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 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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