Funding search · EIN 366054300 · Chicago, IL
The Neisser 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.
- 54
- grants reported
- $958,109
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Fulcrum Point New Music Project4 grants · $393,055
- Erickson Institute4 grants · $100,000
- Art Institute of Chicago4 grants · $73,000
- Design Museum of Chicago4 grants · $57,500
- Francis W Parker School3 grants · $56,000
- Museum of Contemporary Art3 grants · $46,254
- Skidmore College4 grants · $40,000
- Snow City Arts4 grants · $40,000
- Chicago Architecture Center3 grants · $30,000
- Society for Contemporary Art (Art Institute of Chicago)3 grants · $27,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $104,895
Fulcrum Point New Music Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public charity support
- $100,000
Fulcrum Point New Music Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public charity support
- $96,000
Fulcrum Point New Music Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public charity support
- $92,160
Fulcrum Point New Music Project · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $36,254
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public charity support
- $26,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $26,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public charity support
- $25,000
Erickson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $25,000
Erickson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public charity support
- $25,000
Erickson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public charity support
- $25,000
Erickson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public charity support
- $20,000
Design Museum of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $20,000
Francis W Parker School · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $20,000
Francis W Parker School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public charity support
- $20,000
Design Museum of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public charity support
- $16,000
Francis W Parker School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public charity support
- $15,000
Society for Contemporary Art (Art Institute of Chicago) · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public charity support
- $15,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public charity support
- $12,500
Design Museum of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public charity support
- $12,500
Orange County Museum of Arts · Costa Mesa, CA · 2022
Public charity support
- $11,000
Newport Beach Library Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2022
Public charity support
- $10,000
Chicago Architecture Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $10,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $10,000
Npr · Washinton, DC · 2025
Public charity support
- $10,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2025
Public charity support
- $10,000
Snow City Arts · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $10,000
Window To the World Communications · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $10,000
Chicago Architecture Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public charity support
- $10,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024
Public charity support
- $10,000
Snow City Arts · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public charity support
- $10,000
Chicago Architecture Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public charity support
- $10,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
Public charity support
- $10,000
Snow City Arts · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public charity support
- $10,000
Architecture & Design Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public charity support
- $10,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
Public charity support
- $10,000
Snow City Arts · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public charity support
- $7,500
Society for Contemporary Art (Art Institute of Chicago) · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public charity support
- $6,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public charity support
- $5,000
Illinois Institute of Tech · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $5,000
Planned Parendhood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $5,000
Society for Contemporary Art (Art Institute of Chicago) · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $5,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public charity support
- $5,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public charity support
- $5,000
Design Museum of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public charity support
- $5,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public charity support
- $3,000
Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2022
Public charity support
- $2,500
Iit College of Architecture · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public charity support
- $2,500
Angel City Chorale · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Public charity support
- $2,500
Arts Orange County · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
Public charity support
- $1,800
Moadon Kol Chadash · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $1,000
Asian Pop Up Cinema · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public charity support
- $1,000
Npr · Washinton, DC · 2024
Public charity support
- $1,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public charity support
- $1,000
Seneca Orange County · Tustin, CA · 2022
Public charity support
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