Funders › IL › The Buchanan Family Foundation › 2018
Grants paid by The Buchanan Family Foundation, tax year 2018
EIN 36-6160998 · Lake Forest, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2018, The Buchanan Family Foundation (EIN 36-6160998) reported 108 grants paid totaling $2,376,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2018
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Avon Old Farms School Avon, CT | B | $155,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Lake Forest Open Lands Lake Forest, IL | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL | U | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Walsh University North Canton, OH | B | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Fellow Mortals Animal Hospital Lake Geneva, WI | U | $80,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Tall Pines Conservatory Nashotah, WI | C | $70,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Rush-Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center Chicago, IL | U | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Opportunity Secure Data Destruction Northbrook, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Diocese of Youngstown Foundation Youngstown, OH | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Purdue University West Lafayette, IN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Lincoln Park Zoological Society Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WI | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Kent School Kent, CT | D | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Northfield Mount Hermon School Gill, MA | B | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Ohio State University College of Veterinary Columbus, OH | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Bozeman Sports Park Foundation Bozeman, MT | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Wetlands Initiative Chicago, IL | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Wallingford, CT | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Lake Forestlake Bluff Historical Society Lake Forest, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Lake County Community Foundation Waukegan, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Planned Parenthood Association Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Max Mcgraw Wildlife Foundation Dundee, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Journey Care of Lake County Glenview, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Mercy Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL | D | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago, IL | D | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | American Red Cross Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Millbrook School Millbrook, NY | B | $17,500 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Elawa Farm Foundation Lake Forest, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Marklund Children's Home Bloomingdale, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Gorton Community Center Lake Forest, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Adler Planetarium Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Baltimore Clayworks Baltimore, MD | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Steppenwolf Theatre Co Chicago, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Alliance for the Great Lakes Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Lamb's Farm Libertyville, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Friends of Lake Forest Library Lake Forest, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Westminister School Simsbury, CT | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Duxbury Bay Maritime School Duxbury, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Aclu Foundation New York, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Shedd Aquarium Chicago, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Salvation Army Chicago, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Carolina Horse Park Foundation Raeford, NC | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Healing Winds Vermont Burligton, VT | U | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Friends of Gurnee American Legion Gurnee, IL | B | $11,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Boy Scouts of America Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Delta Waterfowl Bismarck, ND | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Oakdale Equine Rescue Oakdale, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Foxcroft School Middleburg, VA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Dutchess Day School Millbrook, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Gasparilla Island Conservative & Improvement Assoc Boca Grande, FL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Northern Illnois Food Bank Geneva, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Society Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | St Jude Catholic Church Columbiana, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Girl Scouts of America New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Angels of Light Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Geneva Academic Foundation Geneva, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Nature Conservancy of Illinois Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Tarpon & Bonefish Research Center Miami, FL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | College of Lake County Foundation Grayslake, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Lake Forest Country Day School Lake Forest, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Medora, ND | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | The Chicago History Museum Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Baltimore Jewelry Center Baltimore, MD | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Geneva Community Chest Geneva, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Eastern Illinois University Foundation Charleston, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Lake Forest Symphony Association Lake Forest, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Northern Suburban Special Recreation Northbrook, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Luster Learning Institute Highland Park, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Western Avenue School PTO Geneva, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Glasa Foundation Lake Forest, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Open Lands Project Chicago, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Cranberry Isles, ME | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Dutchess Land Conservatory Millbrook, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation Boca Grande, FL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Millbrook Early Childhood Center Millbrook, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Windrush Farm North Andover, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Wgcu Public Media Fort Myers, FL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Green Mountain Horse Association So Woodstock, VT | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Friends of Thai Daughters Trevett, ME | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Greens Farm Academy Green Farms, CT | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Special Olympics Normal, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Williams College Willaimstown, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Special Gifts Theatre Northbrook, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Polo Training Foundation Tully, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Glenkirk Foundation Northbrook, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | St Timothy's School Stevenson, MD | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Smith College Northhampton, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Sarasota, FL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Midwest Veterans' Closet North Chicago, IL | B | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
| 2018 | Vets Roll South Beloit, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | 201901849349100100 |
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