Private foundation · Chicago, IL

Donald W Collier Charitable Trust II

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Typical grant size
$100 $500 $1K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
81
Repeat grantees
47
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Kathryn Lemmer Collier
Trustee
$25K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
2.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
700
Total grants awarded
$1.2M
Total amount
$2K
Average grant
$28K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$43K
50 grants
2023
$56K
49 grants
2022
$50K
62 grants
2021
$78K
58 grants
2020
$106K
65 grants
2019
$110K
62 grants
2018
$118K
65 grants
2017
$124K
63 grants
2016
$123K
64 grants
2015
$116K
52 grants
2014
$109K
43 grants
2013
$118K
67 grants

Top recipients

11 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$185K
11 grants · AZ · ✓ Exact match
$135K
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
4 grants · IL
$80K
11 grants · AZ · ✓ Exact match
$48K
7 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$42K
12 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$39K
The Wheelchair Foundation
8 grants · CA
$32K
Save the Family Az
10 grants · AZ
$27K
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$26K
Goodman Theatre
12 grants · IL
$23K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Musical Instrument Museum
Unrestricted
AZ · TY 2024
$15K
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra
Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Embry Riddle
Unrestricted
FL · TY 2024
$3K
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$2K
Eastern Sierra Avalanche
Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$2K
Pumping Station One
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$2K
Feldman Family Foundation
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$2K
Save Th Family Arizona
Unrestricted
AZ · TY 2024
$1K
Grant Park Orchestral
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Lookingglass Theatre
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Goodman Theatre
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Wheelchair Foundation
Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$1K
United Legacy Foundation
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Elephant Havens Wildlife
Unrestricted
TX · TY 2024
$1K
Cso Annual Fund
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$574
Mda Wings Over Wall Street
Unrestricted
NY · TY 2024
$500
The Wasteshed
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$500
Mesa Arts Center Foundation
Unrestricted
AZ · TY 2024
$500
Scottsdale League for the Arts
Unrestricted
AZ · TY 2024
$425
John Howard Assoc
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$400
Mammoth Mountain Community
Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$374
Birthright Israel
Unrestricted
NY · TY 2024
$250
Mono County Search & Rescue
Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$200
Chosa
Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$200
Art Institute of Chicago
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$160
Chicago Architectural Foundation
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$153
The Access Fund
Unrestricted
CO · TY 2024
$150
Consumer Reports Foundation
Unrestricted
NY · TY 2024
$125
Desert Botanical Garden
Unrestricted
AZ · TY 2024
$119
Southern Poverty Law Center
Unrestricted
AL · TY 2024
$100
Compassion & Choices
Unrestricted
NH · TY 2024
$100
The Nature Conservancy
Unrestricted
MN · TY 2024
$100
National Parks Conservation
Unrestricted
DC · TY 2024
$100
911 Memorial Museum
Unrestricted
NY · TY 2024
$100
Block Club Chicago
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$100
Habitat for Humanity
Unrestricted
GA · TY 2024
$100
Unitarian Universalist
Unrestricted
NJ · TY 2024
$100
Yosemite Conservancy
Unrestricted
DC · TY 2024
$100
The Obama Foundation
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$100
Kjzz Public Radio
Unrestricted
AZ · TY 2024
$100
Friends of Channel 8
Unrestricted
AZ · TY 2024
$100
Kettle Moraine Land Trust
Unrestricted
WI · TY 2024
$100
The Mayo Clinic
Unrestricted
MN · TY 2024
$100
Human Rights Watch
Unrestricted
NY · TY 2024
$100
Union of Concerned Scientists
Unrestricted
MA · TY 2024
$100
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$100
The Hap Foundation
Unrestricted
IL · TY 2024
$100
Society for Science
Unrestricted
DC · TY 2024
$75
Sierra Club Foundation
Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$50
Friends of the Inyo
Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$50

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.