FUNDER
THE CYNTHIA ELKINS FOUNDATION 36-4118927 Click to copy · SCHERERVILLE, IN · private_foundation · program funder
41 recipients FY2016–24
$4M giving on file
2024 latest grant year
no accepts unsolicited
Local Local funder, 64% of giving in Illinois
Footprint A local funder — 64% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 10 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, DC, FL, IL, IN, NY, TX, VA, WI.
Funders that fund the same organizations Funder Location Channel Shared recipients ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION SAINT LOUIS, MO large program funder 6 CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 5 POLK BROS FOUNDATION INC CHICAGO, IL program funder 5 FIRST BANK OF HIGHLAND PARK FOUNDATION HIGHLAND PARK, IL program funder 4 MODESTUS BAUER FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 4 THE BILL BASS FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 4 THE PRITZKER PUCKER FAMILY FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 4 TULLY FAMILY FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 4 ABRA PRENTICE FOUNDATION INC CHICAGO, IL program funder 3 ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL CHICAGO, IL program funder 3 CME GROUP COMMUNITY FOUNDATION F/K/A NYMEX FOUNDATION program funder 3 GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 3 HARKEN FOUNDATION HIGHLAND PARK, IL program funder 3 HELEN BRACH FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 3 IMC CHICAGO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 3 IRISH WOODS FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 3 IRVING & MARILYN L NAIDITCH FAMILY FOUNDATION HIGHLAND PARK, IL program funder 3 J S FRANK FOUNDATION DEERFIELD, IL program funder 3 JEROLD A AND RUTH HECKTMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION SKOKIE, IL program funder 3 JOSEPH B GLOSSBERG FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 3 MEG AND TIM CALLAHAN FAMILY FOUNDATION program funder 3 PATZIK FRANK & SAMOTNY FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 3 SIDLEY AUSTIN FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL program funder 3 SIRIUS FUND CHICAGO, IL program funder 3 SKENDER FOUNDATION program funder 3
Recent recipients Organization State Years Latest Total DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FUND IL 6 2024 $906,000 CATO INSTITUTE DC 5 2024 $650,000 UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL DC 5 2024 $276,000 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM NY 6 2024 $253,000 BRAVE SPACE ALLIANCE IL 6 2024 $226,000 URBAN INITIATIVES INC IL 5 2024 $210,000 THE ART CENTER HIGHLAND PARK IL 5 2024 $165,000 NSSRA FOUNDATION IL 3 2024 $101,000 JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO IL 2 2024 $86,000 PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION IL 5 2024 $75,000 CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING IL 6 2024 $71,000 NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC VA 6 2024 $62,500 WESTERN GOLF ASSOCIATION IL 6 2024 $54,500 INVEST FOR KIDS INC IL 6 2024 $35,000 MARIAN UNIVERSITY IN 1 2024 $25,000 CANOPY CENTER INC WI 2 2024 $24,000 MISERICORDIA HOME IL 4 2024 $22,000 JOHN AUSTIN CHELEY FOUNDATION CO 5 2024 $15,500 GUADALUPE CENTER INC FL 4 2024 $12,000 JESSE WHITE TUMBLING TEAM INC IL 3 2024 $7,300 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FOUNDATION INC FL 1 2024 $5,000 AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC TX 1 2024 $1,000 HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC IL 5 2023 $307,000 ONE TAIL AT A TIME NFP IL 5 2023 $92,600 GRACE TX 3 2023 $77,000 BIG SHOULDERS FUND IL 4 2023 $42,000 GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY IL 4 2023 $42,000 IRWIN A AND ROBERT D GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER INC WI 4 2023 $21,700 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION IL 3 2023 $15,000 FRIENDS OF THE CHICAGO RIVER IL 2 2023 $8,000 MICHAEL ROLFE PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION IL 2 2023 $2,000 BERNIES BOOK BANK IL 1 2023 $1,600 LIGHT OF LOVE MINISTRY IL 1 2023 $500 FUSION BOOSTER CLUB TX 1 2022 $4,000 KNUTE ROCKNE MEMORIAL SOCIETY INC IN 1 2022 $2,500 PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC CA 1 2022 $1,000 HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IL 1 2021 $20,000 LURIE CHILDRENS MEDICAL GROUP INC IL 1 2020 $5,000 CHILDREN AT THE CROSSROADS FOUNDATION IL 1 2020 $3,000 REBECCA A COPELAND FUND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IL 1 2020 $1,800 OPERATION KINDNESS TX 1 2019 $500