Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6108460 · reported 2022–2024
1,218grants reported
$8,500median award
$5,000lower quartile
$25smallest grant
$20.6Mtotal paid
29states reached
2years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 1,218 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $201K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Audubon Society INC JULY 13TH BOARD/STAFF FIELD TRIP HONORARIUM | New York, NY | $235,500 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | $195,000 |
| Nature Conservancy JULY 13TH 2024 GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY BOARD/STAFF FIELD TR | Arlington, VA | $185,500 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $185,100 |
| Lowcountry Land Trust INC DIRECTED GIVING | Charleston, SC | $185,000 |
| Center for Heirs Property Preservation CENTER FOR HEIRS PROPERTY PRESERVATION | North Charleston, SC | $170,500 |
| South Carolina Environmental Law Project | Pawleys Island, SC | $170,000 |
| Coastal Conservation League | Charleston, SC | $157,500 |
| Ducks Unlimited DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. | Memphis, TN | $145,500 |
| Calumet Collaborative | Chicago, IL | $135,000 |
| Open Space Institute Land Trust WAITES ISLAND SITE ASSESSMENT AND PARTNER COORDINATION | Charleston, SC | $135,000 |
| Coastal Conservation League COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE | Charleston, SC | $133,500 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation CHI-CAL RIVERS FUND | Washington, DC | $125,000 |
| Chicago Community Foundation ARTS WORK FUND | Chicago, IL | $120,000 |
| Chicago Community Trust - Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development Arts Work Fund | Chicago, IL | $120,000 |
| Chicago Community Foundation ARTS WORK FUND FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Chicago, IL | $120,000 |
| Openlands | Chicago, IL | $113,000 |
| US Endowment for Forestry and Comm | Greenville, SC | $106,250 |
| US Endowment for Forestry and Comm | Greenville, SC | $106,250 |
| University OF Chicago Bmr THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT USC BEAUFORT | Chicago, IL | $106,000 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center DIRECTED GIVING | Charlottesville, VA | $105,500 |
| Center for Heirs Property Preservation | North Charleston, SC | $105,000 |
| College OF Charleston Foundation ATLANTIC BEACH GULLAH FESTIVAL DISCRETIONARY GRANT | Charleston, SC | $105,000 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation CHI-CAL RIVERS FUND | Washington, DC | $102,500 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $100,500 |
| Chicago History Museum SIGNATURE EXHIBITION MASTER PLAN | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| The National Public Housing Museum BUILDING A PUBLIC HOUSING ARCHIVE AND CORPS | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited Expanded conservation capacity in the Chicago region | Memphis, TN | $100,000 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Chi-Cal Rivers Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Mitchell Museum OF the American Indian I IMPLEMENTATION OF INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES THROUGH COLLECTIONS STE | Evanston, IL | $100,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council INC CHARLESTON PILOT BUYOUT PROGRAM (PHASE II) | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center DUPLICATE EMPLOYEE MATCH PAYMENT FROM 2021 | Charlottesville, VA | $95,000 |
| National Audubon Society INC | New York, NY | $93,000 |
| Charleston Library Society DIRECTED GIVING | Charleston, SC | $88,000 |
| Open Space Institute Land Trust OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE | Charleston, SC | $85,500 |
| Land Trust Alliance Incorporated | Washington, DC | $85,000 |
| Center for Heirs' Property Preservation General operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | North Charleston, SC | $85,000 |
| Coastal Conservation League General operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | Charleston, SC | $85,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited General operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | Memphis, TN | $85,000 |
| National Audubon Society General operations and participation of the South Carolina chapter in the Lowcountry Land Conservati | New York, NY | $85,000 |
| Open Space Institute Land Trust General operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | Charleston, SC | $85,000 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center General operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | Charlottesville, VA | $85,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy - National Chicago area operations of the Illinois chapter | Arlington, VA | $85,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy - National General operations and participation of the South Carolina Chapter in the Lowcountry Land Conservati | Arlington, VA | $85,000 |
| Openlands | Chicago, IL | $85,000 |
| South Carolina Environmental Law Project GENERAL OPERATIONS AND PARTICIPATION IN LCLCP | Pawleys Island, SC | $85,000 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 |
| Depaul University THE HIDDEN NARRATIVES PROJECT AT GRACELAND CEMETERY AND ARBORETUM | Chicago, IL | $79,277 |
| The Wetlands Initiative | Chicago, IL | $75,500 |
| Audubon Great Lakes GREATER CHICAGO REGION OPERATIONS | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Audubon South Carolina INCLUSIVE CONSERVATION PLANNING FOR CAPE ROMAINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ADJACENT COMMUNITIES | Charleston, SC | $75,000 |
| IL Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | $75,000 |
| The Conservation Foundation | Naperville, IL | $75,000 |
| The Conservation Fund REGIONAL OPERATIONS FOR THE GREATER CHICAGOLAND AREA | Arlington, VA | $75,000 |
| College of Charleston Foundation The Lowcountry Oral History Initiative | Charleston, SC | $75,000 |
| Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | $75,000 |
| Land Trust Alliance | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Openlands | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| IL Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | $75,000 |
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