Private foundation · Chicago, IL

Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund

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Typical grant size
$5K – $20K – $50K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
198
Repeat grantees
108
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Colonel Il Jennifer N Pritzker
PRESIDENT
Mary F Falcon
SECRETARY
Shari L Koehler
TREASURER (THRU 08/2024)
Lewis M Collens
DIRECTOR
Colonel David R Pelizzon USA Ret
DIRECTOR
Andrew Pritzker
DIRECTOR
Tal Hava Pritzker
DIRECTOR
William Pritzker
DIRECTOR
Mary F Parthe
SECRETARY
Charles E Dobrusin Esq
DIRECTOR (THRU 4/2021)
Mary Parthe
SECRETARY
Shari Koehler
TREASURER (AS OF 5/2020)
Lewis Collens
DIRECTOR
Charles E Dobrusin
DIRECTOR
David R Pelizzon
DIRECTOR
Jennifer N Pritzker
PRESIDENT

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
8.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
792
Total grants awarded
$65.2M
Total amount
$82K
Average grant
$4.3M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$9.6M
119 grants
2023
$8.5M
106 grants
2022
$8.5M
125 grants
2021
$9.0M
123 grants
2020
$8.7M
128 grants
2019
$10.6M
99 grants
2018
$10.4M
92 grants

Top recipients

2 grants · VT · ✓ Exact match
$7.8M
Lincoln Park Zoo
5 grants · IL
$7.6M
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$4.0M
6 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$3.4M
5 grants · IL · ≈ likely match
$3.2M
Michael D Palm Center
5 grants · CA
$2.9M
7 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$2.4M
7 grants · LA · ≈ likely match
$2.1M
5 grants · MN · ≈ likely match
$1.9M
4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$1.8M

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

Operation White Stork
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$1.6M
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$1.1M
Loyola University Chicago
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$700K
Tulane University
GENERAL SUPPORT
LA · TY 2024
$607K
Seti Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$580K
Pritzker Military Foundation
SALARIES/BENEFITS & GENERAL OFFICE EXPENSES
IL · TY 2024
$484K
Glad (glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders)
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$250K
World Pediatrics
GENERAL SUPPORT
MO · TY 2024
$230K
Howard Brown Health Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$200K
Philander Smith College
GENERAL SUPPORT
AR · TY 2024
$200K
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
TN · TY 2024
$175K
New Israel Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$160K
Whitman-walker Institute Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$150K
ACLU Foundation Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$150K
University of Minnesota Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
MN · TY 2024
$130K
Window to the World Communications Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$125K
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$105K
Equality Illinois Education Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$105K
Family Tree Clinic
GENERAL SUPPORT
MN · TY 2024
$100K
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction of America
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$100K
Injustice Watch Nfp
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$100K
Northwoods Children's Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
WI · TY 2024
$94K
A Silver Lining Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$76K
New York Stage and Film
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$75K
Northfield Food Pantry
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$75K
The UCLA Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Cornell University
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$75K
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$63K
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$60K
International Rescue Committee (irc)
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$60K
Kenosha Community Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
WI · TY 2024
$50K
Lincoln Park Zoo Women's Board
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$50K
Timeline Theatre
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$50K
Preservation Chicago
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$50K
Equality Ohio Education Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT
OH · TY 2024
$50K
Oxfam America Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$50K
Evanston History Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$48K
P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$43K
Chicago History Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$43K
National Public Radio Inc (us)
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$40K
Feeding America
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$40K
Landmarks Illinois
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$40K
Chicago Plastic Surgery Research Foundation Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$40K
Chicago Community Trust
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$35K
Chicago Architecture Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$35K
Chicagoblend Group Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$35K
Chicago Abortion Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$30K
Wings Program Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$25K
Pabst Mansion Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
WI · TY 2024
$25K
Harbor Camps
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$25K

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