Julian Family Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 47-6662944 · reported 2023–2025
112grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$7.0Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 112 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $6,250 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
333 W Wacker Dr Ste 1700
Chicago, IL 60606-1247
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 59 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $985,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $935,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $684,500 |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | $500,000 |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | $475,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $433,000 |
| Grant Park Symphony & Music Festival | Chicago, IL | $262,500 |
| Grant Park Symphony & Music Festival | Chicago, IL | $255,000 |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | $225,000 |
| League of American Orchestras (lao) | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Wttwwfmt - Window to the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | $160,000 |
| Wttwwfmt - Window to the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | $155,000 |
| League of American Orchestras (lao) | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $140,500 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $140,000 |
| Wttwwfmt - Window to the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | $130,000 |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $110,000 |
| League of American Orchestras (lao) | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Third Coast Percussion | Chicago, IL | $95,000 |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Cedille Chicago - Recording Foundation | Chicago, IL | $70,000 |
| Cedille Chicago - Recording Foundation | Chicago, IL | $65,000 |
| Fractured Atlas Empowering Artists Everywhere | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Ensemble Dal Niente | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| The Dr Julien Foundation - Montreal Cello Ensemble | Montreal | $40,000 |
| The Dr Julien Foundation - Montreal Cello Ensemble | Montreal | $30,000 |
| Third Coast Percussion | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Cedille Chicago - Recording Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| The Chicago Community Trust - Innovation 80 | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| The Chicago Community Trust - Innovation 80 | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Grant Park Symphony & Music Festival | Chicago, IL | $17,500 |
| King-Bruwaert House | Burr Ridge, IL | $17,200 |
| Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (caic) | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (caic) | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Third Coast Percussion | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (caic) | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Wellness House | Hinsdale, IL | $12,500 |
| Arts Alliance Illinois | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Zoological Society (brookfield Zoo) | Brookfield, IL | $10,000 |
| Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | $10,000 |
| Solti Foundation | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Zoological Society (brookfield Zoo) | Brookfield, IL | $10,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | $10,000 |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Zoological Society (brookfield Zoo) | Brookfield, IL | $10,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | $10,000 |
| Arts Alliance Illinois | Chicago, IL | $9,000 |
| King-Bruwaert House | Burr Ridge, IL | $5,500 |
| Chicago Opera Theater | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Civitas Education Partners | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Classical Music Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Immaculate Conception Parish | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| King-Bruwaert House | Burr Ridge, IL | $5,000 |
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| People's Music School | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| The Metropolitan Opera Association (the Met) | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Civitas Education Partners | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
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