The Lefkofsky Family Foundation
EIN 207066362Total Given 2018–2024
$33.3M
90 grants · $4.8M avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$15K
typical small grants · $5K–$50K
grant size
1%
transactional · 1/87 multi-year
repeat
$64.5M
Assets (2024)
87
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(312) 906-7477
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $7.3M | $51.0M | $556K | 86 |
| 2019 | N/A | $47.9M | $1.4M | N/A |
| 2020 | $5.5M | $59.4M | $11.1M | 1 |
| 2022 | $6.7M | $67.5M | $4.6M | 1 |
| 2023 | $7.1M | $62.3M | $2.4M | 1 |
| 2024 | $6.6M | $64.5M | $10.7M | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 90 grants on record
Minimum
$150
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$15K
Average
$370K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$7.1M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (90 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attached Statement of Contributions | Chicago, IL | $7,113,731 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| See Attached Statement of Contributions | Chicago, IL | $6,706,256 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| See Attached Statement of Contributions | Chicago, IL | $6,620,337 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| See Attached Statement of Contributions | Chicago, IL | $5,478,752 | CHARITABLE | 2020 |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | $3,160,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Millennium Park Foundation | Chicago, IL | $900,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $353,333 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $250,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | $184,209 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Am Shalom | Glencoe, IL | $150,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| St Jude Children'S Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $125,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $108,334 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Planned Parenthood | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Ausl | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Medical Missions for Children | Wyckoff, NJ | $60,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Uchicago Impact Llc | Chicago, IL | $52,608 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| World Business Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Alzheimer'S Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Fund for a Safer Future | Washington DC, DC | $50,000 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |