Funding search · EIN 367180671 · Glenview, IL
The Robert E Gallagher Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 191
- grants reported
- $17.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $30,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Big Shoulders Archdiocese of Chicago3 grants · $8.4M
- St Therese Catholic School3 grants · $670,000
- Childrens Hospital Foundation1 grant · $500,000
- Northern Illinois Food Bank3 grants · $300,000
- Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $300,000
- American Red Cross3 grants · $300,000
- Greater Chicago Food Depository3 grants · $300,000
- St Pius V Church and School2 grants · $300,000
- Global Giving Foundation2 grants · $250,000
- City of Hope - Leukemia Research3 grants · $225,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 191 grants.
- $3.3M
Big Shoulders Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $2.9M
Big Shoulders Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $2.2M
Big Shoulders Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $500,000
Childrens Hospital Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $270,000
St Therese Catholic School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
- $200,000
St Therese Catholic School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
- $200,000
St Therese Catholic School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
- $150,000
Global Giving Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $150,000
St Pius V Church and School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $150,000
St Pius V Church and School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $125,000
St Pius V School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $100,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2024
General
- $100,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $100,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $100,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $100,000
John Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $100,000
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
- $100,000
Nami - National Alliance On Mental Illness · Arlington, VA · 2024
General
- $100,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2024
General
- $100,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General
- $100,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $100,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023
General
- $100,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $100,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $100,000
Global Giving Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General
- $100,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $100,000
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
- $100,000
Nami - National Alliance On Mental Illness · Arlington, VA · 2023
General
- $100,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2023
General
- $100,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General
- $100,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2023
General
- $100,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2022
General
- $100,000
Arrupe College at Loyola College · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $100,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $100,000
Global Giving · Washington, DC · 2022
General
- $100,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $100,000
National Alliance On Mental Illness · Arlington, VA · 2022
General
- $100,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2022
General
- $100,000
St Jude Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General
- $100,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General
- $75,000
City of Hope - Leukemia Research · Duarte, CA · 2024
General
- $75,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
General
- $75,000
City of Hope - Leukemia Research · Duarte, CA · 2023
General
- $75,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
General
- $75,000
City of Hope - Leukemia Research · Duarte, CA · 2022
General
- $70,000
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $70,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · Northfield, IL · 2024
General
- $70,000
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $70,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · Northfield, IL · 2023
General
- $70,000
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation · Northfield, IL · 2022
General
- $70,000
Suicide Prevention Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $60,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · White Plains, NY · 2024
General
- $60,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
- $60,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · White Plains, NY · 2023
General
- $60,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
- $60,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · White Plains, NY · 2022
General
- $55,000
Fisher Center for Alzheimers Research · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $55,000
Foundation for Women · San Diego, CA · 2024
General
- $55,000
Fisher Center for Alzheimers Research · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $55,000
Foundation for Women · San Diego, CA · 2023
General
- $55,000
Fisher Center for Alzheimer'S Research · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $55,000
Foundation for Women · San Diego, CA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Come To Believe Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $50,000
Cristo Rey High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $50,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
- $50,000
Jesuit Refugee Service USA · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $50,000
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $50,000
National Breast Cancer Foundation · Frisco, TX · 2024
General
- $50,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Education
- $50,000
Scholarships · Hayward, CA · 2024
General
- $50,000
Come To Believe Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $50,000
Cristo Rey High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $50,000
Journeycare · Barrington, IL · 2023
General
- $50,000
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $50,000
National Breast Cancer Foundation · Frisco, TX · 2023
General
- $50,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
- $50,000
Scholarships · Hayward, CA · 2023
General
- $50,000
Chicago Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $50,000
Cristo Rey High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $50,000
National Breast Cancer Foundation · Frisco, TX · 2022
General
- $50,000
Robert H Lurie Cancer Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Medical
- $50,000
The Hope Foundation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General
- $49,000
Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $35,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
General
- $30,000
Chicago Historical Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $30,000
Clearbrook · Rolling Meadows, IL · 2024
General
- $30,000
House of Good Shepard · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $30,000
Misericordia Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $30,000
Ronald McDonald House · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $30,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $30,000
Clearbrook · Rolling Meadows, IL · 2023
General
- $30,000
House of Good Shepard · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $30,000
Misericordia Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $30,000
Ronald McDonald House · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $30,000
Clearbrook · Rolling Meadows, IL · 2022
General
- $30,000
House of Good Shepard · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $30,000
Ronald McDonald House · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $28,000
Chicago Historic Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $25,000
Als Therapy Development · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General
- $25,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope · Bridgeton, MO · 2024
General
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Similar purposes
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- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
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- The Ayco Charitable Foundation15,303 grants · $2.05B
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