Greater Chicago Food Depository

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Chicago, IL EIN 36-2971864

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2025–2026

Total received

$83.0M

Foundation funders

192

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2025–2026

Who funds Greater Chicago Food Depository?

Greater Chicago Food Depository is funded by 192 grantmakers, led by Feeding America ($71.5M), The Chicago Community Trust ($2.0M), Cushing Family Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $83.0M in grants to Greater Chicago Food Depository between 2025–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Feeding America$71,505,70712025
The Chicago Community Trust$2,002,05212025
Cushing Family Foundation$1,000,00012025
National Philanthropic Trust$828,20512025
Charities Aid Foundation America$787,17122025
Ageoptions Inc (FKA Suburban Area Agency on Aging)$675,57812025
The Chicago Fund for Healthier Communities$500,00012025
The Otho Sa Sprague Memorial Institute$300,00012025
Polk Bros Foundation Inc$250,00012025
Give N Kind$240,47212025
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation$200,00012025
Share Our Strength$172,15012025
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago$153,86812025
John R Flanagan Charitable Foundation$150,00012025
JTB Family Foundation$150,00012025
John H Hart Foundation$135,00012025
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$120,36012025
125 Foundation$100,00012025
Gilbert & Jacqueline R Fern Foundation$100,00012025
Ford Philanthropy$100,00012025
Revada Foundation$100,00012025
The Christopher L & M Susan Gust$100,00012025
Bobbie and Stanton Cook$100,00012025
Northern Illinois Food Bank$94,89412025
The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation$81,96612025
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Eunice & Joshua J Stone Foundation$80,00012025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$75,05022025–2026
Hall Family Foundation$75,00012025
Dudley D & Delores R Malone Family$75,00012025
The Albertsons Companies Foundation$72,50022025
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group$67,36812025
The Knowles Foundation$60,00012025
Helen V Brach Foundation$55,00022025
Partnership for a Healthier America Inc$55,00022025
Martin and Mary L Boyer Foundation$50,00012025
The Griffith Foods Foundation$50,00012025
Clayton a Struve Family Foundation$50,00012025
Patterson Family Foundation$50,00012025
Cafaro-Livingston Charitable Trust$50,00012025
The John C and Carolyn Noonan Parmer$45,00012025
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$43,31412025
Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc$40,00012025
The Parallel Foundation Inc$40,00012025
Boston Foundation Inc$40,00012025
Give Back Foundation$35,17012025
Ripples a Not-for-Profit Corporati$30,00012026
Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation$30,00012025
Kathleen and David Kennedy Foundation$30,00012025
The Community Foundation of Macon County$30,00012025
Jay Whipple Family Foundation$30,00012025
The Monica L Gormley Charitable$30,00012025
J R Albert Foundation$30,00012025
RJ Mullen Sr and Family Foundation$28,00012025
United Way of Bergen County$26,67612025
Rosenberg Family Foundation$25,50012025
Chu and Chan Foundation$25,00012026
Boyle Family Foundation$25,00012025
Anixter and Silva Family Foundation$25,00012025
Armin and Esther Hirsch Foundation$25,00012025
William M Hales Foundation$25,00012025
Beaverdale Foundation$25,00012025
Robert C and Deborah K Bridges$25,00012025
The Regenstein Foundation$25,00012025
Building Futures Foundation$25,00012025
The Potter's Clay Foundation$25,00012025
Kastory Family Foundation$25,00012025
Lost Pond Foundation$25,00012025
Joy In Childhood Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Howard Family Foundation$25,00012025
SCP Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Frank and Karen Ptak Family Foundation$21,00012025
Jewish Communal Fund$21,00022025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$20,75012025
Graber Charitable Foundation$20,50012025
The Wagner Foundation$20,00022025–2026
The Cloud Family Private Foundation$20,00012025
Buehler Family Foundation$20,00012025
Ellen & Ronald Block Family Foundation$20,00012025
Leestma Family Foundation$20,00012025
The Second Step Foundation$20,00012025
Golder Family Foundation$20,00012025
Leva Family Foundation$20,00012025
Glore Fund$20,00012025
GFCF NFP$20,00012025
William N and Ruth M Westhoff$20,00012025
Reichert Foundation$20,00012025
The Trompeter Family Foundation$20,00012025
ACT of Hope Foundation$20,00012025
Modestus Bauer Foundation$19,50012025
The LSV Asset Management Charitable Foundation$19,40012025
Abigail Blue Lurie Foundation$19,00012025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$17,95012025
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation$17,68712025
Richard J and Linda J Sieracki$17,50012025
Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial$16,00012025
Anderson Family Charitable Foundation$15,08112025
Oberweiler Foundation$15,00012025
Balakumar and Natalia Charitable$15,00012025
Richchar Inc$15,00012025
Irish Woods Foundation$15,00012025
Julian Family Foundation$15,00012025
Out of the Box Foundation Inc$15,00012025
Dfacares Foundation$13,47612025
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$13,00012025
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce$12,73612025
Francis Beidler Foundation$12,00012025
Edward and Rose Donnell Foundation$12,00012025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$12,00012025
WK Kellogg Foundation$10,50812025
Madigan Family Foundation$10,00012026
The Van Grinsven Family Foundation$10,00012025
George and June Block Family Foundation$10,00012025
The Dave Hokin Foundation$10,00012025
Hale Family Foundation Inc$10,00012025
The Van Horne Foundation$10,00012025
Gurtz Family Foundation$10,00012025
KPMG US Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Ellie's Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Filkins Family Foundation Inc$10,00012025
The David and Lynne Weinberg$10,00012025
Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation$10,00012025
The Ruttenbergkagan Foundation$10,00012025
Carylon Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein Foundation$10,00012025
Thing 123 Foundation$10,00012025
The Sammann Family Foundation$10,00012025
The a Montgomery Ward Foundation$10,00012025
American Electric Power Foundation$10,00012025
Russell C and Cornelie G$10,00012025
Union Pacific Foundation$10,00012025
Laborers' Int'l Union of North America District Council of Chicago$10,00012025
Domont Family Foundation$10,00012025
The Kroger CO Foundation$10,00012025
BNSF Railway Foundation$10,00012025
The Jaharis Family Foundation$10,00012025
Adreani Foundation$10,00012025
New Horizon Foundation$10,00012025
Koch Family Foundation$10,00012025
Baskin Family Foundation$10,00012025
McCortney Foundation$10,00012025
Anne Ulnick Foundation$10,00012025
Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation$10,00012025
Mazza Foundation$10,00012025
The Barker Welfare Foundation$10,00012025
Robert U and Roberta Goldman Family Foundation$10,00012025
Sirius Fund$10,00012025
John Marshall Family Foundation$10,00022025
Bjorkman Foundation$9,00012025
Gorski Family Foundation$8,30012025
Helmsmanshipinc$8,00012025
The Allyn Foundation Inc$8,00012025
Simons Family Foundation$8,00012025
The Lawlor Foundation$8,00012025
Weiner-Marc Foundation$7,70012025
Adjlm Foundation$7,50012025
The Santreece Foundation$7,50012025
Steelberg Foundation$7,50012025
Nogwog Fund NFP$7,10212025
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$6,97512025
Kimley-Horn Foundation$6,90012025
The Goldblatt Family Foundation$6,00012025
The Silver Family Foundation$6,00012025
Gussel Foundation Inc$6,00012025
David & Lisette Eisendrath Foundation$6,00012025
The Robert a and Shirley J Jones Foundation$6,00012025
The Schnitzer Family Foundation$5,00012025
Deering Foundation$5,00012025
Tinberg Foundation$5,00012025
Hormel Foods Corporation Charitable$5,00012025
Herbert & Roselle Mack Charitable$5,00012025
The Tarko Foundation$5,00012025
Skip & Meg Herman Family Foundation$5,00012025
Baranay Family Foundation Inc$5,00012025
USG Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Donald & Patricia Manhard Charitable$5,00012025
Canfora Family Foundation Inc$5,00012025
The Howard S Dubin Family Foundation$5,00012025
Rubens Family Foundation$5,00012025
Peter and Carol Goldman Family$5,00012025
Harczak Family Foundation$5,00012025
Glerum Family Foundation$5,00012025
Harold D and Hazel C Wright Foundation$5,00012025
Tepas Family Foundation$5,00012025
The Jeschke Family Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Arlyne Marks Charitable Foundation$5,00012025
Lloyd a Fry Foundation$5,00012025
Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation$5,00012025
Alexander Charitable Foundationinc$5,00012025
Laura H Sitterly Charitable Foundation$5,00012025
The John D & Leslie Henner Burns$5,00012025
James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family$5,00012025
Susan & Jerome Ettelson Fund$3,50012026
M & J Kennelly Foundation$2,00012026

