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Who funds John Howard Association
EIN 36-2167739 · Chicago, IL · NTEE I00L
John Howard Association of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-2167739) was named as a grant recipient by 33 funders in 113 grants paid totaling $3,634,792 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$3,634,792
113 grants paid
Funders
33
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$550,000
not included in grants received
Funders
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.
Grants
The 115 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michael Reese Health Trust | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $94,809 | paid | FOUNDED IN 1901, JHA MONITORS PRISONS AND ADVANCES INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT OF CARCERAL SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT AND INCREASED TRANSPARENCY. | 202620849349300022 |
| 2025 | Carylon Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $55,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202512949349100331 |
| 2025 | Mills Family Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL FUNDING | 202641389349101259 |
| 2025 | Baskin Family Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 202601939349100200 |
| 2025 | Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $22,500 | paid | JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM | 202543009349101014 |
| 2025 | James B & Jane R Bradford Endowment Xxxxx3007 | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $13,556 | paid | GENERAL | 202631269349103873 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $11,700 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | Helen V Brach Foundation | John Howard Assoc Il Chicago, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | To support monitoring of all five juvenile prisons and to advocate to make the system more rehabilitative | 202501709349100105 |
| 2025 | John E & Jeanne T Hughes Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611209349102566 |
| 2025 | The Kadens Family Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202621639349100307 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | A | $8,500 | paid | RELIGION | 202601289349302480 |
| 2025 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $6,211 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641969349302754 |
| 2025 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $6,211 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202533509349301608 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $175,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202503169349102460 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $125,638 | paid | TO ANALYZE STAFFING OF PRISONS IN ILLINOIS, WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF ASSESSING THE SCOPE AND IMPACT OF LOW STAFFING RATES IN THE STATE AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS THE CORRECTIONAL STAFFING CRISIS. | 202513219349102841 |
| 2024 | Carylon Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202501279349102840 |
| 2024 | The Kadens Family Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202501079349101100 |
| 2024 | Mills Family Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL FUNDING | 202521329349100322 |
| 2024 | Baskin Family Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 202501779349100700 |
| 2024 | Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM | 202433469349100003 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $13,225 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | James B & Jane R Bradford Endowment Xxxxx3007 | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $11,723 | paid | GENERAL | 202521279349101927 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503239349300435 |
| 2024 | Helen V Brach Foundation | John Howard Assoc Il Chicago, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | To support monitoring of all five juvenile prisons and to advocate to make the system more rehabilitative | 202401579349100115 |
| 2024 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $9,000 | paid | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | 202543109349303959 |
| 2024 | Donald W Collier Charitable Trust II | John Howard Assoc Chicago, IL | C | $400 | paid | Unrestricted | 202541509349101204 |
| 2023 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $250,422 | paid | TO SUPPORT COORDINATION OF METRICS AND MONITORING PRACTICES IN NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. | 202443209349107604 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $225,000 | paid | in support of general operations | 202423189349103932 |
| 2023 | Carylon Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202343189349105084 |
| 2023 | The Kadens Family Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401239349101505 |
| 2023 | The Chicago Community Trust | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $28,500 | paid | support for Prison Monitoring & Advocacy work, General Operating Support, In support of the JHA 2023 Annual Event. | 202442279349302684 |
| 2023 | Mills Family Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUNDING | 202421429349100627 |
| 2023 | Baskin Family Foundation | John Howard Assocation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 202431909349100633 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403209349313980 |
| 2023 | Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM | 202333389349100453 |
| 2023 | James B & Jane R Bradford Endowment Xxxxx3007 | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $12,248 | paid | GENERAL | 202411139349101221 |
| 2023 | Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | 202403119349101905 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $6,250 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE 2023 ANNUAL EVENT | 202423189349103932 |
| 2023 | Colonel (il) James N Pritzker Charitable Distribution Fund | The John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202413189349100726 |
| 2023 | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $1,500 | paid | PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | 202411309349100126 |
| 2023 | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $1,136 | paid | PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | 202411309349100126 |
| 2023 | Baskin Family Foundation | John Howard Assocation Chicago, IL | C | $1,030 | paid | CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 202431909349100633 |
| 2023 | The Sidley Austin Foundation C/O Timothy F Bergen | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411319349102221 |
| 2023 | Healthy Communities Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202443209349105089 |
| 2023 | Donald W Collier Charitable Trust II | John Howard Assoc Chicago, IL | C | $200 | paid | Unrestricted | 202431289349102298 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $53 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $400,000 | approved, future | in support of general operations | 202313179349104401 |
| 2022 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $250,210 | paid | TO SUPPORT COORDINATION OF METRICS AND MONITORING PRACTICES IN NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. | 202333199349104643 |
| 2022 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | in support of general operations | 202313179349104401 |
| 2022 | Michael Reese Health Trust | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $40,000 | paid | PRISON MONITORING AND ADVOCACY | 202410599349100701 |
| 2022 | Baskin Family Foundation | John Howard Assocation Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 202341669349100719 |
| 2022 | Mills Family Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUNDING | 202311359349103926 |
| 2022 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202302999349301010 |
| 2022 | James B & Jane R Bradford Endowment Xxxxx3007 | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $13,307 | paid | GENERAL | 202321219349100422 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $12,600 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Sonoma Community Center Sonoma, CA | A | $12,600 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | Michael Reese Health Trust | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND | 202410599349100701 |
