Private foundation · EIN 68-0656415 · Chicago, IL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Brinson Foundation's grants went
It reported $106M in grants paid across 128 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 98.1% of those dollars to 89 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $104M 97 lines
- No confident match $1.63M 28
- Individuals, not shown $360K 3
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- WWW.BRINSONFOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Restrictions
- HTTPS://BRINSONFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANT-SEEKERS/LIMITATIONS-AND-OTHER-CONSIDERAT IONS/
- Website on filing
- WWW.BRINSONFOUNDATION.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 124 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · EIN 95-1643307 | $100,000,000 | BRINSON EXPLORATION HUB | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $116,500 | BRINSON FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND BRINSON LECTURE EXPENSES AND PDTA | Unmatched Help match |
| Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Washington, DC · EIN 86-0138043 | $115,000 | BRINSON PRIZE FELLOWSHIP IN SOLAR PHYSICS | Same address 0.68 |
| Carnegie Institution for Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation Pro Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $115,000 | BRINSON PRIZE FELLOWSHIP IN INSTRUMENTATION | Unmatched Help match |
| University of California Davis Department of Physics and Astronomy Davis, CA · no confident EIN match | $115,000 | BRINSON PRIZE FELLOWSHIP IN DARK MATTER RESEARCH | Unmatched Help match |
| University of California Los Angeles Galactic Center Group Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $115,000 | BRINSON PRIZE FELLOWSHIP IN BLACK HOLE RESEARCH | Unmatched Help match |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2170833 | $100,000 | BRINSON MEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP | Same address 1.00 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · EIN 95-1643307 | $100,000 | THEORETICAL GRAVITATIONAL WAVE RESEARCH | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2177139 | $100,000 | BRINSON MEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP | Same address 0.76 |
| Eisenhower Health Rancho Mirage, CA · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Chicago Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | GENETIC BASIS FOR THE ORIGIN OF LIMBS RESEARCH | Unmatched Help match |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $90,000 | BRINSON STROKE FELLOWSHIP | Unmatched Help match |
| The Adler Planetarium Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6210902 | $87,100 | COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH AND PDTA | Same street 1.00 |
| Science Philanthropy Alliance Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $85,000 | ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167011 | $83,000 | LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMS AND PDTA | Same street 1.00 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167725 | $80,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| LA Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2170143 | $80,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167797 | $80,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| St John's Health Foundation Jackson, WY · EIN 83-0325788 | $80,000 | NURSE EDUCATION AND NURSE MANNEQUINS | Same address 1.00 |
| Shedd Aquarium Society Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167918 | $80,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same street 0.92 |
| Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2174823 | $75,000 | BRINSON MEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP | Same address 1.00 |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS | Unmatched Help match |
| Lake Forest Academy Lake Forest, IL · EIN 36-2216167 | $70,000 | CLASS OF '93 SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Window to the World Communications Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2246703 | $70,000 | LOCAL BROADCAST OF NOVA AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Carnegie Institution for Science Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $70,000 | EXPERIMENTAL AND OBSERVATIONAL GEOPHYSICS | Unmatched Help match |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $70,000 | NURSE EDUCATION AT NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | Unmatched Help match |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Columbia University Palisaded, NY · no confident EIN match | $70,000 | ANTICIPATING EARTHQUAKES INITIATIVE - LAMONT-DOHERTY EARTH OBSERVATORY | Unmatched Help match |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $65,000 | BRINSON MEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AT NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | Unmatched Help match |
| Chicago History Museum Chicago, IL · EIN 20-4982186 | $63,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PDTA | Same address 0.81 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167823 | $60,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 0.94 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2512404 | $60,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6008929 | $60,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Salk Institute for Biological Studies LA Jolla, CA · EIN 95-2160097 | $56,850 | RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF NEOTENY IN HUMAN-SPECIFIC BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND PDTA | Same address 1.00 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · EIN 95-1643307 | $55,000 | QUANTUM COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND FUNDAMENTAL SPACE-TIME PHYSICS | Same address 1.00 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3675466 | $55,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| The Posse Foundation New York, NY · EIN 13-3840394 | $55,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - CHICAGO | Exact name 1.00 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6144362 | $53,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PDTA | Same address 0.91 |
| Chicago Horticultural Society Glencoe, IL · EIN 36-2225482 | $53,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PDTA | Same address 0.71 |
| Chicago Parks Foundation Chicago, IL · EIN 45-4866050 | $53,000 | PERENNIAL GARDEN MAINTENANCE AND PDTA | Same city 1.00 |
| The Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL · EIN 36-1505770 | $53,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PDTA | Same address 1.00 |
| Special Olympics Illinois Normal, IL · EIN 36-2922811 | $53,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PDTA | Same address 1.00 |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Chicago Academy of Sciences Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $53,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PDTA | Unmatched Help match |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2170833 | $50,000 | NURSE EDUCATION | Same city 1.00 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4279013 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3480353 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3591326 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND SPECIAL EVENT | Same address 1.00 |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY · EIN 15-0532082 | $50,000 | CARL SAGAN INSTITUTE - SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE PROJECT | Known alias 1.00 |
| Digital Inquiry Group Palo Alto, CA · EIN 84-3728101 | $50,000 | CIVIC ONLINE REASONING | Same address 0.84 |
| Horatio Alger Assn of Distinguished Americans Alexandria, VA · EIN 13-1669975 | $50,000 | ILLINOIS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| National Louis University Wheeling, IL · EIN 36-2167804 | $50,000 | ACCELERATE U FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS | Exact name 1.00 |
1 more line ($35K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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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.