Grants awarded
Who does The Canning Foundation fund?
The Canning Foundation has awarded $39 million across 504 grants to 231 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $10,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,000 versus $12,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$39.4M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
231
Grants
504
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $7.5M | 12 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Big Shoulders Fund
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$5.6M | 10 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$3.1M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| I Individual recipient | $1.9M | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Big Shoulders Fund | $1.9M | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Wings Program INC
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$1.3M | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| T The Field Museum | $720K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$595K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$532K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Northwestern University
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$525K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Depaul University
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$525K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $510K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Harper College Educational Foundation | $502K | 8 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Northwestern University | $450K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Duke University
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$411K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| C Chicago Baseball and Educational Academy | $405K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$400K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Better Government Association INC
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$400K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| H Hope Education and Outreach of St Sabina | $350K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Ucan
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$341K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Accelerate Institute
|
$325K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Smithsonian Institution
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$323K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| D De Lasalle Institute | $307K | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| M Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | $300K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Community Foundation | $275K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $250K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Leo High School | $236K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$202K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Empower Illinois
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$200K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Youth Services of Glenview- Northbrook
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$200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T Timeline Theatre | $200K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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$200K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| D Denison University | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Zoological Society | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Duke University | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D De La Salle Institute | $193K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$189K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| O Our Lady of Tepeyac High School | $186K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$172K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| Y Youth Services INC | $167K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago INC
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$155K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| N Neurobalance Center | $150K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | $150K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Uwsp Foundation INC | $150K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Shirley Ryan Abilitylab (formerly Ric) | $150K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chicago Public Media INC
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$150K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| M Merit School of Music | $150K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Smithsonian's National Zoo | $141K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $125K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W Wttw | $125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Providence St Mel High School | $125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Chicago Club Preservation Fund | $120K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Brain Research Foundation
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$110K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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The Chicago Community Trust
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$101K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| C Casey's Safe Haven Holistic Horse Rescue and Sanctuary | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Night Ministry | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Northwest Community Hospital Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Michael J Fox Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y Youth Services | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| J Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart | $100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Denison University
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$92K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$83K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| Y Youth Services Act Now Campaign | $83K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
After School Matters INC
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$75K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$75K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Wirepoints Corp
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$75K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Leo High School | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$75K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Enchanted Backpack
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$75K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Bravehearts INC
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$65K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| Y YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | $60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$60K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$60K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $55K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| E Education Foundation of Dg Dist 58 | $55K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Francis Desales High School INC | $54K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The University of Texas Foundation (md Anderson Cancer Center) | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Barack Obama Foundation
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
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$50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| L Leo Catholic High School | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Depression and Bipolars Support Alliance | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| U United Way of Metro Chicago | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Warrior Dog Foundation
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$50K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
Navy Seal Foundation INC
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$50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | VA | |
Chicago Fire Department Foundation
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $48K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Museum of Science and Industry | $43K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Facing History & Ourselves INC
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| B Boys & Girls Club of Chicago | $40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Shelter INC | $35K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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