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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 68-0656415

The Brinson Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 138 grants and $8.5 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Christy Uchida
737 N Michigan Avenue Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 799-4500
[email protected]
Form and materials
Www.brinsonfoundation.org
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Https://brinsonfoundation.org/grant-seekers/limitations-and-other-considerat ions/

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,480,300

    Grants listed
    138
    Assets, end of year
    $193,251,101

  • Tax year 2023

    $106,034,700

    Grants listed
    128
    Assets, end of year
    $198,225,050

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,063,300

    Grants listed
    131
    Assets, end of year
    $104,471,491

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,422,000

    Grants listed
    119
    Assets, end of year
    $108,336,300

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,767,100

    Grants listed
    110
    Assets, end of year
    $106,595,440

Grants paid in 2024

138 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St John's Health FoundationJackson, WY

    Hitching post workforce housing redevelopment

    $600,000
  2. Chicago Community Foundation Partnership for Safe and Peaceful CommunitiesChicago, IL

    Scaling community violence intervention for a safer chicago

    $200,000
  3. Eisenhower HealthRancho Mirage, CA

    Cardiovascular institute

    $200,000
  4. University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Edward H LevChicago, IL

    Brinson astrophysics fellowship program, brinson lecture, and pdta

    $141,700
  5. Carnegie Institution for Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation ProPasadena, CA

    Carnegie-caltech brinson postdoctoral fellowship in observational astronomy

    $120,000
  6. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $120,000
  7. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $120,000
  8. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Nu-uchicago brinson postdoctoral fellowship in astrophysics

    $120,000
  9. Princeton University Department of Astrophysical SciencesPrinceton, NJ

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $120,000
  10. Princeton University Department of Astrophysical SciencesPrinceton, NJ

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $120,000
  11. University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Edward H LevChicago, IL

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $120,000
  12. University of Chicago Kavli Institute for Cosmological PhysicsChicago, IL

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $120,000
  13. Carnegie Institution for Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation ProPasadena, CA

    Carnegie-caltech brinson prize fellowship in observational astronomy

    $115,000
  14. Carnegie Institution for Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation ProPasadena, CA

    Brinson prize fellowship in instrumentation

    $115,000
  15. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Brinson prize fellowship in interstellar matter research

    $115,000
  16. University of California Los Angeles Galactic Center GroupLos Angeles, CA

    Brinson prize fellowship in black hole astrophysics

    $115,000
  17. Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT

    Brinson prize fellowship in radio astronomy

    $115,000
  18. Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla, CA

    Brain metabolism and dna repair in primate evolution and pdta

    $103,000
  19. University of Chicago Department of Organismal Biology and AnatomyChicago, IL

    Genetic basis for the origin of limbs research and pdta

    $103,000
  20. LSST IncTucson, AZ

    Data science fellowship program and pdta

    $102,700
  21. Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Brinson medical research fellowship

    $100,000
  22. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Exploring the warped space- time around black holes

    $100,000
  23. Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL

    Brinson medical research fellowship

    $100,000
  24. Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryCambridge, MA

    Solar astrophysics and astroai research

    $100,000
  25. University of Chicago MedicineChicago, IL

    Brinson medical research fellowship

    $100,000
  26. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Shirley Ryan AbilitylabChicago, IL

    Brinson stroke fellowship

    $90,000
  27. Adler PlanetariumChicago, IL

    Cosmology and astrophysics research and pdta

    $88,000
  28. Field Museum of Natural HistoryChicago, IL

    Learning center programs and pdta

    $83,000
  29. Griffin Museum of Science and IndustryChicago, IL

    General support and pdta

    $83,000
  30. La Rabida Children's HospitalChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $82,750
  31. Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $80,000
  32. Shedd Aquarium Society John G Shedd AquariumChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $80,000
  33. Carnegie Institution for Science Earth and Planets LaboratoryWashington, DC

    Experimental and observational geophysics and pdta

    $78,000
  34. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Columbia UniversityPalisaded, NY

    Lamont-doherty earth observatory - anticipating earthquakes initiative and pdta

    $77,200
  35. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Quantum communication channels and quantum sensing for fundamental physics research

    $75,000
  36. Science Philanthropy Alliance Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NY

