Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL ·EIN 36-6112087 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$4.7M received 68 funders 138 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Columbia College Chicago?

Columbia College Chicago is funded by 68 grantmakers, led by Travis Foundation ($1.6M), Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation ($540K), Charles & Lucille King Family ($450K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.7M in grants to Columbia College Chicago between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Travis Foundation$1,618,51652020–2024
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation$540,00052020–2024
Charles & Lucille King Family$450,00012020
Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc$225,00052020–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$200,40042021–2024
Chauncey and Marion D Mccormick$150,00012024
Kiphart Family Foundation$149,87722020–2024
Driehaus Design Initiative$140,00042020–2024
Terra Foundation for American Art$125,00012024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$75,00022022–2024
Walder Foundation$75,00012020
Krehbiel Family Foundation$70,00042022–2024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$70,00052022–2024
New England Foundation for the Arts$49,20032021–2024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$45,50022023–2024
The Martha Struthers Farley and Donald C$45,00012021
William F Harnisch Foundation Inc$45,00012021
Kohler Foundation Inc$43,75042021–2024
Culver's Foundation Inc$40,00062022–2024
American Theatre Wing Inc$35,05032022–2024
Hispanic Scholarship Fund$33,20312025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$31,00032021–2024
Continuing the Good Foundation$26,00042021–2024
Cfda Foundation Inc$25,00012024
The Sudbury Foundation$25,00062021–2024
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Westridge Foundation$20,00012024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$20,00012024
Hobsonlucas Family Foundation$20,00032022–2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation$20,00072021–2024
Council of Independent Colleges$20,00022021–2023
Richard Benevolent Foundation$18,42522021–2022
The Ohio Foundation of$15,20012024
Field Foundation of Illinois$15,00012023
The Fogelson Foundation$13,50022020–2021
National Conference on Citizenship$12,86812021
Tulsa Community Foundation$12,50012023
Marquette Bank Education Foundation$12,50052021–2023
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan$10,30022021–2022
Folds of Honor Foundation$10,00012024
Kpmg Us Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The Sidley Austin Foundation$10,00022023–2024
Solutions Journalism Network Inc$10,00012023
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$10,00012022
House of Blues Music Forward Foundation$10,00012021
Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc$10,00012020
Arts Midwest Incorporated$8,50012023
The Bessemer Giving Fund$8,00012023
Garatoni-smith Scholarship Corporation$7,50012025
Michigan Gateway Community Foundation$7,50012024
The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Educ$7,50012024
The Getz Foundation$7,50032021–2023
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation$7,50012020
The Warren J and Marylou Hayford$7,00012020
NEO Philanthropy Inc$5,07612022
The a Montgomery Ward Foundation$5,00012023
Chicago Foundation for Women$5,00012021
Forum Credit Union Foundation Inc$5,00012020
New Orphan Asylum Scholarship Foundation$4,12322022–2024
Hooverhoehn Scholarship Foundation Xxx-xx-xxxx$3,50012022
The Weasel Fund$2,50012020
Marjorie & Vm Baich Foundation$2,00012022
Ruth M Hughes Scholarship Trust$1,50012021
Winncompanies Charitable Scholarship$1,00012023
Baskin Family Foundation$1,00012022
Kessel Edgar E Ta$1,00012021
Albert a Christ Scholarship Fund 1403$75012024
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation$50012021
Baxter International Foundation$6012022

What grants has Columbia College Chicago received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Hispanic Scholarship FundTO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS$33,203
2025Garatoni-smith Scholarship CorporationGIFT$7,500
2024Travis FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS$300,000
2024Chauncey and Marion D MccormickEDUCATIONAL$150,000
2024Terra Foundation for American ArtART EDUCATION$125,000
2024Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED$100,000
2024The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$72,700
2024Krehbiel Family FoundationGeneral Support$50,000
2024Kiphart Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$49,877
2024The Ayco Charitable FoundationEDUCATION$40,000
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundEDUCATION$35,500
2024Driehaus Design InitiativeTo support the production and presentation of student work in Grantee's Department of Fashion Studies$35,000
2024Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc2024-2025 MoCP exhibition and program support$25,000
2024Cfda Foundation IncPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - SCHOLARSHIP$25,000
2024New England Foundation for the ArtsGENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT$20,000
2024Westridge FoundationMuseum of Contemporary Photography$20,000
2024John D and Catherine T MacarthurTO SUPPORT STUDENT MENTORING, AN EXHIBITION, AND A CONVERSATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS WENDY EWALD (1992) AND SUSAN MEISELAS (1992) ALONGSIDE RESEARCHER AND CO-AUTHOR LAURA WEXLER$20,000
2024The Ohio Foundation ofSCHOLARSHIPS$15,200
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$13,500
2024Kohler Foundation IncINDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIP PAID DIRECTLY TO THE EDUCATIOINAL INSTITUTION$12,500
2024Folds of Honor FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$10,000
2024American Theatre Wing IncUNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS$10,000
2024Kpmg Us Foundation IncOPERATIONS$10,000
2024The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundSCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID$10,000
2024Michigan Gateway Community FoundationSCHOLARSHIP GRANTS$7,500
2024The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Educ7500$7,500
2024Continuing the Good FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS$6,500
2024Krehbiel Family FoundationGeneral Support$5,000
2024Culver's Foundation IncSCHOLARSHIP(S) FOR RECIPIENT(S) PAID DIRECTLY TO SCHOOL$5,000
2024The Sudbury FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$5,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Columbia College Chicago?

Columbia College Chicago is funded by 68 grantmakers, led by Travis Foundation ($1.6M), Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation ($540K), Charles & Lucille King Family ($450K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.7M in grants to Columbia College Chicago between 2020–2025.

Who is Columbia College Chicago's largest funder?

Travis Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Columbia College Chicago, with $1.6M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Columbia College Chicago received?

IRS 990 filings record $4.7M in grants to Columbia College Chicago across 138 grants from 68 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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