Mars Wrigley Foundation

EIN 363486958 Private Foundation

Chicago, IL 60642 |(312) 794-6200

Total Given 2020–2023
$25.7M
37 grants · $6.4M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$300K
typical big bets · $100K–$535K
grant size
87%
deep partner · 13/15 multi-year
repeat
$60.3M
Assets (2023)
15
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Youth Development Community Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person Anne Vela-Wagner
Phone (312) 794-6200
Deadlines SEE ATTACHED
How to Apply SEE ATTACHED
Restrictions SEE ATTACHED

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $8.3M $70.8M $1.2M 2
2021 $6.5M $73.5M $1.5M 2
2022 $6.0M $56.4M $3.6M 18
2023 $4.8M $60.3M $3.4M 15

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 37 grants on record

Minimum
$25K
25th Pctl
$100K
Median
$300K
Average
$694K
75th Pctl
$535K
Maximum
$6.8M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

5.4% of US grants · Rank #5 of 6 states $1.1M across 2 grants 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Harris 2 grants · $1.1M

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (37 total)

Purpose
See Attached Chicago, IL $6,770,994 SEE ATTACHED 2020
See Attached Chicago, IL $6,200,000 SEE ATTACHED 2021
See Attached Chicago, IL $1,526,913 SEE ATTACHED 2020
Give2Asia Oakland, CA $1,257,150 General & Unrestricted 2022
Save the Children Federation Inc Fairfield, CT $1,020,000 Purpose Day - Global Emergency Care Kits 2023
Save the Children Federation Inc Fairfield, CT $1,000,000 Oral health education, outreach, and access to care as part of SHN 2023
King Baudouin Foundation United States Inc New York, NY $836,500 General & Unrestricted 2022
Myriad USA Inc New York, NY $679,120 General & Unrestricted 2023
Pratham USA Houston, TX $534,609 General & Unrestricted 2023
Pratham USA Houston, TX $534,608 General & Unrestricted 2022
Charities Aid Foundation America Alexandria, VA $523,238 General & Unrestricted 2022
Save the Children Federation Inc Fairfield, CT $500,000 General & Unrestricted 2022
Save the Children Federation Inc Fairfield, CT $500,000 Oral health education, outreach and access to care as part of shn program 2022
King Baudouin Foundation United States Inc New York, NY $362,500 Polish Red Cross 2022
Give2Asia Oakland, CA $350,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
Give2Asia Oakland, CA $333,000 Chinese Stomatological Association/oral health fund 2022
The Chicago Community Trust Chicago, IL $300,000 Together We Rise 2022
See Attached Chicago, IL $300,000 SEE ATTACHED 2021
Charities Aid Foundation America Alexandria, VA $300,000 Mars Wrigley Global Fund, Community Connections Grants program 2023
Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY $200,000 General & Unrestricted 2022
Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY $200,000 Smile Grant Place-base Community Grant Program 2023
Heartland Alliance Health Chicago, IL $175,000 The Oral Health Forum (OHF) Child & Family Health Education empowerment project 2023
Heartland Alliance Health Chicago, IL $174,038 General & Unrestricted 2022
The Chicago Community Trust Chicago, IL $150,000 The Chicago Fund for Safe & Peaceful Communities 2023
American Dental Hygienists Association Institute F Chicago, IL $144,000 General & Unrestricted 2022

Looking for more funders like Mars Wrigley Foundation? Open the free Texas funder database and search 178,000+ foundations by state, type, and giving size.

Want to compare open opportunities instead? Open the free Texas grant database for active grants from federal, state, foundation, and corporate funders.