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Mary Lou Downs Foundation

Name: Mary Lou Downs Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

178
grants reported: $914,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

exclusively

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

St Jude Children'S Research Hospital4 grants · $46,000
Wings Program4 grants · $46,000
Life Span4 grants · $40,000
Shriner'S Hospital for Children4 grants · $39,000
Hephzibah Children'S Assn4 grants · $39,000
Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine4 grants · $39,000
Larabida Children'S Hospital4 grants · $39,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy4 grants · $39,000
Shelter4 grants · $38,000
The Center of Concern4 grants · $38,000

Giving over time

$199,000

2022

$190,000

2023

$225,000

2024

$300,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 178 grants.

$14,000
Hephzibah Children'S Assn · Oak Park, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$14,000
Larabida Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$14,000
Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine · Palatine, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$14,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$14,000
Shriner'S Hospital for Children · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$14,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$14,000
Tunnels To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$14,000
Wings Program · Palatine, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$13,000
Shelter · Arlington Heights, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$13,000
The Center of Concern · Des Plaines, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$12,000
Ann & Robert Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$11,000
Life Span · Desplaines, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$11,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$11,000
Wings Program · Palatine, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$11,000
Life Span · Desplaines, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$11,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$11,000
Wings Program · Palatine, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$10,000
House of the Good Shepherd · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$10,000
Life Span · Desplaines, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$10,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$10,000
Wings Program · Palatine, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$9,000
Ann & Robert Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$9,000
Hephzibah Children'S Assn · Oak Park, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$9,000
House of the Good Shepherd · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$9,000
Larabida Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$9,000
Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine · Palatine, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$9,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$9,000
Shelter · Arlington Heights, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$9,000
Shriner'S Hospital for Children · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$9,000
The Center of Concern · Des Plaines, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Life Span · Desplaines, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Ann & Robert Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Hephzibah Children'S Assn · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
House of the Good Shepherd · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Larabida Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine · Palatine, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Shelter · Arlington Heights, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Shriner'S Hospital for Children · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
The Center of Concern · Des Plaines, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Ann & Robert Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Hephzibah Children'S Assn · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
House of the Good Shepherd · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Larabida Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine · Palatine, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Shelter · Arlington Heights, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
Shriner'S Hospital for Children · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$8,000
The Center of Concern · Des Plaines, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$7,000
Maryville Academy · Des Plaines, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$7,000
Paralyzed Veterans of America · Washington, DC · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
Home for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
Ntl Multiple Sclerosis Society · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
The Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
Home for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
Maryville Academy · Des Plaines, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
Ntl Multiple Sclerosis Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
Paralyzed Veterans of America · Washington, DC · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
The Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
Uso of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
West Suburban Humane Society · Downers Grove, IL · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$6,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2022
Exclusively charitable
$5,000
Tunnels To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$4,500
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$4,500
Home for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$4,500
Maryville Academy · Des Plaines, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$4,500
Ntl Multiple Sclerosis Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$4,500
Paralyzed Veterans of America · Washington, DC · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$4,500
The Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$4,500
Uso of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$4,500
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2024
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Alzheimer'S Fdn of America · New York, NY · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
American Heart Assn · Dallas, TX · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Arden Shore Child and Family Service · Waukegan, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Connections for Abused Women & Their Children · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Evanston North Shore Young Womens Christian Assn for the Evanston Shelter F · Evanston, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Family Service Center · Wilmette, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Franciscan Outreach · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Gateway To Learning · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Journeys the Road Home · Palatine, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Pads Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Ronald McDonald House · Oak Brook, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
The Child'S Voice · Wood Dale, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Turning Point · Woodstock, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Victorian Woods Senior Living · Des Plaines, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
West Suburban Humane Society · Downers Grove, IL · 2025
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Home for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Maryville Academy · Des Plaines, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable
$4,000
Ntl Multiple Sclerosis Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exclusively charitable

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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.