Grants awarded
Who does Bears Care fund?
Bears Care has awarded $10 million across 69 grants to 55 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in health care. Its typical grant is $30,000, with most between $12,500 and $203,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $416,283 versus $20,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$10.1M
Typical grant
$30K
Grantees
55
Grants
69
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| O Other (see Attachment) | $2.2M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y Youth and Family (see Attachment) | $1.8M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Education (see Attachment) | $1.8M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Athletics (see Attachment) | $905K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Health (see Attachment) | $862K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Rush University Medical Center
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$520K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| N Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | $203K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| E Endeavor Health Clinical Operations | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
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$200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$170K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$155K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Big Shoulders Fund
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$78K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| B Build INC | $75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$70K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| G Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation | $55K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Imagine Englewood If Nfp
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
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$35K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Gildas Club Chicago
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| R Rockford Park District Foundation | $27K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Northern Illinois Food Bank
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Adler Planetarium
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Shedd Aquarium Society
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
The Methodist Hospitals INC
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IN | |
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
The Allendale Association
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Advocate Charitable Foundation
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Beyond the Ball Nfp
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Leo High School | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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American Heart Association INC
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$11K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| G Glenbard Township High School District 87 | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
USA Football INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IN | |
The Resurrection Project
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| Y Young Black and Lit | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Lemons of Love INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Wellness House
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Jennifer S Fallick Cancer Support Center
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Sisters Network Chicago Chapter
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Asociacion Latina De Asistencia Y Prevencion Del Cancer De Mama
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M My Block My Hood My City | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
| M Medical Careers Exposure and Emergency Preparedness Initiative | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T Township High School District 211 | $9K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S School District U-46 | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
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$6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL |
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