Grants awarded
Who does Frankel Julius N Foundation fund?
Frankel Julius N Foundation has awarded $23 million across 300 grants to 69 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $50,000, with most between $30,000 and $80,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $50,000 versus $32,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$23.2M
Typical grant
$50K
Grantees
69
Grants
300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $2.3M | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
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$2.1M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $1.3M | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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$1.1M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $1.0M | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Alzheimer's Association | $900K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital | $785K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
La Rabida Children's Hospital
|
$600K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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$600K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W Wttw Channel 11 | $580K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chicago House and Social Service | $550K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$550K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago | $515K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Music of the Baroque | $460K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $450K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lawrence Hall Youth Services | $445K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Thresholds | $420K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $415K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Metropolitan Family Services | $410K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Night Ministry | $360K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation | $350K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lawndale Christian Legal Center
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$310K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$310K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $300K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | $300K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $290K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago INC
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$280K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Learning Ally INC | $280K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | NJ | |
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$260K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| G Goodman Theater | $260K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Museum of Science and Industry | $255K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Goodman Theater | $240K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $240K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Home | $230K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $205K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Field Museum | $200K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $190K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Glenwood Academy | $185K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly | $175K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Little Sisters of the Poor | $165K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Little Brothers Friends of the | $160K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Marillac St Vincent Family Services INC
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$155K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Museum of Contemporary Art | $150K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Court Theatre | $140K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Franciscan Outreach
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$125K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Little Sisters of the Poor of Chicago | $120K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Newberry Library
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$120K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Arts of Life | $105K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chicago Zoological Society - Brookfield | $100K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| T The Field Museum | $100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Black Ensemble Theater Corporation
|
$100K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Infant Welfare Society of Chicago
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$95K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Court Theater | $80K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chicago Architecture Foundation
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$75K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L La Casa Norte | $75K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Legal Aid Chicago Grant | $55K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Northeastern University
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$50K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | MA | |
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Second Sense
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$40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center | $40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| U University of Illinois at Chicago | $35K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| T The Museum of Contemporary Art | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| I Ignite | $30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL |
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