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THOMAS W DOWER FOUNDATION

· KENILWORTH, IL · private_foundation · program funder

80recipients FY2016–24
$3Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 79% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 79% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 14 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CO, DC, FL, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MN, NE, NY, PA, TX, WI.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
HELEN BRACH FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder16
DR SCHOLL FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder8
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder8
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
BIG SHOULDERS FUNDCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
CHARLES H AND BEVERLY E SHAW FOUNDATIONPARK RIDGE, ILprogram funder7
CANNING FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
THE ROBERT THOMAS BOBINS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
THE@JOHN C & CAROLYN NOONAN PARMER PRIVATE FOUNDATIONWINNETKA, ILprogram funder6
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
FRANK J LEWIS FOUNDATION INCTEQUESTA, FLprogram funder5
GEORGE M EISENBERG FOUNDATION FOR CHARITIESARLINGTON HTS, ILprogram funder5
JAMES AND CATHERINE DENNY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
NCRC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder5
PATRICK G AND SHIRLEY W RYAN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
SHEILA REYNOLDS BERNER FOUNDATIONprogram funder5
TULLY FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
W P & H B WHITE FOUNDATIONNORTHFIELD, ILprogram funder5
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
BEATRICE P DELANEY CHAR FDNCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
BERGHORST FOUNDATION INCWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder4
CAROL LAVIN BERNICK FAMILY FOUNDATIONOAKBROOK TERR, ILprogram funder4
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
CME GROUP COMMUNITY FOUNDATION F/K/A NYMEX FOUNDATIONprogram funder4

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
STEPPENWOLF THEATER COIL82024$260,000
ST RITA OF CASCIA HIGH SCHOOL CORPORATIONIL82024$110,000
DE LASALLE INSTITUTEIL82024$110,000
ST COLETTA OF WISCONSIN INCWI82024$95,000
ST MALACHY SCHOOLIL72024$82,000
ST MARY OF THE LAKE SEMINARYIL62024$60,000
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGOIL82024$60,000
TRILOGY INCIL82024$58,500
BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATIONIL82024$58,500
PIVEN THEATRE WORKSHOPIL82024$55,000
ST PETERS CATHOLIC CHURCHIL82024$53,000
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOISIL52024$50,000
ESPERANZA COMMUNITY SERVICESIL82024$47,500
ST PATRICK RESIDENCEIL82024$37,000
RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATIONIL82024$34,000
ILLINOIS CLUB FOR CATHOLIC WOMENIL82024$31,000
IRISH GEORGIAN SOCIETY INCIL32024$30,000
SAFER FOUNDATIONIL82024$25,500
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAIL82024$25,000
ST SYMPHOROSA SCHOOLIL52024$25,000
SALUTE INCIL52024$25,000
JOHNS ISLAND COMMUNITY SERVICE LEAGUEFL72024$24,500
CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVALIL82024$19,000
SISTERS OF CHARITY BVMIA82024$19,000
CHICAGOLAND PRISON OUTREACHIL52024$19,000
GLENWOOD ACADEMYIL82024$18,000
STAR COMMUNITY INCMD72024$17,500
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITYNE82024$17,500
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYDC72024$17,000
DEBORAHS PLACEIL52024$15,000
TRUSTEES OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSSMA82024$14,000
LAKE MINNETONKA GARDEN CLUBMN22024$13,000
CORAZON A CORAZON NFPIL82024$12,000
ST PHILIP NERI SCHOOLIL62024$11,500
ERIE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSEIL22024$10,000
SAINTS FAITH HOPE & CHARITY CHURCHIL82024$9,500
THE THRESHOLDSIL82024$9,000
OLD ST PATRICKS CHURCHIL82024$8,500
MIDWEST YOUNG ARTISTSIL82024$8,000
FRIENDS OF THE PARKSIL82024$8,000
FENWICK HIGH SCHOOLIL22024$7,500
JOHNS ISLAND FOUNDATION INCFL22024$7,500
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS FUND INCIL32024$7,000
CAREER TRANSITIONS CENTER OF CHICAGOIL32024$7,000
MUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INCCO52024$5,950
PRESERVATIONIL12024$5,000
CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMYIL32024$3,000
ST JOHN XXIII PARISH CHARITABLE TRPA32024$3,000
BRIDGEPORT CATHOLIC ACADEMYIL12024$2,500
ST MARY CATHOLIC CHURCHIL12024$500