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THE LYON FAMILY FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

63recipients FY2016–24
$4Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 91% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 91% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 12 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, DC, GA, HI, IL, NC, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WY.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
KADENS FAMILY FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder8
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder7
CME GROUP FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
COLEMAN FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder6
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
FULK FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
HELEN BRACH FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
IMC CHICAGO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
FOGLIA FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
KOVLER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
LAVIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONOAKBROOK TER, ILprogram funder4
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARECHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
THE GROSSINGER FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
THE IRVING HARRIS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
THE ROBERT THOMAS BOBINS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
THING 1 2 3 FOUNDATIONELMHURST, ILprogram funder4
VIVO FOUNDATIONLIBERTYVILLE, ILprogram funder4
YELLOW-CROWNED FOUNDATIONINVERNESS, ILprogram funder4
1111 FOUNDATIONHIGHLAND PARK, ILprogram funder3
A BETTER CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOIL42024$1,067,423
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICESIL72024$262,014
EMBARC INCIL72024$245,469
THE FORGE FOR FAMILIES INCTX72024$130,000
THE RYAN LICHT SANG BIPOLAR FOUNDATION INCIL72024$88,794
BARRINGTON CHILDRENS CHARITIESIL52024$41,926
GATEWAY TO LEARNINGIL12024$37,500
IMERMAN ANGELSIL62024$33,484
BLOOD CANCER UNITED INCNY12024$25,000
UNITING VOICESIL22024$25,000
HOPE CHICAGO INCIL22024$21,139
NICHOLAS D SERGI FOUNDATIONIL62024$12,867
THE MARFAN FOUNDATION INCNY22024$12,350
MOD COLLECTIVEIL12024$11,150
BILTMORE COUNTRY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONIL32024$8,000
HUA MOMONA FOUNDATIONHI12024$5,175
DRAGONFLY FOUNDATIONOH12024$4,000
SALVATION ARMY NATIONAL CORPVA12024$3,000
HOOVED ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETYIL12024$1,000
BABIES NEED BOTTOMS INCNC12024$538
PILOT LIGHTIL52023$72,000
LAWNDALE EDUCATIONAL AND REGIONAL NETWORK CHARTER SCHOOLIL12023$37,500
INTERNATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD COLLABORATIVEIL22023$26,000
CULINARY CAREIL12023$21,750
WORKING IN THE SCHOOLSIL32023$21,439
SHARE OUR SPAREIL22023$16,324
JEFFREY PRIDE FOUNDATION INCIL12023$10,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO INCIL42023$8,986
BARRINGTON YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICESIL22023$8,700
ONE CAUSECA12023$2,295
SIT STAY READ INCIL12023$1,000
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYNY12023$500
SANTA CLAUS FUNDWY12023$500
ASCENSIONIL12022$16,360
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYIL22022$12,500
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONDC12022$500
PLANET HOPECA32021$22,007
CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIESIL12021$10,200
CEREBRAL PALSY ALLIANCE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNY42021$9,293
JOHN H LYONS SR SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONDC12021$2,500
BIG SHOULDERS FUNDIL12021$1,130
MACCABI USA INCPA12021$1,000
SMASHSMARD INCIL12021$500
LES TURNER AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS FOUNDATIONIL12021$256
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INCGA12021$250
UNION LEAGUE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBSIL32020$71,779
KHAN ACADEMY INCCA12020$2,500
HORIZONS FOR YOUTHIL12020$2,350
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSSDC12020$1,000
ELYSSAS MISSION NFPIL12020$500