| 2022 | Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 202302419349100305 |
| 2022 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | In support of the 2022 Annual Event | 202313179349104401 |
| 2022 | The Kadens Family Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202311259349100026 |
| 2022 | Colonel (il) James N Pritzker Charitable Distribution Fund | The John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323129349102317 |
| 2022 | Kenneth & Harle Montgomery Foundation C/O Bell & Anderson LLC | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202321359349102657 |
| 2022 | Donald W Collier Charitable Trust II | John Howard Assoc Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted | 202321239349101737 |
| 2022 | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $600 | paid | PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | 202301309349101020 |
| 2022 | Joan & James Shapiro Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | C | $500 | paid | SEE ABOVE | 202303199349104300 |
| 2022 | Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $200 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202303179349103040 |
| 2022 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $200 | paid | In support of general operations | 202313179349104401 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $99 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | to support its general operations. | 202340929349100004 |
| 2021 | Carylon Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202123139349102607 |
| 2021 | Mills Family Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUNDING | 202221369349105032 |
| 2021 | National Philanthropic Trust | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202231339349309863 |
| 2021 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | to the John Howard Association to fund a statewide survey of people held Illinois prisons to learn about conditions in these facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic | 202340929349100004 |
| 2021 | Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM | 202123499349100317 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $15,250 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202221339349302787 |
| 2021 | James B & Jane R Bradford Endowment Xxxxx3007 | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $11,231 | paid | GENERAL | 202211159349102311 |
| 2021 | The Kadens Family Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202221319349103842 |
| 2021 | Kenneth & Harle Montgomery Foundation C/O Bell & Anderson LLC | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202231339349100128 |
| 2021 | Kenneth & Harle Montgomery Foundation C/O Bell & Anderson LLC | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202231339349100128 |
| 2021 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | to the John Howard Association to support its Annual Meeting | 202340929349100004 |
| 2021 | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202221309349101737 |
| 2020 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $267,477 | paid | TO SUPPORT INCREASING THE TRANSPARENCY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PRISONS. | 202123169349104257 |
| 2020 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $267,477 | paid | TO SUPPORT INCREASING THE TRANSPARENCY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PRISONS. | 202320879349100867 |
| 2020 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $225,000 | paid | in support of general operations. | 202133169349104553 |
| 2020 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | approved, future | in support of general operations. | 202133169349104553 |
| 2020 | Robert R Mccormick Foundation | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | A | $45,000 | paid | FOR NEXT STEPS; IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS OF RE-ENTERING CITIZENS | 202113169349301301 |
| 2020 | National Philanthropic Trust | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $31,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202121459349300307 |
| 2020 | Woods Fund of Chicago | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202113019349101501 |
| 2020 | Tides Center | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $15,000 | paid | EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | 202103149349300610 |
| 2020 | Irvin Stern Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202142289349100124 |
| 2020 | Mills Family Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $14,000 | paid | GENERAL FUNDING | 202121329349103502 |
| 2020 | James B & Jane R Bradford Endowment Xxxxx3007 | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $11,009 | paid | GENERAL | 202121179349101422 |
| 2020 | Woods Fund of Chicago | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $10,789 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202113019349101501 |
| 2020 | Lotta Fund for Aiding Discharged Convicts #0710900 Nutter Mcclennen Fish | John Howard Assn of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $5,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202143149349101204 |
| 2020 | The Kadens Family Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202101689349100110 |
| 2020 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | to support John Howard Association's Virtual Annual Event, "Illness & Injustice: The Pandemic Inside Prisons". | 202133169349104553 |
| 2020 | Colonel (il) James N Pritzker Charitable Distribution Fund | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103149349102775 |
| 2020 | The Kadens Family Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202101689349100110 |
| 2020 | Joan & James Shapiro Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | SEE ABOVE | 202143199349101479 |
| 2020 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $200 | paid | in support of general operations. | 202133169349104553 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | John Howard Association of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $111 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $28,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202041789349301474 |
| 2019 | Mills Family Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $18,000 | paid | GENERAL FUNDING | 202032419349101113 |
| 2019 | James B & Jane R Bradford Endowment Xxxxx3007 | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $11,586 | paid | GENERAL | 202001629349100340 |
| 2019 | Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE USE | 202031969349101578 |
| 2019 | Donald W Collier Charitable Trust II | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $8,120 | paid | Unrestricted | 202021749349100707 |
| 2019 | The Harold and Marilyn Melcher Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202031339349100133 |
| 2019 | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $1,502 | paid | PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | 202001499349100200 |
| 2018 | Mills Family Charitable Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $18,000 | paid | GENERAL FUNDING | 201901359349101095 |
| 2018 | James B & Jane R Bradford Endowment Xxxxx3007 | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $11,299 | paid | GENERAL | 201911269349101451 |
| 2018 | National Philanthropic Trust | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 201921359349311817 |
| 2018 | Donald W Collier Charitable Trust II | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $8,580 | paid | Unrestricted | 201911349349102326 |
| 2018 | The Harold and Marilyn Melcher Foundation | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 201941349349103984 |
| 2018 | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc | John Howard Association Chicago, IL | B | $1,533 | paid | PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | 201931349349102143 |
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 inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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