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C GARY AND VIRGINIA GERST FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

62recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 93% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 93% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 9 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CO, DC, GA, IL, KY, MA, MI, NY, VA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder15
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder10
NCRC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder10
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder9
RICHARD AND MARY L GRAY FOUNDATIONprogram funder9
THE PRITZKER PUCKER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
THE ROBERT THOMAS BOBINS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
DANIEL AND GLORIA KEARNEY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
DR SCHOLL FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder6
FULK FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
HIRSCH-SCHWARTZ FOUNDATIONprogram funder6
JOHN R HALLIGAN CHARITABLE FUNDBANNOCKBURN, ILprogram funder6
SERVICE CLUB OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
SIRIUS FUNDCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
STEPHEN W AND SUSAN M BAIRD FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
THE IRVING HARRIS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
CLUNE CARES FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
JANIS MORRIS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
LORAINE KAUFMAN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
SHUBERT FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYprogram funder5
TAWANI CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION FUNDCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ARTCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
A G COX CHAR TR 15128-00-2CHICAGO, ILprogram funder4

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICESIL72024$686,350
CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATERIL72024$305,500
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGOIL72024$264,500
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATIONIL72024$74,000
NORTH SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLIL72024$70,000
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES INCDC72024$35,000
ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONCO72024$14,000
PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CHICAGOIL42024$12,000
NEWBERRY LIBRARYIL52024$8,750
626 LANDMARK FOUNDATIONIL42024$6,376
NORTHLIGHT THEATRE INCIL22024$5,250
FRIENDS OF THE PARKSIL72024$5,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHICAGOIL42024$3,500
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCEIL72024$1,700
ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETYCO62024$1,300
GOLD COAST NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATIONIL42024$645
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEVA12024$500
CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUMIL22024$375
FRIENDS OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE HISTORIC DISTRICT INCNY12024$250
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INCDC62023$27,000
LINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCYIL12023$500
BIG SHOULDERS FUNDIL12023$200
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTNY12023$110
ASPEN SCIENCE CENTERCO32022$16,000
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INCGA12022$1,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES AND ALUMNIDC12022$200
ILLINOIS HUMANITIES COUNCIL INCORPORATEDIL42021$23,000
THE BUDDY PROGRAM INCCO42021$7,000
A RED ORCHID THEATREIL42021$3,200
SULLIVAN HOUSE HIGH SCHOOL INCIL12021$3,000
CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRSIL12021$2,500
THEO UBIQUE THEATREIL32021$2,400
CITY KIDS CAMPIL12021$600
CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVALIL12021$500
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT TRUSTIL12021$150
CAVE HILL CEMETERY COMPANYKY12021$100
CHICAGO FIRE FOUNDATIONIL22020$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOIL22020$6,000
WRITERS THEATRE INCIL32020$3,000
MINT THEATER COMPANY INCNY12020$1,000
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYIL12020$302
LUPUS SOCIETY OF ILLINOISIL12020$250
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCIL12020$200
ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCO12020$200
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INCVA22019$7,500
FACETS FILM FORUMIL22019$2,900
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOIL12019$2,650
SOLTI FOUNDATIONIL12019$1,000
KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART INCNY12019$500
DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIL12019$200