Funding search · EIN 364475690 · Chicago, IL

Smithburg 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.

76
grants reported
$738,000
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$6,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

culturaleducationalmedicalathleticanimalrecreationreliefsheltering

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Top recipients

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  • Steppenwolf Theatre Company3 grants · $75,000
  • Chicago Botanic Garden3 grants · $67,500
  • St Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church3 grants · $60,000
  • Big Shoulders Fund3 grants · $55,000
  • Aspen Art Museum3 grants · $50,000
  • Boys & Girls Club - Summer Gala3 grants · $45,000
  • Northwestern Hospital2 grants · $35,000
  • Depaul - Golf3 grants · $30,000
  • Mayo Clinic3 grants · $30,000
  • Restoration Ministries3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$260,000
2022
$225,000
2023
$253,000
2024

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

  • $35,000

    St Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church · Hinsdale, IL · 2024

    Cultural support

  • $30,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $25,000

    Boys & Girls Club - Summer Gala · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Educational support

  • $25,000

    Steppenwolf Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Cultural support

  • $25,000

    Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Educational support

  • $25,000

    Steppenwolf Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $25,000

    Aspen Art Museum · Aspen, CO · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $25,000

    Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Educational support

  • $25,000

    Steppenwolf Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $22,500

    Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024

    Cultural support

  • $20,000

    Northwestern Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Medical support

  • $20,000

    Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Medical support

  • $15,000

    Community Empowerment · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Medical support

  • $15,000

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024

    Medical support

  • $15,000

    Northwestern Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Medical support

  • $15,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $15,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Educational support

  • $15,000

    St Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church · Hinsdale, IL · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $12,500

    Aspen Art Museum · Aspen, CO · 2024

    Cultural support

  • $12,500

    Aspen Art Museum · Aspen, CO · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $12,000

    The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Cultural support

  • $11,000

    The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $10,000

    Depaul - Golf · Carol Stream, IL · 2024

    Educational support

  • $10,000

    Restoration Ministries · Harvey, IL · 2024

    Athletic support

  • $10,000

    Boys & Girls Club - Summer Gala · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Educational support

  • $10,000

    Depaul - Golf · Carol Stream, IL · 2023

    Educational support

  • $10,000

    Restoration Ministries · Harvey, IL · 2023

    Athletic support

  • $10,000

    The Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $10,000

    Art Institute a&D Committee · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $10,000

    Boys & Girls Club - Summer Gala · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Educational support

  • $10,000

    Depaul - Golf · Carol Stream, IL · 2022

    Educational support

  • $10,000

    Restoration Ministries · Harvey, IL · 2022

    Athletic support

  • $10,000

    St Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church · Hinsdale, IL · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $7,500

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023

    Medical support

  • $7,500

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022

    Medical support

  • $7,500

    Misericordia Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Educational support

  • $7,500

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Educational support

  • $6,000

    Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $6,000

    Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Animal sheltering

  • $5,000

    Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Educational support

  • $5,000

    Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    Cubs Charities · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Recreation

  • $5,000

    Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    Relief support

  • $5,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Educational support

  • $5,000

    The Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2024

    Relief support

  • $5,000

    Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    Media Research Center · Reston, VA · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

    Medical support

  • $5,000

    Art Institute Luminary Fellow · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    Lurie Children'S Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Medical support

  • $5,000

    Marin Art & Garden School · Ross, CA · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    Miami University Foundation · Oxford, OH · 2022

    Educational support

  • $5,000

    Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Animal sheltering

  • $5,000

    Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    St Anselms Catholic School · Dearborn Heights, MI · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $5,000

    The Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $4,000

    Jdrf · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Medical support

  • $4,000

    Urological Research Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Medical support

  • $2,500

    Ascension Illinois Foundation · Bolingbrook, IL · 2024

    Medical support

  • $2,500

    The Share Foundation · Rolling Prairie, IN · 2024

    Medical support

  • $2,500

    Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $2,500

    Friends of Berrien County Trails · New Buffalo, MI · 2022

    Educational support

  • $2,500

    Media Research Center · Reston, VA · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $2,500

    Old St Patrick Church · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Cultural support

  • $2,500

    Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    Medical support

  • $2,000

    Love Like Sean Foundation · Hinsdale, IL · 2024

    Recreation

  • $2,000

    Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $2,000

    Music Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $2,000

    Urological Research Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Medical support

  • $1,500

    Marin Art & Garden School · Ross, CA · 2023

    Cultural support

  • $500

    Pixie Parents · Ross, CA · 2022

    Cultural support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.