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 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
publicuniversityeducationalinstitutionadvancecommunitycreateeducation
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Funding pattern
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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
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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