Canning Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3913323 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Canning Foundation
204grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$22.9Mtotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 204 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $177K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
Co Rjc 70 W Madison 4600
Chicago, IL 60602-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc ON 06/13/2024, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 5 SHS OF BRKA WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $511,413 TO HELP FURTHER TH | San Francisco, CA | $3,058,350 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation ON 06/12/2024, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 4 SHS OF BRKA WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $409,130 TO HELP FURTHER TH | Chicago, IL | $2,446,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation ON 11/15/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 16,500 SHS OF SUI WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $610,995 TO HELP FURTHE | Chicago, IL | $2,001,203 |
| Big Shoulders Fund ON 02/28/2025, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 12,850 SHS OF SUI WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $350,465 TO HELP FURTHE | Chicago, IL | $1,739,569 |
| Northwestern Medicine ON 12/30/2025, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 2 SHS OF BRKA WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $208,661 TO HELP FURTHER TH | Chicago, IL | $1,506,440 |
| Big Shoulders Fund TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $814,480 |
| Big Shoulders Fund ON 06/12/2024, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 2 SHS OF BRKA WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $204,565 TO HELP FURTHER TH | Chicago, IL | $727,028 |
| Big Shoulders Fund ON 08/01/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 18,616 SHS OF OPCH WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $474,335.68 TO HELP FU | Chicago, IL | $630,198 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $475,644 |
| Big Shoulders Fund ON 07/06/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 651 SHS OF CABO WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $463,420.86 TO HELP FURTH | Chicago, IL | $418,437 |
| Northwestern Medicine ON 02/28/2025, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 2,950 SHS OF SUI WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $80,457 TO HELP FURTHER | Chicago, IL | $399,356 |
| Northwestern University TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Evanston, IL | $325,000 |
| Northwestern University TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES OF THE CANNING INSPIRE FUND | Evanston, IL | $250,000 |
| Duke University ON 12/08/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 11,500 SHS OF PLTR WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $31,165 TO HELP FURTHE | Durham, NC | $201,308 |
| Chicago Zoological Society TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Brookfield, IL | $200,000 |
| Denison University TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Granville, OH | $200,000 |
| Harper College Educational Foundation TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Palantine, IL | $200,000 |
| Northwestern University TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES OF THE BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR GENETICS FUND | Evanston, IL | $200,000 |
| African Wildlife Foundation TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Wings Program Inc TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Palatine, IL | $200,000 |
| African Wildlife Foundation TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Youth Services of Glenviewnorthbrook TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Glenview, IL | $200,000 |
| Duke University TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Durnham, NC | $199,999 |
| Ucan TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $160,000 |
| Hope Education and Outreach of St Sabina TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Merit School of Music TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Young at Heart TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Woodstock, IL | $145,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $112,500 |
| Chicago Baseball and Educational Academy ON 12/08/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 5,750 SHS OF PLTR WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $15,582 TO HELP FURTHER | Chicago, IL | $104,529 |
| Illinois Policy Institute ON 12/08/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 5750 SHS OF PLTR WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $18,745 TO HELP FURTHER | Chicago, IL | $102,178 |
| Northwest Community Hospital Foundation TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Arlington Heights, IL | $101,422 |
| Depaul University ON 12/08/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 5,750 SHS OF PLTR WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $15,582 TO HELP FURTHER | Chicago, IL | $100,683 |
| The Chicago Community Trust ON 12/08/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 5,750 SHS OF PLTR WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $15,582 TO HELP FURTHER | Chicago, IL | $100,654 |
| Casey's Safe Haven Holistic Horse Rescue and Sanctuary TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Elburn, IL | $100,172 |
| Access Living TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Alexandria, VA | $100,000 |
| Northwest Community Hospital Foundation TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Arlington Heights, IL | $100,000 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Hagerstown, MD | $100,000 |
| Young at Heart TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Woodstock, IL | $100,000 |
| Youth Services TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Glenview, IL | $100,000 |
| Better Government Association TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Hope Education and Outreach of St Sabina TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Leo High School TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Oak Lawn, IL | $100,000 |
| DE LA Salle Institute TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Depaul University TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Illinois Policy Institute TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Northwest Community Hospital Foundation ON 12/28/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 735 SHS OF SUI WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $27,217 TO HELP FURTHER TH | Arlington Heights, IL | $98,578 |
| Paws Chicago ON 12/28/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 735 SHS OF SUI WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $27,217 TO HELP FURTHER TH | Chicago, IL | $98,489 |
| Harper College Educational Foundation TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Palatine, IL | $97,700 |
| DE LA Salle Institute ON 5/22/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 140 SHS OF CABO WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $99,660.40 TO HELP FURTHER | Chicago, IL | $93,153 |
| Northwestern University ON 05/22/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 140 SHS OF CABO WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $99660.40 TO HELP FURTHER | Evanston, IL | $93,110 |
| Ucan TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $85,000 |
| Youth Services Inc ON 12/08/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 4,750 SHS OF PLTR WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $12,892.85 TO HELP FURT | Glenview, IL | $84,408 |
| Youth Services Act Now Campaign TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Glenview, IL | $82,593 |
| Leo High School TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Oak Lawn, IL | $75,000 |
| Accelerate Institute TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Northwest Community Hospital Foundation TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Arlington Heights, IL | $60,000 |
| Education Foundation of DG Dist 58 TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Downers Grove, IL | $55,000 |
| Uwsp Foundation Inc TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | Stevens Point, WI | $50,000 |
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