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The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc: $12M across 14 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → American Friends of United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto Inc: $5.2M across 2 grants, latest 2023Henry E Haller Jr Foundation → Broward Performing Arts Foundation: $620K across 4 grants, latest 2025Wl and Sydney M Winstrom → Morningstar Lutheran Church: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2025Community Foundation of Acadiana → Diocese of Lafayette: $296K across 3 grants, latest 2024Obren B & Marilyn M Gerich Foundation → St Paisius Women's Monastery: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023Philo & Sarah Blaisdell Foundation → Futures (Brad Center): $168K across 3 grants, latest 2024Little Rapids Corporation - Egan Family → Gateway Collectivest John's Ministries: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2025Gross Family Foundation Inc → Vail Valley Charitable Fund: $69K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Glynn Family Foundation Inc → St Anthony Shrine: $50K across 4 grants, latest 2025Debbink Family Foundation Inc → Fisher House Wisconsin: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022Charles M Pugliese and Thelma M → City of Toronto: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Greater Chicago Food Depository: $3.4M across 2 grants, latest 2021Wl and Sydney M Winstrom → Methodist Hospital Foundation: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → United Palestinian Appeal Inc: $210K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Acadiana → Central Catholic High School: $177K across 2 grants, latest 2023Henry E Haller Jr Foundation → Federalist Society: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2025Obren B & Marilyn M Gerich Foundation → St Paisius Women's Orthodox Monastry: $94K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gross Family Foundation Inc → B'nai Vail Congregation: $54K across 4 grants, latest 2025Philo & Sarah Blaisdell Foundation → YMCA of Bradford: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Glynn Family Foundation Inc → Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025Little Rapids Corporation - Egan Family → Pink Ribbon Girls: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022Debbink Family Foundation Inc → Boy Scouts of America: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2023Charles M Pugliese and Thelma M → Ohio Valley Health Center: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc: $2.6M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → The Cardinal's Annual Stewardship Appeal: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024Henry E Haller Jr Foundation → Md Anderson Cancer Center: $101K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Acadiana → Disch-Declouet Social Service Center: $79K across 3 grants, latest 2024Obren B & Marilyn M Gerich Foundation → St Vladimirs Seminary: $61K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wl and Sydney M Winstrom → Salvation Army of Omaha: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gross Family Foundation Inc → Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Inc: $41K across 4 grants, latest 2025Philo & Sarah Blaisdell Foundation → Friendship Table: $38K across 3 grants, latest 2024Little Rapids Corporation - Egan Family → Boys and Girls Club of Shawano: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2025Charles M Pugliese and Thelma M → Barton Volunteer Fire Department: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Glynn Family Foundation Inc → Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: $25K across 4 grants, latest 2025Debbink Family Foundation Inc → Fisher House of Wi: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $2.3M across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Field Museum of Natural History: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → American Red Cross: $890K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Misericordia Home: $837K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Smithsonian Institution: $685K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Congregation Beth Yeshurun: $503K across 3 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago Historical Society: $255K across 3 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe of the Diocese of La Crosse Inc: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Clearbrook: $179K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Society of the Free Church of Saint Mary the Virgin: $158K across 3 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Catholic Bishop of Chicago: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Young Chicago Authors: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Penny Appeal USA: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2023Henry E Haller Jr Foundation → Salvation Army: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023Henry E Haller Jr Foundation → Special Operations Warrior: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → Kuumba Lynx: $95K across 1 grant, latest 2022Henry E Haller Jr Foundation → Broward County Library Foundation: $91K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Chicago Community Trust → Leadership Greater Chicago Inc: $77K across 2 grants, latest 2021Henry E Haller Jr Foundation → Team Red White and Blue: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Foundation of Acadiana → Dioces of Houma - Thibodaux: $73K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Beth Emet Synagogue: $73K across 3 grants, latest 2022Community Foundation of Acadiana → Saint Joseph Abbey & Seminary College: $64K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Millennium Park Foundation: $62K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Lincoln Park Community Shelter: $61K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Link Unlimited Scholars: $61K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Urbanx Learning Dba Gce Lab School: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Congregation Rodfei Zedek: $59K across 3 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust: $20M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$20MThe Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund: $12M on this topic. Open the funder.The Goldman Sachs Charitable…$12MHenry E Haller Jr Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Henry E Haller Jr Foundation$1.2MWl and Sydney M Winstrom: $710K on this topic. Open the funder.Wl and Sydney M Winstrom$710KCommunity