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CLESS FAMILY FOUNDATION

· NORTHBROOK, IL · private_foundation · program funder

38recipients FY2016–24
$14Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 65% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 65% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 6 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, FL, ID, IL, IN, NC.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
EVANSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCEVANSTON, ILprogram funder13
FINNEGAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder9
LEWIS-SEBRING FAMILY FOUNDATIONEVANSTON, ILprogram funder9
ELIZABETH BEIDLER TISDAHL FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder7
KELLCIE FUNDCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
FRANCIS BEIDLER FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
FRANKEL FAMILY FOUNDATIONPRESCOTT, AZprogram funder6
FRANKLIN SQUARE FOUNDATIONEVANSTON, ILprogram funder6
MAGNETAR CAPITAL FOUNDATIONEVANSTON, ILprogram funder6
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYEVANSTON, ILprogram funder6
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEMARLINGTON HTS, ILprogram funder5
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
WEINER-ELLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONEVANSTON, ILprogram funder5
CHILANTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
FIRST BANK OF HIGHLAND PARK FOUNDATIONHIGHLAND PARK, ILprogram funder4
HOWARD AND URSULA DUBIN FOUNDATIONEVANSTON, ILprogram funder4
IRA AND JANINA MARKS CHARITABLE TREVANSTON, ILprogram funder4
JOHN AND MARGARET SAGAN FOUNDATIONEVANSTON, ILprogram funder4
TAWANI CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION FUNDCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
WEATHERLOW FOUNDATIONPORTSMOUTH, NHprogram funder4
ARMIN & ESTHER HIRSCH FOUNDATIONDEERFIELD, ILprogram funder3
ARRINGTON FOUNDATIONEVANSTON, ILprogram funder3
BINSTEIN FAMILY HELPING HAND FOUNDATIONGLENVIEW, ILprogram funder3

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
ETHS HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATIONIL52024$1,020,000
DUKE UNIVERSITYNC32024$800,000
YOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEW- NORTHBROOKIL32024$775,000
STAND UP TO CANCERCA22024$752,292
YOUTH & OPPORTUNITY UNITED INCIL52024$375,000
NORTHLIGHT THEATRE INCIL12024$250,000
CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIESIL52024$250,000
BOOKS AND BREAKFASTIL52024$225,000
MCGAW YMCAIL52024$200,000
HONOR FLIGHT CHICAGO CORPIL52024$150,000
PROVENANCE PRECISION MEDICINE FOUNDATIONIL22024$75,000
COUNTRYSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOLS INCIL52024$71,742
CHILDCARE NETWORK OF EVANSTONIL52024$65,000
THE WINNETKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONIL22024$50,000
MISERICORDIA FOUNDATIONIL22024$35,000
FRIENDS OF LINCOLN PARK HIGH SCHOOLIL12024$25,000
THE RECYCLERY COLLECTIVEIL12024$7,500
BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH CHARITYFL22023$885,563
EVANSTON SCHOLARSIL42023$325,000
DEBRA GELFAND CHILDRENS FOUNDATIONIL42023$140,000
ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYIN42023$140,000
CHICAGO ENGINEERS FOUNDATION OF THE UNION LEAGUE CLUBIL42023$100,000
GLENBROOK HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATIONIL22023$100,000
GLENVIEW EDUCATION FOUNDATIONIL12023$60,000
JAMES B MORAN CENTER FOR YOUTH ADVOCACYIL32023$50,000
ST ATHANASIUS PARISHIL22023$20,000
IDAHO HORSE THERAPY INCID22022$20,000
EVANSTON CASEIL32022$15,000
CONNECTIONS FOR THE HOMELESS INCIL22021$200,000
PARTNERS OF THE EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARYIL22021$30,000
WARREN W CHERRY PRESCHOOLIL22021$25,000
NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRYIL12021$25,000
EVANSTON ART CENTER AND MARKETIL22021$15,000
SHY WOLF SANCTUARY EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE CENTER INCFL12021$10,000
EVANSTON GROWSIL12021$7,000
NSSRA FOUNDATIONIL12020$100,000
EVANSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCIL12020$85,000
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYIL12020$75,000