Gantz Family Foundation
Private foundation · Winnetka, IL · EIN 36-3484258 · reported 2023–2025
45grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.5Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
Not in the current IRS exempt-organisation registry. The grants below were reported, but this EIN does not appear in the IRS list of organisations in good standing today. It may have closed, merged or lost its status. Check before you spend time on it.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 45 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $183K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $250,000 |
| The Field Museum | Chicago, IL | $212,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $115,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $110,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $107,500 |
| The Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | $100,500 |
| The Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | $70,000 |
| Holy Family Ministries | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Marine Corps Scholarship | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Church of the Holy Comforter | Kenilworth, IL | $34,000 |
| Church of the Holy Comforter | Kenilworth, IL | $27,000 |
| Brain Research Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Holy Family Ministries | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Brain Research Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Holy Family Ministries | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Church of the Holy Comforter | Kenilworth, IL | $22,000 |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesada, MD | $15,000 |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Lake Forest, IL | $15,000 |
| Happ Foundation | Highland, IL | $10,000 |
| Brain Reseach Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | $10,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 |
| Wwci | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Millenium Park Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Wake Forest Fund | Winston Salem, NC | $8,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| American Red Cross | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Wake Forest University | Winston Salem, NC | $3,000 |
| Know the Glow | Pacific Palisades, CA | $2,500 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $2,500 |
| Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Wake Forest University Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $2,000 |
| William Penn Charter School Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 |
| The Penn Charter School | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Misericordia | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Know the Glow | Pacific Palisades, CA | $1,000 |
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