Funding search · EIN 461606217 · Lake Forest, IL

Ancona Family 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.

66
grants reported
$129,190
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

publicuniversityeducationalinstitutionadvancecommunitycreateeducation

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Top recipients

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  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute3 grants · $35,000
  • Univ of Chicago Booth School of Bus3 grants · $15,000
  • Nantucket Cottage Hospital3 grants · $15,000
  • York College Foundation3 grants · $14,000
  • Amherst Fund3 grants · $11,700
  • American Friends of Lse2 grants · $8,000
  • Nantucket Preservation Trust3 grants · $4,500
  • London School of Economics1 grant · $4,000
  • Nantucket Atheneum3 grants · $3,700
  • Northern Illinois Food Bank3 grants · $3,000

Giving over time

$38,125
2022
$39,065
2023
$52,000
2024

Grant history

All 66 reported grants, largest first.

  • $15,000

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $10,000

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $10,000

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $5,200

    Amherst Fund · Amherst, MA · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $5,000

    Nantucket Cottage Hospital · Nantucket, MA · 2024

    General Operating Purposes.

  • $5,000

    Univ of Chicago Booth School of Bus · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Grant to Public University

  • $5,000

    York College Foundation · Jamaica, NY · 2024

    Grant to Public University

  • $5,000

    Nantucket Cottage Hospital · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    General Operating Purposes.

  • $5,000

    Univ of Chicago Booth School of Bus · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Grant to Public University

  • $5,000

    York College Foundation · Jamaica, NY · 2023

    Grant to Public University

  • $5,000

    Nantucket Cottage Hospital · Nantucket, MA · 2022

    General Operating Purposes.

  • $5,000

    Univ of Chicago Booth School of Bus · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Grant to Public University

  • $4,000

    London School of Economics · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $4,000

    American Friends of Lse · New York, NY · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $4,000

    American Friends of Lse · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $4,000

    York College Foundation · Jamaica, NY · 2022

    Grant to Public University

  • $3,500

    Amherst Fund · Amherst, MA · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $3,000

    Amherst Fund · Amherst, MA · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,650

    Greenwich Academy · Greenwich, CT · 2024

    Grant to Educational Institution

  • $1,500

    Nantucket Preservation Trust · Nantucket, MA · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,500

    Nantucket Preservation Trust · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,500

    Nantucket Atheneum · Nantucket, MA · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,500

    Nantucket Preservation Trust · Nantucket, MA · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,250

    Nantucket Historical Association · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,200

    Nantucket Atheneum · Nantucket, MA · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024

    To create research funds for advance Leukemia and BMT research and treatment.

  • $1,000

    Nantucket Book Festival · Nantucket, MA · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,000

    Nantucket Food Fuel Rental Assistan · Nantucket, MA · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,000

    Nantucket Atheneum · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $1,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $750

    Nantucket Dreamland Foundation · Nantucket, MA · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $750

    Nantucket Historical Association · Nantucket, MA · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $715

    Junior League of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $715

    Junior League of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $700

    Egan Maritime · Nantucket, MA · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $685

    Junior League of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $500

    Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $500

    Be the Match · Minneapolls, MN · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $400

    Greenwich Academy · Greenwich, CT · 2022

    Grant to Educational Institution

  • $300

    Friends of Nantucket Public Schools · Nantucket, MA · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $250

    Maria Michell Associations · Nantucket, MA · 2024

    General Operating Purposes.

  • $250

    Greenwich Academy · Greenwich, CT · 2023

    Grant to Educational Institution

  • $250

    Maria Mitchell Association · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $215

    Egan Maritime · Nantucket, MA · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $200

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General Operating Purposes.

  • $200

    Infant Welfare Society · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $200

    Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Wellsley, MA · 2024

    Support of organization that supports patients.

  • $200

    Society for the Relief of Women and · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $200

    Lake Forest Open Lands Assoc · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $140

    Nantucket Garden Club · Nantucket, MA · 2022

    Community organization that supports schools and education.

  • $125

    Lake Forest Open Lands Assoc · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $100

    Aurora Public Library District Foun · Aurora, IL · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $100

    Lake Forest Police Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $100

    Northbrook Symphony Orchestra · Northbrook, IL · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $100

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General Operating Purposes.

  • $100

    Be the Match · Minneapolls, MN · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $100

    Egan Maritime · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $100

    Lake Forest Open Lands Assoc · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $100

    Simsbury Lions Charities · Simsbury, CT · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $100

    Society for the Relief of Women and · New York, NY · 2023

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $100

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General Operating Purposes.

  • $100

    Society for the Relief of Women and · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $25

    St Francis Breadline · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

  • $20

    Chatham Historical Society · East Hampton, CT · 2024

    Grant to Public Charity

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