The Makray Family Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-4298517

The Makray Family Foundation is a private family foundation established in Illinois and based in Chicago. The foundation is located at 333 W Wacker Dr Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60606-1247.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.1M

+13.7% YoY

Grant Count

20

-4.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$56K

+19.4% YoY

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's giving priorities include:

  • Philanthropy funds
  • Natural resource conservation
  • Animal welfare

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

ARLINGTON HEIGHTSBARABOOBARRINGTONBERKELEYCHICAGOCICERODALLASHARRISONKAILUAKONAKETCHUMLAHAINALEMON GROVEMAKAWAONORTH CHARLESTONPALOS HEIGHTSPEORIAPETALUMAREADINGSAN DIEGOSAN FRANCISCO

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120212022202320242025
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$384K$768K$1M$2M12 grants202110 grants202219 grants202321 grants202420 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

BIBLICAL COUNSELING CENTER$160KALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$110KMOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF…$100KRON HUTCHCRAFT MINISTRIE…$100KTHE ORCHARD CHURCH$100KPOINT BLUE CONSERVATION …$80KWILDCARE INC$75KSONOMA ACADEMY$72KCULTURE CITY CHURCH$50KGLOBAL TRAINING NETWORK$50K

Grant Size Distribution

82 grants across all recorded years

41<$50K23$50–100K17$100–250K1$250–500K$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
PAUL MAKRAY JRPRES/TRS/DIR0.25
CAROL DONOHOEVP/SEC/DIR0.25

Contact Information

Telephone: 312-332-1111

Address: 333 W Wacker Dr Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60606-1247, United States

EIN: 36-4298517

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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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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