Who Funds Merit School of Music? Foundation Grants by Year

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Cause State

Grants received by year

$95K

2017$95,000

$2.2M

2018$2,161,863

$2.8M

2019$2,763,724

$1.7M

2020$1,689,890

$1.6M

2021$1,588,204

$3M

2022$3,035,695

$2.9M

2023$2,941,192

$3.5M

2024$3,492,845

$2.1M

2025$2,108,859

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

476 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

Ralla Klepak Performing Arts FoundationChicago, IL 2025
Program Support
$1,050,000
Julian Family FoundationChicago, IL 2025
General purposes
$500,000
Julius and Cynthia Huebner FoundationGrosse Pointe, MI 2025
Support
$216,650
The Canning FoundationChicago, IL 2025
To further program services
$150,000
John H Hart FoundationChicago, IL 2025
Charitable contribution
$50,000
Sage FoundationBrighton, MI 2025
General, charitable, educational
$15,000
Robert & Isabelle Bass FDN IncChicago, IL 2025
Unrestricted general
$12,500
Benjamin J Rosenthal FoundationDeerfield, IL 2025
General support
$12,000
The Clinton Family FundChicago, IL 2025
General support
$12,000
Luther I Replogle FoundationPotomac, MD 2025
Scholarship program
$12,000
John R Halligan Charitable FundBannockburn, IL 2025
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$11,000
James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family FoundationChicago, IL 2025
General operating support
$10,000
The Siragusa Family FoundationChicago, IL 2025
General operating
$10,000
The Joseph B Glossberg FoundationChicago, IL 2025
Donation
$10,000
The Neisser Family FoundationChicago, IL 2025
Public charity support
$10,000
The Vitale Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2025
Charitable Event
$7,500
Oppenheimer Family FoundationOjai, CA 2025
General charitable
$6,000
Howard L Gottlieb FoundationChicago, IL 2025
Donation
$5,009
The Joseph H & Ellen B Thomas Foundation IncPepper Pike, OH 2025
Support for music education and youth arts programs.
$3,000
The H & A Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2025
Merit school of music transforms the lives of chicago-area youth through removing barriers to high quality music education
$2,000
Robert M Levy and Diane VS Levy Family FoundationSea Island, GA 2025
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$2,000
The Lucille & Joseph Block FoundationWinnetka, IL 2025
General support
$1,000
CDM Foundation IncSouth Bend, IN 2025
General support
$500
Karger FundChicago, IL 2025
Public charity support
$300
Chicago Educational Research FoundationChicago, IL 2025
Focuses on high-quality music instruction for kids and teens, offering group music classes, private lessons, and conservatory level instruction
$250
JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025
Matching contribution (general operating support)
$150
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts FoundationChicago, IL 2024
Program Support
$500,000
Julian Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024
General purposes
$475,000
Julius and Cynthia Huebner FoundationGrosse Pointe, MI 2024
Support
$333,350
Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2024
To support chicago-area youths access to high quality music instruction
$250,000
Zell Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024
General support
$200,000
The Knowles FoundationChicago, IL 2024
Capital campaign
$187,500
Caerus Foundation IncNorthbrook, IL 2024
Merit Music in Communities
$125,000
Caerus Foundation IncNorthbrook, IL 2024
Merit Music in Communities 2024-2026
$125,000
Sirius FundChicago, IL 2024
To support charitable purpose
$108,000
Kiphart Family FoundationKey Largo, FL 2024
General purpose
$100,000
John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2024
In support of general operations
$80,000
The James Huntington FoundationWarrenville, IL 2024
General purpose
$80,000
The James Huntington FoundationWarrenville, IL 2024
General purpose
$75,000
The Knowles FoundationChicago, IL 2024
General fund
$68,000
An and Pearl G Barnett Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024
Charitable
$60,000
Abra Prentice Foundation IncChicago, IL 2024
Earmarked for renewed support of its instrumental music and vocal program
$55,000
John H Hart FoundationChicago, IL 2024
Charitable contribution
$50,000
Sirius FundChicago, IL 2024
To support charitable purpose
$50,000
Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2024
Arts Access and Learning
$44,000
Sargent Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2024
General operations
$40,000
Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2024
For merit music in communities
$40,000
The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2024
General operating support and pdta
$33,000
The Knowles FoundationChicago, IL 2024
Music to my ears program
$32,000
Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2024
Program
$30,000
The Bluhm Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
The Joseph B Glossberg FoundationChicago, IL 2024
Donation
$25,000
Caerus Foundation IncNorthbrook, IL 2024
Summer Programs 2024
$25,000
Smart Family Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2024
Cultural, historical & other educational
$25,000
D and R Charitable FundOak Lawn, IL 2024
Civic & social
$20,000
Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 2024
Education
$15,000
Sage FoundationBrighton, MI 2024
General, charitable, educational
$15,000
Nisource Charitable FoundationColumbus, OH 2024
Corporate donation
