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Northern Trust Foundation: 9 grants to organizations, $4.3 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Northern Trust Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $4,251,773 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 8, 2026. The largest was $2,714,333 to The Robert R McCormick Foundation in Chicago, IL for general support.
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- EIN
- 842220090
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $87,922,990
- Grants paid
- $4,251,773
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2026, IRS object ID 202641289349101124. It reported $4,251,773 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Robert R McCormick Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,714,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Commercial Club Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nourishing Hope | Chicago, IL | General support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Global Foodbanking Network | Chicago, IL | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | General support | Human services | $63,526 | apps.irs.gov |
| Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $8,914 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2025, IRS object ID 202511219349101961. It reported $3,339,000 in grants paid; 1 grant to organizations is listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attached | Chicago, IL | General support | $3,339,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,714,333 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $238,914 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $125,000 |
| Human services | $73,526 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $7,518,333 |
| District of Columbia | $72,440 |
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Updated May 8, 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.