Funding search · EIN 367156974 · Chicago, IL
The Gallagher 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.
- 57
- grants reported
- $2.0M
- total given
- 2022–2023
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
familyservicesreligiouseducationalmedicalculturalresearchcare
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Marklund Children'S Home2 grants · $267,000
- Mobile C a R E Foundation2 grants · $165,000
- Catholic Relief Services2 grants · $160,000
- Boys Hope Girls Hope2 grants · $137,000
- Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago3 grants · $119,658
- Chicago Botanic Garden2 grants · $115,000
- Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School2 grants · $106,000
- Big Shoulders Fund2 grants · $105,000
- Inner City Impact2 grants · $75,000
- Brooklink2 grants · $67,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 57 reported grants, largest first.
- $142,000
Marklund Children'S Home · Geneva, IL · 2023
Family services
- $125,000
Marklund Children'S Home · Geneva, IL · 2022
Family services
- $92,500
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious and family services
- $87,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope · Evanston, IL · 2023
Family services
- $85,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Religious and family services
- $85,000
Mobile C a R E Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Medical
- $80,000
Mobile C a R E Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical
- $75,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Religious and family services
- $65,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Cultural
- $56,000
Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educational
- $55,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Family services
- $50,000
Inner City Impact · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious
- $50,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Family services
- $50,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope · Evanston, IL · 2022
Family services
- $50,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Cultural
- $50,000
Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
- $42,000
Brooklink · Germantown, WI · 2023
Family services
- $31,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2023
Family services
- $30,000
Annual Catholic Appeal · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious
- $30,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical research
- $30,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Medical research
- $30,000
Emmaus Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2022
Religious
- $26,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Educational
- $25,000
Armenian Relief Mission · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Family srvices
- $25,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago (New Hope Apartments) · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious
- $25,000
Emmaus Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious
- $25,000
Operation Warm · Chadds Ford, PA · 2023
Family serviceseducational
- $25,000
Uso of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
Military need
- $25,000
Annual Catholic Appeal · Chicago, IL · 2022
Religious
- $25,000
Armenian Relief Mission · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Family srvices
- $25,000
Brooklink · Germantown, WI · 2022
Family services
- $25,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Religious and family services
- $25,000
Inner City Impact · Chicago, IL · 2022
Religious
- $25,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2022
Family services
- $25,000
Operation Warm · Chadds Ford, PA · 2022
Family serviceseducational
- $25,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Educational
- $25,000
Uso of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Military need
- $20,000
Boys and Girls Club Silicon Valley · Milpitas, CA · 2023
Family services
- $20,000
Boys and Girls Club Silicon Valley · Milpitas, CA · 2022
Family services
- $20,000
Training Leaders International · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Educational
- $17,000
New Foundation of Hope · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical care
- $15,000
Training Leaders International · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Educational
- $15,000
Maasai Development Group · Castle Rock, CO · 2022
Educational
- $15,000
New Foundation of Hope · Chicago, IL · 2022
Medical care
- $11,000
Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Comunity and family services
- $10,000
American Brain Tumor Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical
- $10,000
Josephinum Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
Youth Choral Theater of Chicago · Evanston, IL · 2023
Cultural
- $10,000
American Brain Tumor Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Medical
- $10,000
Children'S Tumor Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Medical research
- $10,000
Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Comunity and family services
- $10,000
Josephinum Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
- $10,000
Youth Choral Theater of Chicago · Evanston, IL · 2022
Cultural
- $5,000
Catholic Charities Loss · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious
- $5,000
Bernies Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022
Educational
- $5,000
Catholic Charities Loss · Chicago, IL · 2022
Religious
- $2,158
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious-anticipated final distribution
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Similar purposes
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