Funding search · EIN 203686414 · Northbrook, IL

Donald L & Susan J Schwartz Foundation

Name: Donald L & Susan J Schwartz Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

76
grants reported: $675,327
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $250
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

educational arts education religious

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Ravinia Festival4 grants · $272,359
Donald & Susan Schwartz Donor Advised Charitable1 grant · $181,964
Macalester College2 grants · $150,000
Macalester College1 grant · $25,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $13,500
National Right To Work Foundation3 grants · $5,700
Steppenwolf Theatre1 grant · $4,000
National Right To Defense1 grant · $3,000
Heritage Foundation4 grants · $2,675
Partners To Progress1 grant · $2,500

Giving over time

$33,161

2022

$142,353

2023

$202,933

2024

$296,880

2025

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

$258,182
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Charity
$181,964
Donald & Susan Schwartz Donor Advised Charitable · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Charity
$125,000
Macalester College · St Paul, MN · 2023
Educational
$25,000
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Charity
$25,000
Macalester College · St Paul, MN · 2022
Educational
$9,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charity
$5,000
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Charity
$5,000
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Charity
$4,500
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charity
$4,177
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Charitable
$4,000
Steppenwolf Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Arts
$3,500
National Right To Work Foundation · Springfield, VA · 2024
Charity
$3,000
National Right To Defense · Springfield, VA · 2023
Charity
$2,500
Partners To Progress · Wauconda, IL · 2025
Charity
$2,000
National Right To Work Foundation · Springfield, VA · 2025
Charity
$1,400
The Cracoe and Rylstone Community Fund · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Heritage Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charitable
$1,000
The Cradle · Evanston, IL · 2025
Charity
$1,000
Secure Futures · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Steppenwolf Annual Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts
$950
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable
$825
Heritage Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
$750
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2025
Charitable
$550
Heritage Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$500
Latham Cares · Costa Mesa, CA · 2025
Charity
$500
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
Charity
$500
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable
$500
Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charity
$500
North Shore Chapter Infant Welfare Society · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable
$400
The Cradle Adoption Agency · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable
$300
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Charitable
$300
Glencoe Union Church · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Religious
$300
Heritage Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$300
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Charitable
$275
Walnut Cove Member Association · Skyland, NC · 2022
Charitable
$250
Food Bank for Larimer County · Loveland, CO · 2025
Charity
$250
North Shore Senior Center · Northfield, IL · 2024
Charity
$250
Auxilary of Infant Welfare Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$250
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable
$250
Secure Futures -Teen Financial Education · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Educational
$200
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
$200
National Right To Work Foundation · Springfield, VA · 2023
Charity
$200
National Glaucoma Research Institute · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Educational
$150
Northshore Place Holiday Fund · Evanston, IL · 2025
Charity
$150
Sarah'S Circle · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charity
$150
Glencoe Union Church · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Religious
$150
Sarah'S Circle · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$150
Steppenwolf Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
Arts
$117
Alzheimer Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charity
$113
Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Charity
$100
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2025
Charity
$100
Chicago Furniture Bank · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charity
$100
Macular Degeneration Research · Northampton, MA · 2025
Charity
$100
Skyland Fire and Rescue · Skyland, NC · 2024
Charity
$100
National Center for Public Policy · District of Columbia, DC · 2023
Charity
$100
Walnut Cove Member Association · Skyland, NC · 2023
Charitable
$100
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$100
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
Educational
$100
Rise International · Northfield, IL · 2022
Education
$90
Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$75
White House Historical Association · Washington, DC · 2025
Charity
$75
Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charity
$75
Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charity
$75
North Carolina Arboretum Society · Asheville, NC · 2022
Charitable
$60
Wfmt Membership · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charity
$60
Macular Degeneration Association · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Charity
$51
Young America'S Foundation · Reston, VA · 2023
Charity
$50
Usga · Liberty Corner, NJ · 2024
Charity
$50
Rise International · Northfield, IL · 2023
Education
$50
Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$50
White House Historical Association · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$44
Phi Beta Kappa Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Charity
$44
Phi Beta Kappa · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
$25
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Charity
$25
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Charity
$25
National Parks Conservation · Washington, DC · 2023
Charity

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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.