Grants awarded
Who does Thomas W Dower Foundation fund?
Thomas W Dower Foundation has awarded $2.2 million across 438 grants to 130 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $3,000, with most between $2,000 and $5,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $3,000 versus $2,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.2M
Typical grant
$3K
Grantees
130
Grants
438
Years
2019–2024
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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| S Steppenwolf Theater Company | $200K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Rita High School | $90K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$85K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| D De Lasalle Institute | $70K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Malachy School | $68K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$61K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$50K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | IL | |
Trilogy INC
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$48K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Peter's Church | $45K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Mary's College | $45K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Brain Research Foundation
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$44K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Anderson Ranch Art Center | $40K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Esperanza | $38K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
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$38K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $36K | 3 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
St Patrick's Residence
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$31K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Notre Dame Law School | $30K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Ox Bow School of Art Institute | $30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Uni of St Mary of the Lake Seminary | $30K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Piven Theater Workshop | $30K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pastoral Support Services INC | $30K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| L Little Sisters of the Poor | $28K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $26K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St John Paul II Neuman Center | $24K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sempre Fi Fund | $24K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Illinois Club for Catholic Women
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$24K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Brother Rice High School Foundation INC
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$20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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$20K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$20K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| D De Lasalle High School | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Univversity of St Mary of the Lake Seminary | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Safer Foundation
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$20K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Chicagoland Prison Outreach
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$19K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| H Humanitarian Respite Center - Sister Norma Pimental Mj | $16K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$16K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Minnesota Alliance with Youth
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$15K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$15K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | MD | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Ox Bow INC - School of the Art Institute | $15K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Music Institute of Chicago-Learn Benefit | $15K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Career Ransition Center | $14K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Mercy Home for Boys & Girls | $14K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chicago Humanities Festival
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$14K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Lake Minnetonka Garden Club
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$13K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| I Injured Marine Sempre Fi Fund | $12K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C College of the Holy Cross | $12K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Glenwood Academy | $12K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Philip Neri School | $12K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sisters of Charity Bvm | $12K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sisters of St Francis Our Lady of Victory Convent | $11K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Christian Brothers - Senior Brothers | $11K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Bauner Hall at University of Notre Dame | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Jerome School | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pack the Plane to Ukraine Northwestern Medicine | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Erie Neighborhood House
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Minneapolis Institute of Arts | $10K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Jl Community Service League | $10K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Best Buddies INC
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$9K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $9K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$9K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| C Children's Theater of Winnetka | $8K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Georgetown University
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$8K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| S St Philip Neri Catholic Church | $8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Fenwick High School | $8K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| O Old St Patrick's Church | $8K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$8K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| T The John's Island Foundation INC | $8K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Aid for Women INC
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$7K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| T Thresholds | $7K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Parks | $6K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$6K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Retirement Fund for Religious | $6K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Retirement Board for Religious | $6K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Sts Faith Hope & Charity | $6K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Port Ministries | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| J John's Island Community Service League | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| S Stanford University | $5K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Jahn Paul II Neuman Center | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Iskali
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| W Wayzata Historical Society | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| V Village of Kenilworth | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| J John's Island Service League | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of St Mary of the Lake Seminarymundeline | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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