Funding search · EIN 203662445 · Lake Forest, IL

Garrett Family Foundation

Name: Garrett Family 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.

92
grants reported: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
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.

Lake Forest College3 grants · $543,775
Center for Illinois Politics1 grant · $150,000
Shady Hill School2 grants · $111,000
Mothers Trust Foundation3 grants · $65,650
John Thomas Dye School2 grants · $57,077
Shady Hill Fund1 grant · $55,000
Erie Family Foundation2 grants · $40,363
The John Thomas Dye School1 grant · $25,182
Josselyn Center2 grants · $20,000
Erie Family Health Foundation1 grant · $17,500

Giving over time

$360,991

2022

$233,956

2023

$723,138

2024

Grant history

All 92 reported grants, largest first.

$513,775
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$150,000
Center for Illinois Politics · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$56,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$55,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$55,000
Shady Hill Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$32,077
John Thomas Dye School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$30,000
Mothers Trust Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$25,182
The John Thomas Dye School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$25,000
John Thomas Dye School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$25,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$20,650
Mothers Trust Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$20,363
Erie Family Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$20,000
Erie Family Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$17,500
Erie Family Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$15,000
Catholic Charities · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$15,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$15,000
Mothers Trust Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$11,000
Paws for Patrick · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$11,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$10,453
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$10,000
Josselyn Center · Northfield, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$10,000
A Purposeful Rescue · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$10,000
Josselyn Center · Northfield, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$10,000
Uci Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$10,000
Genesys Works National · Houston, TX · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$7,500
The Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$6,258
History Center of Lake Forestlake Bluff · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$5,100
A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$5,000
Friends of Lake Forest Library · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$5,000
Genesys Works Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$5,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$5,000
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois · Des Plaines, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$5,000
The Rape Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$5,000
Bravo Waukegan · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$5,000
Lamda Leagal · New York, NY · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$5,000
The Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$4,550
American Red Cross · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$3,818
Paws for Patrick · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$3,500
Evan Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$3,080
Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$3,080
Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$3,000
History Center of Lake Forestlake Bluff · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,695
Lake Forest Open Lands Association · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,500
Bravo Waukegan · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,500
Ps Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,500
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,500
American Repertory Theater · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,500
Evan Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,500
Lake Forest of Transparency · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,500
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,500
Lutheran Social Services Il · Des Plaines, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,369
Bionic Project · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,050
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,000
Lake Forest Preservation Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,000
History Center of Lake Forestlake Bluff · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$2,000
The Cradle Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,850
The Church of the Holy Spirit · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,500
Alexander Twilight · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,500
Better Government Assocation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,500
Reading Power · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,100
Northeast Illinois Council · Vernon Hills, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,050
Golf Ipga Birdies · Golf, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,050
Cam Neely Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,040
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,035
Illinois Environmental Council · Springfield, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,026
Pan-Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,025
American Red Cross · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Elawa Farm · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Lake County Community Foundation · Grayslake, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Reading Power · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Team Crawford Athletic Foundation · La Mesa, CA · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Friends of the Peabody School · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Illinois Environmental Council · Springfield, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Lake County College Prep · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Lake County Community Foundation · Grayslake, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Lake Forest Open Lands Association · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Lake Forest Preservation Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
The Cradle Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
The Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
American Red Cross · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Illinois Environmental Council · Springfield, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Lake County Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$1,000
Lake Forest Open Lands Association · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$526
New England Donor Services · Waltham, MA · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$250
Notre Dame College Prep · Niles, IL · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose
$162
Honest Junk · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$150
Chicago Furniture Bank · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$100
Lake Forest High School Hockey · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$100
Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, SC · 2023
Charity's exempt purpose
$100
United Service Organization · Washington, DC · 2022
Charity's exempt purpose
$21
Wikimedia · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charity's exempt purpose

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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.