Grants awarded
Who does Cushing Family Foundation fund?
Cushing Family Foundation has awarded $11 million across 127 grants to 88 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $10,000 and $100,000.
Total awarded
$10.8M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
88
Grants
127
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Amref Health Africa in the USA | $3.6M | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Greater Chicago Food Depository | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Shine Global INC | $710K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
|
|
$356K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| B Bridge Communities INC | $300K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Theosophical Society in America | $250K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Francis High School | $200K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $200K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Glen Ellyn Food Pantry | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Morton Arboretum
|
$200K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A American Red Cross | $185K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
|
|
$128K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Petronille Catholic Church | $105K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C College of Dupage Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Beat the Streets Chicago | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Public Radio (npr) | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Feed My Starving Children | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Helen Keller International | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Blood Cancer United | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Loaves & Fishes Community Services | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O One Acre Fund | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Proximity 2 Humanity | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Team Rubicon | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Carter Center | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Morton Arboretum | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
|
|
$55K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
|
$55K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W West Point School of Music | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America INC
|
$50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Thresholds | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W World Bicycle Relief | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bhutan Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Humanitarian Service Project | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Josselyn Center | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Forge Charitable Adventures | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Legal Council for Health Justice | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dupage Senior Citizens Council (kane Senior Council) | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
|
$40K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness
|
$40K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Misericordia Home
|
$35K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| D Duly Health and Care Charitable Fund | $35K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Humane Society of the United States
|
$30K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Alzheimers Foundation of America INC
|
$30K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| S Safer Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
International Medical Corps
|
$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| B Bloodwater | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M March of Dimes | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Park Ventures - National Park Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Lyric Opera of Chicago | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Make-A-Wish | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hcund INC (hospitality Committee for United Nations Delegations Inc) | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Maryville Academy | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Amigos of Costa Rica | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Legal Council for Health Justice
|
$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
The Bhutan Foundation
|
$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| P Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cri - Children's Resources International | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Feeding America
|
$15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
Hope Fair Housing Center INC
|
$15K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Action Against Hunger USA
|
$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
|
|
$10K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Ocean Conservancy INC
|
$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
Guide Dogs for the Blind INC
|
$7K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
|
|
$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| F Friends of the Library - Glen Ellyn | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
|
|
$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
Safer Foundation
|
$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Cure Jm Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Library Glen Ellyn Free Public Lib | $2K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| M Map International - Medicine for the World | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Almost Home Kids
|
$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Explore
More on 990 Scout
North Coast Health FoundationPhillips County Telephone CompanyMemphis Educational Television INCEndovision FoundationDopey Foundation INCAmerican Federation of Government EmployeesUmpqua Valley Arts AssociationSouth Lake FoundationDarpa Exchange OrganizationPohai Nani FoundationNaccarato Family FoundationEstah Outreach Ministries INC
Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an
organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Figures are presented without evaluation;
we do not rate, score, or rank organizations. · philanthropy.org