    Associate membership

    $75,000
  37. Lake Forest AcademyLake Forest, IL

    Class of '93 scholarship fund for high school students and pdta

    $71,500
  38. The Partnership for College CompletionChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $70,000
  39. Window to the World CommunicationsChicago, IL

    Local broadcast of nova and general support

    $70,000
  40. Research Corporation for Science AdvancementTucson, AZ

    Scialog: early science with the LSST

    $66,000
  41. Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Nurse education and leadership training

    $65,000
  42. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Brinson postdoctoral fellowship in quantum science

    $63,000
  43. Chicago Historical Society Chicago History MuseumChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $63,000
  44. Lincoln Park Zoological SocietyChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $62,800
  45. Chicago Symphony Orchestra AssociationChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $60,900
  46. Friends of Gros Ventre Fire StationJackson, WY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  47. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $60,000
  48. Daniel Murphy Scholarship FundChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $58,000
  49. Posse FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support - chicago

    $55,000
  50. Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Architecture CenterChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $53,000
  51. Chicago Horticultural Society Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $53,000
  52. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Brinson summer graduate student fellowships for explorator research in astronomy and pdta

    $53,000
  53. Erie Family Health FoundationChicago, IL

    Teen health center and pdta

    $53,000
  54. High JumpChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $53,000
  55. Math Circles of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $53,000
  56. MetrosquashChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $53,000
  57. Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Chicago Academy of SciencesChicago, IL

    General support and pdta

    $53,000
  58. Project SyncereChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $53,000
  59. Special Olympics IllinoisNormal, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $53,000
  60. The Morton ArboretumLisle, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $53,000
  61. Council for the Advancement of Science WritingSeattle, WA

    Graduate school science writing fellowships and general operating support and pdta

    $52,950
  62. National Louis UniversityWheeling, IL

    Accelerate u health care career pathways and pdta

    $52,900
  63. Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Center for childhood resilience

    $50,000
  64. Cato InstituteWashington, DC

    Sphere education initiative

    $50,000
  65. Chicago Community Foundation Partnership for Safe and Peaceful CommunitiesChicago, IL

    Youth interventions

    $50,000
  66. Chicago Parks FoundationChicago, IL

    Perennial garden maintenance

    $50,000
  67. Chicago Public Education FundChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  68. Chicago Public Library FoundationChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  69. Communities in Schools of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  70. Digital Education Project Digital Inquiry GroupPalo Alto, CA

    Civic online reasoning

    $50,000
  71. Eisenhower HealthRancho Mirage, CA

    Nurse education and general operating support

    $50,000
  72. Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans IncAlexandria, VA

    Illinois college scholarship program

    $50,000
  73. Mikva Challenge Grant FoundationChicago, IL

    Chicago citywide youth councils

    $50,000
  74. Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT

    Reconciling modern geophysical images with petrological reconstruction of yellowstone's magmas

    $50,000
  75. Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL

    Nurse education

    $50,000
  76. Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL

    Adolescent family center & school based health centers

    $50,000
  77. Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL

    Breast cancer research

    $50,000
  78. St John's Health FoundationJackson, WY

    Nurse education

    $50,000
  79. Strategic Education Research PartnershipWashington, DC

    Word generation weekly

    $50,000
  80. Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and RecyclingJackson, WY

    Recycling, composting, and waste diversion

    $50,000
  81. University of Arizona Foundation Lunar and Planetary LaboratoryTucson, AZ

    Near earth asteroids research

    $50,000
  82. University of Chicago Consortium on School ResearchChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  83. University of Utah Department of Geology and GeophysicsSalt Lake City, UT

    A multiscale study of the yellowstone volcanic, tectonic, and hydrothermal system

    $50,000
  84. Healthy Schools CampaignChicago, IL

    General operating support - chicago and pdta

    $48,000
  85. Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation Ic StarsChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $45,000
  86. Bottom LineJamaica Plain, MA

    General operating support - chicago and pdta

    $43,000
  87. Literacy WorksChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $43,000
  88. Stony Brook Foundation Inc Alan Alda Center for Communicating ScienceStony Brook, NY

    General operating support and pdta

    $43,000
  89. The Joffrey BalletChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $43,000
  90. Ayn Rand InstituteSanta Ana, CA

