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STEARNS FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

45recipients FY2016–24
$986,754giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 82% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 82% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 8 states it has funded, whatever their cause: DC, FL, IL, MA, MI, MN, NC, SC.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
PATRICK G AND SHIRLEY W RYAN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder9
CANNING FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
DR SCHOLL FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder5
EDWARDSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONBOCA GRANDE, FLprogram funder5
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder5
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
WONDERFUL LIFE FOUNDATIONWEST PALM BCH, FLprogram funder5
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
Andrew and Joan McKenna Foundationprogram funder4
CHARLES H AND BEVERLY E SHAW FOUNDATIONPARK RIDGE, ILprogram funder4
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
J CHRISTOPHER AND ANNE N REYESFOUNDATIONWEST PALM BCH, FLprogram funder4
JAMES AND CATHERINE DENNY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
LAVIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONOAKBROOK TER, ILprogram funder4
MADIGAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
SCOTT FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOBE SOUND, FLprogram funder4
SQUARE ONE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
THE JOHN AND KATHLEEN SCHREIBER FOUNDATIONLAKE FOREST, ILprogram funder4
THE ROBERT THOMAS BOBINS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
36 FOUNDATION INCHOBE SOUND, FLprogram funder3
BEARS CARELAKE FOREST, ILprogram funder3
BEATRICE P DELANEY CHAR FDNCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
CME GROUP FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYIL72024$200,950
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO INCIL52024$101,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYIL72024$82,050
HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMYSC52024$75,479
NORTH SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLIL62024$47,500
ADVANCE ILLINOIS NFPIL42024$17,500
ACCELERATE INSTITUTEIL42024$17,000
CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMYIL52024$15,000
LYNN UNIVERSITY INCFL42024$10,000
GENEVA FOUNDATION OF PRESBYTERIAN HOMESIL12024$7,500
CIVIC FEDERATIONIL12024$5,000
HERITAGE FOUNDATIONDC42024$4,700
GLENCOE UNION CHURCHIL52024$4,500
LICORICE PROJECT NFPIL72024$3,500
OLD ELM SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONIL62024$3,500
SKOKIE COUNTRY CLUB EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONIL52024$3,000
DUKE UNIVERSITYNC22024$1,000
LAWRENCE HALLIL12024$500
JUDICIAL WATCH INCDC12024$225
FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATIONFL12024$100
CLEARBROOKIL52023$40,000
BIG SHOULDERS FUNDIL22023$11,000
BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION INCIL12023$5,000
MAY RIVER MONTESSORISC22023$2,500
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCIL22023$2,000
NORTH LAWNDALE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLIL52022$31,250
CITY YEAR INCMA22022$30,000
THE JOFFREY BALLETIL52022$16,000
LEO HIGH SCHOOLIL32022$16,000
HADLEY INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIREDIL12022$1,000
AUTISM ALLIANCE OF MICHIGANMI12022$500
BETHESDA HOSPITAL INCFL42021$10,000
ACADEMY FOR URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIPIL12021$2,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INCFL12021$1,500
THE CHICAGO CLUB PRESERVATION FOUNDATIONIL12020$10,000
ERIE ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOLIL22020$7,000
THE ALLENDALE ASSOCIATIONIL12020$5,000
CARLETON COLLEGEMN22020$2,500
CARIDAD CENTER INCFL12020$1,000
WRITERS THEATRE INCIL12020$1,000
SKOKIE COUNTRY CLUBIL12020$500
MISERICORDIA HOMEIL12020$500
FAMILY ACTION NETWORKIL22019$2,000
NEW TRIER TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 203 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIOIL12019$500
WILLIAMS COLLEGEMA12018$1,000