Funding search · EIN 237044259 · Chicago, IL

Draper and Kramer Foundation

Name: Draper and Kramer Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

94
grants reported: $239,707
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,560
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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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.

World Central Kitchen3 grants · $30,282
The Greater Chicago Food Depository4 grants · $23,608
The Urban Alliance Foundation1 grant · $18,000
Toys for Tots4 grants · $14,350
The Night Ministry4 grants · $11,926
Alzheimer'S Association4 grants · $6,787
Chicago Refugee Coalition4 grants · $6,768
Camp Out for Kids4 grants · $5,755
Andean Aid1 grant · $5,620
Special Olympics4 grants · $5,423

Giving over time

$83,308

2022

$70,032

2023

$46,747

2024

$39,620

2025

Grant history

All 94 reported grants, largest first.

$27,406
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$18,000
The Urban Alliance Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$10,623
The Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,631
The Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,620
Andean Aid · Kenosha, WI · 2024
General
$5,000
Lawyer Committee for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$5,000
Project Hood · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$4,687
Maui Food Bank · Wailuku, HI · 2023
General
$4,654
Toys for Tots · Bridgeview, IL · 2023
General
$4,500
Chicago Loop Alliance Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$4,420
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$4,085
The Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$3,867
United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2023
General
$3,632
United Way of West Central Mississippi · Vicksburg, MS · 2023
General
$3,420
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General
$3,415
Toys for Tots · Bridgeview, IL · 2025
General
$3,377
Toys for Tots · Bridgeview, IL · 2022
General
$3,269
The Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$3,264
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$3,090
A Silver Lining Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$3,000
Refugee One · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$2,904
Toys for Tots · Bridgeview, IL · 2024
General
$2,706
Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
General
$2,686
Chicago Refugee Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$2,335
American Diabetes Association · Arlington, VA · 2022
General
$2,317
Hope for the Day · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$2,272
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$2,103
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$2,016
Neighborhood Food Pantries · West Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,979
Sudden Infant Death Services of Illinois · Lisle, IL · 2023
General
$1,970
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,833
Camp Out for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,826
Comic Relief · New York, NY · 2022
General
$1,784
Special Olympics · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$1,766
Role Model Movement Inc Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,734
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$1,730
The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$1,725
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,715
Wear Blue Run To Remember · Tacoma, WA · 2024
General
$1,705
Neighborhood Food Pantries · West Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,689
A Moment of Magic · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2023
General
$1,689
The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,681
Figueroa Wu Family Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,665
Blessings in a Backpack · Louisville, KY · 2023
General
$1,620
Chicago Refugee Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,593
Lakeview Pantry · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,585
Berna Foundation · Westchester, IL · 2022
General
$1,535
Deborah'S Place · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,535
Chicago Refugee Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,530
Camp Out for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,529
The Anti Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,515
Special Olympics · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$1,515
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$1,505
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,500
Camp Out for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,495
Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,495
Hope for the Day · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,480
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,478
Neighborhood Food Pantries · West Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,470
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,470
March of Dimes Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2025
General
$1,452
Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,450
Blessings in a Backpack · Louisville, KY · 2025
General
$1,436
Midtown Educational Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,436
Sudden Infant Death Services of Illinois · Lisle, IL · 2025
General
$1,422
Hope for the Day · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,420
Refugee One · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,411
The Anti Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,410
The Anti Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,379
Cradles To Crayons · Newton, MA · 2024
General
$1,378
Chicago Parks Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,375
March of Dimes Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
General
$1,361
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$1,353
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,335
Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,330
Chicago Parks Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,324
Sudden Infant Death Services of Illinois · Lisle, IL · 2024
General
$1,308
The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,280
Special Olympics · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$1,279
As Good As Gold - Golden Retriever Rescue of Illinois · McHenry, IL · 2024
General
$954
Csz Foundation · Avon, CT · 2022
General
$929
Blessings in a Backpack · Louisville, KY · 2022
General
$927
Chicago Refugee Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$912
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$911
Wounded Heros Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$892
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$892
Camp Out for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$876
Giant Steps Illinois · Lisle, IL · 2022
General
$864
National Sept 11 Memorial & Museum Dba 911 Memorial · New York, NY · 2022
General
$844
Special Olympics · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$814
American Heart Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$811
Runaway for Recovery · Newburyport, MA · 2022
General
$802
Sound of Wishes · Woodridge, IL · 2022
General
$500
Christmas Without Cancer Nfp · Evergreen Park, IL · 2024
General

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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.