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THE BRINSON FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

115recipients FY2016–24
$125Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 83% of giving in California

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A local funder — 83% of its dollars go to CA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 13 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AZ, CA, CT, DC, IL, MA, NY, OR, PA, UT, VA, WA, WY.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder25
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder23
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder22
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder22
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder20
FULK FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder17
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder17
CME GROUP FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder14
FINNEGAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder14
IMC CHICAGO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder14
DR SCHOLL FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder12
VIVO FOUNDATIONLIBERTYVILLE, ILprogram funder12
HOBSON LUCAS FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAN RAFAEL, CAprogram funder11
HELEN BRACH FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder9
HUNTER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder9
JOYCE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder9
KOVLER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder9
OSA FOUNDATIONLINCOLNSHIRE, ILprogram funder9
THE HARRY & JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION INCOWINGS MILLS, MDlarge program funder9
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder9
A MONTGOMERY WARD FOUNDATION 32 48652-4DALLAS, TXprogram funder8
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
MAYER & MORRIS KAPLAN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYEVANSTON, ILprogram funder8
TAWANI CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION FUNDCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYCA52024$101,183,500
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOIL52024$1,076,800
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERIL52024$1,005,000
ST JOHNS HEALTH FOUNDATIONWY52024$880,000
ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGOIL52024$746,600
REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOIL52024$418,000
ADLER PLANETARIUMIL52024$417,500
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYIL52024$409,000
KENNETH C GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRYIL52024$408,000
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNY52024$403,000
LA RABIDA CHILDRENS HOSPITALIL52024$402,750
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOIL52024$401,660
SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETYIL52024$400,580
CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONIL52024$375,000
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNY52024$357,200
WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INCIL52024$351,000
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIESCA52024$309,850
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAIL52024$309,400
LSST INCAZ42024$304,500
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYIL52024$304,000
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGOIL52024$301,200
DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIL52024$270,500
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATIONIL52024$267,450
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYIL32024$263,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOISIL52024$259,000
CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYIL52024$256,000
HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS INCVA52024$250,000
METRO SQUASH NFPIL52024$246,500
HIGH JUMPIL52024$242,600
MORTON ARBORETUMIL52024$242,000
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYMA12024$240,000
LAKE FOREST ACADEMYIL52024$238,595
ERIE FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATION INCIL52024$233,500
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGEMA22024$230,000
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYCT22024$230,000
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CHICAGOIL52024$227,500
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATIONAZ52024$225,000
CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDIL42024$225,000
HEALTHY SCHOOLS CAMPAIGNIL52024$222,000
CHICAGO PARKS FOUNDATIONIL42024$213,000
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIONIL52024$203,000
THE JOFFREY BALLETIL52024$203,000
INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIESVA52024$193,000
TETON SCIENCE SCHOOLSWY52024$186,500
MIKVA CHALLENGE GRANT FOUNDATION INCIL52024$185,950
ONE MILLION DEGREESIL52024$185,000
MATH CIRCLES OF CHICAGOIL52024$184,500
JACKSON HOLE LAND TRUSTWY52024$184,000
COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INCWA52024$182,950
PARTNERSHIP FOR COLLEGE COMPLETIONIL52024$180,600