James W Thornton Family Foundation

No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. Music of the Baroque describes itself as a professional orchestra and chorus specializing in 18th-century and earlier works, and says it also provides a singing program to Chicago public school students. The Greater Chicago Food Depository says its mission is to end hunger and that it works with community organizations and individuals. World Wildlife Fund describes its mission as conserving nature and reducing threats to life on Earth; the National Audubon Society says it works toward a future where birds thrive across the Americas.

Other 2025 recipients include schools. Salisbury School says it aims to foster enthusiasm for learning and students’ intellectual, physical, moral, and spiritual development. Easterseals says it provides services to children and adults with disabilities, older adults, veterans, and their families. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work, not statements of the foundation’s mission.

For 2025 grant dollars, the largest reported recipient-state shares were Illinois (71%), Connecticut (10%), the District of Columbia (6%), New York (3%), and Iowa (3%). These figures describe the locations of grant recipients.

The 2025 filing lists Hilary A Thornton as president/treasurer, George A Thornton as vice president, and Belinda L Thornton as secretary.

Mailing address: 19 Karwick Glen Drive, Michigan City, IN 46360