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Chauncey and Marion D Mccormick

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-6054815 Website

The Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. The foundation maintains significant assets and directs its philanthropic efforts toward arts, culture, humanities, and wildlife conservation, with additional focus on voluntarism and grantmaking initiatives.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$4.2M

-16.6% YoY

Grant Count

68

-20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$62K

+4.2% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focus areas include:

  • Arts, Culture & Humanities
  • Wildlife Conservation
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Creative Writing
  • History

Grantmaking

The foundation has demonstrated support across diverse cultural and conservation initiatives, including fellowships for artistic creation and grants supporting specialized nonprofit work.

Grant Range

Range:** Typical awards range from $2,500 to $537,500

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily directs grants to organizations in:

  • Illinois
  • New York
  • California

Grant Distribution by State

22states
+14 more states

Cities

ALAMOALBANYALEXANDRIAALPHARETTAATLANTAAUBURNBALTIMOREBARABOOBEVERLY HILLSBROOKLYNCAMBRIDGECHICAGOCOLORADO SPRINGSCOLUMBUSDALLASDOWNERS GROVEEVANSTONFAIRFAXGILLETTEHARBOR SPRINGS

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

  • Total Assets: $116,899,480
  • Total Annual Giving: $4,225,000
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$5M82 grants202071 grants202160 grants202257 grants202385 grants202468 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

DONORS TRUST$323KCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION…$293KALL CHICAGO$200KART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO$150KCHICAGO CITY DAY SCHOOL$150KRUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL …$100KVIZCAYA MUSEUM AND GARDE…$95KBRAVEHEARTS THERAPEUTIC …$90KTHE ARTS CLUB OF CHICAGO$80KTHE BHUTAN FOUNDATION$80K

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

118<$50K79$50–100K43$100–250K9$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CONOR O'NEILTRUSTEE/CHAIR
FIONA MCMILLANTRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR
ROBERT J VENABLETRUSTEE/PRESIDENT
ABBY MCCORMICK O'NEILTRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT
HILARY HUNTTRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT
LISA COLLINS MEANEYTRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT
SUSAN D PATTOCKSECRETARY/TREASURER
SHELBY KELLARASSISTANT SECRETARY
CHRISTOPHER HUNTTRUSTEE
IAN C HUNTTRUSTEE
BLAIR COLLINS MAUSTRUSTEE

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

The foundation has supported notable initiatives including:

A $600,000 inaugural fellowship for choreographic creation and new works development

Brian Brooks Awarded Inaugural $600000 Fellowship to ...

A $355,000 grant to support veterans in need of justice

McCormick Foundation grant to the University of Chicago will support the

Grants to the University of Chicago Medical Center

McCormick Foundation grant to the University of Chicago will support the

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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