Danielson Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2540494 · reported 2023–2025
148grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.0Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 148 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4,500 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
410 N Michigan Ave Ste 590
Chicago, IL 60611-4220
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shawnigan USA Fund EDUCATIONAL | Seattle, WA | $45,000 |
| Shawnigan USA Fund EDUCATIONAL | Seattle, WA | $42,500 |
| University of Chicago EDUCATIONAL | Chicago, IL | $37,000 |
| Shawnigan USA Fund EDUCATIONAL | Bothell, WA | $33,000 |
| Barnard College EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation - Cassandra Fund SOCIAL SERVICES | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 |
| Barnard College EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation - Cassandra Fund SOCIAL SERVICES | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 |
| Santa Catalina School - the Idea Endowment EDUCATIONAL | Monterey, CA | $18,500 |
| Santa Catalina School - the Idea Endowment EDUCATIONAL | Monterey, CA | $18,500 |
| Santa Catalina School EDUCATIONAL | Monterey, CA | $17,500 |
| Santa Catalina School - the Idea Endowment EDUCATIONAL | Monterey, CA | $15,000 |
| Human Rights Watch SOCIAL SERVICES | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation - Cassandra Fund SOCIAL SERVICES | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Rainbow Railroad SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Barnard College EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Wellesley College EDUCATIONAL | Wellesley, MA | $15,000 |
| Human Rights Watch SOCIAL SERVICES | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Outright Action International SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Human Rights Watch SOCIAL SERVICES | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Outright Action International SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders SOCIAL SERVICES | Hagerstown, MD | $14,000 |
| Myriad USA Inc SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $13,600 |
| Santa Catalina School EDUCATIONAL | Monterey, CA | $13,500 |
| Santa Catalina School EDUCATIONAL | Monterey, CA | $12,500 |
| Museo Reina Sofia Foundation (USA) Inc ARTS AND HUMANITIES | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders SOCIAL SERVICES | Hagerstown, MD | $12,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders SOCIAL SERVICES | Hagerstown, MD | $11,400 |
| Museo Reina Sofia Foundation (USA) Inc ARTS AND HUMANITIES | New York, NY | $11,085 |
| Los Angeles Art ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Robert Louis Stevenson High School EDUCATIONAL | Pebble Beach, CA | $10,000 |
| Wellesley College EDUCATIONAL | Wellesley, MA | $10,000 |
| Four Winds Inc SOCIAL SERVICES | Deer Harbor, WA | $10,000 |
| Outright Action International SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Four Winds Inc SOCIAL SERVICES | Deer Harbor, WA | $10,000 |
| Art Institute of Chicago ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Artists Space Inc ARTS AND HUMANITIES | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| J Paul Getty Trust Los Angeles California ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Wellesley College EDUCATIONAL | Wellesley, MA | $10,000 |
| Four Winds Inc SOCIAL SERVICES | Deer Harbor, WA | $10,000 |
| Rainbow Railroad SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Art Institute of Chicago ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Chicago, IL | $9,000 |
| University of St Andrews American Foundation Inc EDUCATIONAL | Atlanta, GA | $7,500 |
| Vizcayans - General Operating Fund ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Miami, FL | $7,500 |
| Vizcayans - General Operating Fund ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Miami, FL | $7,500 |
| Rainbow Railroad USA SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $7,000 |
| Art Institute of Chicago ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Sun Valley, ID | $5,000 |
| Vizcayans ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Miami, FL | $5,000 |
| Vizcayans - General Operating Fund ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Miami, FL | $5,000 |
| Groton School - Annual Fund EDUCATIONAL | Groton, MA | $5,000 |
| Groton School - Red Jr Scholarship Fund EDUCATIONAL | Groton, MA | $5,000 |
| Yale University-Richard E Danielson Jr Scholarship Fund EDUCATIONAL | New Haven, CT | $5,000 |
| Galapagos Conservancy Inc ENVIRONMENTAL | Fairfax, VA | $5,000 |
| American Red Cross HOSPITALS, HEALTH, AND MEDICAL | Boone, IA | $5,000 |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights SOCIAL SERVICES | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Sun Valley, ID | $5,000 |
| Vizcayans ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Miami, FL | $5,000 |
| British Schools & Universities Foundation Inc EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Groton School - Annual Fund EDUCATIONAL | Groton, MA | $5,000 |
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