Resources · Bayfield, WI · 2023

    For general charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Friends of Nachusa · Franklin Grove, IL · 2022

    For general charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Legal Aid for New Entrepreneurs · Chicago, IL · 2025

    For general charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Beauty in Beauty Out Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    For general charitable purposes

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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.