Foundation of Acadiana: $688K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of Acadi…$688KObren B & Marilyn M Gerich Foundation: $405K on this topic. Open the funder.Obren B & Marilyn M Gerich Fo…$405KPhilo & Sarah Blaisdell Foundation: $251K on this topic. Open the funder.Philo & Sarah Blaisdell Found…$251KGross Family Foundation Inc: $164K on this topic. Open the funder.Gross Family Foundation Inc$164KLittle Rapids Corporation - Egan Family: $160K on this topic. Open the funder.Little Rapids Corporation - E…$160KThe Glynn Family Foundation Inc: $114K on this topic. Open the funder.The Glynn Family Foundation I…$114KDebbink Family Foundation Inc: $88K on this topic. Open the funder.Debbink Family Foundation Inc$88KCharles M Pugliese and Thelma M: $80K on this topic. Open the funder.Charles M Pugliese and Thelma…$80KUnited Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc: received $12M on this topicUnited Jewish Appeal Federation…$12MAmerican Friends of United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto Inc: received $5.2M on this topicAmerican Friends of United Jewi…$5.2MGreater Chicago Food Depository: received $3.4M on this topicGreater Chicago Food Depository$3.4MUnited Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc: received $2.6M on this topicUnited Jewish Appeal Federation…$2.6MUnited Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: received $2.3M on this topicUnited Jewish Appeal Federation…$2.3MField Museum of Natural History: received $2.0M on this topicField Museum of Natural History$2.0MAmerican Red Cross: received $890K on this topicAmerican Red Cross$890KMisericordia Home: received $837K on this topicMisericordia Home$837KSmithsonian Institution: received $685K on this topicSmithsonian Institution$685KBroward Performing Arts Foundation: received $620K on this topicBroward Performing Arts Foundat…$620KCongregation Beth Yeshurun: received $503K on this topicCongregation Beth Yeshurun$503KMorningstar Lutheran Church: received $400K on this topicMorningstar Lutheran Church$400KDiocese of Lafayette: received $296K on this topicDiocese of Lafayette$296KChicago Historical Society: received $255K on this topicChicago Historical Society$255KMethodist Hospital Foundation: received $250K on this topicMethodist Hospital Foundation$250KSt Paisius Women's Monastery: received $250K on this topicSt Paisius Women's Monastery$250KUnited Palestinian Appeal Inc: received $210K on this topicUnited Palestinian Appeal Inc$210KShrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe of the Diocese of La Crosse Inc: received $200K on this topicShrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe…$200KClearbrook: received $179K on this topicClearbrook$179KCentral Catholic High School: received $177K on this topicCentral Catholic High School$177KFutures (Brad Center): received $168K on this topicFutures (Brad Center)$168KSociety of the Free Church of Saint Mary the Virgin: received $158K on this topicSociety of the Free Church of S…$158KCatholic Bishop of Chicago: received $140K on this topicCatholic Bishop of Chicago$140KFederalist Society: received $125K on this topicFederalist Society$125KYoung Chicago Authors: received $120K on this topicYoung Chicago Authors$120KThe Cardinal's Annual Stewardship Appeal: received $120K on this topicThe Cardinal's Annual Stewardsh…$120KImmaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church: received $110K on this topicImmaculate Heart of Mary Cathol…$110KMd Anderson Cancer Center: received $101K on this topicMd Anderson Cancer Center$101KGateway Collectivest John's Ministries: received $100K on this topicGateway Collectivest John's Min…$100KPenny Appeal USA: received $100K on this topicPenny Appeal USA$100KSalvation Army: received $100K on this topicSalvation Army$100KSpecial Operations Warrior: received $100K on this topicSpecial Operations Warrior$100KKuumba Lynx: received $95K on this topicKuumba Lynx$95KSt Paisius Women's Orthodox Monastry: received $94K on this topicSt Paisius Women's Orthodox Mon…$94KBroward County Library Foundation: received $91K on this topicBroward County Library Foundati…$91KDisch-Declouet Social Service Center: received $79K on this topicDisch-Declouet Social Service C…$79KLeadership Greater Chicago Inc: received $77K on this topicLeadership Greater Chicago Inc$77KTeam Red White and Blue: received $75K on this topicTeam Red White and Blue$75KDioces of Houma - Thibodaux: received $73K on this topicDioces of Houma - Thibodaux$73KBeth Emet Synagogue: received $73K on this topicBeth Emet Synagogue$73KVail Valley Charitable Fund: received $69K on this topicVail Valley Charitable Fund$69KSaint Joseph Abbey & Seminary College: received $64K on this topicSaint Joseph Abbey & Seminary C…$64KMillennium Park Foundation: received $62K on this topicMillennium Park Foundation$62KSt Vladimirs Seminary: received $61K on this topicSt Vladimirs Seminary$61KLincoln Park Community Shelter: received $61K on this topicLincoln Park Community Shelter$61KLink Unlimited Scholars: received $61K on this topicLink Unlimited Scholars$61KSalvation Army of Omaha: received $60K on this topicSalvation Army of Omaha$60KUrbanx Learning Dba Gce Lab School: received $60K on this topicUrbanx Learning Dba Gce Lab Sch…$60KCongregation Rodfei Zedek: received $59K on this topicCongregation Rodfei Zedek$59KB'nai Vail Congregation: received $54K on this topicB'nai Vail Congregation$54KSt Anthony Shrine: received $50K on this topicSt Anthony Shrine$50KYMCA of Bradford: received $45K on this topicYMCA of Bradford$45KNebraska Statewide Arboretum Inc: received $41K on this topicNebraska Statewide Arboretum Inc$41KFisher House Wisconsin: received $40K on this topicFisher House Wisconsin$40KLittle Brothers - Friends of the Elderly: received $40K on this topicLittle Brothers - Friends of th…$40KFriendship Table: received $38K on this topicFriendship Table$38KCity of Toronto: received $30K on this topicCity of Toronto$30KPink Ribbon Girls: received $30K on this topicPink Ribbon Girls$30KBoys and Girls Club of Shawano: received $30K on this topicBoys and Girls Club of Shawano$30KBoy Scouts of America: received $28K on this topicBoy Scouts of America$28KOhio Valley Health Center: received $25K on this topicOhio Valley Health Center$25KBarton Volunteer Fire Department: received $25K on this topicBarton Volunteer Fire Department$25KBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: received $25K on this topicBeth Israel Deaconess Medical C…$25KFisher House of Wi: received $20K on this topicFisher House of Wi$20K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →