Grants awarded
Who does William M Hales Foundation fund?
William M Hales Foundation has awarded $1.9 million across 100 grants to 52 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $1,500 and $20,000.
Total awarded
$1.9M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
52
Grants
100
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 | $704K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$170K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NV | |
| C Clearwater Camp Foundation INC | $170K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
Urantia Foundation
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$150K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
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$91K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| C Center of Hope | $42K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Union League Boys & Girls Club | $32K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Oglala Lakota College
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | SD | |
| C Clearwater Camp Foundation | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Oglala Lakota College | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sierra Club Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Greater Chicago Food Depository | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hadley School for the Blind | $22K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mercy Home for Boys & Girls | $22K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Living Lands & Waters | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| B Beloit College | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Food Bank for Lamier County | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mediators Foundation INC | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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$16K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W Wttw Channel 11 | $14K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$13K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Community Renewal Society | $12K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Judes Children's Research Hospital | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$12K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W Wellness Center | $12K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Josselyn Center | $11K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | SD | |
| C Chicago Horticultural Society | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Beacon Academy | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Big City Mountaineers INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Northshore University Health System Foun | $6K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Jude's Children's Research Hospital | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Adler Planetarium
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$5K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T The Art Institute of Chicago | $4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
Northshore Senior Center
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$4K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| C Counseling Center of the North Shore | $4K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Family Service of Winnetka-Northfield | $3K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Northshore Senior Center | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Northshore Hospitals Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Field Museum | $1K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Newberry Library
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$1K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL |
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