Funding search · EIN 363680666 · Chicago, IL
Malott 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.
- 117
- grants reported
- $17.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- 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.
- Chicago Botanical Garden6 grants · $4.0M
- American Red Cross3 grants · $3.1M
- National Park Foundation2 grants · $2.0M
- Chicago Public Educational Fund3 grants · $1.1M
- Feeding America2 grants · $810,000
- Kizziah Family Fund2 grants · $800,000
- Pohle Family Foundation Charitable Giving2 grants · $780,000
- Lifemoves2 grants · $500,000
- Malott Family Fund Charitable Giving Account1 grant · $495,000
- Kizziah Family Donor Advised Fund1 grant · $400,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 117 grants.
- $1.5M
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $1.5M
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $1.3M
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Community
- $1.3M
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Community
- $1.3M
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Community
- $1.2M
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Community
- $860,000
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Community
- $500,000
Chicago Public Educational Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $495,000
Malott Family Fund Charitable Giving Account · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $440,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $400,000
Kizziah Family Donor Advised Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $400,000
Malott Family Donor Advised Fund Charitable Giving Acct · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $400,000
Pohle Family Foundation Charitable Giving Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $400,000
Kizziah Family Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $400,000
Deane and Jill Malott Family Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $400,000
Kizziah Family Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $400,000
Pohle Family Foundation Charitable Giving · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $380,000
Pohle Family Foundation Charitable Giving · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $370,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $350,000
Lifemoves · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
Community
- $300,000
Chicago Public Educational Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $300,000
Chicago Public Educational Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $200,000
Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Community
- $200,000
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $155,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Community
- $150,000
Lifemoves · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
Community
- $150,000
Teach for America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $150,000
Teach for America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $125,000
Charles Armstrong School · Belmont, CA · 2024
Community
- $100,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2024
Community
- $100,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Community
- $75,000
Teach for America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $57,500
Kenilworth Union Church · Kenilworth, IL · 2024
Community
- $50,000
Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County · Stamford, CT · 2024
Community
- $50,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine · Auburn, ME · 2024
Community
- $50,000
Start Early-Ounce of Prevention Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $50,000
Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County · Stamford, CT · 2023
Community
- $50,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine · Auburn, ME · 2023
Community
- $50,000
New Covenant Center · Stamford, CT · 2023
Community
- $50,000
Ausl · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $50,000
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Community
- $30,000
Aces Endowment Fund · Urbana, IL · 2024
Community
- $30,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Community
- $30,000
Maize & Blue Cupboard Endowment Fund · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Community
- $30,000
New Canaan Community Foundation · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Community
- $30,000
Aces Endowment Fund · Urbana, IL · 2023
Community
- $30,000
Fourth Presbyterian Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $30,000
Maize & Blue Cupboard Endowment Fund · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Community
- $30,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2022
Community
- $30,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Community
- $25,000
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Community
- $25,000
Fourth Presbyterian Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $25,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $25,000
Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $25,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2024
Community
- $25,000
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Community
- $25,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $25,000
Start Early-Ounce of Prevention Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $25,000
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Community
- $25,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $25,000
Early Start · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $25,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $20,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $20,000
Congregational Church · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Community
- $20,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $20,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2024
Community
- $20,000
Lyric Opera · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $20,000
Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $20,000
New Canaan Ymca · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Community
- $20,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2024
Community
- $20,000
University of Chicago Osteoporosis Research Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $20,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $20,000
Congregational Church · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Community
- $20,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $20,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2023
Community
- $20,000
Lyric Opera · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $20,000
Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $20,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2023
Community
- $20,000
University of Chicago Osteoporosis Research Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $20,000
Chicago Foundation for Education · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $20,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2022
Community
- $20,000
Lyric Opera · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $20,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2022
Community
- $20,000
University of Chicago Osteoporosis Research Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $15,000
Educators 4 Excellence · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $10,000
Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $10,000
Inspirica · Stamford, CT · 2024
Community
- $10,000
New Canaan Food Pantry · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Community
- $10,000
New Covenant Center · Stamford, CT · 2024
Community
- $10,000
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Community
- $10,000
Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $10,000
Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $10,000
Inspirica · Stamford, CT · 2023
Community
- $10,000
New Canaan Food Pantry · New Canaan, CT · 2023
Community
- $10,000
Open Doors · Rosemont, IL · 2023
Community
- $10,000
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Community
- $10,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $10,000
Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $10,000
High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $10,000
Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
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Similar purposes
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