Funding search · EIN 465053786 · Chicago, IL
Dauten 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.
- 40
- grants reported
- $86.6M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $257,286
- 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.
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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 Milken Institute4 grants · $70.8M
- Fountain House3 grants · $5.1M
- Harvard University2 grants · $2.0M
- Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry4 grants · $1.9M
- Josselyn Center2 grants · $1.0M
- President and Fellows of Harvard College1 grant · $1.0M
- The Kennedy Forum3 grants · $925,000
- Boston Children'S Hospital2 grants · $914,300
- Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago1 grant · $728,000
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance3 grants · $660,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $28.1M
The Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To further program services
- $19.8M
The Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
To further program services
- $13.6M
The Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
To further program services
- $9.3M
The Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To further program services
- $2.9M
Fountain House · New York, NY · 2023
To further program services
- $2.0M
Fountain House · New York, NY · 2025
To further program services
- $1.8M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support the bipolar disorder fund for neuroscience research
- $1.0M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2025
To further program services
- $739,000
Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry · Boston, MA · 2023
To further program services
- $728,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
To further program services
- $689,300
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
To further program services
- $535,000
Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry · Boston, MA · 2024
To further program services
- $500,000
Josselyn Center · Northfield, IL · 2025
To further program services
- $500,000
Josselyn Center · Northfield, IL · 2024
To further program services
- $500,000
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
To further program services
- $500,000
Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry · Boston, MA · 2022
To further program services
- $395,000
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support dsba's mission and purpose, which provide hope, help, support, and education to improve the lives of people who have mood disorders and those who love them
- $350,000
The Kennedy Forum · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
- $325,000
The Kennedy Forum · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further program services
- $264,571
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further program services
- $250,000
Fountain House · New York, NY · 2024
To further program services
- $250,000
The Kennedy Forum · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further program services
- $225,000
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025
To further program services
- $221,276
Northwestern Memorial Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further program services
- $200,000
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further program services
- $150,000
Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry · Boston, MA · 2025
To further program services
- $140,000
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support dsba's mission and purpose, which provide hope, help, support, and education to improve the lives of people who have mood disorders and those who love them
- $138,405
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To support the bipolar disorder fund for neuroscience research
- $125,000
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois · Des Plaines, IL · 2025
To further program services
- $125,000
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support dsba's mission and purpose, which provide hope, help, support, and education to improve the lives of people who have mood disorders and those who love them
- $125,000
Luthern Social Services of Illinois · Des Plaines, IL · 2022
To support the opening of the new project impact program methodist hospital
- $25,000
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
To alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research
- $25,000
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research
- $25,000
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
To alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research
- $25,000
National Alliance On Mental Illness · Arlington, VA · 2023
To further program services
- $25,000
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
To alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research
- $25,000
National Alliance On Mental Illness · Arlington, VA · 2022
To further program services
- $25,000
One Mind · Rutherford, CA · 2022
To further program services
- $5,000
Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance · Arlington, VA · 2025
To further program services
- $5,000
Postpartum Support International · Portland, OR · 2025
To further program services
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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