Private foundation · EIN 36-6054815 · Chicago, Illinois

Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (See statement) and its median grant is $50K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 68 grants paid, $4.2M total, median $50K. 49% of grants stayed in Illinois. Stated restrictions:

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
68
$4.2M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in IL
49%
of grants
Deadline
See statement
Assets
$117M

How to apply

Contact: Susan Pattock, 410 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Il, 3126446720, SPATTOCK@MIAMI-CORP.COM Deadlines: Restrictions:

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 68 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Little Traverse Conservancy IncHarbor Springs, MISocial services$350K
Donors TrustAlexandria, VASocial services$323K
Charities Aid Foundation of AmericaAlexandria, VASocial services$293K
All ChicagoChicago, ILSocial services$200K
Nourishing HopeChicago, ILSocial services$200K
Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, ILArts and humanities$150K
Chicago City Day SchoolChicago, ILEducational$150K
Opportunity InternationalChicago, ILSocial services$150K
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, ILHospitals, health, and medical$100K
Recipe for ChangeWinnetka, ILSocial services$100K
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Trust IncMiami, FLArts and humanities$95K
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding & Education CenterHarvard, ILSocial services$90K
The Arts Club of ChicagoChicago, ILArts and humanities$80K
The Bhutan FoundationWashington, DCEducational$80K
Ballet Theater FoundationNew York, NYArts and humanities$75K
Music and Dance Theater Chicago - Annual Fund SupportChicago, ILArts and humanities$75K
Northwestern University - Deering Library FundEvanston, ILEducational$75K
Altus AcademyChicago, ILEducational$70K
Hope for PawsStudio City, CASocial services$70K
Salvation Army - GilletteGillette, WYSocial services$70K
Ganna Walska LotuslandSanta Barbara, CAEnvironmental$60K
Myriad USA IncNew York, NYSocial services$57K
Arts Alliance IllinoisChicago, ILArts and humanities$50K
Floating Museum NfpChicago, ILArts and humanities$50K
The Field MuseumChicago, ILArts and humanities$50K
Ransom EvergladesMiami, FLEducational$50K
Reading Between the LinesChicago, ILEducational$50K
Dian Fossey Gorilla FundAtlanta, GAEnvironmental$50K
International Crane FoundationBaraboo, WIEnvironmental$50K
Lincoln Park Zoological SocietyChicago, ILEnvironmental$50K
National Audubon SocietyMiami, FLEnvironmental$50K
Foundation for African Medicine & EducationRedding, CAHospitals, health, and medical$50K
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital FoundationSanta Barbara, CAHospitals, health, and medical$50K
Deering Estate FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLOther$50K
N1 Foundation IncBrooklyn, NYSocial services$50K
St Chrysostom's ChurchChicago, ILSocial services$50K
Tanzanian Children's FundCambridge, MASocial services$50K
American Hospital of Paris FoundationNew York, NYHospitals, health, and medical$45K
Dupage Community FoundationDowners Grove, ILEnvironmental$40K
Scholarship Foundation of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CAEducational$30K
Montecito Firefighters Charitable FoundationSanta Barbara, CASocial services$30K
Museum of Vernacular Arts IncChicago, ILArts and humanities$28K
Chikaming Open LandsSawyer, MIEnvironmental$25K
Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, ILHospitals, health, and medical$25K
Better Government Association IncChicago, ILSocial services$25K
Art Institute of Chicago - Asian Art CouncilChicago, ILArts and humanities$20K
Art Institute of Chicago - LuminaryChicago, ILArts and humanities$20K
Art Institute of Chicago - Roger and Peter McCormick Purchase FundChicago, ILArts and humanities$20K
At the World Edge Music FoundationAlbany, NYArts and humanities$20K
Baffler Foundation IncNew York, NYSocial services$20K
New Day for ChildrenAlamo, CASocial services$20K
Paws of WarNesconset, NYSocial services$20K
Troops DirectSan Ramon, CASocial services$20K
International Beethoven ProjectChicago, ILArts and humanities$15K
University of Chicago - Smart Museum of ArtChicago, ILEducational$15K
Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Maintenance FundChicago, ILHospitals, health, and medical$15K
Women's Board of Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, ILHospitals, health, and medical$15K
Turquoise Mountain FoundationWashington, DCSocial services$15K
Artist's SpaceNew York, NYArts and humanities$10K
Grant Park Music FestivalChicago, ILArts and humanities$10K

By state: Illinois 33 · Virginia 3 · Michigan 2 · California 8 · New York 10 · Florida 5

About this foundation

Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, tax-exempt since 1958. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Deadlines: See statement.

How much does Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $4.2M across 68 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation give?

Illinois (33 grants), Virginia (3 grants), Michigan (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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