Sponsor a PurposeJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated)
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Grants on file | 18,680 |
| Total giving on file | $4.2B |
| Typical grant size | $224K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | General grantmaking |
What they fund
- a project titled "Assessment of the Impact of Social Media on the Health and Wellbeing of Adolescents and Children."
- as fiscal sponsor for the Collective Action Fund for Accountability Resilience and Adaptation
- as fiscal sponsor for the Collective Action Fund for Accountability, Resilience, and Adaptation
- as fiscal sponsor for the Collective Action Fund for Accountability.
- connected to previous grant to ACLS to increase speaker honoraria to $1,500 in accordance with our commitment to more equitable access, treatment, consideration, and opportunity for all participants
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sesame Workshop | NY | 9 | $200.4M |
| Community Solutions International Inc | NY | 22 | $186.2M |
| Chicago Community Foundation | IL | 91 | $77.8M |
| New Venture Fund | DC | 134 | $73.0M |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | NY | 63 | $72.8M |
| The Miami Foundation Inc | FL | 10 | $68.2M |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | NY | 23 | $56.2M |
| Lever for Change | IL | 13 | $51.0M |
| United States Energy Foundation | CA | 19 | $36.0M |
| Sierra Club Foundation | CA | 10 | $36.0M |
Other general grantmaking funders in Illinois
Howard G Buffett FoundationAbbvie FoundationThe Joyce FoundationPritzker Family FoundationPaul M Angell Family FoundationThe Brinson Foundation
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