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Maurie & Ethel Meltzer Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Maurie & Ethel Meltzer Family Foundation supports organizations working in health and research, reproductive health, Jewish community services, education, and the environment, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Illinois and Massachusetts and a small share to California. Its 11 grants in 2024 ranged from $500 to $50,626, with a median of $4,254. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Kiphart Family Foundation

Key Largo, FL

The Kiphart Family Foundation supports arts, music, education, media, and equity organizations, primarily in Chicago, with some grants in Evanston and Aspen. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $2.54 million, with a median of about $50,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Angelus Association

Glenview, IL

The Vitale Family Foundation Inc

Wilmington, DE

The Vitale Family Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations, including education, leadership, arts, and community-serving groups. In 2025, grants ranged from $3,500 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000; most funding went to organizations in Illinois, with the remainder going to Massachusetts. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

The Lucille & Joseph Block Foundation

Winnetka, IL

The Lucille & Joseph Block Foundation supports charitable organizations in Illinois, with recent grants spanning health, arts, education, and community services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $10,000, with a median of $2,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

AON Foundation

Chicago, IL

The AON Foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including community services, education, economic development, and other causes, with grants ranging from $800 to $500,000 and a 2024 median of $44,109. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois and Delaware, with smaller amounts going to other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Generations of Giving Foundation Inc

Wilmington, DE

The foundation supports a varied mix of charitable organizations, including Jewish and Israeli veterans’ services, mental health and food assistance, and the arts. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $100,000, with a median of $10,000, and went mainly to organizations in Illinois, New York, and Washington. It does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected organizations.

Richard and Mary L Gray Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Richard and Mary L Gray Foundation funded a varied mix of cultural, educational, and disability-services organizations, with most 2020 grants going to Illinois recipients. Grants ranged from $500 to $6.37 million, with a median of $5,000; it terminated on December 31, 2020, after distributing its assets. Its filing said a letter requesting a donation was sufficient and there were no deadlines, but the foundation is no longer operating.

Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial

Oak Park, IL

The trust primarily funds health, basic-needs, education, and support services that improve well-being, especially for older adults; its 2025 priorities included housing, aging in place, health care, food security, community engagement, and legal assistance. It serves Northern Illinois, including the Chicago area, and southeastern Wisconsin, with 2025 grants ranging from $6,000 to $380,000 and a median of $20,000. Its 2025 guidelines invited eligible organizations to submit an online Letter of Intent; education applications were by invitation only.

The a Montgomery Ward Foundation

Dallas, TX

The A Montgomery Ward Foundation supports charitable institutions providing educational and cultural programming, including scholarships, museum programs, accessibility, and community services, mainly in Chicago and surrounding communities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $62,500, with a median of $10,000. It accepts applications from public charities through its grant application website, with deadlines of April 15 and October 15.

Williams Family Charitable Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation supports organizations working across varied charitable areas, with most of its giving in Illinois and additional grants in several other states. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,000, with a median of $2,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy

Lake Forest, IL

The John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation supports early childhood and K-postsecondary education, health, housing, immigrant justice, and basic needs and economic mobility in Lake County, with a focus on Chicago and Lake County, Illinois, especially Chicago’s South and West Sides. In 2024, grants ranged from $15,000 to $3 million, with a median of $262,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests; applications are by invitation only.