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JAMES AND BRENDA GRUSECKI FAMILY FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

57recipients FY2016–24
$12Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 85% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 85% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 6 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, DC, IL, MN, PA.

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FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder20
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder14
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder14
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder12
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder11
JOYCE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder11
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder10
The Pierce Family Charitable Foundationprogram funder10
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder10
DECLARATION OF TR ESTABLISHING THE CUORE E MANI FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder9
NCRC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder9
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
FREDERICK HENRY PRINCE TESTAMENTARY TRUSTCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
ALL CHICAGO MAKING HOMELESSNESS HISTORYCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
THE CHRISTOPHER FAMILY FOUNDATIONWESTMONT, ILprogram funder7
A MONTGOMERY WARD FOUNDATION 32 48652-4DALLAS, TXprogram funder6
BLOWITZ-RIDGEWAY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
COLEMAN FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder6
GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
SHUBERT FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYprogram funder6
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
WALDER FAMILY FOUNDATIONSKOKIE, ILprogram funder6
BAYLESS FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
BUILDERS INITIATIVECHICAGO, ILprogram funder5

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
NEW MOMS INCIL72024$490,000
THEATRE ASPENCO72024$319,420
NEW TEACHER CENTERCA72024$310,000
THE THRESHOLDSIL72024$310,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ILLINOISIL22024$280,000
REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANYIL62024$270,000
PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CHICAGOIL72024$260,000
START EARLYIL52024$250,000
CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMENIL72024$240,000
DEBORAHS PLACEIL72024$240,000
BREAKTHROUGH URBAN MINISTRIES INCIL72024$240,000
LA CASA NORTEIL72024$240,000
CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATERIL72024$230,000
SHATTERED GLOBE THEATREIL72024$230,000
THRIVE COUNSELING CENTERIL72024$205,000
CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMYIL72024$205,000
LITTLE BLACK PEARL WORKSHOPIL72024$175,000
MIKVA CHALLENGE GRANT FOUNDATION INCIL72024$175,000
MARWEN FOUNDATIONIL72024$175,000
CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INCIL42024$150,000
MIDWEST ACCESS COALITIONIL72024$147,500
TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANYIL72024$115,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGOIL22024$90,000
UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMASMN72024$80,000
READER INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY JOURNALISM INCIL32024$75,000
AMERICAN BLUES THEATERIL22024$75,000
INGENUITY INCORPORATED CHICAGOIL22024$70,000
LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOISIL22024$70,000
ENGLISH IN ACTIONCO72024$60,000
THE CLIMATE CENTERCA32024$30,000
MERIT SCHOOL OF MUSICIL42024$27,500
CONNECTIONS FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDRENIL62024$25,000
THE LEARNING CENTER HOUSE OF CONNECTIONSIL22024$20,000
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPA22024$10,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO INCIL32024$7,500
HOUSING FORWARDIL12024$5,000
LANDPATHSCA12024$2,500
826CHI INC NFPIL62023$140,000
CROSSROADS FUNDIL42023$135,000
TIDES FOUNDATIONCA42023$72,500
THE VOTER PARTICIPATION CENTERDC42023$70,000
ALL VOTING IS LOCALDC12023$20,000
EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE INCCA12023$15,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES INCIL52022$235,000
FOREFRONTIL52022$7,662
CARA PROGRAMIL42021$130,000
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EDUCATION FUND INCDC22021$32,500
GILLOURYIL12021$10,000
NAMI CHICAGOIL12020$2,500
BEYOND HUNGERIL12020$2,500