Grants awarded
Who does Tinberg Foundation fund?
Tinberg Foundation has awarded $3.6 million across 187 grants to 82 organizations between 2019 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $750 and $23,250. Repeat grantees receive a median $5,000 versus $2,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$3.6M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
82
Grants
187
Years
2019–2025
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 |
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| W Writer's Theatre | $630K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Northwestern University | $450K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$271K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Ingenuity | $248K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chicago Public Media INC
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$218K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Northwestern University
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$206K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$196K | 4 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| E Erika's Lighthouse | $119K | 8 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Steppenwolf Theatre | $104K | 7 | 2019–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Colorado State University Foundation
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| C Colorado State University Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Colorado State University | $70K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U University of Chicago | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Botanic Gardens | $60K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wttw | $58K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The People's Music School | $55K | 3 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago | $55K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Uc Regents | $55K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chicago Public Media | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Build INC | $46K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Chicago Public Library | $46K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Court Theatre | $43K | 5 | 2019–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chicago Botanic Garden | $35K | 3 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$32K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| U University of Ca San Francisco | $30K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| R Roderick and Solange Macarthur Justice Center | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Erika's Lighthouse a Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Seed Savers Exchange INC
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$17K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| R Regents of the University of California | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Shakespeare Theatre
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$15K | 2 | 2019 | 2019 | DC | |
| W Winnetka Historical Society | $11K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| T The Goodman Theatre | $10K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
North Shore Art League
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$10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Chicago Theatre Group INC (dba - Goodman Theatre) | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Harpers Magazine Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Colorado Public Radio | $6K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Counseling Center of the North Shore | $5K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Holy Family Ministreis | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| B Baker Demonstration School | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Northshore Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| E Eagle Valley Community Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Academy for Urban School Leadership - Ncte | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Greater Chicago Food Depository | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Village of Chicago INC | $4K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
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$4K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Alliance for the Great Lakes
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$4K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Lurie Children's Foundation | $3K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| P Public Broadcasting of Colorado INC (dba Colorado Public Radio) | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Ravinia Festival Association | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Window to the World Communications INC | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Learn Charter Schools | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Nature Conservancy
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$2K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$2K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$2K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A American Friends Services Committee Michigan | $2K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Wellness House | $2K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
National Park Foundation
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$2K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| A Alliance for Early Childhood | $1K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Planned Parenthood
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| H History Center Lake Forest | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Center for Illinois Politics | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Northlight Theatre INC
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$1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| T The Volunteer Center | $700 | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Eagle Valley Land Trust | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Indian Hill Club Scholarship Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| N Ncte | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Library | $500 | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| D Downers Grove High School | $500 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| F Fox Valley Food for Health | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Advocates for Trans Equality Education Fund - Ncte | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Nelson Gallery Foundation - Nelson Atkins Museum of Art | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M March Fourth | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cbg Institute for Dance and Health - Time to Dance | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sae Foundation | $250 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Alliance for the Great Lakes | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Winnetka Community House | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Valparaiso Creative Council INC
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$250 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IN | |
| E Evanston Art Center | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N North Shore Art League | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Ellen Barreto Fellowship | $100 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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