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

Showing top 25 of 68 funders by total given.

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

Showing 30 most recent of 138 recorded grants.

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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