Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation
CHAUNCEY AND MARION D MCCORMICK is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. Its recent grants have supported organizations working in social services, education, arts and humanities, and health and medicine, among other areas shown by its reported grants.
Key facts about Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation
In short: Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation gave $4.2M across 68 grants in 2025 (avg $62K), top state Illinois. 34% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- EIN
- 36-6054815
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,225,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 68
- Average grant
- $62,132
- Median grant
- $50,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 34% first-time grantees (23 of 68, 2025)
- Total assets
- $116,899,480
- Primary geography
- Illinois (48% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- How to apply
- The 2024 filing says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations. Full details ↓
- Deadline
- See statement.
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$116.9M
+6.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$4.2M
-16.6% YoY
Grant Count
68
-20.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$62K
+4.2% YoY
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5.4M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Is Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation open to new grantees?
34%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 23 of 68 grantees (34%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $52K; repeat grants $67K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $50K repeat.
- 59% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 78% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants include support for social-service organizations such as Nourishing Hope, whose mission is to provide food, mental health support, and social services, and Recipe for Change, which describes its work as mentoring and training people in jail and prison. Other recipients include Chicago City Day School, which describes its mission as preparing students across multiple areas of development, and Rush University Medical Center, whose mission includes patient care, education, research, and community partnerships. The Art Institute of Chicago and Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Trust were also among the 2025 recipients.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 68 grants totaling $4,225,000. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $350,000, with a median of $50,000.
Review Cycle
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 48% of grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois, 15% to Virginia, 9% to Michigan, 8% to California, and 7% to New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 68 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.8M (2020) to $5.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 68 grants totaling $4.2M.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Little Traverse Conservancy Inc ($350K). Together the top 10 received $2.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
341 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 173 grants of 341 (51%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Little Traverse Conservancy Inc Harbor Springs, MI | Social Services | $350,000 |
| Donors Trust Alexandria, VA | Social Services | $322,500 |
| Charities Aid Foundation of America Alexandria, VA | Social Services | $292,500 |
| All Chicago Chicago, IL | Social Services | $200,000 |
| Nourishing Hope Chicago, IL | Social Services | $200,000 |
| Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | Arts and Humanities | $150,000 |
| Chicago City Day School Chicago, IL | Educational | $150,000 |
| Opportunity International Chicago, IL | Social Services | $150,000 |
| Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL | Hospitals, Health, and Medical | $100,000 |
| Recipe for Change Winnetka, IL | Social Services | $100,000 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Grants reported | Grant count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,225,000 | 68 |
| 2024 | $5,067,554 | 85 |
| 2023 | $3,985,054 | 57 |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $116,899,480 | $109,513,641 | $99,613,647 |
| Revenue | $6,815,184 | $7,573,778 | $4,588,775 |
| Expenses | $4,580,731 | $5,559,637 | $2,952,672 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $4,258,306 | $5,103,156 | $4,021,379 |
| Net Investment Income | $6,775,381 | $7,541,961 | $4,607,417 |
| Distributable Amount | $5,438,313 | $4,933,379 | $4,491,945 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 3, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Conor O’Neil as trustee and chair; Fiona McMillan as trustee and vice chair; Robert J. Venable as trustee and president; Abby McCormick O’Neil, Hilary Hunt, and Lisa Collins Meaney as trustees and vice presidents; Susan D. Pattock as secretary/treasurer; Shelby Kellar as assistant secretary; and Christopher Hunt and Ian C. Hunt as trustees.
Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation is led by Robert J. Venable, Trustee & President on every filing since 2023; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert J. Venable
Trustee & President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Conor O'Neil
Trustee & Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Abby McCormick O'Neil
Trustee & Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Blair Collins Maus
Trustee
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee & Vice President, 2022
Trustee & Vice President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Christopher Hunt
Trustee
Trustee & Vice President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Fiona McMillan
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ian C. Hunt
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lisa Collins Meaney
Trustee & Vice President
Trustee & Vice President → Trustee & Chair, 2022
Trustee & Chair → Trustee & Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Hilary Hunt
Trustee & Vice President
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee & Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Susan D. Pattock
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Shelby Kellar
Assistant Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Denise Vallow (2020–2024) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Hilary H. McCutcheon (2020–2023) — Trustee & Vice Chair
- Former: John Rau (2020–2022) — Trustee & President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Contact
Application contact: Susan Pattock
Mailing address: 410 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 644-6720
Email: spattock@miami-corp.com
Website: https://mccormickfoundation.org
Frequently asked questions about Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation
How much does Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation give each year?
Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation gave $4.2M across 68 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5.1M across 85 grants.
What is Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $62,132, across 68 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation that year got $52K on average.
Where does Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation give grants?
Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation's top state is Illinois, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Virginia (15%) and Michigan (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (29 grants), New York, NY (6 grants), Miami, FL (4 grants) and Santa Barbara, CA (4 grants).
Does Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 68 grants with a stated purpose on Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Social Services" (24 grants), "Arts and Humanities" (18 grants) and "Educational" (11 grants).
Who are Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Little Traverse Conservancy Inc ($350,000), Donors Trust ($322,500) and Charities Aid Foundation of America ($292,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 23% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation?
Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation reported $116.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5.4M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation?
The 2024 filing says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation's EIN?
Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6054815. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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