Grants awarded
Who does Susan and Robert Wislow Charitable Foundation fund?
Susan and Robert Wislow Charitable Foundation has awarded $1.8 million across 146 grants to 85 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $1,000 and $20,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $1,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$1.8M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
85
Grants
146
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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$175K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| G Goodman Theatre | $145K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Rush University Medical Center
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$138K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Erikson Institute
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$137K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Chicago Public Library Foundation
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$127K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$114K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$88K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Clayco Foundation the | $85K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| C Chicago Architectural Foundation | $60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
The Trust for Public Land
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$55K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Chicago Public Library | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Chicago Public Library Foundation | $48K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Commercial Club Foundation
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$44K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| N Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $38K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Marwen Arts Campus | $38K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Chicago Architecture Biennial INC
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$35K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| W Wbez | $30K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Museum of Contemporary Photography | $28K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$26K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| N North Central College | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Northwestern University
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| U University of Michigan | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $17K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Writers Museum | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nwmh-Dr Michael M Abecassis Transplant Innovation Endow | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Millennium Park Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Depaul College Prep | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
The American Writers Museum
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$10K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| E Erikson Institute | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Art Institute of Chicago | $8K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lurie Children's Hospital | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Haymarket Center | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| R Rush University Medical Center | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Museum of Contemporary Art | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
The Chiarts Foundation
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$4K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| U United Hatzalah | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Chicago Shakespear Theater | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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The Chicago High School for the Arts
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| A Association of Fundraising Professionals | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Writers Institute | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Chicago Historical Society | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lookingglass Theatre | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Steppenwolf Theatre | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Equip for Equality INC
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$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
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$2K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Jesse White Foundation Ltd
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$2K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| F Field Museum | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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$1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| T Taft High School Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Cedille Chicago Nfp
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$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| B Big Shoulders Fund-In Honor of Mnsr Velo | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Artists Association of Nantucket
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
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$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Archi-Treasures | $650 | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $600 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Madison Rose - Breast Cancer Fundraiser | $542 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| E Epilepsy Foundation Chicago | $515 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
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$500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| I Ingenuity INC | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Niu Foundation | $300 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| G Giordano Dance Club | $300 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Block Club Chicago | $258 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Greater Chicago Food Depository | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$250 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| C Cleveland Clinic | $250 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| F Family Institute the | $250 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $250 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army | $200 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
League of Chicago Theatres Foundation
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$100 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $100 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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