FUNDER
RANDY AND MICHELE MEHRBERG SCHARA FAMILY FOUNDATION
23recipients FY2016–24
$1Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 87% of giving in Illinois
Footprint
A local funder — 87% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 9 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MI, NY, PA, RI.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | large program funder | 5 |
| POLK BROS FOUNDATION INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 4 |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 4 |
| ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| BORGEN FAMILY FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | program funder | 3 |
| FREY FOUNDATION | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | program funder | 3 |
| HOBSON LUCAS FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAN RAFAEL, CA | program funder | 3 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, IL | program funder | 3 |
| SIDLEY AUSTIN FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| THE IRVING HARRIS FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| VAN NICE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| 36 FOUNDATION INC | HOBE SOUND, FL | program funder | 2 |
| ABBOTT FUND | ABBOTT PARK, IL | program funder | 2 |
| BARRETT FOUNDATION | BOULDER, CO | program funder | 2 |
| BECHILY HODES FAMILY FOUNDATION | MIAMI BEACH, FL | program funder | 2 |
| BETTER WAY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| BOLWELL FOUNDATION | EAGLE, CO | program funder | 2 |
| BUILDERS INITIATIVE | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| BURT FAMILY FOUNDATION DTD 050997 | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| CME GROUP COMMUNITY FOUNDATION F/K/A NYMEX FOUNDATION | program funder | 2 | |
| COLEMAN FOUNDATION INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| DAVID AND MOLLY PYOTT FOUNDATION | AVON, CO | program funder | 2 |
| DR SCHOLL FOUNDATION | NORTHBROOK, IL | program funder | 2 |
| FIFTH THIRD CHICAGOLAND FOUNDATION | program funder | 2 | |
| FOREFRONT | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLENNIUM PARK FOUNDATION | IL | 4 | 2024 | $275,000 |
| THE HISTORYMAKERS | IL | 5 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC | IL | 2 | 2024 | $35,000 |
| JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC | FL | 2 | 2024 | $32,000 |
| WALKING MOUNTAINS | CO | 2 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC | CA | 2 | 2024 | $2,000 |
| JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | IL | 4 | 2024 | $2,000 |
| GARY COMER YOUTH CENTER | IL | 1 | 2024 | $1,200 |
| RESPIRATORY HEALTH ASSOCIATION | IL | 1 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC | GA | 1 | 2024 | $500 |
| NOURISHING HOPE | IL | 1 | 2023 | $1,000 |
| CHICAGO BAR FOUNDATION | IL | 1 | 2023 | $250 |
| LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO | IL | 5 | 2022 | $250,600 |
| COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE | NY | 1 | 2021 | $10,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME INCORPORATED | RI | 2 | 2021 | $1,500 |
| FAMILY FOCUS | IL | 1 | 2021 | $1,000 |
| SOS OUTREACH | CO | 2 | 2020 | $7,501 |
| EAGLE VALLEY LAND TRUST | CO | 1 | 2019 | $2,200 |
| PERSPECTIVES CHARTER SCHOOL | IL | 1 | 2019 | $1,000 |
| GOLDEN RESCUE SOUTH FLORIDA INC | FL | 1 | 2019 | $500 |
| M CLUB OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | MI | 1 | 2018 | $25,000 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PA | 1 | 2018 | $10,000 |
| LES TURNER AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS FOUNDATION | IL | 1 | 2018 | $1,000 |