Private foundation · EIN 36-6108460 · Chicago, IL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation's grants went
It reported $6.98M in grants paid across 373 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 81.9% of those dollars to 322 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $5.72M 322 lines
- No confident match $1.25M 50
- Individuals, not shown $10K 1
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- ORGANIZATIONS APPLY FOR GRANTS USING AN ONLINE SYSTEM LINKED FROM THE GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.GDDF.ORG).
- Deadlines
- 11:59PM ET ON THE DEADLINES POSTED ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE.
- Restrictions
- SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
- Website on filing
- HTTPS://GDDF.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 364 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652 | $185,100 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Lowcountry Land Trust Charleston, SC · EIN 57-0809313 | $185,000 | DIRECTED GIVING | Same city 1.00 |
| South Carolina Environmental Law Project Pawleys Isl, SC · EIN 57-1031430 | $170,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Charleston, SC · EIN 57-0887278 | $157,500 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 0.79 |
| Calumet Collarborative Chicago, IL · EIN 81-1497692 | $135,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same city 1.00 |
| Open Space Institute Land Trust New York, NY · EIN 13-3028060 | $135,000 | WAITES ISLAND SITE ASSESSMENT AND PARTNER COORDINATION | Exact name 1.00 |
| Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $120,000 | ARTS WORK FUND | Unmatched Help match |
| Openlands Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2649603 | $113,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| US Endowment for Forestry and Comm Greenville, SC · no confident EIN match | $106,250 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Unmatched Help match |
| Southern Environmental Law Center Charlottesville, VA · EIN 52-1436778 | $105,500 | DIRECTED GIVING | Same address 1.00 |
| Center for Heirs' Property Preservation N Charleston, SC · EIN 52-2452879 | $105,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| College of Charleston Foundation Charleston, SC · EIN 23-7069236 | $105,000 | ATLANTIC BEACH GULLAH FESTIVAL DISCRETIONARY GRANT | Same address 1.00 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 52-1384139 | $102,500 | CHI-CAL RIVERS FUND | Same city 1.00 |
| Chicago History Museum Chicago, IL · EIN 20-4982186 | $100,000 | SIGNATURE EXHIBITION MASTER PLAN | Same address 1.00 |
| The National Public Housing Museum Chicago, IL · EIN 51-0649843 | $100,000 | BUILDING A PUBLIC HOUSING ARCHIVE AND CORPS | Same city 1.00 |
| National Audubon Society New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $93,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Unmatched Help match |
| Charleston Library Society Charleston, SC · EIN 57-0314372 | $88,000 | DIRECTED GIVING | Same address 1.00 |
| Land Trust Alliance Washington, DC · EIN 04-2751357 | $85,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| The Trust for Public Land San Francisco, CA · EIN 23-7222333 | $80,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same city 1.00 |
| Illinois Environmental Council Education Springfield, IL · EIN 51-0211835 | $75,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same street 0.74 |
| The Conservation Foundation Naperville, IL · EIN 23-7221206 | $75,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| Audubon Great Lakes Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | GREATER CHICAGO REGION OPERATIONS | Unmatched Help match |
| Audubon South Carolina Charleston, SC · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | INCLUSIVE CONSERVATION PLANNING FOR CAPE ROMAINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ADJACENT COMMUNITIES | Unmatched Help match |
| The Conservation Fund Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | REGIONAL OPERATIONS FOR THE GREATER CHICAGOLAND AREA | Unmatched Help match |
| Osmosis Educ Mentoring Initiate Chicago, IL · EIN 77-0647000 | $60,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 0.86 |
| The Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL · EIN 36-1505770 | $60,000 | IMPROVED CONSERVATION FUNDING FOR FOREST PRESERVES THROUGH CARBON CREDITS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Faith in Place Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4540756 | $52,500 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of the Chicago River Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3559764 | $50,075 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Alternate Rootsinc Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-1318198 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Exact name 1.00 |
| Center for Neighborhood Technology Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2967283 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same city 1.00 |
| Clemson University Foundation Clemson, SC · EIN 57-0426335 | $50,000 | BLACK HERITAGE RESILIENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED COLLECTIONS RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT | Same city 1.00 |
| Conservation Voters of Sc Educ Fund Columbia, SC · EIN 20-0335383 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4519273 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| Gullahgeechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission Beaufort, SC · EIN 26-3038383 | $50,000 | CAPACITY BUILDING | Same address 1.00 |
| Metropolitan Planning Council Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2382849 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| The Newberry Library Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167814 | $50,000 | INDIGENOUS CHICAGO EXHIBITION | Same address 1.00 |
| Pollinator Partnership San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3283967 | $50,000 | PROJECT WINGSPAN ACROSS CHICAGOLAND GRANT ID 2022-0193 | Same city 1.00 |
| Shirley Heinze Land Trust Valparaiso, IN · EIN 35-2153969 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 0.75 |
| South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development Charleston, SC · EIN 56-2049813 | $50,000 | THE RURAL RESOURCE COALITION OF SOUTH CAROLINA | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2177139 | $50,000 | HE MADE MOVIES OF THE PICNIC SEEING BRONZEVILLE THROUGH RAMON WILLIAMS HOME MOVIES | Known alias 1.00 |
| Windward Fund Washington, DC · EIN 47-3522162 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| The Sustainability Institute North Charleston, SC · no confident EIN match | $45,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| Beaufort County Open Land Trust Beaufort, SC · EIN 23-7114992 | $40,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 0.73 |
| The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Woodstock, IL · EIN 36-3727476 | $40,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| The Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, MA · EIN 04-2104327 | $36,012 | DIRECTED GIVING | Exact name 1.00 |
| Chicago Public Art Group Chicago, IL · EIN 23-7302449 | $36,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same street 1.00 |
| Amphibian & Reptile Conservancy Louisville, KY · EIN 37-1568787 | $35,000 | WETLAND RESTORATION IN THE FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST | Same address 1.00 |
| Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust Moncks Corner, SC · EIN 57-6140810 | $35,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| The Wetlands Initiative Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3942451 | $30,500 | CALUMET WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS COORDINATOR | Same city 1.00 |
| Charleston Symphony Orchestra Charleston, SC · EIN 57-6000192 | $30,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same city 1.00 |
8 more lines ($289K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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27 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.