FUNDER
LYDIA & GUS BACKER FAMILY FOUNDATION
16recipients FY2016–24
$68,209giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 69% of giving in Illinois
Footprint
A local funder — 69% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 5 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AZ, DC, HI, IL, WI.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| FULK FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| HUNTER FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| PATTIS FAMILY FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | program funder | 3 |
| RED BIRD HOLLOW FOUNDATION | LAKE FOREST, IL | program funder | 3 |
| THE JOHN AND KATHLEEN SCHREIBER FOUNDATION | LAKE FOREST, IL | program funder | 3 |
| BUNDY FAMILY FOUNDATION DTD 041697 | KEY LARGO, FL | program funder | 2 |
| CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| CLARKS FORK FOUNDATION | LAKE FOREST, IL | program funder | 2 |
| CMB FOUNDATION | METTAWA, IL | program funder | 2 |
| DOVER FOUNDATION | DOWNERS GROVE, IL | program funder | 2 |
| FIRST BANK OF HIGHLAND PARK FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | program funder | 2 |
| FREDERICK HENRY PRINCE TESTAMENTARY TRUST | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| GOLDEN FAMILY FOUNDATION | WINNETKA, IL | program funder | 2 |
| GRAND VICTORIA FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| HAROLD M AND ADELINE S MORRISON FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation | program funder | 2 | |
| JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | large program funder | 2 |
| LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GRAYSLAKE, IL | program funder | 2 |
| NEGAUNEE FOUNDATION LTD | NORTHBROOK, IL | program funder | 2 |
| NOONMARK FOUNDATION | MOUNT VERNON, IA | program funder | 2 |
| NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| OBERWEILER FOUNDATION | BARRINGTON, IL | program funder | 2 |
| SIRIUS FUND | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| SUNSHINE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | LIBERTYVILLE, IL | program funder | 2 |
| THISTLE & ROSE FOUNDATION | MONTECITO, CA | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTER SEALS DUPAGE AND THE FOX VALLEY REGION | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED | DC | 2 | 2024 | $7,600 |
| WRITERS THEATRE INC | IL | 2 | 2024 | $2,000 |
| ORPHANS OF THE STORM | IL | 2 | 2024 | $2,000 |
| GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY | IL | 2 | 2024 | $1,500 |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF MARATHON COUNTY INC | WI | 1 | 2024 | $500 |
| DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN | AZ | 1 | 2024 | $500 |
| ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO | IL | 2 | 2024 | $420 |
| COMMUNITY CHURCH | IL | 1 | 2023 | $4,750 |
| HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | HI | 1 | 2023 | $2,500 |
| LAKE FOREST OPEN LANDS ASSOCIATION | IL | 1 | 2023 | $1,000 |
| NORTH SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | IL | 1 | 2023 | $1,000 |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHICAGO RIVER | IL | 1 | 2023 | $1,000 |
| CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | IL | 1 | 2023 | $1,000 |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGHWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY | IL | 1 | 2023 | $500 |
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | DC | 1 | 2023 | $50 |