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Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 366054815

Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $4.3 million in 68 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $350,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $5.3 million the year before.

41% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$5.3 million85$110 million
2024$4.3 million68$117 million

How to apply

ContactSusan Pattock
410 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone or email(312) 644-6720, spattock@miami-corp.com

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois33$2.0 million
Virginia3$625,000
Michigan2$375,000
California8$330,000
New York10$309,500
Florida5$255,000
District of Columbia2$95,000
Wyoming1$70,000
Georgia1$50,000
Massachusetts1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 68 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Little Traverse Conservancy Inc
Harbor Springs, MI
Social services$350,000
Donors Trust
Alexandria, VA
Social services$322,500
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Alexandria, VA
Social services$292,500
All Chicago
Chicago, IL
Social services$200,000
Nourishing Hope
Chicago, IL
Social services$200,000
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Arts and humanities$150,000
Chicago City Day School
Chicago, IL
Educational$150,000
Opportunity International
Chicago, IL
Social services$150,000
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Hospitals, health, and medical$100,000
Recipe for Change
Winnetka, IL
Social services$100,000
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Trust Inc
Miami, FL
Arts and humanities$95,000
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding & Education Center
Harvard, IL
Social services$90,000
The Arts Club of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Arts and humanities$80,000
The Bhutan Foundation
Washington, DC
Educational$80,000
Ballet Theater Foundation
New York, NY
Arts and humanities$75,000
Music and Dance Theater Chicago - Annual Fund Support
Chicago, IL
Arts and humanities$75,000
Northwestern University - Deering Library Fund
Evanston, IL
Educational$75,000
Altus Academy
Chicago, IL
Educational$70,000
Hope for Paws
Studio City, CA
Social services$70,000
Salvation Army - Gillette
Gillette, WY
Social services$70,000
Ganna Walska Lotusland
Santa Barbara, CA
Environmental$60,000
Myriad USA Inc
New York, NY
Social services$57,000
Arts Alliance Illinois
Chicago, IL
Arts and humanities$50,000
Floating Museum NFP
Chicago, IL
Arts and humanities$50,000
The Field Museum
Chicago, IL
Arts and humanities$50,000
Ransom Everglades
Miami, FL
Educational$50,000
Reading Between the Lines
Chicago, IL
Educational$50,000
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Atlanta, GA
Environmental$50,000
International Crane Foundation
Baraboo, WI
Environmental$50,000
Lincoln Park Zoological Society
Chicago, IL
Environmental$50,000
National Audubon Society
Miami, FL
Environmental$50,000
Foundation for African Medicine & Education
Redding, CA
Hospitals, health, and medical$50,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
Hospitals, health, and medical$50,000
Deering Estate Foundation
Palmetto Bay, FL
Other$50,000
N1 Foundation Inc
Brooklyn, NY
Social services$50,000
St Chrysostom's Church
Chicago, IL
Social services$50,000
Tanzanian Children's Fund
Cambridge, MA
Social services$50,000
American Hospital of Paris Foundation
New York, NY
Hospitals, health, and medical$45,000
Dupage Community Foundation
Downers Grove, IL
Environmental$40,000
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Educational$30,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation give?

$4.3 million in tax year 2024, across 68 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Conor O'Neil (Trustee/Chair), Fiona McMillan (Trustee/Vice Chair), Robert J Venable (Trustee/President) and Abby McCormick O'Neil (Trustee/Vice President) among 11 officers and trustees.

What does Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, arts and culture and education.

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