Grants awarded
Who does Big Shoulders Fund fund?
Big Shoulders Fund has awarded $229 million across 452 grants to 106 organizations between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $107,426, with most between $24,703 and $290,310.
Total awarded
$229.1M
Typical grant
$107K
Grantees
106
Grants
452
Years
2019–2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S St Francis De Sales High School | $4.5M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Ethelreda Church | $4.5M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| V Visitation School | $3.3M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Holy Angels School | $3.2M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
| E Epiphany School | $3.1M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Augustus Tolton Academy | $3.1M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
| S St Sabina Church | $3.0M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Malachy School | $2.3M | 8 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Margaret of Scotland Parish & School | $2.3M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Catholic Bishop of Chicago Five Holy Martyrs Parish | $2.2M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Aquinas Catholic School (in) | $2.2M | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Academy of St Benedict the African | $2.2M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Philip Neri School | $2.2M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| O Our Lady of Grace Parish | $2.0M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Mary Star of the Sea Parish & School | $1.9M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Maternity B V M Parish & School | $1.9M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Constance School | $1.9M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Ailbe School | $1.8M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Our Lady of Guadalupe Church | $1.8M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Sylvester Parish & School | $1.8M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| O Our Lady of Tepeyac School | $1.7M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Louis De Montfort Parish & School | $1.7M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Nicholas of Tolentine School | $1.7M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Ann School | $1.6M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Genevieve School | $1.5M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Children of Peace Schoolholy Trinity | $1.4M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
| M Most Blessed Trinity Academy | $1.3M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Immaculate Conception and St Michael | $1.3M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Angela School | $1.2M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Leo High School | $1.2M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Pius V Church & School | $1.2M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Gall School | $1.2M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Catherine of Siena St Lucy Parish & School | $1.1M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Malachy School | $1.1M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Agnes School | $1.0M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| H Holy Trinity Mission | $996K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St John De Lasalle Parish & School | $843K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Annunciata School | $674K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Helens Parish & School | $558K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Walter - St Benedict School | $490K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
| S Sacred Heart | $428K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Ss Bruno & Richard | $410K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| S St Stanislaus Parish | $398K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Frances of Rome Parish & School | $395K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Saint Gabriel Catholic School | $392K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Anastasia School | $361K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Stanislaus School | $358K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Procopius Parish & School | $352K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St John Bosco (in) | $323K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Our Lady of the Snows | $298K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Casimirs Roman Catholic Church | $255K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| S St John the Baptist (in) | $254K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Bishop Noll Institute | $250K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| S St Symphorosa School | $225K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Nicholas Ukrainian Cathedral School | $222K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Walter Parish & School | $203K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | IL | |
San Miguel Febres Cordero School INC
|
$195K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Andrean High School | $194K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Our Lady of Tepeyac High School | $192K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St William & Parish & School | $184K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Marquette High School | $167K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| Q Queen of All Saints School | $166K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Josephinum Academy | $164K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Thomas of Canterbury Parish & School | $153K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Michaels Catholic Church | $122K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| S St Bede the Venerable School | $119K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Stanislaus Kostka Parish | $112K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| S St Mary's Catholic School | $107K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Thomas More Church | $103K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| N Notre Dame School | $102K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Saint Paul Catholic School | $101K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St John Evangelist Church | $101K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| S St Mary Church | $101K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| C Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | $100K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| O Our Lady of Grace | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Patrick School | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Nativity of Our Savior School | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Thomas the Apostle Parish & School | $97K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Therese School East | $95K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep
|
$88K | 3 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Mary of Lake Parish & School | $88K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| S St Bartholomew School | $86K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N Northside Catholic Academy | $82K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| S St Ferdinand School & Convent | $80K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Rita of Cascia Parish | $77K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Hilary School | $73K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| Y Yeshiva Shearis Yisroel-Veitzener Cheder INC | $72K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| S St Matthias School | $63K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| J Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov Elementary School-Yeshivas Tiferes Tzvi INC | $54K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| C Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School | $26K | 3 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| S St Viator Parish & School | $25K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| T Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Rabbinical College Telshe-Chicago | $24K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| D De Lasalle Institute | $17K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| A Arie Crown Hebrew Day School | $16K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| S St Laurence High School | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Bridgeport Catholic Academy | $14K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| J Joliet Catholic Academy | $13K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| S St Michael Parish & School | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Lubavitch Girls High School INC
|
$8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| S St Richards Parish | $8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL |
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