Funding search · EIN 842345560 · Aurora, IL

Dunham Foundation

Name: Dunham 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.

122
grants reported: $10.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,000
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.

Vna Healthcare1 grant · $1.6M
Quad County Urban League3 grants · $1.6M
Community Foundation of Fox River V3 grants · $985,675
Serenity House1 grant · $750,000
The Wong Foundation1 grant · $673,000
Forefront3 grants · $444,967
Wayside Cross Ministries3 grants · $333,150
Paramount Arts Centre3 grants · $309,000
Women'S Business Development Center2 grants · $300,000
Rosary High School1 grant · $265,000

Giving over time

$3.6M

2022

$3.3M

2023

$3.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 122 grants.

$1.6M
Vna Healthcare · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$1.1M
Quad County Urban League · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$750,000
Serenity House · Addison, IL · 2023
Program support
$673,000
The Wong Foundation · Naperville, IL · 2024
Program support
$545,675
Community Foundation of Fox River V · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$350,000
Quad County Urban League · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$282,500
Community Foundation of Fox River V · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$265,000
Marmion Academy · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$265,000
Rosary High School · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$250,000
Paramount Arts Centre · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$226,000
Lcfs of Illinois · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 2024
Program support
$210,000
Wayside Cross Ministries · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$208,068
Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$157,500
Community Foundation of Fox River V · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$154,000
Fox Valley Patriotic Organization · Batavia, IL · 2023
Program support
$150,000
Women'S Business Development Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$150,000
Women'S Business Development Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
$118,578
Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$118,321
Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
$100,000
Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Aurora University · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Dominican Literacy Center · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Tricity Family Services · Geneva, IL · 2023
Program support
$85,000
Mutual Ground · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$75,000
Mutual Ground · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$75,000
Fox Valley Hands of Hope · Geneva, IL · 2023
Program support
$75,000
Batavia Historical Society · Batavia, IL · 2022
Program support
$75,000
Mutual Ground · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$75,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2022
Program support
$74,000
Wayside Cross Ministries · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$70,000
Batavia Foundation for Education Ex · Batavia, IL · 2024
Program support
$65,000
Quad County Urban League · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$60,000
Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$60,000
360 Youth Services · Naperville, IL · 2022
Program support
$60,000
Illinois Joining Forces Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
$59,000
Plum Landing · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$56,055
Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity · Montgomery, IL · 2022
Program support
$53,800
Holy Cross Catholic School · Batavia, IL · 2022
Program support
$50,000
Musicians Enduring Legacy Organizat · Elmhurst, IL · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Advance Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$50,000
Lewis Univeristy · Romeoville, IL · 2023
Program support
$50,000
North Central College · Naperville, IL · 2023
Program support
$50,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$50,000
Paramount Arts Centre · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$50,000
The Neighbor Project · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$50,000
Aurora University · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$49,150
Wayside Cross Ministries · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$40,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2023
Program support
$35,000
Aurora Regional Fire Museum · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$29,508
Waubonsee Community College · Sugar Grove, IL · 2023
Program support
$25,200
Science Technology Interactive Cent · Batavia, IL · 2024
Program support
$25,000
Fox Valley Food for Health · Geneva, IL · 2024
Program support
$25,000
Mount Carmel High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$25,000
360 Youth Services · Naperville, IL · 2023
Program support
$25,000
Family Focus · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$25,000
Fox Valley Food for Health · Geneva, IL · 2023
Program support
$25,000
Illinois Bar Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$25,000
Esse Adult Day Services · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$25,000
Valley Sheltered Workshop · Batavia, IL · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Agape Connection · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$20,000
North Central Illinois Finishing Tr · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$20,000
American Diabetes Assocation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Aurora Hispanic Heritage Advisory B · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Fox Valley Park Foundation · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Holy Angels Food Pantry · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$17,150
Greater Chicago Advance Manufacturi · Geneva, IL · 2023
Program support
$16,000
Citizens Police Youth Academy · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Association for Individual Developm · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Illinois Bar Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Association for Individual Developm · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Boy Scouts of America-Three Fires C · St Charles, IL · 2023
Program support
$14,000
Batavia Community Chest · Batavia, IL · 2023
Program support
$13,845
Elyssa'S Mission · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Program support
$12,000
Messenger Public Library North Auro · North Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$12,000
Diamond Youth Foundation · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
Program support
$12,000
Fox Valley Park Foundation · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$12,000
Diamond Youth Foundation · Hinsdale, IL · 2022
Program support
$11,000
Changing Children'S Worlds Foundati · Geneva, IL · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Aurora East Educational Foundation · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Diamond Youth Foundation · Hinsdale, IL · 2024
Program support
$10,000
The Joshua Tree Community · Geneva, IL · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Tricity Family Services · Geneva, IL · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Aurora East Educational Foundation · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$10,000
A Foundation-Wasd · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$10,000
Batavia Foundation for Education Ex · Batavia, IL · 2022
Program support
$9,000
Paramount Arts Centre · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$7,500
Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry · Aurora, IL · 2022
Program support
$6,000
Seize the Future Developmental Foun · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Alive Center · Naperville, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Aurora Regional Fire Museum · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Casa Kane County · Geneva, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Community Support Services · Brookfield, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Dvsa Communities · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Esse Adult Day Services · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Fox Valley Park Foundation · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Pigment International Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Simply Destinee · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Sq Society 57 · Aurora, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Suicide Prevention Services · Batavia, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
A Foundation-Wasd · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program support

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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.