Grants awarded
Who does Pepper Family Foundation fund?
Pepper Family Foundation has awarded $10 million across 140 grants to 78 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $25,763, with most between $10,000 and $50,000.
Total awarded
$10.2M
Typical grant
$26K
Grantees
78
Grants
140
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 | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Individual recipient | $1.5M | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$1.1M | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T The Art Institute of Chicago | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Northwestern University
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$844K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| N Northshore Hospitals Foundation | $600K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $436K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Harper College | $351K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts | $300K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation
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$250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $201K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $200K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Northwestern University Department of Communications | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Northwestern University Athletic Dept | $181K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Adler Planetarium
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$166K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Maryville Academy Center for Children | $150K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $146K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$142K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $140K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kohl's Children's Museum | $120K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$120K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $115K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Northwestern University | $105K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $105K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| C Chicago South Side Birth Center | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$80K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Michael Episcopal Church | $63K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Monmouth College
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$55K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T The Ohio State University | $50K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| J Junior Achievement of Central Ohio | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Barrington Youth Baseball & Softball | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Fieldsbarrington Cust 220 | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Barrington Horseshoe Club (friends of the Fields) | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Junior Achievement of Central Ohio INC
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Big Shoulders Fund
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| C Community Health Network | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Barrington Youth and Family Services | $42K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boys and Girls Club of the Nw Suburbs | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Field Museum | $40K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Museum of Science and Industry | $40K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chicago History Museum | $32K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Chicago Baseball and Educational Academy | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Barrington Youth & Family Services
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| O Openlands | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Arden Shore Child and Family Services | $26K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mercyone Genesis Foundation | $26K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $26K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $26K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Salute INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hap Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MT | |
| T The Hap Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T The Cultural Trust | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Children's Theatre | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Big Shoulders Fund | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago History Museum | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Grace Episcopal Church | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Working in the Schools INC
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| E Excel Beyond 211 Dollars for Scholars | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Lake Zurich Cusd 95 Marching Band | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Galena Territory Foundation | $4K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Paul Lutheran Church | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Galena Territory Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Augustana College | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Curtis Granderson Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Anti Cruelty Society | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lead(h)er | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Barrington Area Community Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | $259 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Gentle Barn Foundation | $252 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Evans Scholars Foundation | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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