Funding search · EIN 363820887 · Chicago, IL

Conant 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.

293
grants reported
$6.4M
total given
2021–2025
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212025. 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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  • Chicago Frontlines Funding Initiative3 grants · $285,000
  • Chicago Abortion Fund5 grants · $260,000
  • Human Rights Watch5 grants · $250,050
  • Chicago Foundation for Women5 grants · $250,000
  • Midwest Access Coalition5 grants · $210,000
  • Chicago Public Media3 grants · $150,000
  • Sass5 grants · $150,000
  • Planned Parenthood of Illinois3 grants · $150,000
  • Friends of the Parks5 grants · $125,000
  • Equity and Transformation5 grants · $115,000

Giving over time

$1.3M
2021
$1.2M
2022
$1.4M
2023
$1.3M
2024
$1.2M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 293 grants.

  • $150,000

    Chicago Frontlines Funding Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $125,000

    Chicago Frontlines Funding Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $65,000

    Little Village Environmental Justice Organization Lvejo · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $60,000

    Chicago Abortion Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,050

    Human Rights Watch · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Chicago Abortion Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Human Rights Watch · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Human Rights Watch · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Chicago Abortion Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Midwest Family Planning Clinic Nfp · Glenview, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Chicago Abortion Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Chicago Pubic Media · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Human Rights Watch · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Planned Parenthood Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Chicago Abortion Fund · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Chicago Pubic Media · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Human Rights Watch · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Planned Parenthood Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $45,000

    Circesteem · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $45,000

    Block Club Chgoinst for Non Profit News · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Circesteem · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $40,000

    Alianza Leadership Institute Dba Alliance of the Southeast · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Sass · Amherst, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Alliance of the Southeast · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Little Village Environmental Justice Org · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Sass · Amherst, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Alliance of the Southeast · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Little Village Environmental Justice Org · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Sass · Amherst, MA · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $35,000

    Equity and Transformation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $35,000

    Feminist Womens Health Center · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General support

  • $35,000

    Goldin Institute for Chicago Peace Fellows · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $35,000

    Memphis Center for Reproductive Health Dba Choices · Memphis, TN · 2025

    General support

  • $35,000

    Organized Communities Against Deportations · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $35,000

    Feminist Womens Health Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General support

  • $35,000

    Hyde Park Art Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $35,000

    Memphis Center for Reproductive Health Dba Choices · Memphis, TN · 2024

    General support

  • $35,000

    Block Club Chicago Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $35,000

    Block Club Chgoinst for Non Profit News · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Kentucky Health Justice Network · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Mountain Access Brigade · Charleston, WV · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Alternatives · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Goldin Institute for Chicago Peace Fellows · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Kentucky Health Justice Network · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Mountain Access Brigade · Charleston, WV · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Community Movement Builders · Scottdale, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Goldin Institute for Chicago Peace Fellows · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Solidaire Network · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Sweet Water Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Sweet Water Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Sweet Water Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $27,000

    Liberation Library · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $26,000

    Mamas · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $26,000

    Not Me We · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $25,500

    Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs On Behalf of the Final 5 Campaign · Calabasas, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Alianza Leadership Institute Dba Alliance of the Southeast · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    American Indian Center Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Chicago Em Collective · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Chicago Iwoc · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Coalition To End Permanent Punishment · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Crossroads Fund for the Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Friends of the Parks · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Illinois Environmental Coalition Education Fund · Springfield, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Liberation Library · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Mamas · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Not Me We · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs On Behalf of the Final 5 Camaign · Calabasas, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Sweet Water Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Alianza Leadership Institute Dba Alliance of the Southeast · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Block Club Chicago Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Chicago Em Collective · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Chicago Iwoc · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Coalition To End Permanent Punishment · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Crossroads Fund for the Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Friends of the Parks · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    International Childrens Media Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Sweet Water Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Alternatives · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Chicago Em Collective · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Chicago Iwoc · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Coalition To End Permanent Punishment · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Faith in Place · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Friends of the Parks · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

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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.