Funding search · EIN 371887329 · Chicago, IL

Hunter 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.

350
grants reported
$22.1M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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  • Ravinia Festival Association3 grants · $6.1M
  • Northwestern Memorial Foundation2 grants · $1.3M
  • Erie Family Health Center3 grants · $475,000
  • College of Lake County Foundation3 grants · $450,000
  • Metrosquash3 grants · $400,000
  • North Lawndale College Prep Hs4 grants · $400,000
  • Imentor3 grants · $375,000
  • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation3 grants · $350,000
  • Room To Read3 grants · $350,000
  • Planned Parenthood of Illinois3 grants · $325,000

Giving over time

$3.6M
2022
$7.3M
2023
$11.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 350 grants.

  • $3.0M

    Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2024

    Cso program sponsorship for maxine hunter/the hunter pavilion

  • $3.0M

    Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    Legacy gift in honor of maxine and tom hunter iii

  • $635,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Hunter simulation and education center

  • $635,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Hunter simulation and education center

  • $225,000

    Northwestern Medicinelake Forest Hospital · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    Simulation and education center

  • $200,000

    Erie Family Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Healthreach waukegan

  • $200,000

    Metrosquash · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $200,000

    Bernie'S Books Book Bank Donations · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $175,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $175,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $152,500

    Bernie'S Books - Book Bank Donations · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $150,000

    College of Lake County Foundation · Grayslake, IL · 2024

    Apprenticeships program

  • $150,000

    Environmental Law & Policy Center Midwest · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Wetlands public education campaign

  • $150,000

    Kids First Health Care · Commerce City, CO · 2024

    General support/westminster new clinic project

  • $150,000

    Lake County Community Foundation · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    Mano a Mano Family Resource Center · Round Lake Park, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Bloomington, MN · 2024

    Chi-cal rivers fund

  • $150,000

    Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    College of Lake County Foundation · Grayslake, IL · 2023

    Apprenticeships program

  • $150,000

    Erie Family Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Healthreach waukegan

  • $150,000

    North Lawndale College Prep Hs · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $150,000

    College of Lake County Foundation · Grayslake, IL · 2022

    Apprenticeships program

  • $150,000

    Imentor · New York, NY · 2022

    Chicago/bay area programs

  • $150,000

    Room To Read · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Cambodia programs

  • $125,000

    Keeping Families Covered · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    Dollars for a van

  • $125,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $125,000

    Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Daybreak fund

  • $125,000

    Imentor · New York, NY · 2023

    Chicago program

  • $125,000

    Erie Family Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Healthreach waukegan

  • $115,000

    Boca Grande Disaster Fund · Boca Grande, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Bay Area Discovery Museum · Sausalito, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Bernie'S Books - Book Bank Donations · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Fresh taste: chicago region food system fund

  • $100,000

    Garfield Park Rite To Wellness Collab · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Illinois Environmental Council Education · Springfield, IL · 2024

    Clean power lake county/general support

  • $100,000

    Imentor · New York, NY · 2024

    Chicago program

  • $100,000

    Latino Policy Forum · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Lurie Children'S Hosptial of Chicago Fnd · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Center for childhood resilience

  • $100,000

    North Lawndale College Prep Hs · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Partnership for College Completion · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Rare · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Fish forever programs in honduras and guatemala/center for behavior and the environment

  • $100,000

    Room To Read · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Cambodia programs

  • $100,000

    Metrosquash · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Bloomington, MN · 2023

    Chi-cal rivers fund

  • $100,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Room To Read · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Cambodia programs

  • $100,000

    Build On · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Chicago program

  • $100,000

    Lake County Community Foundation · Waukegan, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Metrosquash · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Bloomington, MN · 2022

    Chi-cal rivers fund

  • $100,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $95,000

    North Lawndale College Prep Hs · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Phoenix rising

  • $85,000

    Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Illinois reproductive justice early childhood funders collaborative

  • $85,000

    Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $85,000

    Waukegan To College · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $80,000

    Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Illinois programs

  • $80,000

    Parents As Teachers · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Wisconsin programs

  • $75,000

    Advance Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods · Deerfield, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Children'S Advocacy and Family Resources · Greenwood Village, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Lake County Regional Office of Education · Vernon Hills, IL · 2024

    Schuler scholars program

  • $75,000

    Meals On Wheels Northeastern Illinois · Evanston, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    North Chicago Community Partners · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    North Lawndale Employment Network · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Northern Illinois University Foundation · Geneva, IL · 2024

    Educational systems center

  • $75,000

    Pads Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Roger Baldwin Fdn of the Aclu of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    The Friends of Highwood Public Library · Highwood, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Tipping Point · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Trust for Public Land · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For ca, co, il programs

  • $75,000

    Youth Build Lake County · North Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Ywca of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Lake county early childhood programs

  • $75,000

    Build-On · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Chicago program

  • $75,000

    Lake County Community Foundation · Waukegan, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    North Lawndale Employment Network · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Rare · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Fish forever programs in honduras and guatemala/center for behavior and the environment

  • $75,000

    North Lawndale Employment Network · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $75,000

    Northern Illinois Foodbank · Geneva, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $70,000

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $70,000

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $70,000

    Rare · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Firsh forever/honduras and guatemala

  • $60,000

    Conserving Carolina · Hendersonville, NC · 2024

    Learning grant

  • $60,000

    Washington National Cathedral Protestant Episocopal Cathedral Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Organ rebuild project

  • $60,000

    Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago Fnd · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Center for childhood resiliance

  • $60,000

    Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Illinois programs

  • $60,000

    Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Illinois program

  • $55,000

    Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $55,000

    North Lawndale College Prep Hs · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charter renewal process

  • $51,500

    Share Our Spare · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Beloved Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Bridges To Prosperity · Denver, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Build-On · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Chicago program

  • $50,000

    Carole Robertson Center for Learning · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Friends of the Chicago River · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Homeless Prenatal Program · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

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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.