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Who funds Archdiocese of Chicago?

Chicago, Illinois

22 private foundations reported grants to Archdiocese of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois totaling $2.2 million across 23 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was Stephen and Christy King Family Foundation, with $400,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Archdiocese of Chicago

All 22 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Stephen and Christy King Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General fund1$400,000
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
To strengthen the support to catholic sisters and foster inter-congregational collaboration1$350,000
Madigan Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable purpose1$294,810
William H & Lois J McEssy Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General use of charity1$250,000
Kaminski Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable1$250,000
McIntosh Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization1$200,000
Mazza Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Generation to generation campaign1$200,000
Dr Scholl Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
In honor of Cardinal Cupich's 75th birthday1$75,000
Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Support catholic faith1$50,000
WP & HB White Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Catholic School Teacher Formation1$20,000
Michael E Murphy Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable purpose1$20,000
Goetz Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
Religious1$20,000
Edandor Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024
General1$15,000
Enchanted Backpack
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
In-kind donation of clothing and home goods2$11,861
Landgraf Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General support1$10,551
Russell C and Cornelie G Hibbeler Foundation
Louisiana · 2025
General support1$5,500
Lost Pond Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.1$5,000
Mary Joan Rice Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Support of Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago through Lumen Cordium Society $2,000 and Generation to Generation Capital Campaign $2,4001$4,400
Szalay Family Foundation
Florida · 2025
General1$2,500
Eugene J and Olga E Porto Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General donation1$1,602
Dorothea Cunningham Family Foundation Inc
Idaho · 2024
Donation towards exempt purpose1$500
Baird Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
Ethnic and religious1$200

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

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Questions people ask

Who funds Archdiocese of Chicago?

Stephen and Christy King Family Foundation, Conrad N Hilton Foundation, Madigan Family Foundation, William H & Lois J McEssy Foundation and Kaminski Family Foundation, and 17 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Archdiocese of Chicago get from foundations?

$2.2 million in 23 reported grants from 22 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Conrad N Hilton Foundation, Mazza Foundation, Dr Scholl Foundation, WP & HB White Foundation and Enchanted Backpack say in their filings that they accept applications.

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