Funding search · EIN 376421753 · Glenview, IL
The Sharon L King 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.
- 105
- grants reported
- $119,515
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $250
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Winnetka Congregational Church3 grants · $42,150
- Law Center for Better Housing3 grants · $18,244
- Mount Holyoke College3 grants · $7,700
- Girls Scouts of N Indianamichiana3 grants · $5,605
- Georgetown University Law Annual Fund3 grants · $5,500
- Valparaiso University2 grants · $5,000
- Hadley Institute for Blind and Visually Impaired3 grants · $5,000
- Open Communities3 grants · $4,045
- North Shore Senior Center3 grants · $4,000
- Hillsdale College3 grants · $4,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 105 grants.
- $15,150
Winnetka Congregational Church · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $15,000
Winnetka Congregational Church · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $12,000
Winnetka Congregational Church · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $6,750
Law Center for Better Housing · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $6,404
Law Center for Better Housing · Chicago, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $5,090
Law Center for Better Housing · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $5,000
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $2,500
Bright Futures Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $2,500
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $2,500
Valparaiso University · Valparaiso, IN · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $2,500
Valparaiso University · Valparaiso, IN · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $2,060
Girls Scouts of N Indianamichiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $2,000
Georgetown University Law Annual Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $2,000
Girls Scouts of N Indianamichiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $2,000
Hadley Institute for Blind and Visually Impaired · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $2,000
Georgetown University Law Annual Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $2,000
Hadley Institute for Blind and Visually Impaired · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $1,545
Open Communities · Evanston, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $1,545
Girls Scouts of N Indianamichiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $1,500
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $1,500
North Shore Senior Center · Northfield, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $1,500
Open Communities · Evanston, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $1,500
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $1,500
North Shore Senior Center · Northfield, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $1,500
Georgetown University Law Annual Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $1,000
Hadley Institute for Blind and Visually Impaired · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $1,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $1,000
North Shore Senior Center · Northfield, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $1,000
Open Communities · Evanston, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $500
Hoover Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $500
Indian Hill Club Scholarship Foundation · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $500
Indian Hill Club Scholarship Foundation · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $500
Public Interest Law Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $495
Lighthouse · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $495
Lighthouse · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $495
Lighthouse · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $364
Salvation Army · Carol Stream, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $336
Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $280
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $280
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $275
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $275
Hearing Loss Association of America · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $263
American Diabetes Assoc · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $260
Salvation Army · Carol Stream, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $259
Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $258
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $258
Orphans of the Storm · Riverwoods, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $257
Alzheimer'S Assoc - Greater Il Chapter · Washington, DC · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $250
Alzheimer'S Assoc - Greater Il Chapter · Washington, DC · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $250
Evanston Scholarship Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $250
Hearing Loss Association of America · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $250
Salvation Army · Carol Stream, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $250
Winnetka Historical Society · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $250
Wttw Chanel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $250
Carpls · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $250
Hearing Loss Association of America · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $250
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $250
Orphans of the Storm · Riverwoods, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $230
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $213
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $211
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $211
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $206
Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $200
Counseling Center of the North Shore · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $200
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $200
Alzheimer'S Assoc - Greater Il Chapter · Washington, DC · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $200
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $200
Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $195
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $189
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $189
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $189
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $169
American Diabetes Assoc · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $150
American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $150
Arthritis Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $150
Meals On Wheels Ne Il · Evanston, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $150
Winnetka Historical Society · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $150
American Cancer Society · East Lansing, MI · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $150
American Diabetes Assoc · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $150
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $135
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $128
Arthritis Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $125
Arthritis Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $115
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $105
Meals On Wheels Ne Il · Evanston, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $103
Counseling Center of the North Shore · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $103
Meals On Wheels Ne Il · Evanston, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $100
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $100
Hearing Health Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $100
South Side High School Foundation · Ft Wayne, IN · 2024
Provide financial assistance
- $100
Comm Humane Shelter of Steuben County · Angola, IN · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $100
Friends of the Library Winnetkan'Field · Northfield, IL · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $100
Hearing Health Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $100
Hoover Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $100
South Side High School Foundation · Ft Wayne, IN · 2023
Provide financial assistance
- $100
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $100
Counseling Center of the North Shore · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $100
Friends of the Library Winnetkan'Field · Northfield, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $100
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide financial assistance
- $100
Hoover Institute · Stanford, CA · 2022
Provide financial assistance
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- The Chicago Community Trust14,939 grants · $5.82B
- The Big Ten Conference60 grants · $3.91B
Similar purposes
- The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund9,951 grants · $854.8M
- Educational Credit387 grants · $692.9M
- Mastercard Foundation123 grants · $630.3M
Similar grant size
- Verizon Foundation24,414 grants · $20.4M
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- The Bank of America Charitable87,335 grants · $496.1M
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