Funders › IL › The Christopher Family Foundation › 2022
Grants paid by The Christopher Family Foundation, tax year 2022
EIN 36-7092282 · Westmont, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE X99Z
In tax year 2022, The Christopher Family Foundation (EIN 36-7092282) reported 109 grants paid totaling $4,276,963. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2022
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Forefront Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | FRESH TASTE - MANAGED FUNDS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Walther Lutheran High School Association Inc Melrose Park, IL | B | $242,913 | paid | WALTHER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $150,000 | paid | FUND FOR EQUITABLE BUSINESS GROWTH | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, IL | B | $125,000 | paid | MY PANTRY EXPRESS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Garfield Park Community Council Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | WEST SIDE NATURE PLAY INITIATIVE | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GRACE SCHOOL ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Cara Program Chicago, IL | B | $90,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Meals On Wheels of Sheboygan County Inc Sheboygan, WI | B | $85,000 | paid | STAFF/OPERATIONAL EXPENSES | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Jane Addams Resource Corporation Chicago, IL | B | $82,500 | paid | CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS - AUSTIN | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL | B | $80,000 | paid | MSI EDUCATION PROGRAMS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Feeding America Chicago, IL | B | $80,000 | paid | ORDERAHEAD | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation Bensenville, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHICAGO AREA CLEF SCHOOLS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Allies for Community Business Inc Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL | D | $75,000 | paid | WINDY CITY HARVEST | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | New Moms Inc Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | JOB TRAINING AND BRIGHT ENDEAVORS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Mrelief Chicago, IL | B | $70,000 | paid | IMPROVING ACCESS TO LIFE- SAVING BENEFITS IN CHICAGO & ILLINOIS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $68,000 | paid | CHRISTOPHER FELLOW RENEWAL | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Gray Matter Experience Chicago, IL | B | $65,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Des Plaines, IL | B | $65,000 | paid | CHICAGO THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE TEAM 4 | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Hire360 Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc Chicago, IL | C | $60,000 | paid | COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Scripted Inc New York, NY | U | $60,000 | paid | CODE NATION CHICAGO | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | River City Community Development Center Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | HARAMBEE CITYBUILDERS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $55,000 | paid | PREPARED MEALS PROGRAM | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Facing History and Ourselves - Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $50,250 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | The West Cook Ymcas Inc Oak Park, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | YEAR-ROUND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND SERVICES | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Holy Family Ministries Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Lutheran Music Program Minneapolis, MN | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | LURIE CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR CHILDHOOD RESILIENCE | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Lutheran World Relief Inc Baltimore, MD | B | $50,000 | paid | UKRAINE CRISIS RESPONSE | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Illinois Science and Technology Institute Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | THE BRIGHT PROJECT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE TEACHING EXCELLENCE | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Chicago Jesuit Academy Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | A Better Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | CATALYST FUND | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Mhub Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | MPOWER PROGRAM | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Chicago Jobs Council Chicago, IL | B | $45,000 | paid | CHICAGO JOBS COUNCIL CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Health and Medicine Policy Research Group Chicago, IL | B | $45,000 | paid | CHICAGO AHEC HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse Evanston, IL | U | $45,000 | paid | BUILDING TRADES WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | St Leonard's Ministries Chicago, IL | B | $45,000 | paid | THE BARLOW CENTER - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FOR RETURNING CITIZENS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Inspiration Corporation Chicago, IL | C | $45,000 | paid | INSPIRATION CORPORATION'S FOODSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Refugeeone Chicago, IL | B | $45,000 | paid | REFUGEEONE SEWING STUDIO | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Bright Promises Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $45,000 | paid | HEALING, LEADING, CHANGING: SUPPORTING YOUTH TO ADDRESS TRAUMA CAUSED BY RACISM IN ALL OF ITS FORMS & CREATING HEALING SPACES FOR YOUTH | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Maafa Redemption Project Chicago, IL | B | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Maywood Fine Arts Association Maywood, IL | B | $40,050 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | COMMUNITY-CENTERED EDUCATION | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Lawrence Hall Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Ucan Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | UCAN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Revolution Workshop Northbrook, IL | C | $40,000 | paid | PRE-APPRENTICESHIP CONSTRUCTION JOB TRAINING PROGRAM | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Childrens Place Association Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Kids First Chicago for