Funding search · EIN 364145290 · Chicago, IL

The Macdougal 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.

172
grants reported
$588,835
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • A Song for You3 grants · $84,200
  • Next Generation Bulgaria Fund3 grants · $80,000
  • Guiding Light Mission2 grants · $65,000
  • The University of Chicago1 grant · $30,000
  • Barry a Murphy Fund2 grants · $26,000
  • Usc School of Dramatic Arts3 grants · $20,000
  • Wirepoints2 grants · $20,000
  • Macdougall of Dunollie3 grants · $17,000
  • Il Policy Institute3 grants · $12,000
  • American Enterprise Institute3 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$175,050
2022
$129,850
2023
$283,935
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 172 grants.

  • $60,000

    Guiding Light Mission · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    General operation support

  • $45,000

    Next Generation Bulgaria Fund · Bronxville, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $35,000

    A Song for You · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $30,000

    Next Generation Bulgaria Fund · Bronxville, NY · 2022

    General operation support

  • $30,000

    The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operation support

  • $25,000

    Barry a Murphy Fund · San Anselmo, CA · 2024

    General operation support

  • $25,000

    A Song for You · New York, NY · 2023

    General operation support

  • $24,200

    A Song for You · New York, NY · 2022

    General operation support

  • $11,000

    Macdougall of Dunollie · 2022

    General operation support

  • $10,000

    Wirepoints · Wilmette, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $10,000

    American Culture Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $10,000

    Il Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $10,000

    Wirepoints · Wilmette, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $10,000

    Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operation support

  • $10,000

    Usc School of Dramatic Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General operation support

  • $7,000

    The History Center · Evanston, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    Allies for Community Business · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    Citadel Theater · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    First Presbyterian Church of Lake F · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    Friends of Lake Forest Parks & Rec · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    Heartside Business Association · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    Sharon K Harvey Memorial Foundatio · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    Usc School of Dramatic Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    Gerald Arpino Foundation · Port Orchard, WA · 2023

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    Guiding Light Mission · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    Macdougall of Dunollie · 2023

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    Next Generation Bulgaria Fund · Bronxville, NY · 2023

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    Usc School of Dramatic Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General operation support

  • $5,000

    American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operation support

  • $4,000

    Hudson Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operation support

  • $3,900

    Lake Forest Open Land · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $3,000

    Project Hood Helping Others · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $3,000

    Urbanglass · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $3,000

    Project Hood Helping Others · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $3,000

    Friends of Uss Cassin Young · Woburn, MA · 2022

    General operation support

  • $2,800

    Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $2,800

    Ruth Page Center for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $2,500

    American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operation support

  • $2,500

    Be the Difference · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General operation support

  • $2,500

    Registry of Interpreters for the De · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General operation support

  • $2,500

    American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operation support

  • $2,500

    Rid · Greenwich, CT · 2022

    General operation support

  • $2,500

    The Alex Fund · Tarrytown, NY · 2022

    General operation support

  • $2,500

    Visiting Nurses Ny · New York, NY · 2022

    General operation support

  • $2,250

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    Animal Education and Rescue · Libertyville, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    Center for American Progress Instit · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    Church of the Ascension - Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    Clairmont Inst · Upland, CA · 2024

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    Lyric Opera Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    Forward Momentum Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    Friends of St Barth Church · Fair Haven, NJ · 2023

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    Frick Museum · New York, NY · 2022

    General operation support

  • $1,800

    Citadel Theater · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    General operation support

  • $1,500

    The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,500

    Kappa Signa Fund · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,500

    Lake Forest Lake Bluff History Cent · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,500

    Hudson Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operation support

  • $1,500

    Metropolitan Opera Guild · New York, NY · 2022

    General operation support

  • $1,500

    Reform for Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operation support

  • $1,500

    The New Criterion · New York, NY · 2022

    General operation support

  • $1,250

    Vns Health · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,200

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Chicago Shakespeare Co · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Fire · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Forward Momentum Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Founder Neighborhood Entrepreneursh · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Frick Museum · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    George Mason Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Il Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Independent Women'S Forum · Winchester, VA · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Macdougall of Dunollie · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Make a Wish · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Manhattan Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    New Alternatives for Children · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    School of American Ballet · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    St Thomas Church · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    The Alex Fund · Tarrytown, NY · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Animal Education and Rescue · Libertyville, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Christ the King Jesuit College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Clairmont Inst · Upland, CA · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Fire · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    First Presbyterian Church of Lake F · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Friends of Lake Forest Parks & Rec · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Hudson Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Independent Women'S Forum · Winchester, VA · 2023

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Irish Repertory Theatre · New York, NY · 2023

    General operation support

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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.