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BRYAN CRESSEY AND ILIANA SWEIS FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

44recipients FY2016–24
$16Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 92% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 92% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 13 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, LA, MA, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
HELEN BRACH FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder7
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
BRYAN & CHRISTINA CRESSEY FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder6
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
COLEMAN FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
DR SCHOLL FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder5
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder5
ALL CHICAGO MAKING HOMELESSNESS HISTORYCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
ENCHANTED BACKPACKOAKBROOK TER, ILprogram funder4
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
NOGWOG FUND NFPDEER PARK, ILprogram funder4
THE JOSEPH AND BESSIE FEINBERG FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
W P & H B WHITE FOUNDATIONNORTHFIELD, ILprogram funder4
YELLOW-CROWNED FOUNDATIONINVERNESS, ILprogram funder4
A MONTGOMERY WARD FOUNDATION 32 48652-4DALLAS, TXprogram funder3
ARMIN & ESTHER HIRSCH FOUNDATIONDEERFIELD, ILprogram funder3
BLOWITZ-RIDGEWAY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
BUTLER FAMILY FOUNDATIONLAKE FOREST, ILprogram funder3
DECLARATION OF TR ESTABLISHING THE CUORE E MANI FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder3
DENISE AND GERALD FITZGERALD FAMILYCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
ABOVE AND BEYOND FAMILY RECOVERY CENTERIL62024$9,252,933
EPISCOPAL CHARITIESIL62024$370,000
ADLER PLANETARIUMIL62024$240,000
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INCVA52024$205,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGOIL62024$201,000
REVIVE CENTER FOR HOUSING AND HEALINGIL32024$175,000
LAKE FOREST ACADEMYIL42024$105,000
DIOCESE OF CHICAGOIL42024$70,000
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERIL32024$35,000
IMERMAN ANGELSIL42024$10,500
WILLOW FOUNDATIONPA12024$5,000
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUNDCO12024$3,000
COVENANT HOUSE ILLINOIS INCIL12024$1,000
PELOTONIAOH12024$500
GREENLIGHT FUND INCMA12023$200,000
CHICAGO INSTITUTE FOR REBT INCIL42023$103,000
BARRINGTON CHILDRENS CHARITIESIL52023$95,000
MARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATIONVA52023$80,000
GLENWOOD ACADEMYIL52023$70,000
LA RABIDA CHILDRENS HOSPITALIL12023$10,000
ST LEONARDS MINISTRIESIL12023$10,000
ABOVE AND BEYOND FOOD PANTRY INCIL12023$10,000
SLEEPING GIANT PICCO12023$2,000
HARVARD MAGAZINE INCORPORATEDMA12023$500
FARM SANCTUARY INCNY12023$400
THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INCTN22022$262,500
HOPE THROUGH HEALING HANDSTN12022$12,500
IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALSCA12022$10,000
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCHLA12022$2,500
CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATERIL22021$30,000
SOUTH SHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCEIL12021$20,000
CARA PROGRAMIL12021$9,000
BARRINGTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONIL12021$6,000
NAPLES CHILDREN FOUNDATION INCFL12021$5,000
SELECT MEDICAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPA12020$50,000
D4C CARES INCGA12020$50,000
STREETWISE NFPIL12020$40,000
HERITAGE FOUNDATIONDC22020$14,000
GATEWAY FOR CANCER RESEARCH INCIL12019$75,000
FACE THE FUTURE FOUNDATIONIL12019$20,000
NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESSIL12019$2,500
CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYIL12019$2,000
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOIL12019$1,000
NORTH SHORE SENIOR CENTERIL12019$750