Private foundation · EIN 36-6160998 · Lake Forest, IL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The Buchanan Family Foundation's grants went

It reported $2.24M in grants paid across 147 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 61.2% of those dollars to 100 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 143 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Dutchess Day School
Millbrook, NY · EIN 14-1414451
$155,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same ZIP 1.00
Lake County Community Foundation
Lake Forest, IL · no confident EIN match
$75,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Planned Parenthood Association
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$50,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN · no confident EIN match
$50,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Tall Pines Conservatory
Nashotah, WI · no confident EIN match
$50,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Josselyn Center for Mental Health
Northfield, IL · no confident EIN match
$40,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$40,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation
Dundee, IL · EIN 36-2519612
$35,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same ZIP 1.00
Lincoln Park Zoological Society
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2512404
$30,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 1.00
Rainbows for All Children
Evanston, IL · EIN 36-3262836
$30,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 1.00
Raison Detre
Bozeman, MT · EIN 92-1460374
$30,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same city 0.90
Shedd Aquarium Society
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167918
$30,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 0.92
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Chicago Zoological Society - Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield, IL · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Dutchess Land Conservatory
Millbrook, NJ · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Nature Conservancy of Illinois
Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Ohio State University College of Veterinary
Columbus, OH · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Trot
Oldsmar, FL · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Billion Oyster Project
New York, NY · EIN 27-2918478
$25,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same street 1.00
Bozeman Sports Park Foundation
Bozeman, MT · EIN 47-2406189
$25,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same city 1.00
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Millbrook, NY · EIN 22-3232968
$25,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 1.00
Evergreen Climate Innovations
Chicago, IL · EIN 27-2378677
$25,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Exact name 1.00
Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association
Lake Forest, IL · EIN 36-4285965
$25,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 1.00
Mote Marine Laboratory
Sarasota, FL · EIN 59-0756643
$25,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 0.85
Ravinia Festival Association
Highland Park, IL · EIN 36-6002273
$25,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 0.94
History Center of Lake Forest - Lake Buff
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Wellwood Climate Research Center
Falmouth, MA · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 13-6213516
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Known alias 1.00
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196605
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Known alias 1.00
Boca Grande Health Clinic Fndtn
Boca Grande, FL · EIN 57-1160149
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same ZIP 1.00
College of Lake County Foundation
Grayslake, IL · EIN 36-2852334
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 1.00
Eastern Illinois University Foundation
Charleston, IL · EIN 37-6031320
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 1.00
Fox Valley Food for Health
Geneva, IL · EIN 46-0961627
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Exact name 1.00
Gallatin Valley Land Trust
Bozeman, MT · EIN 81-0464513
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same city 1.00
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Geneva, IL · EIN 36-3203648
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 0.85
The Salvation Army
Hoffman Estates, IL · EIN 36-2167910
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Known alias 1.00
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chicago, IL · EIN 51-0149370
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same ZIP 1.00
United Way of Lake County
Gurnee, IL · EIN 36-2167949
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 1.00
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
Chicago, IL · EIN 30-0200478
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same city 1.00
The Wetlands Initiative
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3942451
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same city 1.00
Wildlands Trust
Plymouth, MA · EIN 04-2973205
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 1.00
Goodman Theatre
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Nature Conservancy of Montana
Helena, MT · no confident EIN match
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Wttw - Channel 11
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest, IL · no confident EIN match
$20,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Unmatched Help match
The Adler Planetarium
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6210902
$15,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same street 1.00
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2170833
$15,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 0.86
Elawa Farm Foundation
Lake Forest, IL · EIN 71-0875472
$15,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same address 1.00
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167011
$15,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same street 1.00
Gasparilla Isl Conser & Improve Assn
Boca Grande, FL · EIN 23-7097778
$15,000GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.Same ZIP 0.96

3 more lines ($55K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

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    77 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    36 recipients in common
  3. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    36 recipients in common
  4. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    24 recipients in common
  5. John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
    20 recipients in common
  6. Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Chicago, IL
    20 recipients in common
  7. Baxter International Foundation Deerfield, IL
    18 recipients in common
  8. Dr Scholl Foundation Northbrook, IL
    17 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.