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ACORN FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

30recipients FY2016–24
$219,500giving 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 9 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, DC, GA, IA, IL, MA, MI, NY, WI.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder5
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
CME GROUP COMMUNITY FOUNDATION F/K/A NYMEX FOUNDATIONprogram funder3
ROSS C ROBBINS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
A MONTGOMERY WARD FOUNDATION 32 48652-4DALLAS, TXprogram funder2
ANNE E LEIBOWITZ YOUTH FUNDCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
BEST PORTION FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
DR SCHOLL FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder2
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder2
HELEN BRACH FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
HOBSON LUCAS FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAN RAFAEL, CAprogram funder2
ISAACS FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
JAMES AND CATHERINE DENNY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
JOHN R HALLIGAN CHARITABLE FUNDBANNOCKBURN, ILprogram funder2
JORDAN AND JEAN NERENBERG FAMILY FOUNDATIONprogram funder2
JR AND KATIE BERGER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
LAVIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONOAKBROOK TER, ILprogram funder2
LOEWENBERG CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
MEB CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
MILTON L FISH JR FAMILY FOUNDATION NFPCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
MILWAUKEE JEWISH FEDERATION INCMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder2
NCRC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder2
RICE FOUNDATIONSKOKIE, ILprogram funder2
RIES FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
KENNETH C GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRYIL32024$23,000
STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATIONIA32024$11,500
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGOIL32024$9,500
SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGENY32024$9,500
FRIENDS OF PAYTON ASSOCIATIONIL32024$7,500
JARRETT MEEKER FOUNDATIONCA32024$5,600
DEPAUL COLLEGE PREP FOUNDATIONIL12024$5,500
THE ACTORS FUND OF AMERICANY32024$4,800
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER USANY32024$4,600
SCHOOL YEAR ABROAD INCMA32024$4,500
ANSHE EMET SYNAGOGUEIL32024$4,000
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGOCA32024$4,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OFNY32024$4,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INCGA32024$4,000
CORNUCOPIA INSTITUTE INCORPORATEDWI22024$3,600
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAIL32024$3,500
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE GLOBALIL22024$3,000
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYIL22024$3,000
FRIENDS OF LINCOLN PARK HIGH SCHOOLIL12024$3,000
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INCNY32024$2,000
INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTSMI32024$2,000
STEPPENWOLF THEATER COIL22024$1,500
ADLER PLANETARIUMIL22024$1,500
CATHERINE COOK SCHOOLIL22022$9,000
CAMPANILE FOUNDATIONCA22022$2,200
ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATIONDC12022$1,000
CHICAGO COLLEGIATE INCIL22021$45,000
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUPDC12020$1,000
CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INCIL12020$500
CHICAGO YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRASIL12020$500