$12,500
The Clinton Family FundChicago, IL 2024
General support
$12,000
Luther I Replogle FoundationPotomac, MD 2024
Scholarship program
$12,000
John R Halligan Charitable FundBannockburn, IL 2024
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$11,000
The Siragusa Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan FoundationChicago, IL 2024
General charitable operations
$10,000
Robert & Isabelle Bass FDN IncChicago, IL 2024
Unrestricted general
$10,000
Sirius FundChicago, IL 2024
To support charitable purpose
$10,000
Zuckerman Family FoundationGlencoe, IL 2024
Public charity support
$10,000
Oppenheimer Family FoundationOjai, CA 2024
General charitable
$10,000
Fulk Family Foundation IncLincoln, NE 2024
General purpose
$9,000
James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024
General operating support
$7,500
Chang Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024
General
$5,000
Colman Family FoundationHockessin, DE 2024
Annual Gift
$5,000
JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2024
Matching contribution (general operating support)
$5,000
Benjamin J Rosenthal FoundationDeerfield, IL 2024
General support
$5,000
Dewoskinroskin FoundationChicago, IL 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Knowles FoundationChicago, IL 2024
South shore program
$5,000
The Neisser Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024
Public charity support
$5,000
The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2024
General operating support
$5,000
Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2024
For the fund to support hearing impaired youth
$5,000
Jerome H Stone Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2024
General support
$4,500
D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2024
To support growth and appreciation of music
$3,150
Joy FoundationAspen, CO 2024
General support
$3,000
Jocarno FundOak Park, IL 2024
Support general operations
$3,000
Sidney Kohl Family FoundationPalm Beach, FL 2024
Charitable
$3,000
Leslie Fund IncWilmington, DE 2024
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Alfredo and Ada Capitanini Foundati onChicago, IL 2024
Educational
$2,000
First Eagle Investments FoundationWilmington, DE 2024
General & Unrestricted
$2,000
Katherine L Olson Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2024
Music Education
$1,500
The Lucille & Joseph Block FoundationWinnetka, IL 2024
General charitable support
$1,000
The John D & Leslie Henner Burns Family FoundationOsprey, FL 2024
Music education
$1,000
Mayer and Morris Kaplan FoundationChicago, IL 2024
general operating support
$1,000
The Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charit (aka the Music Man Foundation)Los Angeles, CA 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 2024
General exempt purpose
$750
David D & Mary F Grumhaus FundLake Forest, IL 2024
Charitable purposes
$600
Dora and John Aalbregtse FoundationWinnetka, IL 2024
Unrestricted use of the charity
$500
Lucy's Children's FundChicago, IL 2024
Provides high qualitymusic education toChicago area youth
$500
CDM Foundation IncSouth Bend, IN 2024
General support
$500
Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2024
Matching
$500
Karger FundChicago, IL 2024
Public charity support
$500
St Andrews FoundationHighland Park, IL 2024
Charitable donation
$300
New Harbor Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2024
unrestricted
$150
Sirius FundChicago, IL 2024
To support charitable purpose
$25
American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2024
General support
$20
Carnelian TrustPasadena, CA 2024
Operating Support
$0
The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2023
To provide a final round of support to the chicago musical pathways initiative
$750,000
Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2023
General support
$250,000
Julian Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023
General purposes
$225,000
The Knowles FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Capital campaign
$187,500
Caerus Foundation IncNorthbrook, IL 2023
Merit Music in Communities
$125,000
Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable TrustChicago, IL 2023
Support general operating
$100,000
Kiphart Family FoundationKey Largo, FL 2023
General purpose
$100,000
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Program Support
$100,000
The James Huntington FoundationWarrenville, IL 2023
General purpose
$75,000
Sirius FundChicago, IL 2023
To support charitable purpose
$72,100
Beatrice P Delany Char TR XXXXX7003Chicago, IL 2023
General
$70,000
The Knowles FoundationChicago, IL 2023
General fund
$68,000
Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2023
Arts Access and Learning
$55,000
John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2023
in support of general operations
$50,000
Abra Prentice Foundation IncChicago, IL 2023
Earmarked for renewed support of its instrumental music and vocal program
$50,000
Zell Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023
General support
$50,000
John H Hart FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Charitable contribution
$40,000
Sargent Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2023
General operations
$40,000
Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2023
For merit music in communities
$40,000
The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2023
General operating support and pdta
$33,000
The Knowles FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Music to my ears program
