Funding search · EIN 363620712 · Chicago, IL

The Lawlor Foundation

Name: The Lawlor Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

122
grants reported: $364,541
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,000
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.

Catholic Charities of Chicago3 grants · $30,000
Catholic Theological Union3 grants · $30,000
American Red Cross3 grants · $30,000
Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $24,000
Oxfam America3 grants · $24,000
Greater Chicago Food Despository3 grants · $18,000
Catholic Relief Services3 grants · $12,000
The Wetlands Initiative3 grants · $12,000
Foundation for Homan Square3 grants · $12,000
Bonaventure House3 grants · $10,500

Giving over time

$125,010

2022

$122,509

2023

$117,022

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 122 grants.

$10,000
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Catholic Charities of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Catholic Theological Union · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$10,000
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Catholic Charities of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Catholic Theological Union · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$10,000
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Catholic Charities of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Catholic Theological Union · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$8,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$8,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$8,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$8,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
$8,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$8,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
$6,000
Greater Chicago Food Despository · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$6,000
Greater Chicago Food Despository · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$6,000
Greater Chicago Food Despository · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$4,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General fund
$4,000
Foundation for Homan Square · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$4,000
The Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$4,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General fund
$4,000
Foundation for Homan Square · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$4,000
The Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$4,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General fund
$4,000
Foundation for Homan Square · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$4,000
The Nature Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$4,000
The Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$3,500
Bonaventure House · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$3,500
Bonaventure House · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$3,500
Bonaventure House · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$3,000
Cnewa · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$3,000
Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2024
General fund
$3,000
Urban Initiatives · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$3,000
Cnewa · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$3,000
Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2023
General fund
$3,000
Urban Initiatives · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$3,000
Cares · Skokie, IL · 2022
General fund
$3,000
Cnewa · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$3,000
Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2022
General fund
$3,000
Urban Initiatives · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,500
Saints Faith Hope and Charity · Winnetka, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,500
Saints Faith Hope and Charity · Winnetka, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,500
Saints Faith Hope and Charity · Winnetka, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Care · Skokie, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Ena Foundation · Schaumburg, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Guide Dogs for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Home · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Lincoln Park Community Shelter · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Merit Music Program · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Parents for Non Violence · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
University of Chicago Department of Music · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Cares · Skokie, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Ena Foundation · Schaumburg, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Guide Dogs for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Home · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Lincoln Park Community Shelter · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Merit Music Program · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Parents for Non Violence · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Psdi · St Louis, MO · 2023
General fund
$2,000
The Great Books Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
University of Chicago Department of Music · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Ena Foundation · Schaumburg, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Guide Dogs Foundation for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Home · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Lincoln Park Community Shelter · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Merit Music Program · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Parents for Non Violence · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Psdi · St Louis, MO · 2022
General fund
$2,000
The Great Books Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
University of Chicago Department of Music · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Chicago Metro History Education Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Loyola University · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Queen of Angels School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$1,000
St Francis Xavier Church · Wilmette, IL · 2024
General fund
$1,000
The Hadley School for the Blind · Winnetka, IL · 2024
General fund
$1,000
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund

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