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The Donnelley Foundation

Name: The Donnelley Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

417
grants reported: $1.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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

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.

The Sonoma Teaching Project5 grants · $138,000
Lake Forest College7 grants · $81,000
Chicago Youth Centers6 grants · $75,000
The Chicago Club Preservation Fund1 grant · $60,000
The Arlington Common Capital Campaign1 grant · $50,000
Uw Foundation Uw Dept of Medicine1 grant · $50,000
The Society of the Four Arts3 grants · $45,000
Norton Museum of Art3 grants · $43,500
Helping Hand2 grants · $40,000
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago2 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$600,950

2022

$683,350

2023

$631,950

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 417 grants.

$60,000
The Chicago Club Preservation Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$50,000
The Arlington Common Capital Campaign · Arlington, VT · 2023
Unrestricted
$50,000
Uw Foundation Uw Dept of Medicine · Madison, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
$36,000
The Sonoma Teaching Project · Sonoma, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$36,000
The Sonoma Teaching Project · Sonoma, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$36,000
The Sonoma Teaching Project · Sonoma, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
$20,000
Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$20,000
Helping Hands · Countryside, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$20,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$20,000
Mgh Leadership Council for Psychiatric Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$20,000
School of the Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$20,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$20,000
Austen-Riggs · Stockbridge, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$20,000
Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$20,000
Helping Hand · Countryside, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$20,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$20,000
Mgh Leadership Council for Psychiatry Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$20,000
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$20,000
Austen Riggs Center · Stockbridge, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$20,000
Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$20,000
Helping Hand · Countryside, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$20,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$20,000
Renew Democracy Initiative · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$20,000
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$18,000
The Sonoma Teaching Project · Sonoma, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
4those · Louisville, CO · 2024
Unrestricted
$15,000
St Pauls Episcopal Church · Dedham, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$15,000
The Mortem Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$15,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$15,000
St Paul'S Episcopal Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$15,000
The Morton Aboretum · Lisle, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$15,000
Chapel & York Fdn Inc (USA) for Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in Support of Ror · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
Chapel & York US Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
Mgh Leadership Council for Psychiatry Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
The Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$14,500
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
$14,500
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
$14,500
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
$13,000
The Church of Bethesda-By-the-Sea · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
$12,500
Friends of Historic Second Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$12,500
Friends of Historic Second · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$12,000
Sonoma Valley Community Church · Sonoma, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$12,000
The Sonoma Teaching Project · Sonoma, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$12,000
St Paul'S Episcopal Church · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$11,000
The Church of the Holy Spirit · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$11,000
The Church of Bethesda-By-the-Sea · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
$11,000
The Church of the Holy Spirit · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Austen Riggs Center · Stockbridge, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Gorton Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
H2h Project · Hodgkins, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Helping Hands · Countryside, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Mgh Leadership Council for Psychiatric Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Lord'S Place · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Town of Palm Beach United Way · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
4those · Louisville, CO · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Africa Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Chicago Architectural Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Friends of Lake Forest Parks and Recreation · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Illinois Tech · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Mainstreet and Lockport · Lockport, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Lord'S Place · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Montana History Foundation · Helena, MT · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Town of Palm Beach United Way · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Chicago Architectural Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Church of Bethesda-By-the-Sea · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Church of the Holy Spirit · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Lord'S Place · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Montana History Foundation · Helena, MT · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Town of Palm Beach United Way · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
$7,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$7,500
Sonoma Charter School · Sonoma, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$7,500
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
$7,500
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$7,500
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
$7,500
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$6,500
Lighthouse Christian Church · Merritt Is, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
$6,000
Chicago Architectural Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
Lighthouse Christian Church · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
4those · Louisville, CO · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Cares · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Chapel & York US Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Child Evangelism Fellowship · Warrenton, MO · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Detour Reef Life Preservation Society · Drummond Island, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Drummond Island Historical Museum · Drummond Island, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Drummond Island Sportmans Club · Drummond Island, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Drummond Island Volunteer Fire & Rescue · Drummond Island, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
H2h Project · Hodgkins, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted

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