Funding search · EIN 861173527 · Chicago, IL
Meg and Tim Callahan 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.
- 46
- grants reported
- $5.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $4,125
- 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.
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund - Echo Fund1 grant · $4.9M
- Urban Prep Academies4 grants · $73,300
- World Central Kitchen Incorporated3 grants · $65,000
- Northwestern Memorial Foundation1 grant · $50,000
- Northwestern Memorial Healthcare-Northwestern Memo1 grant · $50,000
- Evergreen Climate Innovations2 grants · $50,000
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago2 grants · $29,250
- Art Institute of Chicago2 grants · $11,000
- Social Venture Partners Chicago2 grants · $11,000
- American Jewish Committee1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 46 reported grants, largest first.
- $4.9M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund - Echo Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Osher Center
- $50,000
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare-Northwestern Memo · Chicago, IL · 2022
the Osher Center for Integrative Health led by Dr. Melinda Ring Other
- $50,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2022
help feed Ukranians suffering from the effects of war in their country.
- $25,000
Evergreen Climate Innovations · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Urban Prep Academies · Chicago, IL · 2023
Thanksgiving Meals for UP Families
- $25,000
Evergreen Climate Innovations · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Urban Prep Academies · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable Event
- $16,000
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $13,300
Urban Prep Academies · Chicago, IL · 2022
Christmas Meals to UP families fund
- $13,250
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable Event
- $10,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Credit to Sarasota Office
- $10,000
Nantucket Sustainable Development Corporation · Nantucket, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Urban Prep Academies · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable Event
- $10,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2022
help feed the people of Ukraine who are homeless/refugees.
- $7,500
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $6,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Luminaries
- $6,000
Social Venture Partners Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
To provide aid in the barbaric and horrific invasion by Hamas into Israel
- $5,000
Social Venture Partners Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Sustaining Fellow/Lumninaries
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,250
Imagine Englewood If Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Research Education · Union, NJ · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Imagine Englewood If Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Research Education · Union, NJ · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Sorin Society
- $1,500
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Sorin Society Gift fund
- $1,200
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,200
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Community Partners for Affordable Housing · Libertyville, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Center for Disaster Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2022
Ukraine Relief
- $1,000
Community Partners for Affordable Housing · Libertyville, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Razom · New York, NY · 2022
Ukraine Relief
- $500
American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam · Glendale, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $500
Chiarts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $500
New Women New Yorkers · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $500
The Art Center Highland Park · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Charitable Event
- $500
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet · Crest Hill, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $500
Nantucket Shellfish Association · Nantucket, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $500
The Art Center Highland Park · Highland Park, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $250
Fairwinds-Nantuckets Counseling Center · Nantucket, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $250
New Women New Yorkers · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $250
Rebecca a Copeland Fund for Social Justice · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Helping to send a camper to Marimeta.
- $100
Table To Table · Saddle Brook, NJ · 2022
General & Unrestricted
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