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$25M$50M$75M$100M193 grants2025 7 grants2026

From 2025 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $113K (2026) to $82.9M (2025). In 2026 it made 7 grants totaling $113K.

What grants has Greater Chicago Food Depository received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$30,500
2026Ripples a Not-for-Profit CorporatiCHARITABLE$30,000
2026Chu and Chan FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$25,000
2026The Wagner FoundationTo aid the organization and further exempt purposes.$12,000
2026Madigan Family FoundationCHARITABLE PURPOSE$10,000
2026Susan & Jerome Ettelson FundTO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES$3,500
2026M & J Kennelly FoundationUnrestricted$2,000
2025Feeding AmericaFight Hunger$71,505,707
2025The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$2,002,052
2025Cushing Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSES$1,000,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$828,205
2025Ageoptions Inc (FKA Suburban Area Agency on Aging)PROVIDER PAYMENT$675,578
2025The Chicago Fund for Healthier CommunitiesSUPPORT ORGANIZATION$500,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$500,000
2025The Otho Sa Sprague Memorial InstitutePROGRAM SUPPORT$300,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$287,171
2025Polk Bros Foundation IncSpecial Projects$250,000
2025Give N KindCOMMUNITY ASSISTANCE$240,472
2025Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED$200,000
2025Share Our StrengthBenefits Access; School Meals$172,150
2025Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoGRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT$153,868
2025John R Flanagan Charitable FoundationFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$150,000
2025JTB Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$150,000
2025John H Hart FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$135,000
2025United Way of Metropolitan Chicago IncPROGRAM SUPPORT$120,360
2025125 FoundationFOOD DEPOSITORY AND EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE$100,000
2025Gilbert & Jacqueline R Fern FoundationCHARITABLE$100,000
2025Ford PhilanthropyESSENTIAL SERVICES$100,000
2025Revada FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2025The Christopher L & M Susan GustGENERAL PURPOSE$100,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Greater Chicago Food Depository?

Greater Chicago Food Depository is funded by 192 grantmakers, led by Feeding America ($71.5M), The Chicago Community Trust ($2.0M), Cushing Family Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $83.0M in grants to Greater Chicago Food Depository between 2025–2026.

Who is Greater Chicago Food Depository's largest funder?

Feeding America is the largest recorded funder of Greater Chicago Food Depository, with $71.5M across 1 grant (2025).

How much grant funding has Greater Chicago Food Depository received?

IRS 990 filings record $83.0M in grants to Greater Chicago Food Depository across 200 grants from 192 funders between 2025–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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