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The Brinson Foundation

Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.

LocationChicago, Illinois
Grants on file1,119
Total giving on file$255.1M
Typical grant size$228K
Most recent filing year2025
Cause focusGeneral grantmaking

What they fund

  • A MULTISCALE STUDY OF THE YELLOWSTONE VOLCANIC, TECTONIC, AND HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM
  • ACCELERATE U FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
  • ACCELERATE U HEALTH CARE CAREER PATHWAYS AND PDTA
  • ADOLESCENT FAMILY CENTER
  • ADOLESCENT FAMILY CENTER & SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS

Largest recipients on file

RecipientStateGrantsTotal
California Institute of TechnologyIL31$202.1M
Rush University Medical CenterIL34$1.7M
St John's Health FoundationWY11$1.7M
University of ChicagoIL23$1.5M
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of ChicagoIL23$1.4M
Carnegie Institution for ScienceDC12$942K
University of Chicago MedicineIL9$900K
Carnegie Institution for Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation ProIL9$820K
Eisenhower HealthCA8$800K
Northwestern Memorial FoundationIL12$792K

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