Funding search · EIN 611677884 · Chicago, IL

Moller 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.

111
grants reported
$931,788
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Southern Illinois Univeristy Founda3 grants · $191,500
  • Beyond Hunger4 grants · $137,150
  • Pbs Blair Thomas Company1 grant · $129,916
  • Southern Illinois Univeristy1 grant · $100,679
  • Planned Parenthood of Illinois4 grants · $65,000
  • Chicago Giving Circle3 grants · $60,000
  • Three Pillars Institute3 grants · $43,500
  • Loyola Sustainability1 grant · $20,000
  • One Earth Collective2 grants · $12,500
  • Field Museum Natural History3 grants · $11,000

Giving over time

$351,759
2022
$227,914
2023
$157,290
2024
$194,825
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 111 grants.

  • $129,916

    Pbs Blair Thomas Company · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $100,679

    Southern Illinois Univeristy · Carbondale, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $85,500

    Southern Illinois Univeristy Founda · Carbondale, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $55,000

    Southern Illinois Univeristy Founda · Carbondale, IL · 2024

    Same as organization 1

  • $51,000

    Southern Illinois Univeristy Founda · Carbondale, IL · 2025

    Same as organization 1

  • $47,000

    Beyond Hunger · Oak Park, IL · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $35,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $32,750

    Beyond Hunger · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Same as Organization 1

  • $32,400

    Beyond Hunger · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Same as Organization 1

  • $25,000

    Three Pillars Institute · Oak Park, IL · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $25,000

    Beyond Hunger · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $20,000

    Chicago Giving Circle · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Same as organization 1

  • $20,000

    Chicago Giving Circle · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Same as organization 1

  • $20,000

    Chicago Giving Circle · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $20,000

    Loyola Sustainability · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $12,500

    Three Pillars Institute · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Same as Organization 1

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Same as organization 1

  • $10,000

    Chicago International Puppet Festiv · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Same as Organization 1

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Same as organization 1

  • $10,000

    One Earth Collective · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $10,000

    Op River Forest Community Foundatio · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $6,000

    Three Pillars Institute · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Same as Organization 1

  • $5,500

    Wbez Chicago Public Radio · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $5,000

    Good Samaritan Carbondale Homeless · Carbondale, IL · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $5,000

    Wsiu Radio Tv · Carbondale, IL · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $5,000

    Field Museum Natural History · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $5,000

    Oak Park Community Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $5,000

    Bennington College Corporation · Bennington, VT · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $5,000

    Chicago Zoological Society · Brookfield, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $5,000

    Environmental Law and Policy of Mid · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as Organzation 1.

  • $5,000

    Field Museum Natural History · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $5,000

    Friends of the Children-Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $5,000

    Scarce · Addison, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $5,000

    Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $5,000

    Womans Global Education Project · New York, NY · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $3,500

    Southern Illinois Alumni Associatio · Carbondale, IL · 2025

    Same as organization 1

  • $3,500

    5 Gyres Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $2,500

    Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $2,500

    Pbs News Hour · Arlington, VA · 2025

    Same as organization 1

  • $2,500

    Rails To Trails · Washington, DC · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $2,500

    Survivors Empowerment Center · Carbondale, IL · 2025

    Same as organization 1

  • $2,500

    Wbez Radio · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Same as Organization 1.

  • $2,500

    Woodlawn Community Food Pantry · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $2,500

    Wttw Public Radio · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Same as organization 1

  • $2,500

    Pbs News Hour · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Same as organization 1

  • $2,500

    Chicago Zoological Society · Brookfield, IL · 2023

    Same as Organization 1

  • $2,500

    One Earth Collective · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $2,500

    Yemba · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $2,000

    Siu Rso · Carbondale, IL · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $2,000

    Acorn Center for the Performing Art · Three Oaks, MI · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $2,000

    St Ignatius College of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,600

    Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,575

    Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,500

    Build Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,500

    Build Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,500

    Rails To Trails · Washington, DC · 2024

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,500

    Woodlawn Community Food Pantry · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,500

    Rails To Trails · Washington, DC · 2023

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,500

    Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,125

    Chicago Parks Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,000

    Democracy Now · New York, NY · 2025

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,000

    Digs With Dignity · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Electonic Frontier Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    On the Rise Boston · Cambridge, MA · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Pro Bono Lawyers Network · Oak Park, IL · 2025

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Rosies Place Boston · Boston, MA · 2025

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,000

    Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2025

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,000

    Field Museum Natural History · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,000

    Pro Bono Lawyers Network · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Survivor Empowerment Center · Carbondale, IL · 2024

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2024

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,000

    Waypoint Comservatory · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Wsiu Radio Tv · Carbondale, IL · 2024

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Wttw Public Radio · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,000

    Build Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,000

    Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Pbs News Hour · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,000

    Pro Bono Lawyers Network · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Woodlawn Community Food Pantry · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Wsiu Radio Tv · Carbondale, IL · 2023

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Wttw Public Radio · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $1,000

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Rails To Trails · Washington, DC · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $1,000

    Windows To World Comminications · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $600

    Chicago Architectural Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $550

    Southern Illinois Alumni Associatio · Carbondale, IL · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $500

    Museum Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2024

    All contributions made for unrestircted use of charity

  • $500

    Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Same as Organization 1

  • $500

    Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2023

    Same as organization 1

  • $500

    Chicago Academy of Sciences · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $500

    Chicago Architectural Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $500

    Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $500

    Friedns of Berrien County Trails · New Buffalo, MI · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $500

    Friends of Oak Park Conservatory · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $500

    Friends of the Forest Preserve · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $500

    Iws Childrens Clinic · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $500

    Museum Science Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as organization 1

  • $500

    Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

  • $500

    St Francis Care · Murphysboro, IL · 2022

    Same as Organization 1

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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.