Funding search · EIN 364155300 · Chicago, IL

Madigan 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.

231
grants reported
$3.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
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.

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Top recipients

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  • Everglades Foundation3 grants · $220,000
  • St Sabina Academy2 grants · $200,000
  • Polaris Charter Academy3 grants · $180,000
  • Jupiter Island Garden Club3 grants · $170,200
  • Commercial Club Foundation2 grants · $160,000
  • Northwestern University2 grants · $125,000
  • Hoover Institution- Summer Policy Boot Camp1 grant · $100,000
  • United Way of Metro Chicago2 grants · $100,000
  • Northwestern University- Daily Northwestern1 grant · $100,000
  • Shirley Ann Ryan Ability Lab2 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$1.0M
2022
$997,400
2023
$1.3M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 231 grants.

  • $200,000

    Everglades Foundation · Palmetto Bay, FL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $155,000

    Jupiter Island Garden Club · Hobe Sound, FL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $130,000

    Commercial Club Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $100,000

    St Sabina Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $100,000

    St Sabina Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $100,000

    Hoover Institution- Summer Policy Boot Camp · Staford, CA · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $100,000

    Northwestern University- Daily Northwestern · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $99,000

    Polaris Charter Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $76,000

    Polaris Charter Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $75,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    Shirley Ann Ryan Ability Lab · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    United Way of Metro Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    Brain Chemistry Labs · Jackson, WY · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    Shirley Ann Ryan Ability Lab · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    United Way of Metro Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    United Way · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    United Way- Stronger Neighborhoods Awards Luncheon · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $35,000

    Mj Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $35,000

    Nation September 11th Memorial and Museum · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $35,000

    Sacred Heart Catholic Church · Winnetka, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Commercial Club Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Navy Seals Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Planet Word · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Rush University · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    St Sabina Church · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Committee To Protect Journalist · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Erie Elementary Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Hoover Institution · Stafford, CA · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Planet Word · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    The Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Chicago Council of Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Erie Elementary Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    The Wake Forest Fund · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $21,000

    Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $20,000

    Brain Chemistry Labs · Jackson, WY · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $20,000

    Near North Montessori · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $20,000

    St Christopher Catholic Church · Hobe Sound, FL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $17,000

    Sacred Heart Church · Winnetka, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Aspen Music Festival and School · Aspen, CO · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Martin County · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Committee To Protect Journalist · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Loyola University Gift Processing · Carol Stream, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Banner Lake Club · Hobe Sound, FL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Martin County · Hobe Sound, FL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Sacred Heart Church · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    St Sabina Church · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Steppenwolf Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    St Christopher Church · Hobe Sound, FL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    St Sabina Church · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Steppenwolf Theater Company · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $13,000

    Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $11,000

    The Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,200

    Jupiter Island Garden Club · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Allendale Association · Lake Villa, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Banner Lake Club · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Government Accountability Institute · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Grace Network · Glenview, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Guardians of Martin County · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Hobe Sound Community Chest · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Jupiter Island Medical Clinic · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Mayo Clinic · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Mj Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    The Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Volunteers in Medicine Clinic · Stuart, FL · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Allendale Association · Lake Villa, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Annual Catholic Appeal · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Everglades Foundation · Palmetto Bay, FL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Hobe Sound Community Chest · Hobe Sound, FL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Jupiter Island Medical Clinic · Hobe Sound, FL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Navy Seals Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Near North Montessori · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    The Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Volunteers in Medicine Clinic · Stuart, FL · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Aspen Institute-Society of Fellows Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Banner Lake Club · Hobe Sound, FL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Martin County · Hobe Sound, FL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Clearbrook · Arlington Heights, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Empowers Africa (Kenya Wildlife Trust) · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Everglades Foundation · Palmetto Bay, FL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Freedom for Education (Alec) · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Government Accountability Institute · Tallahassee, FL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Jupiter Island Medical Clinic · Hobe Sound, FL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Kids First Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Manhattan Institute-Honor of Jason Riley · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Marine Corp Scholarship Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    Charitable purpose

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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.