Private foundation · EIN 82-0865495 · Chicago, Illinois · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Hale Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 52 grants paid, $630K total, median $850. 44% of grants stayed in Illinois.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
52
$630K
Median grant
$850
Stays in IL
44%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.6M

Grants paid in 2025

52 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Purdue Research FoundationWest Lafayette, INGeneral$195K
Schwab CharitableSan Francisco, CAGeneral$176K
National Geographic SocietyWashington, DCGeneral$60K
Cosley ZooWheaton, ILGeneral$50K
Outreach Community MinistriesCarol Stream, ILGeneral$33K
Chicago Classic ComputingElk Grove Village, ILGeneral$20K
Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, ILGeneral$15K
Dupage County Historical Museum FouWheaton, ILGeneral$12K
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, ILGeneral$10K
Illinois Environmental Council EducSpringfield, ILGeneral$10K
International Museum of Surgical ScChicago, ILGeneral$6,000
Alaska Whale FoundationPetersburg, AKGeneral$5,000
Friends of South Georgia IslandCarbondale, COGeneral$5,000
Simmaron ResearchIndianapolis, INGeneral$5,000
Angel Flight CentralKansas City, MOGeneral$2,000
Meet the OceanPortland, ORGeneral$2,000
RiverkeeperOssining, NYGeneral$2,000
Tau Beta Pi AssociationKnoxville, TNGeneral$2,000
The Agape RingersCarol Stream, ILGeneral$1,600
Friends of the SmithsonianWashington, DCGeneral$1,200
Oceanites IncWashington, DCGeneral$1,000
Ronald McDonald House CharitiesOakbrook, ILGeneral$1,000
The Conservation FoundationNaperville, ILGeneral$1,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NYGeneral$1,000
The Nature ConservancyChicago, ILGeneral$1,000
WttwChicago, ILGeneral$1,000
Yellowstone ForeverYellowstone National P, WYGeneral$700
National Wildlife FederationReston, VAGeneral$600
Howe Alumni AssociationSouth Bend, INGeneral$500
Macular Degeneration ResearchNorthampton, MAGeneral$500
MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXGeneral$500
Mike Rowe Works FoundationSanta Monica, CAGeneral$500
Museum of Science and IndustryChicago, ILGeneral$500
National Multiple SclerosisChicago, ILGeneral$500
Robert McCormick FoundationChicago, ILGeneral$500
Sigma Kappa FoundationCarmel, INGeneral$500
The Field MuseumChicago, ILGeneral$500
The National World War II MuseumNew Orleans, LAGeneral$500
The Summit FoundationBreckenridge, COGeneral$500
The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DCGeneral$500
Wounded Warrior ProjectChicago, ILGeneral$500
Milton Township Food Pantry IncWheaton, ILGeneral$500
American Cancer SocietyChicago, ILGeneral$400
Eisenhower FoundationAbilene, KSGeneral$400
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FLGeneral$400
St Jude Children's Research HospitaMemphis, TNGeneral$400
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral$300
Habitat for HumanityChicago, ILGeneral$200
National Parks Conservation AssociaWashington, DCGeneral$200
The Morton AboretumLisle, ILGeneral$200
United Way of Metro ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral$200
Yosemite ConservancyEl Portal, CAGeneral$200

By state: Indiana 4 · California 3 · Illinois 23 · District of Columbia 5 · Colorado 2 · Alaska 1

About this foundation

Hale Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, administered in care of David Jackson, tax-exempt since 2017. 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 Hale Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Hale Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $630K across 52 grants, a median of $850.

Where does Hale Family Foundation Inc give?

Indiana (4 grants), California (3 grants), Illinois (23 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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