FUNDER
DONALD R WILSON JR FAMILY FOUNDATION
20recipients FY2016–24
$13Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 95% of giving in Illinois
Footprint
A local funder — 95% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: DC, FL, IL, MI.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | large program funder | 4 |
| ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| ALPHAWOOD FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| BILL NYGREN FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| BLUHM FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| BUILDERS INITIATIVE | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| DR SCHOLL FOUNDATION | NORTHBROOK, IL | program funder | 2 |
| DRW FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| FULK FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| GATES FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | large program funder | 2 |
| GRAND VICTORIA FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| HELEN BRACH FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| HIRSCH-SCHWARTZ FOUNDATION | program funder | 2 | |
| IMC CHICAGO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| JOCARNO FUND | OAK PARK, IL | program funder | 2 |
| JOYCE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| KOVLER FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| MAAS FOUNDATION INC | PEWAUKEE, WI | program funder | 2 |
| MANSUETO FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| ONECHICAGOFUND | program funder | 2 | |
| PETER AND CAROL GOLDMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | IL | 6 | 2024 | $9,218,529 |
| ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO | IL | 2 | 2024 | $1,200,000 |
| CATO INSTITUTE | DC | 2 | 2024 | $450,000 |
| CHICAGO YACHT CLUB | IL | 3 | 2024 | $320,000 |
| SHAKE-A-LEG MIAMI INC | FL | 1 | 2023 | $100,000 |
| CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL INC | IL | 1 | 2023 | $50,000 |
| CHICAGO PARKS FOUNDATION | IL | 1 | 2023 | $50,000 |
| THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST | IL | 1 | 2023 | $50,000 |
| FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS | MI | 1 | 2022 | $100,000 |
| SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY | IL | 4 | 2022 | $80,000 |
| ANTI-CRUELTY SOCIETY | IL | 4 | 2022 | $65,000 |
| GLOBAL FAIRNESS INITIATIVE | DC | 1 | 2022 | $25,000 |
| CENTER ON HALSTED | IL | 1 | 2022 | $20,000 |
| ALIVE RESCUE | IL | 1 | 2022 | $10,000 |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER | IL | 1 | 2021 | $400,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ILLINOIS | IL | 1 | 2021 | $100,000 |
| GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY ALLIANCE | IL | 1 | 2021 | $100,000 |
| NOBLE NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | IL | 3 | 2020 | $45,000 |
| GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY | IL | 1 | 2020 | $15,000 |
| URBAN GATEWAYS | IL | 2 | 2019 | $30,000 |