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Who funds Northwestern Memorial Foundation?

Chicago, Illinois

165 private foundations reported grants to Northwestern Memorial Foundation in Chicago, Illinois totaling $52.8 million across 173 grants in tax years 2021 to 2025. The largest funder was St George Corporation, with $30.0 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of Northwestern Memorial Foundation that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like Northwestern Memorial Foundation's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.

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Foundations that fund Northwestern Memorial Foundation

The 100 largest of 165 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
St George Corporation
Illinois · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization1$30.0 million
The Bluhm Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$4.5 million
The Polsky Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charity1$2.0 million
Mansueto Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General support1$2.0 million
The Jeffrey and Marianne Silver Family Fdn
New York · 2024
General charitable purposes1$1.9 million
Frankel Julius N Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Program support1$1.4 million
J Christopher and Anne N Reyes Foundation
Florida · 2024
Reyes fund of excellence in academic medicine1$1.2 million
Lavin Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Pledge payment 1 of 7 (nm physician & employee wellness fund)1$700,000
Hunter Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Hunter simulation and education center1$635,000
The Chabraja Family Foundation Inc
Florida · 2025
To Support Northwestern Memorial Foundations Activities1$500,000
The Canning Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To further program services1$475,644
Jarvis Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$329,000
Cele H & William B Rubin Family Fund
Massachusetts · 2024
General2$296,687
The Rick and Tina Malnati Charitable Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
General1$285,000
Ellie's Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
Charitable purposes1$269,324
Marc and Jeanne Malnati Family Fdn Inc
Illinois · 2025
General funds1$267,500
The William R Rich Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Medical cancer care support fund1$265,000
Sunshine Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General Support Grant1$250,000
Lifetract Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Donation to charity1$250,000
Mazza Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Precision neurology1$250,000
Smart Family Foundation of Illinois
Illinois · 2024
Health services1$250,000
John R Flanagan Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
For general charitable purposes1$250,000
Howard R Chislett Tr Northwestern Memorial
Illinois · 2025
General1$242,980
Richard & Martha Melman Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$210,000
Daniel & Louise M Shipman Charity
Texas · 2025
Unrestricted general1$178,931
John H Hart Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable contribution1$150,000
Pritzker Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Collaboration to support housing and behavioral health2$150,000
The Regenstein Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Operational support1$150,000
Arlene Leff Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charity1$150,000
Dudley D & Delores R Malone Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted contribution in support of organization's mission1$125,000
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Program2$110,000
Kaufman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
General support1$104,000
Chern Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Donation towards exempt purpose1$102,292
Kohn & Mitchell Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To support the work of Dr. Preeti Kansal in the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Fund3$100,855
The Timothy and Susanne Sullivan Family Foundation
Delaware · 2025
Ruchim Endowment fund1$100,000
The Sidley Austin Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General support1$100,000
The Liegl Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024
Research programs1$100,000
Red Bird Hollow Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable1$100,000
Cole-Crone Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$100,000
Knight Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General support1$100,000
George W and Ruth Frejd Charitable Trust DTD
Florida · 2025
General1$89,112
Polk Bros Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Matching2$85,000
Jack & Shirley Dubow Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Miscellaneous charitable purpose1$75,154
Gurtz Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Exempt purpose operations1$75,000
John & Nancy Hughes Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Operating fund1$75,000
Chislett Howard R
Illinois · 2025
General1$72,069
Michael Reese Health Trust
Illinois · 2021 · accepts applications
Youth pipeline program1$68,400
Linda & Jeffrey Wolfson Family Foundation
Florida · 2025
General operating1$50,100
Bruce and Deborah Duncan Foundation
Florida · 2025 · accepts applications
General operating support1$50,000
The Bradshaw Boed Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General charitable purposes1$50,000
Jaffee Family Foundation
Florida · 2025
Charitable1$50,000
Anixter and Silva Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General1$50,000
Walter S Mander Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To further the purpose of the organization1$50,000
Sacks Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$50,000
Scott Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
Medical1$50,000
Arthur D Collins Jr Foundation
Florida · 2025
General purposes1$50,000
Zell Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General support1$48,000
The Dick Family Foundation
District of Columbia · 2025
General fundd1$47,000
The Dozoretz Family Private Foundation
Virginia · 2025
The BCVI 20th Anniversary Gala honoring Neil Bluhm1$47,000
Seymour Stephen Memorial Fund
Texas · 2024
Unrestricted general1$41,523
The Nima Taghavi Foundation
California · 2024
General operating support1$35,400
Earl & Brenda Shapiro Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To support program and operational expenses1$34,000
Parker Kemp Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Donation1$30,250
Calico Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To increase the number of infants and children who have access to high quality physical, emotional, social and intellectual experiences.1$30,000
Susan & Robert Wislow Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General unrestricted charitable purpose1$25,500
Robert Allerton Tr Dr Chislett Mem Fund
Illinois · 2025
General1$25,158
Daniel and Gloria Kearney Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted1$25,000
Putnam Family Foundation Inc
Florida · 2024
Other medical research1$25,000
The Howard B Bernick Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$25,000
Frank Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General fund raising1$25,000
Adreani Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General use1$25,000
Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Hospitals, health, and medical1$25,000
Glerum Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Fund operations of the organization1$25,000
Adreani Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General use1$25,000
Golub Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Neurological surgery department (research)1$22,500
Yaseen Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2024
General1$20,000
Modestus Bauer Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General charitable use1$20,000
Koranda Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$20,000
Frank & Dolores Corbett Charitable Fund
Illinois · 2025
Prostate cancer research2$20,000
The W Bruce Lunsford Foundation Inc
Kentucky · 2025
General1$20,000
The Friedman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unresticted charitable gift1$18,000
Joan and Norman Chapman Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General purpose1$17,500
Hansen-Furnas Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General2$15,500
The Siragusa Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Transitional care clinic1$15,000
Haberman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$15,000
Berger Family Foundation
California · 2025
Medical1$15,000
Hale Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
General1$15,000
Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation
Florida · 2025
Lurie cancer center support1$13,000
Randy and Michele Mehrberg Schara Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General fund1$12,500
Suhling F G Char Tr
Illinois · 2025
General1$12,473
Harry & Bessye Rosenberg Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2024
General support1$11,000
Daniel M Neidich & Brooke Garber Foundation
New York · 2025
General charitables1$10,000
The William and Mary Davis Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Operational funding1$10,000
The Emil J & Marie D Kochton Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General1$10,000
John Marshall Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$10,000
Hochberg Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$10,000
C Gary and Virginia Gerst Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Public Charity Support1$10,000
Evelyn C Carter Foundation Corp
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Health care1$10,000
The Simon Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$10,000
Mary and Daniel Dolan Family Foundation
Florida · 2025
All contributions for unrestricted purposes1$10,000

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.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Northwestern Memorial Foundation?

St George Corporation, The Bluhm Family Foundation, The Polsky Foundation, Mansueto Foundation and The Jeffrey and Marianne Silver Family Fdn, and 160 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Northwestern Memorial Foundation get from foundations?

$52.8 million in 173 reported grants from 165 private foundations in tax years 2021 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Frankel Julius N Foundation, Lavin Family Foundation, Mazza Foundation, Arie and Ida Crown Memorial and Kaufman Family Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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