Funders › IL › The Christopher Family Foundation › 2020
Grants paid by The Christopher Family Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 36-7092282 · Westmont, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE X99Z
In tax year 2020, The Christopher Family Foundation (EIN 36-7092282) reported 93 grants paid totaling $3,128,658. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Timothy Christian Schools Elmhurst, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | Project Impact Phase III | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Westside Health Authority Chicago, IL | B | $159,903 | paid | Austin Fresh Collaboration | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Walther Lutheran High School Association Inc Melrose Park, IL | B | $153,737 | paid | Walther Christian Academy Scholarship fund | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | My Pantry Express program | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI | D | $100,000 | paid | Van Lunen Center | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL | B | $80,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Meals On Wheels of Sheboygan County Inc Sheboygan, WI | B | $77,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | The West Cook Ymcas Inc Oak Park, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Ga Glencoe, IL | D | $60,000 | paid | Windy City Harvest | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Bridge Teen Center Nfp Orland Park, IL | B | $55,000 | paid | General Support and Capacity Building Funding | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Mrelief Chicago, IL | C | $50,120 | paid | Powering Johnnie in Chicago for 1:1 SNAP Assistance fund | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation Bensenville, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Lutheran Music Program Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Institute of Science Teaching Excellence | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Monitoring and Evaluation program | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Consortium to Lower Childhood Obesity in Chicago's Children (CLOCC) | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | Together We Rise program | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Cara Program Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Walther Lutheran High School Association Inc Melrose Park, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Scholarship fund | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Accion Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Des Plaines, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | TFC Chicago Team Two Rollout fund | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | Chicago Education Equity COVID-19 Response Fund | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $44,000 | paid | Christopher Family Foundation Fellowship fund University Medical Center | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Blessings in a Backpack Inc Louisville, KY | C | $40,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Jane Addams Resource Corporation Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | Careers in Manufacturing Programs - West Side | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois Oakbrook Ter, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | The 2020 Christmas Drive | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | New Moms Inc Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Bright Promises Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | SEL@Home: Social Emotional Learning at Home program | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Three Pillars Initiative Oak Park, IL | C | $31,200 | paid | Three Pillars Initiative Pilot | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Childrens Place Association Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Grand Island Community Foundation Grand Island, NE | U | $25,500 | paid | Three Pillars Initiative | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Neighborspace Chicago, IL | B | $25,050 | paid | Austin Fresh Collaborative | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission Inc Rock Point, AZ | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Small Business Majority Foundation Inc Elk Grove, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | Chicago Inclusive Growth Coalition fund | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Youth Guidance Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Maywood Fine Arts Association Maywood, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Capacity Building fund for board and staff development | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | General Support - Workforce Funder Collaboration | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Inspiration Corporation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | Employment Navigator Position fund | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation Bensenville, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Refugeeone Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | to fund Sewing Studio | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Austin Coming Together Chicago, IL | B | $20,875 | paid | Austin Fresh Collaboration | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | River City Community Development Center Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | Harambee City builders Apprenticeship Project | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Cool Ministries Waukegan, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse Evanston, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | Shared Workforce Training Program Model | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Scripted Inc New York, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | General Support for Bach Cantata Vespers | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Faith in Place Chicago, IL | C | $14,195 | paid | Austin Fresh Collaborative | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Build Incorporated Chicago, IL | D | $13,527 | paid | Austin Fresh Collaboration | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | By the Hand Club for Kids Chicago, IL | C | $12,525 | paid | Austin Fresh Collaborative | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Harmony Community Cares Nfp Chicago, IL | B | $11,100 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Walther Lutheran High School Association Inc Melrose Park, IL | B | $10,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | St Leonard's Ministries Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | The Barlow Center - Education, Skills Training program, and Employment Services for Reentering Citizens | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Boys Club of Palm Springs Inc Palm Springs, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Indiana University Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | Women's Philanthropy Leadership Council fund | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Kids First Chicago for Education Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | Kids First Chicago: Parent-Powered West Side Education Revitalization program | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | A Better Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Concordia University Chicago River Forest, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Depaul USA Inc Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | Dax Program | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Lawrence Hall Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Teen Parent Connection Inc Glen Ellyn, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | University of Illinois Foundation Urbana, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | the UIC Study Fund | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | Forest Preserve Experience Program | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Refushe Inc Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, IL | B | $7,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Oak Park & River Forest Day Nursery Oak Park, IL | B | $7,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Mrelief Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Bright Star of Bethlehem Nfp Rockford, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Lutheran University Association Valparaiso, IN | B | $5,000 | paid | Alumni reception at Loyola vs. Valparaiso game | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Norwood Life Care Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Reading Legacies San Diego, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | Lutheran Academy in Martin, Slovakia, for the construction of the Community Center | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | Grace School program | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Gap Community Center Chicago, IL | B | $3,726 | paid | Austin Fresh Initiative | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Housing Forward Maywood, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Misericordia Family Association Chicago, IL | D | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law Chicago, IL | C | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Crossroads Lutheran Church Indian Land, SC | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Depriest Elem School Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation) | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | The Committee of 200 Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Window to the World Communications Inc Chicago, IL | B | $500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Inspiration Corporation Chicago, IL | C | $200 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | The National Alliance to End Homelessness Incorpor Washington, DC | C | $100 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Cancer Research America Nfcr Rockville, MD | B | $100 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, IL | B | $100 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Gamers Outreach Foundation Saline, MI | C | $100 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Alive Rescue Chicago, IL | B | $50 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
| 2020 | Chi-Town Pitties Inc Wheaton, IL | B | $50 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202141329349101504 |
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