FUNDER
Gamson Family Foundation
14recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2023latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 52% of giving in Illinois
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A local funder — 52% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 5 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, DC, IL, MA, NY.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| CME GROUP FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| BOLHOUS FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | program funder | 2 |
| JERROLD RUSKIN FOUNDATION INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| JOYCE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| KADENS FAMILY FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 2 |
| RETIREMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| THE COORDINATION LAB INC | LAKE OSWEGO, OR | program funder | 2 |
| 1111 FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | program funder | 1 |
| ABE AND IDA COOPER FOUNDATION | GLENCOE, IL | program funder | 1 |
| ADP FOUNDATION | ROSELAND, NJ | program funder | 1 |
| ALBERT PICK JR FUND | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 1 |
| ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | WESTBOROUGH, MA | program funder | 1 |
| ALLAN AND DENISE EDELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | program funder | 1 |
| ALLEGIS GROUP FOUNDATION INC | HANOVER, MD | program funder | 1 |
| AMERICAN LEGION | PHOENIX, AZ | program funder | 1 |
| ARIZONA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT | PHOENIX, AZ | program funder | 1 |
| ARKES FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 1 |
| AT&T FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | large program funder | 1 |
| BARCO FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | JACKSONVILLE, FL | program funder | 1 |
| BAYER FAMILY FOUNDATION | BRIDGEVIEW, IL | program funder | 1 |
| BEARS CARE | LAKE FOREST, IL | program funder | 1 |
| BERGHORST FOUNDATION INC | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 1 |
| BETH AND IRA LEVENTHAL FOUNDATION | PURCHASE, NY | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONEGOAL | IL | 1 | 2023 | $50,000 |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL | DC | 1 | 2023 | $6,097 |
| CHICAGO INNOVATION FOUNDATION | IL | 1 | 2023 | $5,000 |
| HOPE CHICAGO INC | IL | 1 | 2023 | $5,000 |
| CHAI LIFELINE INC | NY | 1 | 2023 | $3,000 |
| PARKS FOUNDATION OF HIGHLAND PARK | IL | 2 | 2022 | $150,000 |
| P33 | IL | 1 | 2022 | $50,000 |
| RAZOM INC | NY | 1 | 2022 | $50,000 |
| PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION | IL | 1 | 2022 | $5,000 |
| TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE | MA | 1 | 2021 | $50,000 |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | CA | 1 | 2021 | $50,000 |
| EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE INC | CA | 2 | 2020 | $100,000 |
| ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO | IL | 1 | 2019 | $15,000 |
| CHICAGO CHESS FOUNDATION | IL | 1 | 2018 | $5,000 |