Funding search · EIN 363798525 · Chicago, IL
John E & Jeanne T Hughes Charitable
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 85
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
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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.
- Defy Ventures Fbo Illinois Programs4 grants · $323,000
- Future Founders Foundation4 grants · $90,000
- Imerman Angels4 grants · $80,000
- Chicago Furniture Bank4 grants · $75,000
- Children'S Oncology Network3 grants · $60,000
- Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization4 grants · $52,000
- Safe Haven - Fbo Women'S Justice Initiative2 grants · $45,000
- Gray Matter Experience2 grants · $40,000
- Code Nation2 grants · $40,000
- Restore Justice Foundation2 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 85 reported grants, largest first.
- $133,000
Defy Ventures Fbo Illinois Programs · Pasadena, CA · 2024
General operating support
- $100,000
Defy Ventures Fbo Illinois Programs · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Program support
- $50,000
Defy Ventures Fbo Illinois Programs · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Program support
- $40,000
Defy Ventures Fbo Illinois Programs · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Program support
- $30,000
Safe Haven - Fbo Women'S Justice Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $30,000
Future Founders Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Program support
- $25,000
Robert R McCormick Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
- $25,000
Future Founders Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Gilda'S Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Grey Matter Experience · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Imerman Angels · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Arts Alliance Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Code Nation · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Future Founders Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Gray Matter Experience · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Chicago Furniture Bank · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Children'S Oncology Network · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Illinois Prison Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Imerman Angels · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Chicago Furniture Bank · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Children'S Oncology Network · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Restore Justice Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Chicago Furniture Bank · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Children'S Oncology Network · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Imerman Angels · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Restore Justice Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Safe Haven - Fbo Women'S Justice Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
- $15,000
Women'S Justice Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Chicago Furniture Bank · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
- $15,000
Children'S Onocology Network · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
- $15,000
Code Nation · New York, NY · 2021
Program support
- $15,000
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization · Tampa, FL · 2021
Program support and general operating support
- $15,000
Gray Matter Experience · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
- $15,000
Imerman Angels · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
- $15,000
Restore Justice · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
- $15,000
Safer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Program support
- $13,500
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization · Tampa, FL · 2023
General operating support
- $13,500
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization · Tampa, FL · 2022
General operating support
- $12,500
North Central College Fbo Self Employment Arts Program · Naperville, IL · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization · Tampa, FL · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Depaul University Fbo Coleman Entrepreneurship Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Future Founders Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Grey Matter Experience · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Illinois Coalition To End Permanent Punishments · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Inspiration Corp · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
John Howard Association of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Revolution Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Sheridan McGuane Baseball League · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Sunshine Enterprises · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Inspiration Corp · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Sunshine Enterprises · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Drawbridge Community Revitalization Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Moneythink · Berkley, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
One On One Mentoring · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Moneythink · Berkley, CA · 2021
General operating support
- $10,000
North Central College · Naperville, IL · 2021
Program support
- $10,000
Sunshine Enterprises · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
- $7,500
Sunshine Enterprises · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Urban Autism Solutions · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Depaul University Fbo Coleman Entrepreneurship Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
- $5,000
Sheridan McGuane Baseball League · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
- $5,000
Almost Home Kids · Naperville, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Depaul University Fbo Coleman Entrepreneurship Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Gallery 111 - Skinner School Forum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Gilda'S Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Urban Autism Solutions · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
One On One Mentoring · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
- $5,000
P33 · Chicago, IL · 2021
Program support
- $4,000
Gilda'S Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $4,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2021
Program support
- $3,500
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2021
Program support
- $3,000
North Central College Fbo Self Employment Arts Program · Naperville, IL · 2023
Program support
- $3,000
Devices for the Disabled · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $3,000
Gilda'S Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Program support
- $3,000
Ywca Metropolitan Chicagostreetwise · Chicago, IL · 2021
Program support
- $2,000
The Next Picture Show · Dixon, IL · 2024
Program support
- $2,000
The Next Picture Show · Dixon, IL · 2023
Program support
- $2,000
The Next Picture Show · Dixon, IL · 2022
Program support
- $2,000
Heartland Health Centers · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
- $2,000
Run Far Fdn · Bainbrdige Island, WA · 2021
General operating support
- $2,000
The Next Picture Show · Dixon, IL · 2021
Program support
- $1,000
St Ignatius College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
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