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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-7180671

The Robert E Gallagher Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Glenview, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 65 grants and $6.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,770,000

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $28,556,167

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,745,000

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $26,350,660

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,880,000

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $25,508,362

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,107,000

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $23,474,647

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,685,128

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $23,600,939

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,893,250

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $22,902,474

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,420,000

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $22,436,161

Grants paid in 2024

65 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Big Shoulders Archdiocese of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General

    $3,270,000
  2. Childrens Hospital FoundationPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $500,000
  3. St Therese Catholic SchoolChicago, IL

    Education

    $200,000
  4. St Pius V Church and SchoolChicago, IL

    General

    $150,000
  5. Global Giving Foundation IncWashington, DC

    General

    $150,000
  6. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General

    $100,000
  7. Northern Illinois Food BankGeneva, IL

    General

    $100,000
  8. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General

    $100,000
  9. St Jude Childrens Research Hospital IncMemphis, TN

    General

    $100,000
  10. American Red CrossBoone, IA

    General

    $100,000
  11. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General

    $100,000
  12. NAMI - National Alliance on Mental IllnessArlington, VA

    General

    $100,000
  13. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    General

    $100,000
  14. Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL

    Education

    $100,000
  15. John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    General

    $100,000
  16. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    General

    $75,000
  17. City of Hope - Leukemia ResearchDuarte, CA

    General

    $75,000
  18. Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationNorthfield, IL

    General

    $70,000
  19. American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY

    General

    $70,000
  20. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society IncWhite Plains, NY

    General

    $60,000
  21. Foundation for WomenSan Diego, CA

    General

    $55,000
  22. Fisher Center for Alzheimers ResearchNew York, NY

    General

    $55,000
  23. Cristo Rey High SchoolChicago, IL

    General

    $50,000
  24. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    Education

    $50,000
  25. National Breast Cancer Foundation IncFrisco, TX

    General

    $50,000
  26. Legal Aid ChicagoChicago, IL

    General

    $50,000
  27. Come to Believe FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  28. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Education

    $50,000
  29. Scholarships IncHayward, CA

    General

    $50,000
  30. Jesuit Refugee Service USAWashington, DC

    General

    $50,000
  31. ClearbrookRolling Meadows, IL

    General

    $30,000
  32. House of Good ShepardChicago, IL

    General

    $30,000
  33. Misericordia FoundationChicago, IL

    General

    $30,000
  34. Ronald McDonald HouseChicago, IL

    General

    $30,000
  35. Chicago Historical SocietyChicago, IL

    General

    $30,000
  36. ALS Therapy DevelopmentCambridge, MA

    General

    $25,000
  37. Christ Child SocietyBethesda, MD

    General

    $25,000
  38. Washington Jesuit AcademyWashington, DC

    General

    $25,000
  39. Boys Hope Girls HopeBridgeton, MO

    General

    $25,000
  40. Public Interest Law InitiativeChicago, IL

    General

    $25,000
  41. Sisters of Providence of St Mary of the WoodsSaint Mary of the Wood, IN

    General

    $20,000
  42. Loyola AcademyWilmette, IL

    Education

    $20,000
  43. Mobile Care FoundationChicago, IL

    General

    $20,000
  44. Woodlands AcademyLake Forest, IL

    General

    $20,000
  45. Museum of Science & IndustryChicago, IL

    General

    $20,000
  46. Old Irving Park Community ClinicChicago, IL

    General

    $20,000
  47. Amvets National Service FoundationHyattsville, MD

    General

    $20,000
  48. American Brain Tumor AssociationChicago, IL

    General

    $20,000
  49. Alexian Brothers Health SystemsElk Grove Village, IL

    General

    $20,000
  50. Window to the World Communications IncChicago, IL

    General

    $20,000
  51. Jesuit Missions IncWashington, DC

    General

    $15,000
  52. Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General

    $15,000
  53. Sisters of Mary of KakamegaBend, OR

    General

    $15,000
  54. College PossibleSaint Paul, MN

    General

    $15,000
  55. Francis W Parker SchoolChicago, IL

    General

    $15,000
  56. Depaul UniversityChicago, IL

    General

    $10,000
  57. The Field Museum of Natural HistoryChicago, IL

    General

    $10,000
  58. American Society for Prevention of Cruelty AnimalsNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  59. National Audubon Society IncNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  60. The Carter CenterAtlanta, GA

    General

    $10,000
  61. Humane Society of the United StatesGaithersburg, MD

    General

    $10,000
  62. Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    General

    $10,000
  63. St Mary Queen of the Sea SchoolChicago, IL

    General

    $10,000
  64. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $5,000
  65. Charity NavigatorBellmawr, NJ

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health5 grants $265,00021% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $210,00017% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture2 grants $200,00016% of the total
  4. Education7 grants $185,00015% of the total
  5. Arts and culture4 grants $80,0006% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid2 grants $75,0006% of the total
  7. 7 other causes7 grants $240,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois30 grants $4,635,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $500,000
  3. District of Columbia7 grants $360,000
  4. New York7 grants $355,000
  5. California4 grants $185,000
  6. Maryland3 grants $145,000
  7. Iowa1 grant $100,000
  8. Tennessee1 grant $100,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $100,000
  10. Minnesota2 grants $90,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert E Gallagher JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anne GallagherTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Isabel GladingTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katherine GoeseTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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