Funding search · EIN 364332846 · Glenview, IL
Holson 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.
- 48
- grants reported
- $244,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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
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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.
- Lyric Opera of Chicago4 grants · $30,000
- Take the Lead4 grants · $30,000
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater4 grants · $20,000
- Ragsdale2 grants · $20,000
- Danceworks Chicago3 grants · $15,000
- Pulmony Fibrosis Foundation3 grants · $15,000
- Chicago Symphony2 grants · $15,000
- First Tee of Greater Chicago3 grants · $15,000
- Tunnels To Towers4 grants · $10,000
- Santa Fe Opera4 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $10,000
Ragsdale · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Ragsdale · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Exempt function
- $7,500
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $7,500
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $7,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $7,500
Take the Lead · Watertown, NY · 2025
General support
- $7,500
Chicago Symphony · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt function
- $7,500
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt function
- $7,500
Take the Lead · Watertown, NY · 2024
Exempt function
- $7,500
Chicago Symphony · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt function
- $7,500
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt function
- $7,500
Take the Lead · Watertown, NY · 2023
Exempt function
- $7,500
Humble Design · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt function
- $7,500
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt function
- $7,500
Take the Lead · Watertown, NY · 2022
Exempt function
- $5,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Dance Works Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $5,000
First Tee Time of Greater Chicago · Glenview, IL · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt functin
- $5,000
Danceworks Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt function
- $5,000
First Tee of Greater Chicago · Glenview, IL · 2024
Exempt function
- $5,000
Pulmony Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt function
- $5,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt functin
- $5,000
Danceworks Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt function
- $5,000
First Tee of Greater Chicago · Glenview, IL · 2023
Exempt function
- $5,000
Pulmony Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt function
- $5,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt functin
- $5,000
Danceworks Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt function
- $5,000
First Tee of Greater Chicago · Glenview, IL · 2022
Exempt function
- $5,000
Pulmony Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt function
- $5,000
Ragdale Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Exempt function
- $3,000
Christ Church of Lake Forest · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Christ Church Lake Forest · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Exempt function
- $3,000
Christ Church Lake Forest · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Exempt function
- $3,000
Christ Church Lake Forest · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Exempt function
- $2,500
Riverside Preparatory Academy · Gainesville, GA · 2025
General support
- $2,500
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2025
General support
- $2,500
Tunnels To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025
General support
- $2,500
Riverside Military Academy · Gainsville, GA · 2024
Exempt function
- $2,500
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Exempt function
- $2,500
Tunnels To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Exempt function
- $2,500
Riverside Military Academy · Gainsville, GA · 2023
Exempt function
- $2,500
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Exempt function
- $2,500
Tunnels To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Exempt function
- $2,500
Riverside Military Academy · Gainsville, GA · 2022
Exempt function
- $2,500
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Exempt function
- $2,500
Tunnels To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Exempt function
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