Funding search · EIN 276362159 · Chicago, IL
Raymond F and Judith K McCaskey 2003
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 129
- grants reported
- $1.8M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater4 grants · $400,000
- Lincoln Presidential Foundation3 grants · $300,000
- Erikson Institute3 grants · $150,000
- Chicago Humanities Festival4 grants · $100,000
- Opera House Arts3 grants · $80,000
- Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly4 grants · $75,000
- Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind3 grants · $65,000
- Holy Family Ministries3 grants · $65,000
- Elca1 grant · $50,000
- United Society of Shakers Sabbathday Lake2 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 129 grants.
- $100,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2025
Programs to promote theater and the arts
- $100,000
Lincoln Presidential Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2025
General support
- $100,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
Programs to promote theater and the arts
- $100,000
Lincoln Presidential Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023
Programs to promote theater and the arts
- $100,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
Programs to promote theater and the arts
- $100,000
Lincoln Presidential Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $50,000
Opera House Arts · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $50,000
Elca · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Chicago Humanities Festival · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $25,000
Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $25,000
Holy Family Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $25,000
Chicago Humanities Festival · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Chicago Humanities Festival · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Chicago Humanities Festival · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $20,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support of after school programs for children
- $20,000
Chinese American Service League · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $20,000
Elca World Hunger · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $20,000
Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $20,000
United Society of Shakers Sabbathday Lake · New Gloucester, ME · 2025
General support
- $20,000
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $20,000
United Society of Shakers Sabbathday Lake · New Gloucester, ME · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Holy Family Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support religious education of families and youth
- $20,000
United Society of Shakers Sabbath Lane · New Gloucester, ME · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Holy Family Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support religious education of families and youth
- $20,000
United Society of Shakers Sabbath Lane · New Gloucester, ME · 2022
General support
- $15,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support of after school programs for children
- $15,000
Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $15,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support of after school programs for children
- $15,000
Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Opera House Arts · Stonington, ME · 2023
General support
- $15,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support of after school programs for children
- $15,000
Opera House Arts · Stonington, ME · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Bagaduce Music · Blue Hill, ME · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Homeport · Columbus, OH · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Island Heritage Trust · Deer Isle, ME · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Island Workforce Housing · Deer Isle, ME · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Memorial Ambulance Corps · Deer Isle, ME · 2025
General support
- $10,000
The Dwelling · Porter, TX · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Chinese American Service League · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $10,000
City With Dwellings Community First Initiative · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Island Heritage Trust · Deer Isle, ME · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Memorial Ambulance Corps · Deer Isle, ME · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Chinese American Service League · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Island Heritage Trust · Deer Isle, ME · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Life Directions · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Chinese American Service League · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Island Heritage Trust · Deer Isle, ME · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Life Directions · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $5,000
American Folk Art Museum · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Historic Deerfield · Deerfield, MA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries · Stonington, ME · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Historic Deerfield · Deerfield, MA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Island Workforce Housing · Deer Isle, ME · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries · Stonington, ME · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Historic Deerfield Ma · Deerfield, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Landmarks Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Safer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Historic Deerfield Ma · Deerfield, MA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Landmarks Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Safer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $2,500
American Folk Art Museum · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Friends of Historic Second Church · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $2,000
Friends of White Water Shaker Village · Harrison, OH · 2025
General support
- $2,000
Galena-Jo Daviess County Historical Society · Galena, IL · 2025
General support
- $2,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $2,000
Shaker Museum and Library · Chatham, NY · 2025
General support
- $2,000
South Union Shaker Village · Auburn, KY · 2025
General support
- $2,000
Stonington Firefighters Association · Stonington, ME · 2025
General support
- $2,000
Chosen Vale Inc (Dba Enfield Shaker Museum) · Enfield, NH · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Friends of Historic Second Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Friends of White Water Shaker Village · Harrison, OH · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Galena-Jo Daviess County Historical Society · Galena, IL · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Shaker Museum and Library · Chatham, NY · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Shakertown Revisited · Auburn, KY · 2024
General support
- $1,500
Healthy Island Project · Deer Isle, ME · 2025
General support
- $1,500
Island Pantry · Deer Isle, ME · 2025
General support
- $1,500
Healthy Island Project · Deer Isle, ME · 2024
General support
- $1,500
Island Pantry · Deer Isle, ME · 2024
General support
- $1,500
American Folk Art Museum · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $1,500
Healthy Island Project · Deer Isle, ME · 2023
General support
- $1,500
Island Pantry · Deer Isle, ME · 2023
General support
- $1,500
American Folk Art Museum · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Healthy Island Project · Deer Isle, ME · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Island Pantry · Deer Isle, ME · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Deer Isle Stonington Historical Society · Deer Isle, ME · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Island Community Center · Stonington, ME · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Stonington Public Library · Stonington, ME · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Deer Isle Stonington Historical Society · Deer Isle, ME · 2024
General support
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