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 20242025. 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

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  • 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

$3.3M
2024
$284,000
2025

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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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.