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Who does Modestus Bauer Foundation fund?

Modestus Bauer Foundation has awarded $6.1 million across 859 grants to 300 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $2,000 and $10,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $5,000 versus $3,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$6.1M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
300
Grants
859
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.

100 of 300 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago $396K52020–20242024IL
N Northshore University Health System $280K62020–20252025— —
Planned Parenthood of Illinois $200K52020–20242024IL
Israel Cancer Research Fund INC $136K52020–20242024NY
Highland Park Community Foundation $134K52020–20242024IL
C Cleveland Clinic Foundation $120K62020–20252025— —
Greater Chicago Food Depository $105K52020–20242024IL
M Moraine Township Food Pantry $104K62020–20252025— —
D Doctors Without Borders $103K62020–20252025— —
J Jewish United Fund $102K120252025— —
Mayo Foundation $100K52020–20242024TX
C Cn Foundation $96K52021–20252025— —
Partners in Health $90K52020–20242024ME
Northern Illinois Food Bank $86K52020–20242024IL
Writers Theatre INC $75K52020–20242024IL
N Northwestern Memorial Foundation $75K62020–20252025— —
Lake Forest College $67K52020–20242024IL
Anti-Defamation League $66K62020–20242024NY
J Jewish Federation $65K22021–20222022— —
H Highland Park Public Library $64K62020–20252025— —
W World Central Kitchens INC $60K42022–20252025— —
T The Art Center $60K62020–20252025— —
E Evans Scholars Foundation $60K62020–20252025— —
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $58K52020–20242024NY
F Friends of the Idf $58K62020–20252025— —
T The Ark $57K62020–20252025— —
G Glencoe Public Library $56K62020–20252025— —
Northlight Theatre INC $56K52020–20242024IL
Autism Speaks INC $55K52020–20242024NY
Aspiritech Nfp $52K52020–20242024IL
Family Action Network $52K52020–20242024IL
Ravinia Festival Association $50K52020–20242024IL
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation INC $50K52020–20242024FL
A American Red Cross $46K72020–20252025— —
H Highland Park Strings $46K62020–20252025— —
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund $46K52020–20242024IL
Real Options for City Kids $45K42020–20242024CA
Equal Justice Initiative $45K52020–20242024AL
Chicago Horticultural Society $44K52020–20242024IL
F Friends of the Boundary Waters $42K42020–20232023— —
M MD Anderson Cancer Center $40K62020–20252025— —
Council for Jewish Elderly $40K52020–20242024IL
Art Encounter $40K52020–20242024IL
Cancer Wellness Center $38K62020–20242024IL
F Family Service $36K42020–20232023— —
American Friends of Magen David Adom $36K52020–20242024NY
Horizons for Youth $35K52020–20242024IL
P Planned Parenthood of Illinois $35K120252025— —
A Ann & Robert Lurie Childrens Hosp Chicago $35K42022–20252025— —
Ready Readers $34K52020–20242024MO
Hias INC $34K52020–20242024MD
N National Council of Jewish Womenlos Angeles $33K52020–20242024— —
H Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois INC $33K62020–20252025— —
Feeding America $31K62020–20242024IL
S St Jude's Children's Hospital $30K62020–20252025— —
T Tricon Child Care Center $30K62020–20252025— —
P Planned Parenthood Fed of America INC $30K32023–20252025— —
S Shriners Hospital for Children $30K62020–20252025— —
S Stanford University $30K22024–20252025— —
S Shirley Ryan Abilitylab $30K32022–20252025— —
S Shirley Ryan Ability Lab $30K32020–20232023— —
The Nature Conservancy $28K52020–20242024VA
I Israel Cancer Research Fund $28K120252025— —
W Wfmt $26K62020–20252025— —
College Bound Opportunities $26K52020–20242024IL
West Deerfield Township Food Pantry $26K52020–20242024IL
H Highland Park Community Foundation $26K120252025— —
M Makom Solel Lakeside Congregation $25K52021–20252025— —
Northwoods Land Trust INC $25K52020–20242024WI
Myelin Repair Foundation INC $25K42021–20242024CA
U University of Illinois at Chicago $25K32021–20232023— —
Rush University Medical Center $25K52020–20242024IL
G Glenkirk Foundation $24K62020–20252025— —
Respond Now INC $24K52020–20242024IL
H Highwood Public Library $22K52021–20252025— —
A Amer Comm Forweizmann Institute $22K42022–20252025— —
A Am Yisrael $22K72020–20252025— —
A American Technion Society $22K62020–20252025— —
A ACLU Foundation $22K62020–20252025— —
A Anti-Defamation League $21K120252025— —
T The Chicago Lighthouse $20K62020–20252025— —
G Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence $20K42022–20252025— —
R Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation $20K62020–20252025— —
J Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $20K42020–20232023— —
M Mayo Foundation $20K120252025— —
L Las Madrinas Guild $20K42020–20232023— —
Entertainment Industry Foundation $20K120232023CA
N Northern Illinois Food Bank $20K120252025— —
G Greater Chicago Food Depository $20K120252025— —
Feeding South Florida INC $19K52020–20242024FL
A Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago $19K22020–20212021— —
United Negro College Fund INC $18K42020–20232023DC
Children's Golf Foundation INC $18K52020–20242024FL
T The Gay and Lesbian Community Ctr So Nv $18K22020–20212021— —
V Valencia High School $18K62020–20252025— —
F Fau Foundation $18K62020–20252025— —
T The Night Ministry $18K42020–20252025— —
M Mothers Trust Foundation $17K72020–20252025— —
H Habitat for Humanity $16K52020–20242024— —
University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation $15K120242024NV

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