Funding search · EIN 363305162 · Chicago, IL

Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation

Name: Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

279
grants reported: $29.8M
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Shirley Ryan Abilitylab3 grants · $12.6M
Chicago Shakespeare Theater3 grants · $1.5M
Accelerate Institute3 grants · $1.4M
Big Shoulders Fund1 grant · $1.2M
Rise Opportunity Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
Lyric Opera of Chicago2 grants · $900,000
Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris3 grants · $765,000
Navy Seal Foundation2 grants · $750,000
Pathways Foundation2 grants · $685,881
Alain Locke Charter School3 grants · $600,000

Giving over time

$10.0M

2022

$6.9M

2023

$12.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 279 grants.

$5.6M
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable for high quality care
$5.5M
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable for high quality care
$1.4M
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable for high quality care
$1.2M
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$1.0M
Rise Opportunity Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$775,000
Accelerate Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$766,667
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$716,666
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$500,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
General charitable operations
$469,163
Pathways Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$450,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Magnificent art form continuation
$450,000
Accelerate Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$450,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Magnificent art form continuation
$300,000
Alain Locke Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$255,000
Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable operations
$255,000
Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable operations
$255,000
Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable operations
$250,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
General charitable operations
$250,000
Window To the World Communications Inc (Wttwwfmt) · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$216,718
Pathways Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$200,000
Saints Faith Hope & Charity · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Support catholic faith
$200,000
Accelerate Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$150,000
Alain Locke Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$150,000
Alain Locke Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$125,000
Saints Faith Hope & Charity · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Support catholic faith
$125,000
The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · Arlington, VA · 2024
General charitable operations
$100,000
100 Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$100,000
Catholic Extension Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$100,000
Leo Catholic High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$100,000
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$100,000
Northwestern University Havey Institute for Global Health · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$100,000
Ron Burton Training Village · Hubbardston, MA · 2024
General charitable operations
$100,000
St Christopher Catholic Church · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024
Support catholic faith
$100,000
100 Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$100,000
Catholic Extension Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$100,000
Clearbrook · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$100,000
Horatio Alger Assn of Distinguished Americansinc · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General charitable operations
$100,000
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · Arlington, VA · 2023
General charitable operations
$100,000
Leo Catholic High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$100,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$100,000
Northwestern University Havey Institute for Global Health · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$100,000
Ron Burton Training Village · Hubbardston, MA · 2023
General charitable operations
$100,000
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$100,000
100 Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$100,000
Chicago Club Preservation Foundationthe · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$100,000
Clearbrook · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$100,000
Northwestern University Havey Institute for Global Health · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$80,000
Saint Benedict Catholic Church · Fontana, WI · 2024
Support catholic faith
$80,000
Saint Benedict Catholic Church · Fontana, WI · 2023
Support catholic faith
$75,000
Easter Seals Dupage · Villa Park, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$75,000
Junior Achievement of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$75,000
Civic Federation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$60,000
Old St Patrick'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support catholic faith
$60,000
Wttw Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$60,000
Old St Patrick'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support catholic faith
$60,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
$51,000
Chicago Historical Society Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support chicago history museum
$50,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2024
Impact lives of chicago teens
$50,000
Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support catholic faith
$50,000
Cara Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$50,000
Chicago Fire Department Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$50,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$50,000
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$50,000
Friends of Prentice · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$50,000
Ireland Fundsthe · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$50,000
Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$50,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$50,000
Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable operations
$50,000
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$50,000
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable operations
$50,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
General charitable operations
$50,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2023
Impact lives of chicago teens
$50,000
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$50,000
Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support catholic faith
$50,000
Cara Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$50,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$50,000
Field Museum Woman'S Board · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$50,000
Friends of Prentice · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$50,000
Lincoln Academy of Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$50,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$50,000
Providence St Mel School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$50,000
St Christopher Catholic Church · Hobe Sound, FL · 2023
Support catholic faith
$50,000
The Ireland Funds · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$50,000
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago · Tinley Park, IL · 2023
General charitable operations
$50,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
General charitable operations
$50,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2022
Impact lives of chicago teens
$50,000
Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support catholic faith
$50,000
Aurora University · Aurora, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
Cara Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
Catholic Extension Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
Friends of Prentice · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
The Ireland Funds · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · Arlington, VA · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
The Lincoln Academy of Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
Tuesday'S Children · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
Tyler Timmins Memorial Foundation · Bethalto, IL · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
Uja-Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable operations
$50,000
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable operations

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