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12 funders with a record of paying for “evanston”
Where the money went The Chicago Community Trust → Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse: $650K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Finnegan Family Foundation → Northshore University Healthsystem: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Evanston Public Library: $358K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Northwestern University → Evanston Community Foundation: $183K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation → Evanston Roundtable: $107K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Circle of Service Foundation → Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Francis Beidler Foundation → Evanston Township High School Health Center: $63K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund → Evanston Community Foundation: $38K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Allstate Foundation → YWCA Evanston North Shore: $34K across 5 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Childcare Network of Evanston: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Kellcie Fund → Evanston Community Foundation Inc: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Leva Family Foundation → Evanston Scholars: $11K across 6 grants, latest 2025 The Chicago Community Trust → Evanston Community Foundation Inc: $314K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Evanston Community Foundation → Evanston Township High School District 202: $158K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Northwestern University → Childcare Network of Evanston: $103K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Finnegan Family Foundation → Police for Inc: $72K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Circle of Service Foundation → YWCA Evanston North Shore: $72K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Francis Beidler Foundation → Evanston YWCA: $51K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation → Evanston Scholars: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund → Evanston Northshore YWCA: $31K across 3 grants, latest 2025 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Evanston Monthly Meeting of Friends: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Allstate Foundation → Evanston Latinos Nfp: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kellcie Fund → Evanston Grows: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Leva Family Foundation → Evanston Scholars - Spring Sponsor: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Evanston Rebuliding Warehouse: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Evanston Community Foundation → Evanston Community Foundation: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Finnegan Family Foundation → Salvation Army: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Circle of Service Foundation → Housing Options for the Mentally Ill in Evanston Inc: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Northwestern University → Evanston Chamber of Commerce: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Francis Beidler Foundation → Kuumba Evanston: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund → Evanston Scholars: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation → Kuumba Evanston: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2025 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Evanston Community Foundation Inc: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Allstate Foundation → Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kellcie Fund → Evanston Scholars: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Leva Family Foundation → Evanston Scholars - Pomp Gala Sponsor: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Evanston Scholars: $220K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → The Growing Season Inc: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Infant Welfare Society of Evanston Inc: $114K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → City of Evanston - Department of Public Works: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Presence Central and Suburban Hospitals Network: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Womans Club of Evanston: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Evanston Community Foundation → Reparations Stakeholder Authority of Evanston (Rsae): $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Childcare Network of Evanston: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Evanston Early Childhood Council: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Infant Welfare Society of Evanston: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Evanston Health Dept: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Evanston Scholars: $39K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Evanston Grows: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Evanston Latinos: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Northwestern University → Evanston Latinos: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → YWCA Evanston North Shore: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Northwestern University → Stem School Evanston: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Evanston Community Foundation → Kuumba Evanston: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Evanston Aspa: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Latinos En Evanston Northshore: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → City of Evanston - Lorraine H Morton Civic Center: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Wraparound Evanston: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Evanston Collective: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Evanston Community Foundation → Second Baptist Church of Evanston: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Evanston Community Foundation → Evanston Roundtable Media: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Association: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Evanston Township High School District 202 Education Foundation: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Northwestern University → Equity & Empowerment for Evanston Families: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $2.1M Evanston Community Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Evanston Community Foundation $1.2M Finnegan Family Foundation: $717K on this topic. Open the funder. Finnegan Family Foundation $717K Northwestern University: $400K on this topic. Open the funder. Northwestern University $400K Circle of Service Foundation: $192K on this topic. Open the funder. Circle of Service Foundation $192K Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation: $177K on this topic. Open the funder. Lewis-Sebring Family Foundati… $177K Francis Beidler Foundation: $146K on this topic. Open the funder. Francis Beidler Foundation $146K The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund: $98K on this topic. Open the funder. The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund $98K The Allstate Foundation: $54K on this topic. Open the funder. The Allstate Foundation $54K John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $50K