Grants awarded
Who does The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation fund?
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation has awarded $3.2 million across 548 grants to 276 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $1,000, with most between $1,000 and $5,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $1,500 versus $1,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$3.2M
Typical grant
$1K
Grantees
276
Grants
548
Years
2020–2025
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 | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$238K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Navy Pier INC
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$201K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Erikson Institute
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$200K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W Wttw | $142K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Brain Research Foundation
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$110K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| F Field Museum | $109K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Anshe Emet Synagogue | $91K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Alliance Francaise De Chicago | $87K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Chicago Booth School of Business | $80K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chicago Council on Global | $78K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Art Institute of Chicago | $76K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Mayo Clinic | $75K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $75K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y Yu Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago | $75K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Erikson Institute | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Illinois Holocaust Museum & Ed Center | $55K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Depaul University
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Smithsonian Institution
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$42K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
American Friends of the Louvre INC
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$42K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| U University of Chicago (university of Chicago Booth School of Business) | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wwci | $32K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Resurrection Project
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| A Archives of American Art | $30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Field Museum of Natural History | $28K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$28K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W Window to the World Communications | $28K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $28K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jewish United Fund USA | $27K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Anti-Defamation League | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Brain Research Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OR | |
| N Navy Pier INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kollel Torah Mitzion INC (dba - Yu Torah Mitzion Kollel) | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The American Writers Museum
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$20K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Old St Partick's Church | $20K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Friends of the Children - Chicago
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$19K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | $18K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$18K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| G Goldie Initiative | $17K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
|
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$16K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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$15K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| U University of Wisconsin Alumni Association | $15K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Build | $14K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Pritzker Military Museum and Library | $14K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Night Ministry | $13K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
|
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$12K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| M Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | $12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Chicago Historical Society
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $11K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Antiquarian Society of Art Institute of Chicago | $11K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Congregation Kol Emeth | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| C Catholic Churchc Extension Society of USA | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
|
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
Wings Program INC
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| D Depaul University | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Business Executives for National Security (bens) | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A American Friends of the Louvre INC | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Caf America | $8K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Hand in Hand of Glynn INC
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$8K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| C Chicago Council on Global Affairs | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chi Arts Foundation | $8K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$8K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| K Kids First Chicago | $7K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Columbia College Chicago Unleashed 2022 | $7K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Big Shoulders Fund
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$6K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| J Jdrf | $6K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Haymarket Center | $6K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Newberry Library
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$6K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$6K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| J Jcfs | $6K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
World Business Chicago
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| W Working in the Schools Wits | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| R Red Sweater Project | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| F Friends of Elnet | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Community Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Archives of American Art - Smithinsonian Institute | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Anti-Defamation League
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| C Chicago Video Project | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NC | |
Enchanted Backpack
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$4K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kids Above All | $4K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Ark | $4K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Northwestern University
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$4K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$4K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Israel Cancer Research Fund INC
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$4K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Lincoln Academy of Illinois
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$4K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Digestive Health Foundation
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$4K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chicago Humanities Festival
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$4K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- INC
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$4K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| C College Possible Chicago | $4K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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