Funding search · EIN 367285001 · Chicago, IL
Anderson 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.
- 43
- grants reported
- $3.6M
- total given
- 2024–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2024–2025. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The University of Chicago1 grant · $2.5M
- Regis High School1 grant · $700,000
- The Aspen Institute1 grant · $163,500
- Christ the King Jesuit College Prep2 grants · $30,000
- Chicago Jesuit Academy2 grants · $30,000
- The Trust for Public Land2 grants · $30,000
- Rainier Scholars2 grants · $25,000
- Maine Needs2 grants · $12,000
- Unlock the Box1 grant · $10,000
- Global Wildlife Conservation Fund Zambez2 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 43 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.5M
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $700,000
Regis High School · Stayton, OR · 2024
General support
- $163,500
The Aspen Institute · Washnington, DC · 2025
General support
- $15,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $15,000
Christ the King Jesuit College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $15,000
Rainier Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2025
General support
- $15,000
The Trust for Public Land · San Fransico, CA · 2025
General support
- $15,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Christ the King Jesuit College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $15,000
The Trust for Public Land · San Fransico, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
National Religious Campaign Against · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Nrcat · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Rainier Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Unlock the Box · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $7,000
Maine Needs · Portland, ME · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center · Cortez, CO · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Friends of the Children Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Global Wildlife Conservation Fund Zambez · Austin, TX · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Healthpoint · Renton, WA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Nols Scholarship Fund · Lander, WY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Waynflete School · Portland, ME · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center · Cortez, CO · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Friends of the Children Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Full Frame Initiative · Greenfield, MA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Global Wildlife Conservation Fund Zambez · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Maine Needs · Portland, ME · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Nols Scholarship Fund · Lander, WY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Waynflete School · Portland, ME · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Maine College of Art and Design · Portland, ME · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Maine College of Art and Design · Portland, ME · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Friends of Deering Oaks Park · Portland, ME · 2025
General support
- $2,500
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $2,500
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Chicago Parks Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Friends of Deering Oaks Park · Portland, ME · 2024
General support
- $1,500
Colorado College · Colorodo Springs, CO · 2025
General support
- $1,500
Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2025
General support
- $1,500
The Telling Room · Portland, ME · 2025
General support
- $1,500
Colorado College · Colorodo Springs, CO · 2024
General support
- $1,500
Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2024
General support
- $1,500
The Telling Room · Portland, ME · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Space Gallery · Portland, ME · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Space Gallery · Portland, ME · 2024
General support
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