Grants awarded
Who does John R Halligan Charitable Fund fund?
John R Halligan Charitable Fund has awarded $15 million across 632 grants to 176 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $13,000, with most between $7,000 and $30,000.
Total awarded
$15.1M
Typical grant
$13K
Grantees
176
Grants
632
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 | Support |
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
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$1.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $490K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago History Museum | $450K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Hawaiian Humane Society
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$430K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
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Hawaii Opera Theatre
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$430K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
Honolulu Museum of Art
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$405K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| H Honolulu Zoo Society | $375K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Bishop Museum
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$355K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| I Individual recipient | $350K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Opera Theatre | $308K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lyric Opera of Chicago | $274K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$270K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $258K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hawaii Children's Discovery Center | $250K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Diamond Head Theatre
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$250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| A Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago | $245K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Field Museum | $245K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum | $227K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Museum of Contemporary Art | $225K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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$220K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Museum of Science and Industry | $215K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $215K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $205K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$198K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| K Kohl Children's Museum | $190K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$160K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| I Individual recipient | $155K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wttw Channel 11 | $150K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $148K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $138K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Chicago Theatre Group INC
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$137K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| P Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | $135K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Keshet | $128K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | $126K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| I Illinois Holocaust Museum | $125K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $110K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Newberry Library
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Hawaii Theatre Center
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| H Hawaiian Humane Society | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago History Museum | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hawaii Opera Theatre | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Solomon Schecter Day School of Metro Chicago | $100K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Ravinia | $97K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Voices Chicago | $95K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $93K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Music Theatre Works | $92K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Honolulu Museum of Art | $90K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Joffrey Ballet of Chicago | $90K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
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$88K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| B Bishop Museum | $80K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $78K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Honolulu Theatre for Youth
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$76K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus
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$76K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
Lookingglass Theatre Company
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$74K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W Writers Theater | $74K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$74K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$73K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $70K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Citadel Theatre | $64K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$62K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$62K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| R Remy Bumppo Theater Company | $61K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Chicago Philharmonic Society
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$60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago INC
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$60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Chicago Architecture Foundation
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$60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Art Institute of Chicago | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Renaissance Society | $57K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$55K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| D Diamond Head Theatre | $54K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Center for Enriched Living
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$49K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Music of the Baroque | $49K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Merit School of Music
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$49K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A About Face Theatre | $49K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Ballet Hawaii
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$49K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| T Tree House Human Society | $48K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Children's Museum | $46K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Zoological Society | $45K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Manoa Valley Theatre | $43K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $41K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter | $39K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $39K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Auditorium Theatre | $39K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $39K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$36K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Chicago Humanities Festival
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$35K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$34K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| K Kealakai Center for Pacific String | $34K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$34K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
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$34K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| J Jewish Child & Family Services (knapp) | $32K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Orion Ensemble | $32K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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