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 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.
- 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
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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