FUNDER
ALBERT AND JANICE MEISTER FAMILY FOUNDATION
19recipients FY2016–24
$3Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 54% of giving in Illinois
Footprint
A local funder — 54% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, DC, IL, NY.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | large program funder | 6 |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION | PRINCETON, NJ | large program funder | 4 |
| FORD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 3 |
| AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 2 |
| BERNARD & AUDRE RAPOPORT FOUNDATION | WACO, TX | program funder | 2 |
| CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| EUTOPIA FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 2 |
| FRANKLIN PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION | NORTHBROOK, IL | program funder | 2 |
| INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | program funder | 2 |
| JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | program funder | 2 |
| JOYCE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| LEAR FAMILY FOUNDATION | SIERRA MADRE, CA | program funder | 2 |
| MARTY & DOROTHY SILVERMAN FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| MEYER AND RAENA HAMMERMAN FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| OMIDYAR NETWORK FUND INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 2 |
| PARK FOUNDATION INC | ITHACA, NY | program funder | 2 |
| PETER AND CAROL GOLDMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | program funder | 2 |
| PRENTICE FOUNDATION INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | program funder | 2 |
| SIDLEY AUSTIN FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| STEPHEN AND CAROLE SCHWARTZ FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | large program funder | 2 |
| THE JOSEPH AND BESSIE FEINBERG FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| WARBURG PINCUS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| 1111 FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | program funder | 1 |
| ABE AND IDA COOPER FOUNDATION | GLENCOE, IL | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROGER BALDWIN FOUNDATION OF ACLU INC | IL | 6 | 2024 | $564,219 |
| WOMENS REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ASSISTANCE PROJECT WRRAP | CA | 3 | 2024 | $290,000 |
| CLIMATE EMERGENCY FUND | CA | 3 | 2024 | $235,000 |
| FLIGHT PATH DANCE FOUNDATION INC | NY | 3 | 2024 | $210,000 |
| FREEDOM TO READ FOUNDATION | IL | 2 | 2024 | $115,000 |
| COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC | NY | 1 | 2024 | $60,500 |
| ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION INC | CA | 1 | 2024 | $35,000 |
| KEEP OAKLAND BEAUTIFUL | CA | 1 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO NFP | IL | 1 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| CITY REPORT INC | NY | 1 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION | NY | 1 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION | CA | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | IL | 3 | 2023 | $670,000 |
| PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATION | CA | 2 | 2023 | $180,000 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | IL | 1 | 2023 | $50,000 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SANTA CRUZ COUNTY | CA | 1 | 2023 | $25,000 |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED | DC | 1 | 2022 | $33,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC | NY | 1 | 2022 | $33,000 |
| BRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | DC | 1 | 2022 | $10,000 |