    Free books to teachers program - chicago area and pdta

    $41,400
  91. Institute for Humane StudiesArlington, VA

    Student programming

    $40,000
  92. Northwestern University Center for Interdisciplinary ExplorationEvanston, IL

    Research experiences in astronomy at ciera for high school students (reach)

    $40,000
  93. One Million DegreesChicago, IL

    General operating support - chicago

    $40,000
  94. AccionCambridge, MA

    General operating support and ptda

    $38,000
  95. Advance IllinoisChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $38,000
  96. Cara CollectiveChicago, IL

    General operating support - chicago and pdta

    $38,000
  97. Carole Robertson Center for LearningChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $38,000
  98. Jackson Hole Land TrustJackson, WY

    General operating support and pdta

    $38,000
  99. Teton Science SchoolsJackson, WY

    General operating support and pdta

    $38,000
  100. 1871 Chicagoland Entrepreneurial CenterChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $35,000
  101. America Needs YouChicago, IL

    General operating support - illinois

    $35,000
  102. Dupage Education FoundationWheaton, IL

    Illinois civics hub

    $35,000
  103. Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, IL

    Pediatric mobile health unit

    $35,000
  104. Modern Classrooms ProjectWashington, DC

    Math innovation fellowship - chicago

    $35,000
  105. Revolution WorkshopChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $35,000
  106. Start EarlyChicago, IL

    Educare

    $35,000
  107. University of Arizona Foundation Lunar and Planetary LaboratoryTucson, AZ

    Spacewatch observations of asteroid rotation lightcurves

    $35,000
  108. University of Chicago Education LabChicago, IL

    Structured literacy evaluation

    $35,000
  109. University of Illinois FoundationChicago, IL

    Illinois workforce and education research collaborative (iwerc)

    $35,000
  110. After School MattersChicago, IL

    STEM out-of-school time programming and pdta

    $33,000
  111. Chicago Council on Science and TechnologyChicago, IL

    Science communication internship program and pdta

    $33,000
  112. Merit School of MusicChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $33,000
  113. A Better ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $30,000
  114. Mercatus CenterArlington, VA

    F.a. Hayek program for advanced study in philosophy, politics, and economics

    $30,000
  115. Room to ReadSan Francisco, CA

    Global literacy program

    $30,000
  116. American Writers MuseumChicago, IL

    General operating support and pdta

    $28,000
  117. National Museum of Wildlife ArtJackson, WY

    General operating support and pdta

    $26,200
  118. Ampt Advancing NonprofitsChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $25,000
  119. Chicago Community Foundation Chicagoland Workforce Funder AllianceChicago, IL

    Progressive pathways to postsecondary success fund

    $25,000
  120. ForefrontChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $25,000
  121. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Early childhood research alliance of chicago (ec-reach)

    $25,000
  122. The Living Desert Zoo and GardensPalm Desert, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  123. Arcs Foundation Inc Illinois ChapterKenilworth, IL

    Graduate student STEM research scholarships

    $22,500
  124. International Documentary AssociationLos Angeles, CA

    Documentary film 'left behind'

    $20,000
  125. Math Cultural Center of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $20,000
  126. Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL

    College of nursing scholarships

    $20,000
  127. American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWashington, DC

    General support and sciline science communication training for brinson fellows

    $12,500
  128. 826CHIChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $10,000
  129. American Astronomical SocietyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  130. American Geophysical UnionWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  131. National Center for Family PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  132. Second Story FoundationPalos Park, IL

    General operating support

    $10,000
  133. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Honorarium- fermilab visit

    $5,000
  134. ChalkbeatChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $5,000
  135. Envision Excellence in STEM EducationBeachwood, OH

    Slecop in chicago convening sponsorship

    $5,000
  136. Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Architecture CenterChicago, IL

    Designing futures gala 2024

    $3,800
  137. Peak GrantmakingWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $2,250
  138. Mikva Challenge Grant FoundationChicago, IL

    Honorarium - speaker for civic education learning session

    $250

Approved for future payment

36 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. St John's Health FoundationJackson, WY

    Hitching post workforce housing redevelopment

    $2,400,000
  2. Chicago Community Foundation Partnership for Safe and Peaceful CommunitiesChicago, IL

