Funding search · EIN 461715855 · Chicago, IL
Laughing Acres 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.
- 151
- grants reported
- $770,840
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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.
- Timeline Theatre Company3 grants · $33,000
- Veterans of Foreign Wars3 grants · $32,700
- Marklund3 grants · $32,500
- San Miguel Foundation3 grants · $30,000
- Sarah'S Inn3 grants · $30,000
- A Woman'S Work3 grants · $29,000
- Red Cloud Indian School3 grants · $28,000
- Depaul University3 grants · $28,000
- Diabetes Youth Services3 grants · $27,500
- Chicago Semester2 grants · $25,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 151 grants.
- $17,500
Chicago Semester · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $16,500
Veterans of Foreign Wars · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $16,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $15,000
Timeline Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $14,000
Veterans of Foreign Wars · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $13,000
A Woman'S Work · Longmont, CO · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $12,000
Marklund · Bloomingdale, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $12,000
Moc Supreme · Turtle Creek, PA · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $11,000
Diabetes Youth Services · Toledo, OH · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $11,000
Avenues of Independence · Park Ridge, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $11,000
Sarah'S Inn · Forest Park, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $10,500
Marklund · Bloomingdale, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $10,000
San Miguel Foundation · Key Biscayne, FL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $10,000
Sarah'S Inn · Forest Park, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $10,000
Timeline Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $10,000
Marklund · Bloomingdale, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $10,000
San Miguel Foundation · Key Biscayne, FL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $10,000
Greenhouse Scholars · Boulder, CO · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $10,000
Providence St Mel Sch · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $10,000
Red Cloud Indian School · Pine Ridge, SD · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $10,000
San Miguel Foundation · Key Biscayne, FL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $10,000
Youth & Family Counseling · Libertyville, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $9,830
Avenues of Independence · Park Ridge, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $9,000
Red Cloud Indian School · Pine Ridge, SD · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $9,000
Red Cloud Indian School · Pine Ridge, SD · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient
- $9,000
Sarah'S Inn · Forest Park, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $9,000
Strat · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient
- $8,500
Diabetes Youth Services · Toledo, OH · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
A Woman'S Work · Longmont, CO · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
American Councils for Int'L Education · Washington, DC · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
Community and Home Supports · Detroit, MI · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
A Woman'S Work · Longmont, CO · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
American Councils for Int'L Education · Washington, DC · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
Chicago Semester · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
Diabetes Youth Services · Toledo, OH · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
Greenhouse Scholars · Boulder, CO · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
Rebuilding Exchange · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
Timeline Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
American Councils for Int'L Education · Washington, DC · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
Care for Real · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $8,000
My Block My Hood My City · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,860
Chicago Hearing Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,500
Redtwist Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,500
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,500
The Inn Between · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,500
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,500
The Inn Between · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,500
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,000
Care for Real · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,000
Providence St Mel Sch · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,000
Care for Real · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,000
Moc Supreme · Turtle Creek, PA · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $7,000
Providence St Mel Sch · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $6,000
Chicago Hearing Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $6,000
Our Place of New Trier · Wilmette, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $6,000
Rebuilding Exchange · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,700
Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,500
Community and Home Supports · Detroit, MI · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
American Writers Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Brushwood Center at Reyerson · Riverwoods, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Christ Is King Jesuit College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
L'Arche Chicago · Forest Park, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Marian University · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society · Oak Park, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Urban Autism Solutions · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Willow House · Bannockburn, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Clear Book · Manor, TX · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Mpaact · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society · Oak Park, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Bushwood Center at Reyerson · Riverwoods, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Chicago Furniture Bank · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Chicago Hearing Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Clear Book · Manor, TX · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Mpaact · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
Rebuilding Exchange · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $5,000
The Inn Between · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $4,500
Marian University · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $4,000
Automotive Mentorship Group · Bedford Park, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $4,000
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic · Chicago, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $4,000
Good Neighbor Free Medical Clinic · Beaufort, SC · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $4,000
Trinity Christian College · Palos Heights, IL · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $4,000
Bushwood Center at Reyerson · Riverwoods, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $4,000
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $4,000
Redtwist Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $4,000
Calvin Christian School · South Holland, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $4,000
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,500
Promideca Farm · Tecumseh, MI · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,500
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,000
American Writers Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,000
Chicago Furniture Bank · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,000
Good Neighbor Free Medical Clinic · Beaufort, SC · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,000
Marian University · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,000
Our Place of New Trier · Wilmette, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,000
Urban Autism Solutions · Chicago, IL · 2023
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,000
American Writers Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,000
Block Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,000
Chicago Center · Lincolnwood, IL · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
- $3,000
Community and Hom Supports · Detroit, MI · 2022
All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization.
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