Grants paid by John D & Barbara C Cooney Family Fdtn C/O John D Cooney
EIN 36-4408630 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
John D & Barbara C Cooney Family Fdtn C/O John D Cooney of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-4408630) reported 74 grants paid totaling $2,064,860 to 32 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,064,860
74 grants
Recipients
32
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | $368,600 | — |
| 2021 | 13 | $443,525 | — |
| 2022 | 12 | $317,500 | — |
| 2023 | 14 | $370,235 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | $160,000 | — |
| 2025 | 15 | $405,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 32 recipients receiving the most from John D & Barbara C Cooney Family Fdtn C/O John D Cooney, by grants paid, out of 32 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University School of Law | U | Chicago, IL | 4 | $325,000 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | U | Chicago, IL | 6 | $275,000 | 2025 |
| Georgetown | U | Washington, DC | 3 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Gilda's Club Chicago 36-4115144 | B | Chicago, IL | 5 | $222,500 | 2025 |
| Cooney Family Donor Advised Fund | U | Westlake, TX | 1 | $132,735 | 2023 |
| Help Hope Live | U | Radnor, MA | 7 | $97,500 | 2025 |
| Brehm Preparatory School 37-1107721 | B | Carbondale, IL | 5 | $85,000 | 2025 |
| Charles Scwab Daf - Daf Giving 360 | U | Omaha, NE | 1 | $75,000 | 2025 |
| Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation 37-1447869 | C | Chicago, IL | 3 | $75,000 | 2025 |
| So Others May Learn 27-1413388 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $75,000 | 2025 |
| Boston College | U | Chestnut Hill, MA | 3 | $70,100 | 2022 |
| Fresh Start for Our Youth 80-0473138 | C | Hoffman Estates, IL | 6 | $70,000 | 2025 |
| Death With Dignity 93-1162366 | D | Portland, OR | 5 | $65,000 | 2025 |
| Northwestern Medical Womans Board 36-3155315 | D | Chicago, IL | 4 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Jazz Aspen Season Snowmass | U | Aspen, CO | 1 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Chrystosom's Day School | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Fenwick High School 36-1066828 | B | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $18,000 | 2021 |
| Loyola University 36-1408475 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| Big Shoulders Fund 36-3490557 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | 2023 |
| Hunter Creek Historical Foundation 86-1726264 | C | Aspen, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Beau Biden Foundation | U | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Chicago First Fund | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Lou Ferraro Family Foundation | U | Miami, FL | 2 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Misc Contributions | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Lurie's Children Hospital | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| The Buddy Program 74-2594693 | B | Aspen, CO | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Rosewell Park Alliance Fund 16-1391608 | D | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Georgia Campaign for Adolesent Power & Potential 31-1520709 | C | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| St Patricks Church | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| St Ignatius 04-2106280 | D | Chicago, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| First Hour Grief Response 82-4508863 | C | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Sheffield Neighborhood Association 36-2801440 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $525 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 74 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charles Scwab Daf - Daf Giving 360 Omaha, NE | U | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Jazz Aspen Season Snowmass Aspen, CO | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLEGENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | So Others May Learn Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Gilda's Club Chicago, IL | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Chrystosom's Day School Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Northwestern Medical Womans Board Chicago, IL | D | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Brehm Preparatory School Carbondale, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Loyola University Chicago, IL | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Help Hope Live Radnor, MA | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Death With Dignity Portland, OR | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Hunter Creek Historical Foundation Aspen, CO | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Fresh Start for Our Youth Hoffman Estates, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2025 | Lurie's Children Hospital Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202611809349101106 |
| 2024 | Gilda's Club Chicago, IL | D | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202531569349100708 |
| 2024 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202531569349100708 |
| 2024 | Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202531569349100708 |
| 2024 | Brehm Preparatory School Carbondale, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202531569349100708 |
| 2024 | Northwestern Medical Womans Board Chicago, IL | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202531569349100708 |
| 2024 | Death With Dignity Portland, OR | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202531569349100708 |
| 2024 | Help Hope Live Radnor, MA | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202531569349100708 |
| 2024 | Fresh Start for Our Youth Hoffman Estates, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202531569349100708 |
| 2024 | Georgia Campaign for Adolesent Power & Potential Atlanta, GA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202531569349100708 |
| 2023 | Cooney Family Donor Advised Fund Westlake, TX | U | $132,735 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | Gilda's Club Chicago, IL | D | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLEGENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | So Others May Learn Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | Loyola University School of Law Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | Brehm Preparatory School Carbondale, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | Help Hope Live Radnor, MA | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | Death With Dignity Portland, OR | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | Northwestern Medical Womans Board Chicago, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | Fresh Start for Our Youth Hoffman Estates, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | St Patricks Church Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2023 | St Ignatius Chicago, MA | D | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202411589349100411 |
| 2022 | Georgetown Washington, DC | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2022 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLEGENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2022 | Loyola University School of Law Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2022 | Gilda's Club Chicago, IL | D | $37,500 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2022 | Help Hope Live Radnor, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2022 | Death With Dignity Portland, OR | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2022 | Fresh Start for Our Youth Hoffman Estates, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2022 | Misc Contributions Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2022 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2022 | Brehm Preparatory School Carbondale, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2022 | Northwestern Medical Womans Board Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2022 | Lou Ferraro Family Foundation Miami, FL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202321649349101112 |
| 2021 | Loyola University School of Law Chicago, IL | U | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | Georgetown Washington, DC | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLEGENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | Brehm Preparatory School Carbondale, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | Help Hope Live Radnor, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | Fenwick High School Oak Park, IL | B | $18,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | Death With Dignity Portland, OR | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | Fresh Start for Our Youth Hoffman Estates, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | Chicago First Fund Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | Beau Biden Foundation Wilmington, DE | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | Lou Ferraro Family Foundation Miami, FL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2021 | Sheffield Neighborhood Association Chicago, IL | C | $525 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202201339349103835 |
| 2020 | Loyola University School of Law Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202102449349100015 |
| 2020 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLEGENERAL CHARITABLE | 202102449349100015 |
| 2020 | Gilda's Club Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202102449349100015 |
| 2020 | Georgetown Washington, DC | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202102449349100015 |
| 2020 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | U | $25,100 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202102449349100015 |
| 2020 | Fresh Start for Our Youth Hoffman Estates, IL | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202102449349100015 |
| 2020 | Help Hope Live Radnor, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202102449349100015 |
| 2020 | Rosewell Park Alliance Fund Buffalo, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202102449349100015 |
| 2020 | The Buddy Program Aspen, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202102449349100015 |
| 2020 | Help Hope Live Radnor, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202102449349100015 |
| 2020 | First Hour Grief Response Louisville, KY | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE | 202102449349100015 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202611809349101106 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531569349100708 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411589349100411 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321649349101112 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201339349103835 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202102449349100015 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/364408630.json.
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