Funding search · EIN 843854465 · Chicago, IL

Bluespruce 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.

72
grants reported
$5.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
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

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Top recipients

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  • Edward and Jennifer Magnus Schwab Charitable Fund1 grant · $1.2M
  • Hurd Family Donor Advised Fund1 grant · $1.1M
  • Schwab Charitable Fund2 grants · $986,595
  • Edward and Jennifer Magnus Schwab Charitable Fund1 grant · $396,614
  • Hurd Family Donor Advised Fund1 grant · $386,615
  • Regents of the University of Michigan2 grants · $205,000
  • Aspen Education Foundation2 grants · $150,500
  • Wings Program3 grants · $150,000
  • President & Fellows of Harvard College1 grant · $100,000
  • Northwestern University3 grants · $75,000

Giving over time

$510,600
2022
$1.2M
2023
$2.4M
2024
$981,979
2025

Grant history

All 72 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.2M

    Edward and Jennifer Magnus Schwab Charitable Fund · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Hurd Family Donor Advised Fund · Aspen, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $493,298

    Schwab Charitable Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Designated for the hurd family donor advised fund

  • $493,297

    Schwab Charitable Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Designated for the edward and jennifer magnus schwab charitable fund

  • $396,614

    Edward and Jennifer Magnus Schwab Charitable Fund · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025

    General support

  • $386,615

    Hurd Family Donor Advised Fund · Aspen, CO · 2025

    General support

  • $200,000

    Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    General support

  • $145,000

    Aspen Education Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Wings Program · Palatine, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Wings Program · Palatine, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Wings Program · Palatine, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Wings Program · Palatine, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Mass General Brigham Home Care · Waltham, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation · Saline, MI · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Chicago Historical Society · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Second Stage Theater · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Stanford University Development Services · Stanford, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Aspen Football · Aspen, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Aspen Football · Aspen, CO · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Aspen Country Day School · Aspen, CO · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Mass General Brigham Home Care · Charlestown, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Stanford Online High School Annual Fund (Gaavg) · Redwood City, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $7,500

    Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $6,000

    Mary Meyer School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $5,500

    Aspen Education Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Aspen Education Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Aspen Valley Health Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Seatlle, WA · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Haymarket Opera Company Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Independence Pass Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Injustice Watch · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Haymarket Opera Company Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Three Fires Council Inc Boy Scouts of America Troop 1776 · Saint Charles, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Injustice Watch · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Mary Meyer School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Three Fires Council Inc Boy Scouts of America Troop 1776 · Saint Charles, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Dana Farber · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Friends of Fidf · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Hopehealth Community Vna · Attleboro, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Hopehealth Hospice and Palliative Care · Providence, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Injustice Watch · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $2,600

    Aspen Community Foundation · Basalt, CO · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    Boys Hope Girls Hope · Wilmette, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    City Year · Boston, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Lead the Way Fund · Ny, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Boys Hope Girls Hope · Wilmette, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Lead the Way Fund · Manhasset, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Boys Hope Girls Hope · Wilmette, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Lead the Way Fund · Manhasset, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Boys Hope Girls Hope · Wilmette, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    Lead the Way Fund · Manhasset, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Henry Schueler 41 & 9 Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Henry Schueler 41 & 9 Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    The University of Wisconsin Founation · Madison, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    Henry Schueler 41 & 9 Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $500

    Henry Schueler 41 & 9 Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $250

    Catherine Cook School · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General 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.