FUNDER
MICHAEL & CARRIE GIDWITZ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
17recipients FY2016–24
$621,589giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 80% of giving in Illinois
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A local funder — 80% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: IL, MO, NJ, NY.
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Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW EYES FOR THE NEEDY INC | NJ | 8 | 2024 | $41,000 |
| ADVOCATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IL | 8 | 2024 | $40,000 |
| HADLEY INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED | IL | 8 | 2024 | $33,000 |
| PAWS CHICAGO | IL | 8 | 2024 | $32,500 |
| PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY TREASURE CHEST FOUNDATION | IL | 8 | 2024 | $18,000 |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | IL | 4 | 2024 | $12,000 |
| GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | IL | 8 | 2024 | $9,000 |
| ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO | IL | 7 | 2024 | $6,922 |
| BEAR NECESSITIES PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION | IL | 8 | 2024 | $6,000 |
| BRICKS OF HOPE USA NFP | IL | 3 | 2024 | $3,000 |
| TREE HOUSE HUMANE SOCIETY | IL | 1 | 2024 | $2,000 |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC | IL | 7 | 2023 | $35,000 |
| LA CACCINA INC | IL | 3 | 2023 | $1,387 |
| STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | NY | 2 | 2022 | $6,000 |
| VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS | MO | 3 | 2022 | $5,180 |
| LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL | IL | 1 | 2020 | $1,000 |
| ANTI-CRUELTY SOCIETY | IL | 3 | 2019 | $3,000 |