$32,000
An and Pearl G Barnett Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Charitable
$30,000
Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2023
Program
$30,000
Howard L Gottlieb FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Donation
$25,000
Donald and Lorena Meier FDNPennington, NJ 2023
Unrestricted general
$25,000
Verne G and Judith A Istock FoundationNaples, FL 2023
Charitable assistance
$25,000
Verne G and Judith A Istock FoundationNaples, FL 2023
Charitable assistance
$25,000
D and R Charitable FundOak Lawn, IL 2023
Civic & social
$20,000
Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Education
$15,000
Sage FoundationBrighton, MI 2023
General, charitable, educational
$15,000
Nisource Charitable FoundationColumbus, OH 2023
Corporate donation
$12,500
Luther I Replogle FoundationPotomac, MD 2023
Mary herron scholarships
$12,000
James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023
General operating support
$10,000
The Siragusa Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Scholarships
$10,000
Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan FoundationChicago, IL 2023
General charitable operations
$10,000
The Clinton Family FundChicago, IL 2023
General support
$10,000
The Joseph B Glossberg FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Donation
$10,000
The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2023
General operating support
$10,000
John R Halligan Charitable FundBannockburn, IL 2023
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$10,000
Verne G and Judith A Istock FoundationNaples, FL 2023
Charitable assistance
$10,000
The Martha Struthers Farley and Donald CPennington, NJ 2023
General opearting
$10,000
Smart Family Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2023
Cultural, historical & other educational
$10,000
Harry F Chaddick and Elaine Chaddick Foundation IncChicago, IL 2023
School
$8,000
Caerus Foundation IncNorthbrook, IL 2023
Bus Transportation for Summer Program Students
$6,000
JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2023
General operating support
$5,464
The Gies FoundationChicago, IL 2023
To transform the lives of chicago-area youth through removing barriers to high-quality music education.
$5,000
Chang Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2023
General
$5,000
Colman Family FoundationHockessin, DE 2023
Annual Gift
$5,000
Benjamin J Rosenthal FoundationDeerfield, IL 2023
General support
$5,000
Joel & Carol Honigberg FundHighland Park, IL 2023
music education
$5,000
Robert & Isabelle Bass FDN IncChicago, IL 2023
Unrestricted general
$5,000
Zuckerman Family FoundationGlencoe, IL 2023
Public charity support
$5,000
Dewoskinroskin FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Oppenheimer Family FoundationOjai, CA 2023
General charitable
$5,000
Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2023
For the fund to support hearing impaired youth
$5,000
Joy FoundationAspen, CO 2023
General support
$3,000
Sidney Kohl Family FoundationPalm Beach, FL 2023
Charitable
$3,000
D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2023
To support growth and appreciation of music
$2,500
Benjamin J Rosenthal FoundationDeerfield, IL 2023
General support
$2,500
Leslie Fund IncWilmington, DE 2023
For program that supports hearing impaired youth
$2,500
Alfredo and Ada Capitanini Foundati onChicago, IL 2023
Educational
$2,000
Jocarno FundOak Park, IL 2023
Support general operations
$2,000
First Eagle Investments FoundationWilmington, DE 2023
General & Unrestricted
$2,000
Katherine L Olson Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Music Education
$1,500
Dolores Kohl Education FoundationHighland Park, IL 2023
Charitable
$1,000
The Lucille & Joseph Block FoundationWinnetka, IL 2023
General charitable support
$1,000
CDM Foundation IncSouth Bend, IN 2023
General support
$500
Lakonishok FoundationChicago, IL 2023
Education
$500
Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023
General support
$320
David D & Mary F Grumhaus FundLake Forest, IL 2023
charitable purposes
$300
American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2023
General support
$8
Carnelian TrustPasadena, CA 2023
Operating Support
$0
The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2022
To provide a final round of support to the chicago musical pathways initiative
$1,000,000
Julian Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022
General purposes
$275,000
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts FoundationChicago, IL 2022
Program Support
$250,000
Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2022
General support
$250,000
Caerus Foundation IncNorthbrook, IL 2022
Merit music in communities - select partner sites
$125,000
Kiphart Family FoundationKey Largo, FL 2022
General purpose
$100,000
Zell Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022
General support
$75,000
The Knowles FoundationChicago, IL 2022
General fund
$68,000
The James Huntington FoundationWarrenville, IL 2022
General purpose
$60,000
Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2022
Arts Access and Learning
$55,000
Sirius FundChicago, IL 2022
To support charitable purpose
$51,000
Beatrice P Delany Char TR XXXXX7003Chicago, IL 2022
General
$50,000
John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2022
in support of general operations
$50,000
Abra Prentice Foundation IncChicago, IL 2022
Earmarked for renewed support of its instrumental music and vocal program
