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 2022–2025. 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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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.
- 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
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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