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Knight Family Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $1.2 million (tax year ended March 2026)
Knight Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $1,200,000 in its tax year ended March 2026, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 10, 2026. The largest was $250,000 to Knox College in Galesburg, IL for general support.
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- EIN
- 364265122
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $27,992,327
- Grants paid
- $1,200,000
- Tax year ended
- March 2026
Grants paid, tax year ended March 2026
From the Form 990-PF filed August 10, 2026, IRS object ID 202632229349100633. It reported $1,200,000 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | General support | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saugatuck Center for the Arts | Saugatuk, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Scots Fka Illinois Saint Andrew Society | North Riverside, IL | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| El Dorado Foundation | Placerville, CA | General support | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Shore Country Day School | Winnetka, IL | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erika's Lighthouse | Winnetka, IL | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Health Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spca of Southwest Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended March 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202542259349100409. It reported $990,000 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Saint Andrew Society | Riverside, IL | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| El Dorado Foundation | Placerville, CA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Shore Country Day School | Winnetka, IL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saugatuck Center for the Arts | Saugatuk, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | General support | Education | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Health Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erika's Lighthouse | Winnetka, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spca of Southwest Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $330,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $300,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $115,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $1,460,000 |
| Michigan | $310,000 |
| California | $220,000 |
| New York | $185,000 |
| Iowa | $15,000 |
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Updated August 10, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.