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Funding search · EIN 274274285 · Chicago, IL

Koch 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.

69
grants reported
$921,555
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,500
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.

What they fund

discretionaryreceiving

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Top recipients

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  • Chicago Council On Global Affairs4 grants · $360,000
  • Greater Chicago Food Depository2 grants · $143,334
  • James Beard Foundation3 grants · $95,285
  • Navy Pier2 grants · $86,000
  • Ymca of Greater New York2 grants · $50,000
  • Prospect Park Alliance2 grants · $32,500
  • Temple Shalom4 grants · $20,320
  • Congregation Beth Elohim3 grants · $17,920
  • Mhub4 grants · $15,352
  • University of Chicago Law School3 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$131,430
2022
$340,928
2023
$314,712
2024
$134,485
2025

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

  • $165,000

    Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $160,000

    Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $133,334

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $62,000

    Navy Pier · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $40,000

    James Beard Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $34,035

    James Beard Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $25,000

    Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $25,000

    Ymca of Greater New York · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $25,000

    Ymca of Greater New York · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $24,000

    Navy Pier · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $21,250

    James Beard Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $17,500

    Prospect Park Alliance · Ny, NY · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $15,000

    Prospect Park Alliance · Ny, NY · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $10,360

    Congregation Beth Elohim · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $10,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $10,000

    Civic Federation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $10,000

    Sinai Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $10,000

    Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $10,000

    Mhub · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $6,180

    Temple Shalom · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $6,150

    Temple Shalom · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $5,000

    Chicago Architecture Center · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $5,000

    Naturally Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $5,000

    University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $5,000

    Northwestern University · Evaston, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $5,000

    University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $5,000

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $5,000

    University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $4,000

    Temple Shalom · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $3,990

    Temple Shalom · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $3,960

    Congregation Beth Elohim · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $3,600

    Congregation Beth Elohim · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $3,500

    Naturally Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $3,000

    Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $2,500

    Civic Federation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $2,500

    Mhub · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $2,500

    Jewish United Food · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $2,500

    Chicago Public Library · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $2,500

    Lincoln Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $2,500

    Mikvah Challenge Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $2,500

    Chicago Public Library · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $2,500

    Hampshire College · Amherst, MA · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $2,000

    Northwestern University · Evaston, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $2,000

    Uja Nyc · New York, NY · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,602

    Mhub · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,500

    Advance Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,250

    Mhub · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,031

    Cab Fundraising · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, IL · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    Hospital for Special Surgery Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    Aperture · New York, NY · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    Pestalozzi International · New York, NY · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    University of Chicago Booth School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, IL · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    Advance Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    Adventure Cycling Association · Missoula, MT · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    Cure Smae · Elk Grove Village, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $1,000

    University of Chicago Booth School · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $500

    Pan-Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2025

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $500

    Appalashop · Whitesburg, KY · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $500

    Global Philanthropy Partnership · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $500

    Kentucky State University · Frankfort, KY · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $500

    Park City Community Foundation · Park City, UT · 2022

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $257

    Pan-Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $250

    Andrew Levitt Center · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $200

    Institute for Nonprofit News · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

  • $106

    Bianj · North Brunswick, NJ · 2023

    Discretionary use by receiving organization

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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.