Grants awarded
Who does The Negaunee Foundation fund?
The Negaunee Foundation has awarded $132 million across 535 grants to 137 grantees 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.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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$15.1M | 10 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| F Field Museum | $12.6M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $11.0M | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8.4M | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Field Museum | $6.2M | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6.2M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
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$5.8M | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$5.8M | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| W Wttw - Network Chicago | $5.3M | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5.2M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Il Saint Andrew Society | $4.8M | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Merit School of Music
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$3.5M | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Music of the Baroque | $2.9M | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Chicago High School for the Arts
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$2.8M | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| I Il Saint Andrew Society | $2.5M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2.5M | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$2.2M | 8 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Treepeople INC
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$2.1M | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Northwestern University
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$1.8M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W Wttw - Network Chicago | $1.6M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.5M | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$1.3M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| S Steans Music Institute | $1.2M | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Vandercook College of Music
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$1.0M | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Salvation Army | $1.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Chicago Community Trust
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$1.0M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Lake Forest College
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$850K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Amer Found National Museums Scotl | $785K | 8 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Nature Conservancy - Illinois | $650K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$585K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Lake Forest Open Lands Association
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$530K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| F Friends of Lake Forest Parks Rec | $526K | 8 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$500K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Cato Institute
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$500K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$490K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Peoples Music School INC
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$480K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$480K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Pacific Legal Foundation
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$460K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
United Negro College Fund INC
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$450K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| C Chapel & York US Foundation INC | $435K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Institute for Justice
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$435K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| F Freedom Foundation | $400K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The American Writers Museum
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$400K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Colburn School of the Performing Ar | $400K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$325K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Amer Found National Museums Scotl | $300K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Steans Music Institute | $260K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$255K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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The Chiarts Foundation
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$225K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Music of the Baroque | $225K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wfmt-Fm | $210K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A American Friends of Monteverdi | $210K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Chicago Philharmonic Society
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$205K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Cedille Chicago Nfp
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$200K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| R Ravinia Womens Board | $196K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Camerata Chicago Association
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$190K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| J James B Moran Center for Youth Advo | $175K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $165K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Beginning with Children Foundation INC
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$150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$150K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| H Heritage Foundation | $145K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Hillsdale College
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$140K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| B Bienen School of Music | $130K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Kohl Childrens Museum of Greater C | $120K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$115K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Manhattan Institute for Policy Rese | $115K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$110K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Natl Right to Work Legal Defense Fn | $100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Steppenwolf Theatre | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Wildlife Discovery | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Night Ministry | $85K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $80K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Leadership Institute | $75K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mercatus Center INC
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$64K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$60K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $56K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $51K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Kusc - Fm | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Intercollegiate Studies Institute INC
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DE | |
| P Preservation Foundation | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L League of American Orchestras | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Sports Car Club of America Foundati | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Natl Guild for Commty Arts Educat | $50K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Bat Conservation International INC
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
The Lake County Haven
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W Wcci | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Orphans of the Storm | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Thresholds Psychiatric Rehab Center | $45K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Gorton Community Center
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$40K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Edinburgh International Festival US | $35K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Fractured Atlas INC
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$32K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY |
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