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 2022–2025. 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
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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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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