Funders › IL › The Christopher Family Foundation › 2021
Grants paid by The Christopher Family Foundation, tax year 2021
EIN 36-7092282 · Westmont, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE X99Z
In tax year 2021, The Christopher Family Foundation (EIN 36-7092282) reported 112 grants paid totaling $3,065,206. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Walther Lutheran High School Association Inc Melrose Park, IL | B | $228,188 | paid | Walther Christian Academy Scholarship Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Forefront Chicago, IL | B | $200,349 | paid | Fresh Taste Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $150,000 | paid | Fund for Equitable Business Growth | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, IL | B | $120,000 | paid | My Pantry Express | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Garfield Park Community Council Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | West Side Nature Play Initiative | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Meals On Wheels of Sheboygan County Inc Sheboygan, WI | B | $80,000 | paid | General Support fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL | B | $80,000 | paid | MSI's Welcome to Science Initiative | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation Bensenville, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | General Support fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Feeding America Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | OrderAhead Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Ga Glencoe, IL | D | $70,000 | paid | Community Engagement fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Des Plaines, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | Chicago Therapeutic Foster Care Team 4 | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Mrelief Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | Improving Access to Life-Saving Benefits in Chicago & Illinois | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Cara Program Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | General Support fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Bridge Teen Center Nfp Orland Park, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Future-Focused and Job Readiness Programming | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | A Better Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Chicago Design Challenge | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Continuing Monitoring and Evaluation Support Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Accion Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | General Support | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Prepared Meal Program | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Lutheran Music Program Minneapolis, MN | C | $50,000 | paid | General Support Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | Facing History and Ourselves (FHAO) Curriculum Project Fund for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Educators | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | The West Cook Ymcas Inc Oak Park, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Year-Round Out of School Program | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI | D | $50,000 | paid | Van Lunen Center General Support Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Center for Childhood Resilience | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Institute of Science Teaching Excellence | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Jane Addams Resource Corporation Chicago, IL | B | $45,000 | paid | Mechanical Assembly Program in Austin | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Timothy Christian Schools Elmhurst, IL | B | $45,000 | paid | Timothy Christian Scholarship Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $44,000 | paid | Christopher Fellowship Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Childrens Place Association Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Bright Promises Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $40,000 | paid | Healing, Leading, Changing: Supporting Youth to Address trauma caused by racism in all of its forms & creating healing spaces for youth | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Lawrence Hall Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Ucan Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | Healing Trauma: UCAN's Counseling and Youth Development Services | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | New Moms Inc Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | Job Training/Bright Endeavors | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | River City Community Development Center Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | Harambee Citybuilders Tuckpointing Program | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Scripted Inc New York, NY | U | $30,000 | paid | Code Nation Chicago Coding and Career Preparation Program | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Neighborspace Chicago, IL | B | $25,050 | paid | Austin Fresh Collaborative Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Refugeeone Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | RefugeeOne Sewing Studio | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Inspiration Corporation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | Employment Navigator fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Youth Guidance Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Community & Afterschool Program (CAP) | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Blessings in a Backpack Inc Louisville, KY | C | $25,000 | paid | General Support | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Maywood Fine Arts Association Maywood, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Capacity Building towards a culture of Philanthropy and establish a professional development operation | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Small Business Majority Foundation Inc Elk Grove, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | support fund for Chicago West Side entrepreneurs grappling with COVID-19 pandemic | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Austin Coming Together Chicago, IL | B | $20,875 | paid | Austin Fresh Collaboration | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc Chicago, IL | C | $20,000 | paid | Breakthrough Opportunity Center | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Health and Medicine Policy Research Group Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | Chicago AHEC High School Community Health Worker Training Program | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Hire360 Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | Business Development Center | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Illinois Science and Technology Institute Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | Summer Collaboration Program | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | Network for College Success: Principal Leadership in Chicago High Schools | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Openlands Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | Openlands Arborist Registered Apprenticeship Program | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | The Chicago Principal Partnership | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Mhub Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | mHUB Female Innovator Program | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Build Incorporated Chicago, IL | D | $20,000 | paid | BUILD Out-of-School Time (OST)Programming | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Association of Lutheran Secondary Schools Saratoga Spgs, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | St Leonard's Ministries Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | The Barlow Center - Education, Skills Training, and employment services for reentering citizens | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | General Support fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Northwest Indiana Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | Girl Scouts in Chicago: West Side Communities | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation Oak Park, IL | B | $11,000 | paid | Future Philanthropists Program | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | Support West Initiative | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Nantucket Interfaith Council Nantucket, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | Nantucket Food Fuel & Rental Assistance Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Bookworm Gardens Sheboygan, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Heshima Association Wheaton, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | Chicago chapter | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Lutheran Church Charities Fund Northbrook, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Nantucket Boys & Girls Club Inc Nantucket, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | University of Illinois Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | the UIC Study Fund, for the research led by Greg Hacha | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Bright Star of Bethlehem Nfp Rockford, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | Hospitality Education Center at Dar al Kalima University | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Harmony Community Cares Nfp Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Theater for Young Audiences Inc Sheboygan, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Kids First Chicago for Education Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | Parent and Community Engagement | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | Forest Preserve Experience Program | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Latin Center Chicago, IL | B | $7,500 | paid | UP to Youth Program | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Forefront Chicago, IL | B | $6,568 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Grand Island Community Foundation Grand Island, NE | U | $5,000 | paid | Three Pillars Initiative | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | General Support Fund for Chicago Office | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Concordia University Chicago River Forest, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Bright Star of Bethlehem Nfp Rockford, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Girls in the Game Nfp Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | Girls in the Game Elementary and Middle School After School | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Lutheran Music Program Minneapolis, MN | C | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Oak Park & River Forest Day Nursery Oak Park, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Teen Parent Connection Inc Glen Ellyn, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Christian Relief Services Charities Inc - American Alexandria, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | Water is Life Campaign | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Boys Club of Palm Springs Inc Palm Springs, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Christian Relief Services Charities Inc - American Alexandria, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Gap Community Center Chicago, IL | B | $3,726 | paid | Austin Fresh Initiative | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Norwood Life Care Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | Christmas Employees Fund | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Women Initiating New Directions Evanston, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | General Support | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Housing Forward Maywood, IL | B | $2,250 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | North Lakeland Discovery Center Inc Manitowsh Wtr, WI | B | $2,000 | paid | Capital Campaign Challenge Goal | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Camp Awesum Inc St Germain, WI | B | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Thrive Counseling Center Oak Park, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Misericordia Family Association Chicago, IL | D | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | U | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | The Carter Center Inc Atlanta, GA | B | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Cool Ministries Waukegan, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Chicago Women in Philanthropy Chicago, IL | C | $1,750 | paid | Charitable Event | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Moody Bible Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Arthritis Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Wellness House Hinsdale, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Texas Academy 4 Fort Worth, TX | C | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Bethesda, MD | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Ga Glencoe, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Ray Graham Association for People With Disabilitie Lisle, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Community House Hinsdale, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry Elmhurst, IL | B | $150 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | National Audubon Society Inc New York, NY | U | $125 | paid | Audubon Great Lakes | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $100 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
| 2021 | Openlands Chicago, IL | B | $75 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202221339349100822 |
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