    Scaling community violence intervention for a safer chicago

    $800,000
  3. University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and AstrophysicsChicago, IL

    Brinson astrophysics fellowship program

    $250,000
  4. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Brinson postdoctoral fellowship in quantum science

    $240,000
  5. Carnegie Institution for Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation ProPasadena, CA

    Carnegie-caltech - brinson postdoctoral fellowship in observational astronomy

    $240,000
  6. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $240,000
  7. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $240,000
  8. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Nu-uchicago brinson postdoctoral fellowship in astrophysics

    $240,000
  9. Stanford University Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and CosmologyStanford, CA

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $240,000
  10. Eisenhower HealthRancho Mirage, CA

    Cardiovascular institute

    $200,000
  11. Lake Forest AcademyLake Forest, IL

    Class of '93 scholarship fund for high school students

    $140,000
  12. Princeton University Department of Astrophysical SciencesPrinceton, NJ

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $120,000
  13. Princeton University Department of Astrophysical SciencesPrinceton, NJ

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $120,000
  14. University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and AstrophysicsChicago, IL

    Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology

    $120,000
  15. Carnegie Institution for Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation ProPasadena, CA

    Carnegie-caltech brinson prize fellowship in observational astronomy

    $115,000
  16. Carnegie Institution for Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation ProPasadena, CA

    Carnegie-caltech brinson prize fellowship in intrumentation

    $115,000
  17. University of California Los Angeles Galactic Center GroupLos Angeles, CA

    Brinson prize fellowship in black hole astrophysics

    $115,000
  18. Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT

    Brinson prize fellowship in radio astronomy

    $115,000
  19. Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Brinson medical research fellowship

    $100,000
  20. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Exploring the warped space-time around black holes

    $100,000
  21. LSST IncTucson, AZ

    Data science fellowship program

    $100,000
  22. University of Chicago Consortium on School ResearchChicago, IL

    General support

    $100,000
  23. University of Chicago MedicineChicago, IL

    Brinson medical research fellowship

    $100,000
  24. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Quantum communication channels and quantum sensing for fundamental physics research

    $75,000
  25. Carnegie Institution for Science Earth and Planets LaboratoryWashington, DC

    Experimental and observational geophysics

    $75,000
  26. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Columbia UniversityPalisades, NY

    Lamont-doherty earth observatory - anticipating earthquakes initiative

    $75,000
  27. Daniel Murphy Scholarship FundChicago, IL

    General support

    $55,000
  28. Ampt Advancing NonprofitsChicago, IL

    General support

    $50,000
  29. High JumpChicago, IL

    General support

    $50,000
  30. MetrosquashChicago, IL

    General support

    $50,000
  31. Healthy Schools CampaignChicago, IL

    General support - chicago

    $45,000
  32. Advance IllinoisChicago, IL

    General support

    $35,000
  33. Cara CollectiveChicago, IL

    General support - chicago

    $35,000
  34. Carole Robertson Center for LearningChicago, IL

    General support

    $35,000
  35. Start EarlyChicago, IL

    Educare

    $35,000
  36. After School MattersChicago, IL

    STEM out-of-school time programming

    $30,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education29 grants $1,635,65035% of the total
  2. Health13 grants $1,305,75028% of the total
  3. Arts and culture11 grants $554,20012% of the total
  4. Science and technology7 grants $324,1507% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation3 grants $195,0004% of the total
  6. Environment4 grants $177,0004% of the total
  7. 8 other causes13 grants $418,0509% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois83 grants $4,505,100
  2. California16 grants $1,227,400
  3. Wyoming7 grants $862,200
  4. Massachusetts5 grants $493,000
  5. District of Columbia9 grants $257,750
  6. Arizona4 grants $253,700
  7. New York4 grants $248,200
  8. New Jersey2 grants $240,000
  9. Virginia3 grants $120,000
  10. Connecticut1 grant $115,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Gary P BrinsonDIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Suzann A BrinsonDIRECTOR Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Monique DemeryDIRECTOR Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Talina Sue MeloneDIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Ameri Christy UchidaPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $298,679
  • Thomas R DemeryDIRECTOR Hours 1.5Pay $0

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