Funding search · EIN 200254015 · Wadsworth, IL
James G Hart 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.
- 265
- grants reported
- $3.3M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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.
- Women Make Movies4 grants · $690,000
- Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund2 grants · $550,000
- Tulane University4 grants · $400,000
- Committee To Protect Journalists4 grants · $200,000
- Old Town School of Folk Music3 grants · $185,000
- Institute for Music & Neurologic Function4 grants · $165,000
- Frontline Journalism Fund3 grants · $160,000
- US Campaign for Palestinian Rights4 grants · $92,500
- Project On Government Oversight4 grants · $78,500
- International Rescue Committee4 grants · $70,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 265 grants.
- $425,000
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund · Albany, NY · 2022
General fund
- $225,000
Women Make Movies · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
- $170,000
Women Make Movies · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
- $170,000
Women Make Movies · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $125,000
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
- $125,000
Women Make Movies · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
- $100,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2025
General fund
- $100,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General fund
- $100,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General fund
- $100,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2022
General fund
- $75,000
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
- $75,000
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $60,000
Frontline Journalism Fund · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
- $60,000
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago, IL · 2025
General fund
- $60,000
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
- $50,000
Institute for Music & Neurologic Function · Bronx, NY · 2025
General fund
- $50,000
Frontline Journalism Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
- $50,000
Institute for Music & Neurologic Function · Bronx, NY · 2024
General fund
- $50,000
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
- $50,000
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $50,000
Frontline Journalism Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $50,000
Institute for Music & Neurologic Function · Bronx, NY · 2023
General fund
- $30,000
Wisconsin Public Radio · Madison, WI · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
Project On Government Oversight · Washington, DC · 2025
General fund
- $25,000
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights · Washington, DC · 2025
General fund
- $25,000
Project On Government Oversight · Washington, DC · 2024
General fund
- $25,000
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights · Washington, DC · 2024
General fund
- $25,000
Project On Government Oversight · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $25,000
Wisconsin Public Radio · Madison, WI · 2022
General fund
- $20,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
- $20,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
- $20,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $17,500
Wuwm Milwaukee Public Radio · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General fund
- $17,500
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
- $15,000
Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
- $15,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
- $15,000
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
- $15,000
Institute for Music & Neurologic Function · Bronx, NY · 2022
General fund
- $12,500
American Near East Refugee Aid · Washington, DC · 2025
General fund
- $12,500
Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
- $12,500
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
- $12,500
Wuwm Milwaukee Public Radio · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Northern Public Radio · Dekalb, IL · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
American Near East Refugee Aid · Washington, DC · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Center for Public Integrity · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
- $7,500
Kartemquin Educational Films · Chicago, IL · 2025
General fund
- $7,500
Kartemquin Educational Films · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
- $7,500
Northern Public Radio · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General fund
- $7,500
American Near East Refugee Aid · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
- $7,500
Kartemquin Educational Films · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $7,500
Northern Public Radio · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General fund
- $7,500
Wuwm Milwaukee Public Radio · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General fund
- $7,500
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
- $7,000
Bennington College · Bennington, VT · 2025
General fund
- $7,000
Bennington College · Bennington, VT · 2024
General fund
- $6,000
Bennington College · Bennington, VT · 2023
General fund
- $6,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
General fund
- $5,500
Respiratory Health Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Brennan Center for Justice · Washington, DC · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Center for Constitutional Rights · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Respiratory Health Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Wamu 885 · Washington, DC · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Wdcb Public Radio · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Whyy · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Wamu 885 · Washington, DC · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Wdcb Public Radio · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Whyy · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Wdcb Public Radio · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Whyy · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Bennington College · Bennington, VT · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Center for Public Integrity · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Kartemquin Educational Films · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Northern Public Radio · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Wuwm Milwaukee Public Radio · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General fund
- $4,000
The Peoples Music School · Chicago, IL · 2025
General fund
- $4,000
Wamu 885 · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
- $3,500
Fund for Investigative Journalism · Washington, DC · 2025
General fund
- $3,500
Resist · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
- $3,500
Wbur 909 · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
- $3,500
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign · Madison, WI · 2025
General fund
- $3,500
The Peoples Music School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
- $3,500
Wbur 909 · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
- $3,500
American Near East Refugee Aid · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
- $3,500
Project On Government Oversight · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
- $3,500
Wdcb Public Radio · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
American Civil Liberties Union Fnd · Chicago, IL · 2025
General fund
- $3,000
Wheatland Music Organization · Remus, MI · 2025
General fund
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