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The Christopher Family Foundation: 81 grants to organizations, $4.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Christopher Family Foundation, a private foundation in Westmont, IL, paid 81 grants to organizations totaling $4,516,136 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 28, 2025. The largest was $290,000 to Chicago Community Foundation in Chicago, IL for general support.
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- EIN
- 367092282
- Based in
- Westmont, IL
- Assets
- $80,960,889
- Grants paid
- $4,516,136
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202502409349101005. It reported $4,516,136 in grants paid; 81 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $290,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $280,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walther Lutheran High School Association Inc | Melrose Park, IL | General support | $219,636 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children First Fund | Chicago, IL | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Health care | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lutheran Music Program | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | Youth development | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cara Program | Chicago, IL | General support | Employment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Garfield Park Community Council | Chicago, IL | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meals On Wheels of Sheboygan County Inc | Sheboygan, WI | General support | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allies for Community Business Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mrelief | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | General support | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation | Bensenville, IL | General support | Education | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Jesuit Academy | Chicago, IL | General support | $75,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Family Ministries | Chicago, IL | General support | $75,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Build Incorporated | Chicago, IL | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maafa Redemption Project | Chicago, IL | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Revolution Workshop | Northbrook, IL | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Des Plaines, IL | General support | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $68,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Moms Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $65,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Facing History and Ourselves - Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Leonard's Ministries | Chicago, IL | General support | $60,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mhub | Chicago, IL | General support | $60,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Zoological Society | Brookfield, IL | General support | Animal-related | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jane Addams Resource Corporation | Chicago, IL | General support | Employment | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunshine Enterprises | Chicago, IL | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gray Matter Experience | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hire360 | Chicago, IL | General support | Employment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids First Chicago for Education | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lutheran World Relief Inc | Northbrook, IL | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Science and Industry | Chicago, IL | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The West Cook Ymcas Inc | Oak Park, IL | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Northwest Indiana | Chicago, IL | General support | Youth development | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inspiration Corporation | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manufacturing Renaissance | Chicago, IL | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maywood Fine Arts Association | Maywood, IL | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Jobs Council | Chicago, IL | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse | Evanston, IL | General support | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest | River Forest, IL | General support | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women Initiating New Directions | Evanston, IL | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aaabna | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Circle Urban Ministries | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Defy Ventures | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Skills for Chicagolands Future | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women Employed | Chicago, IL | General support | Employment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stone CDC | Chicago, IL | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Refushe Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bright Star of Bethlehem NFP | Rockford, IL | General support | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys Club of Palm Springs Inc | Palm Springs, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harmony Community Cares NFP | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Impacting Veterans Lives Inc | Wadsworth, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lutheran Church Charities Fund | Northbrook, IL | General support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Misercordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oak Park & River Forest Day Nursery | Oak Park, IL | General support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reading Legacies | San Diego, CA | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teen Parent Connection Inc | Glen Ellyn, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Women in Philanthropy | Chicago, IL | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cool Ministries | Waukegan, IL | General support | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St James Lutheran Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (elca) | Saint Paul, MN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feed My Starving Children | Coon Rapids, MN | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norwood Life Care Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arthritis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | General support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Books for Africa Inc | Saint Paul, MN | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gardenworks Project | Chicago, IL | General support | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $620,000 |
| Education | $378,000 |
| Human services | $317,300 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $315,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $267,000 |
| Employment | $235,000 |
| Health care | $160,000 |
| Youth development | $150,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $4,131,436 |
| Minnesota | $152,200 |
| Wisconsin | $95,000 |
| California | $60,000 |
| Michigan | $50,000 |
| New York | $25,000 |
| Georgia | $2,500 |
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Updated August 28, 2025. 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.