Education Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Youth Guidance Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | COMMUNITY & AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM (CAP) | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Build Incorporated Chicago, IL | D | $40,000 | paid | BUILD PREVENTION PROGRAM | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Institute of Positive Education Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | SUMMER TRAINING COHORT FOR THE BETHUNE INSTITUTE FOR ROBUST TEACHING | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Teachers Supporting Teachers Chicago, IL | C | $30,000 | paid | IMPACT TEAM PROGRAM | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Manufacturing Renaissance Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | CAREER PATHWAY SERVICES | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Build Incorporated Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | paid | WELLNESS SERVICES | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Bridge Teen Center Nfp Orland Park, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | JOB READINESS PROGRAMMING FOR TEENS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | YOUTH OF THE YEAR EVENT SPONSORSHIP | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | A Million Dreamz Inc Sheboygan, WI | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Association of Lutheran Secondary Schools Saratoga Spgs, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Christopher House Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | CHICAGO BENCHMARKING COLLABORATIVE | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Women Initiating New Directions Evanston, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | 2022 WINTER WISHES | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | CHICAGOLAND WORKFORCE FUNDERS ALLIANCE | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP IN CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOLS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | BACH CANTATA VESPERS SERIES | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Chicago Youth Centers Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | CYC-EPSTEIN'S OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Hephzibah Childrens Association Oak Park, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | THERAPEUTIC AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN TRAUMATIZED BY EXTREME ABUSE AND NEGLECT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Northwest Indiana Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GIRL SCOUTS IN CHICAGO: WEST SIDE COMMUNITIES | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Allies for Community Business Inc Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | THE HATCHERY'S COMMUNITY-BASED KITCHEN PROGRAM | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Latin Center Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR - UP TO YOUTH | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Facing History and Ourselves - Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR CHICAGO OFFICE | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Bright Star of Bethlehem Nfp Rockford, IL | C | $11,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | WHIRL SPONSORSHIP | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Refushe Inc Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Nantucket Boys & Girls Club Inc Nantucket, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | University of Illinois Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | THE UIC STUDY FUND (ACCOUNT #337844) FOR THE RESEARCH BEING LED BY GREG HACHA | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Nantucket Interfaith Council Nantucket, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | NANTUCKET FOOD FUEL & RENTAL ASSISTANCE | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Boys Club of Palm Springs Inc Palm Springs, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Harmony Community Cares Nfp Chicago, IL | B | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Misercordia Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Build Incorporated Chicago, IL | D | $5,150 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Meals On Wheels of Sheboygan County Inc Sheboygan, WI | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Reading Legacies San Diego, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Lutheran Church Charities Fund Northbrook, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | LCC K-9 COMFORT DOGS | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Oak Park & River Forest Day Nursery Oak Park, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Food in Need of Distribution Inc Indio, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Norwood Life Care Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | CHRISTMAS BONUSES FOR EMPLOYEES | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Teen Parent Connection Inc Glen Ellyn, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL BUDGET | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Impacting Veterans Lives Inc Wadsworth, IL | C | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Christian Appalachian Project Inc Mount Vernon, KY | C | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | REFUGEE PROJECT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Walther Lutheran High School Association Inc Melrose Park, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Chicago Women in Philanthropy Chicago, IL | C | $1,750 | paid | ANNUAL LUNCHEON ON MARCH 8, 2022 | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN SLOVAKIA | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Impacting Veterans Lives Inc Wadsworth, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | MIDWEST VETERAN'S CLOSET | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Faith in Place Chicago, IL | B | $250 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry Elmhurst, IL | B | $125 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | The Trevor Project Inc West Hollywood, CA | B | $100 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | St Leonard's Ministries Chicago, IL | B | $100 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Life Is Work Maywood, IL | B | $100 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Inspiration Corporation Chicago, IL | C | $100 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
| 2022 | Beyond Hunger Oak Park, IL | B | $75 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321329349103652 |
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