Grants awarded
Who does The Acorn Foundation fund?
The Acorn Foundation has awarded $263,000 across 123 grants to 52 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $1,200, with most between $1,000 and $2,400. Repeat grantees receive a median $1,200 versus $1,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$263K
Typical grant
$1K
Grantees
52
Grants
123
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 |
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| C Chicago Collegiate Charter School | $45K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Museum of Science and Industry | $31K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Iowa Foundation | $14K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Fund for Sarah Lawrence - Sarah Lawrence College | $12K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Colby College | $10K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$9K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| D Depaul College Prep | $8K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of Payton School | $8K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$6K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S School Year Abroad - Office of Advancement | $6K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Honeybee Research Facitlity-Wsu Foundation | $5K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Charitywater | $5K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Anshe Emet Synagogue | $5K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jewish Family Services of San Diego | $5K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Actors Fund of America
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$5K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Action Against Hunger USA
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$5K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America INC
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$4K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| F Field Museum | $4K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Illinois Foundation Harker Hall Mc-386 | $4K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity | $4K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Tufts University | $4K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of Lincoln Park High | $4K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Cornucopia Institute Incorporated
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$4K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| H Hillel International | $4K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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$4K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Stanford University | $3K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Federalist Society | $3K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Organiceye | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Campanile Foundation
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$2K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| S Steppenwolf Theatre | $2K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$2K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$2K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| L Latin School of Chicago | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Adler Planetarium
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$2K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| H Honestreporting | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Actors' Fund of America | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Jarrett Meeker Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood Federation of America INC | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Stanford University 616 | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Birthright Israel Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| I Interlochen Center for the Arts | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Childrens School | $100 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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