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Who does The Negaunee Foundation fund?

The Negaunee Foundation has awarded $132 million across 535 grants to 137 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $50,000, with most between $10,000 and $105,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $50,000 versus $32,500 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$131.6M
Typical grant
$50K
Grantees
137
Grants
535
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.

100 of 137 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
Chicago Symphony Orchestra $15.1M102020–20242024IL
F Field Museum $12.6M42020–20232023— —
R Ravinia Festival $11.0M52020–20232023— —
C Chicago Botanic Garden $8.4M62020–20232023— —
F Field Museum $6.2M32021–20242024— —
R Ravina Festival $6.2M120242024— —
Lyric Opera of Chicago $5.8M72020–20242024IL
The Colburn School $5.8M82020–20242024CA
W Wttw - Network Chicago $5.3M72020–20232023— —
C Chicago Botanic Garden $5.2M42020–20242024— —
I Il Saint Andrew Society $4.8M92020–20242024— —
Merit School of Music $3.5M72020–20242024IL
M Music of the Baroque $2.9M92020–20242024— —
The Chicago High School for the Arts $2.8M32020–20212021IL
I Il Saint Andrew Society $2.5M120242024— —
Openlands $2.5M82020–20242024IL
Music Institute of Chicago $2.2M82021–20242024IL
Treepeople INC $2.1M92020–20242024CA
Northwestern University $1.8M62020–20242024IL
W Wttw - Network Chicago $1.6M120242024— —
L Loyola Medicine $1.5M32021–20242024— —
Antioch College Corporation $1.3M62020–20242024OH
S Steans Music Institute $1.2M62020–20232023— —
Vandercook College of Music $1.0M52021–20242024IL
S Salvation Army $1.0M52020–20242024— —
The Chicago Community Trust $1.0M42021–20242024IL
Lake Forest College $850K52020–20242024IL
A Amer Found National Museums Scotl $785K82020–20232023— —
N Nature Conservancy - Illinois $650K62020–20242024— —
The Joffrey Ballet $585K62020–20242024IL
Lake Forest Open Lands Association $530K62020–20242024IL
F Friends of Lake Forest Parks Rec $526K82020–20232023— —
Illinois Policy Institute $500K52020–20242024IL
Cato Institute $500K52020–20242024DC
The Wetlands Initiative $490K92020–20242024IL
Peoples Music School INC $480K52020–20242024IL
Americans for Oxford INC $480K62020–20242024NY
Pacific Legal Foundation $460K52020–20242024CA
United Negro College Fund INC $450K52020–20242024DC
C Chapel & York US Foundation INC $435K62021–20242024NY
Institute for Justice $435K52020–20242024VA
F Freedom Foundation $400K42021–20242024— —
The American Writers Museum $400K52020–20242024IL
C Colburn School of the Performing Ar $400K120202020— —
Midwest Young Artists $325K62020–20242024IL
A Amer Found National Museums Scotl $300K220242024— —
S Steans Music Institute $260K120212021— —
Old Town School of Folk Music INC $255K52020–20242024IL
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras $250K52020–20242024IL
The Chiarts Foundation $225K32022–20242024IL
M Music of the Baroque $225K120242024— —
W Wfmt-Fm $210K42020–20222022— —
A American Friends of Monteverdi $210K52020–20242024— —
The Chicago Philharmonic Society $205K52020–20242024IL
Cedille Chicago Nfp $200K52020–20242024IL
R Ravinia Womens Board $196K42021–20242024— —
Camerata Chicago Association $190K22023–20242024IL
J James B Moran Center for Youth Advo $175K22023–20242024— —
L Los Angeles Philharmonic Associatio $165K52020–20242024— —
Beginning with Children Foundation INC $150K32020–20222022NY
Chicago Zoological Society $150K52020–20242024IL
H Heritage Foundation $145K52020–20242024— —
Hillsdale College $140K52020–20242024MI
B Bienen School of Music $130K32021–20242024— —
K Kohl Childrens Museum of Greater C $120K52020–20242024— —
Heartland Institute $115K52020–20242024IL
M Manhattan Institute for Policy Rese $115K52020–20242024— —
Chicago Opera Theater $110K22022–20242024IL
F Field Music Chicago $100K120232023— —
N Natl Right to Work Legal Defense Fn $100K22023–20242024— —
S Steppenwolf Theatre $100K120202020— —
F Friends of the Wildlife Discovery $100K120242024— —
O Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago $100K120202020— —
N Night Ministry $85K52020–20242024— —
U Uniting Voice Chicago $80K32022–20242024— —
L Leadership Institute $75K52020–20242024— —
Mercatus Center INC $64K52020–20242024VA
Chanticleer INC $60K22023–20242024IA
C Chicago Scots $56K52021–20242024— —
H Highland Park Strings $51K42020–20232023— —
K Kusc - Fm $50K52020–20242024— —
R Rockport Chamber Music Festival $50K52020–20242024— —
Intercollegiate Studies Institute INC $50K52020–20242024DE
P Preservation Foundation $50K52020–20242024— —
N Nature Conservancy Illinois $50K120212021— —
L League of American Orchestras $50K120202020— —
S Sports Car Club of America Foundati $50K52020–20242024— —
N Natl Guild for Commty Arts Educat $50K42020–20232023— —
Bat Conservation International INC $50K52020–20242024TX
The Lake County Haven $50K52020–20242024IL
W Wcci $50K120242024— —
O Orphans of the Storm $50K52020–20242024— —
T Thresholds Psychiatric Rehab Center $45K52020–20242024— —
L La Rabida Childrens Hopsital $40K52020–20242024— —
Gorton Community Center $40K52020–20242024IL
K Kew Royal Botanic Gardens $40K120202020— —
C Chicago Childrens Choir $40K22020–20212021— —
C Cedille Records $40K120242024— —
E Edinburgh International Festival US $35K120202020— —
Fractured Atlas INC $32K22023–20242024NY

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