$50,000
Theodore W Batterman Family Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2022
Conservatory program
$50,000
John H Hart FoundationChicago, IL 2022
Charitable contribution
$40,000
Sargent Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2022
General operations
$40,000
Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2022
For merit music in communities (mmic)
$40,000
The Knowles FoundationChicago, IL 2022
Music to my ears program
$33,000
The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2022
General operating support and pdta
$33,000
An and Pearl G Barnett Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022
Charitable
$30,000
Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2022
Program
$30,000
D and R Charitable FundOak Lawn, IL 2022
Civic & social
$18,000
Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 2022
Education
$15,000
Sage FoundationBrighton, MI 2022
General, charitable, educational
$15,000
Verne G and Judith A Istock FoundationNaples, FL 2022
Charitable assistance
$12,500
Nisource Charitable FoundationColumbus, OH 2022
Corporate donation
$12,500
Luther I Replogle FoundationPotomac, MD 2022
Mary herron replogle college scholarships
$12,000
Dora and John Aalbregtse FoundationWinnetka, IL 2022
Unrestricted use of the charity
$10,000
The Siragusa Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022
Scholarships
$10,000
Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan FoundationChicago, IL 2022
General charitable operations
$10,000
The Clinton Family FundChicago, IL 2022
General support
$10,000
The Joseph B Glossberg FoundationChicago, IL 2022
Donation
$10,000
Oppenheimer Family FoundationOjai, CA 2022
General charitable
$10,000
The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2022
General operating support
$10,000
John R Halligan Charitable FundBannockburn, IL 2022
Unrestricted for general use of charity
$10,000
The Martha Struthers Farley and Donald CPennington, NJ 2022
General opearting
$10,000
Smart Family Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2022
Cultural, historical & other educational
$10,000
Harry F Chaddick and Elaine Chaddick Foundation IncChicago, IL 2022
School
$8,000
JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2022
General operating support
$7,913
Carnelian TrustPasadena, CA 2022
Operating support.
$6,000
James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022
General operations
$5,000
The Gies FoundationChicago, IL 2022
To transform the lives of chicago-area youth through removing barriers to high-quality music education.
$5,000
Chang Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022
General
$5,000
Colman Family FoundationHockessin, DE 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Benjamin J Rosenthal FoundationDeerfield, IL 2022
General support
$5,000
Zuckerman Family FoundationGlencoe, IL 2022
Public charity support
$5,000
Dewoskinroskin FoundationChicago, IL 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
The John D & Leslie Henner Burns Family FoundationOsprey, FL 2022
Music education
$5,000
Joy FoundationAspen, CO 2022
General support
$3,000
Sidney Kohl Family FoundationPalm Beach, FL 2022
Charitable
$3,000
John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2022
to support staff participation in online training courses offered by The Management Center
$2,500
Benjamin J Rosenthal FoundationDeerfield, IL 2022
General support
$2,500
Leslie Fund IncWilmington, DE 2022
hearing impaired youth program
$2,500
Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2022
For the fund to support hearing impaired youth
$2,500
Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2022
For the fund to support hearing impaired youth
$2,500
Jocarno FundOak Park, IL 2022
Support general operations
$2,000
First Eagle Investments FoundationWilmington, DE 2022
General & Unrestricted
$2,000
Alfredo and Ada Capitanini Foundati onChicago, IL 2022
Educational
$1,500
Katherine L Olson Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2022
Music Education
$1,500
Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022
General support
$1,444
Dean L & Rosemarie Buntrock FoundationOakbrook Terrace, IL 2022
Giving children the opportunity to grow through music
$1,000
The Lucille & Joseph Block FoundationWinnetka, IL 2022
General charitable support
$1,000
The Neisser Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022
Public charity support
$1,000
Jerome H Stone Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Mayer and Morris Kaplan FoundationChicago, IL 2022
general operating support
$1,000
Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2022
Matching Gift
$500
CDM Foundation IncSouth Bend, IN 2022
Educational
$500
Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary TrustChicago, IL 2022
support of the Jazz Program
$500
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022
Program/operating support
$250
American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2022
General support
$64
American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2022
General support
$24
Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2021
General support
$250,000
The Joseph B Glossberg FoundationChicago, IL 2021
Donation
$150,000
Julian Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021
General purposes
$125,000

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Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-3028768 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.