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Who funds Environmental Law & Policy Center?

Chicago, Illinois

47 private foundations reported grants to Environmental Law & Policy Center in Chicago, Illinois totaling $2.9 million across 48 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Hamill Family Foundation, with $1.1 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Environmental Law & Policy Center

All 47 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Hamill Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Conservationof Natural Resourcesand Habitat Protection2$1.1 million
Abra Prentice Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024
Earmarked for the great lakes and midwest wild and natural places protection project1$200,000
Catherine Hawkins Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General1$150,000
The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc
New York · 2024
Environment1$150,000
Farvue Foundation Inc
District of Columbia · 2025
General support1$150,000
Sally Mead Hands Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025
Operating funds1$110,000
Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319
Delaware · 2025
General support1$100,000
Holthues Trust
Iowa · 2024
Work in the State of Iowa1$100,000
J Ferrantino Charitable Foundation
Michigan · 2024
Humanitarian1$75,000
Tortuga Charitable Foundation
New Jersey · 2025
Charitable1$75,000
The Manaaki Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Support of general operations1$70,000
The Brookby Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
Michigan-based environmental advocacy1$60,000
David and Katherine Moore Family Foundation
New York · 2023 · accepts applications
For general support.1$50,000
Stuart & Jesse Abelson Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General1$50,000
The Ellis Goodman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Community1$50,000
The Palmer Foundation
Virginia · 2025
To fund efforts to educate the next generation of lawmakers and legislative staff on the great lakes compact1$50,000
Daniel Levin Charitable Fund
Illinois · 2024
To promote and foster activities of the recipient1$50,000
Ferdi Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Same as Orgainzation 1.1$40,165
Stuart & Benjamin Abelson Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General1$30,000
Cecil A and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2025
general operating expense1$30,000
Sheldon L and Pearl R Leibowitz- Lew Leibowitz Legacy Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity.1$25,000
Patterson Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Support midwest driftless area1$25,000
The Horne Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2023 · accepts applications
Supports general activities1$20,000
Bydale Foundation
New Jersey · 2025
General operating expenses1$20,000
Graber Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes1$20,000
The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.1$20,000
The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
Operating support for ohio activities1$20,000
Americana Foundation
Michigan · 2024 · accepts applications
Michigan environmental preservation & protection project1$15,000
Susan and Stephen Baird Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General and unrestricted1$10,000
Shugar Magic Foundation
California · 2024
General operating expenses1$10,000
Bobolink Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift1$10,000
James G Hart Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General fund1$5,000
The Goldblatt Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Promote org's activity by gifts to gen'l rev fund.1$5,000
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Activities of the organization to which money was donated1$5,000
Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General support1$5,000
Cole-Belin Education Foundation
Arizona · 2025
Program support1$5,000
The Future Wanxiang Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$5,000
Dewoskinroskin Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Unrestricted1$2,500
Polk Bros Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Matching1$1,250
CDM Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2025
General support1$1,000
Hanson Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted1$1,000
Jocarno Fund
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Support general operations1$1,000
The Drell-Nack Philanthropic Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
Donation1$1,000
Black-Periman Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Unrestricted1$900
Norwottock Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$500
The Sue and Melvin Gray Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General1$500
Meyer and Raena Hammerman Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Operating programs1$500

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 Environmental Law & Policy Center?

Hamill Family Foundation, Abra Prentice Foundation Inc, Catherine Hawkins Foundation, The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc and Farvue Foundation Inc, and 42 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Environmental Law & Policy Center get from foundations?

$2.9 million in 48 reported grants from 47 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Brookby Foundation, David and Katherine Moore Family Foundation, The Horne Family Foundation, The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund and The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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