on this topic. Open the funder. John D and Catherine T Macart… $50K The Kellcie Fund: $23K on this topic. Open the funder. The Kellcie Fund $23K Leva Family Foundation: $16K on this topic. Open the funder. Leva Family Foundation $16K Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse: received $650K on this topic Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse $650K Northshore University Healthsystem: received $600K on this topic Northshore University Healthsys… $600K Evanston Public Library: received $358K on this topic Evanston Public Library $358K Evanston Community Foundation Inc: received $314K on this topic Evanston Community Foundation I… $314K Evanston Rebuliding Warehouse: received $300K on this topic Evanston Rebuliding Warehouse $300K Evanston Community Foundation: received $288K on this topic Evanston Community Foundation $288K Evanston Scholars: received $259K on this topic Evanston Scholars $259K The Growing Season Inc: received $200K on this topic The Growing Season Inc $200K Evanston Township High School District 202: received $158K on this topic Evanston Township High School D… $158K Childcare Network of Evanston: received $155K on this topic Childcare Network of Evanston $155K Infant Welfare Society of Evanston Inc: received $114K on this topic Infant Welfare Society of Evans… $114K Evanston Roundtable: received $107K on this topic Evanston Roundtable $107K YWCA Evanston North Shore: received $105K on this topic YWCA Evanston North Shore $105K City of Evanston - Department of Public Works: received $100K on this topic City of Evanston - Department o… $100K Presence Central and Suburban Hospitals Network: received $100K on this topic Presence Central and Suburban H… $100K Evanston Scholars: received $95K on this topic Evanston Scholars $95K Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse: received $80K on this topic Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse $80K Police for Inc: received $72K on this topic Police for Inc $72K Evanston Latinos: received $70K on this topic Evanston Latinos $70K Evanston Township High School Health Center: received $63K on this topic Evanston Township High School H… $63K Womans Club of Evanston: received $60K on this topic Womans Club of Evanston $60K Reparations Stakeholder Authority of Evanston (Rsae): received $60K on this topic Reparations Stakeholder Authori… $60K Kuumba Evanston: received $52K on this topic Kuumba Evanston $52K Evanston YWCA: received $51K on this topic Evanston YWCA $51K Evanston Early Childhood Council: received $51K on this topic Evanston Early Childhood Council $51K Infant Welfare Society of Evanston: received $51K on this topic Infant Welfare Society of Evans… $51K Salvation Army: received $45K on this topic Salvation Army $45K Housing Options for the Mentally Ill in Evanston Inc: received $45K on this topic Housing Options for the Mentall… $45K Evanston Health Dept: received $40K on this topic Evanston Health Dept $40K Evanston Grows: received $38K on this topic Evanston Grows $38K Evanston Community Foundation: received $38K on this topic Evanston Community Foundation $38K Evanston Chamber of Commerce: received $36K on this topic Evanston Chamber of Commerce $36K YWCA Evanston North Shore: received $32K on this topic YWCA Evanston North Shore $32K Evanston Northshore YWCA: received $31K on this topic Evanston Northshore YWCA $31K Stem School Evanston: received $27K on this topic Stem School Evanston $27K Kuumba Evanston: received $26K on this topic Kuumba Evanston $26K Evanston Community Foundation Inc: received $25K on this topic Evanston Community Foundation I… $25K Evanston Aspa: received $25K on this topic Evanston Aspa $25K Latinos En Evanston Northshore: received $25K on this topic Latinos En Evanston Northshore $25K Childcare Network of Evanston: received $24K on this topic Childcare Network of Evanston $24K City of Evanston - Lorraine H Morton Civic Center: received $23K on this topic City of Evanston - Lorraine H M… $23K Wraparound Evanston: received $20K on this topic Wraparound Evanston $20K Evanston Collective: received $20K on this topic Evanston Collective $20K Second Baptist Church of Evanston: received $20K on this topic Second Baptist Church of Evanst… $20K Evanston Roundtable Media: received $19K on this topic Evanston Roundtable Media $19K Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Association: received $18K on this topic Evanston Wilmette Golf Course A… $18K Evanston Monthly Meeting of Friends: received $16K on this topic Evanston Monthly Meeting of Fri… $16K Evanston Township High School District 202 Education Foundation: received $16K on this topic Evanston Township High School D… $16K Equity & Empowerment for Evanston Families: received $16K on this topic Equity & Empowerment for Evanst… $16K Evanston Latinos Nfp: received $15K on this topic Evanston Latinos Nfp $15K Evanston Grows: received $4K on this topic Evanston Grows $4K Evanston Scholars - Spring Sponsor: received $3K on this topic Evanston Scholars - Spring Spon… $3K Evanston Scholars - Pomp Gala Sponsor: received $3K on this topic Evanston Scholars - Pomp Gala S… $3K 12 funders, 53 recipients, grants matching “evanston” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $18,000 to EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH CENTER — general, religious, educational or scientific
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Largest: $179,260 to Evanston Public Library — community development
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Largest: $72,250 to Evanston Community Foundation Inc — support for grantmaking partner, oakton academy for black men. support of the jlf fund. the evanston reparations community fund (?beth emet for reparations?), general operating sup…
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Largest: $23,000 to EVANSTON NORTHSHORE YWCA — all contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.
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Largest: $98,309 to Evanston Community Foundation — support of community organization
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Largest: $75,000 to EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE — in support of organization's mission
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Largest: $200,000 to NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM — aspire community healthcare workforce development program, in partnership with the city of evanston
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Largest: $5,000 to EVANSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — all contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.
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Largest: $2,700 to EVANSTON SCHOLARS — scholarships, student financial aid services, awards
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Largest: $25,000 to EVANSTON REBUILDING WAREHOUSE — community services
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Largest: $9,500 to EVANSTON MONTHLY MEETING OF FRIENDS — in support of general operations.
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Largest: $20,000 to YWCA EVANSTON NORTH SHORE — 2023 leadership conference grant
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