Oscar & ELSA Mayer Family Foundation

EIN 364035204 Private Foundation

Arlington Heights, IL 60005 |(312) 332-3682

Total Given 2016–2024
$5.5M
492 grants · $614K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $1K–$10K
grant size
32%
supporter · 103/317 multi-year
repeat
$17.6M
Assets (2024)
317
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Human Services Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (312) 332-3682
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $606K $15.8M $507K 62
2017 $735K $17.0M $1.1M 66
2018 $731K $15.4M $839K 72
2019 N/A $16.9M $869K N/A
2020 $873K $17.5M $712K 57
2021 $686K $19.2M $1.1M 57
2022 $665K $15.7M $349K 63
2023 $701K $15.0M $273K 67
2024 $531K $17.6M $1.8M 48

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 492 grants on record

Minimum
$22
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$2K
Average
$11K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$125K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

0.6% of US grants · Rank #20 of 30 states $52K across 3 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 2 grants · $51K
  2. 2 Bexar 1 grant · $1K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (492 total)

Purpose
GRID Alternatives Colorado Denver, CO $125,000 GENERAL 2023
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project Boulder, CO $125,000 GENERAL 2023
Stronghearts Native Helpline Sault Ste Marie, MI $100,000 GENERAL 2024
The Trevor Project West Hollywood, CA $100,000 GENERAL 2024
Center for Carbon Removal DBA Carbon 180 Washington, DC $75,000 GENERAL 2023
Institute for Transporation and Development Policy New York, NY $75,000 GENERAL 2023
Day One Rhode Island Providence, RI $75,000 GENERAL 2024
Providence St Mel School Chicago, IL $70,000 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DIGITAL CURRICULUM / GENERAL 2022
Active Minds Washington, DC $62,500 GENERAL 2024
Center for Mental Health Innovation Portland, OR $62,500 GENERAL 2024
Attention Homes Boulder, CO $59,312 SCHOLARSHIPS, 2018 SLEEP OUT, PINE STREET CAFE 2018
Parent University Savannah, GA $57,500 TRAINING, DATABASE AND EVENTS / GENERAL 2022
Savannah Early Childhood Foundation Savannah, GA $53,500 EARLY LEARNING COLLEGE 2020
Social Venture Partners Portland Portland, OR $52,500 FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR NONPROFITS SERVING VULNERABLE CHILDREN 2020
Social Ventures Partners Portland Portland, WA $52,500 FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR NONPROFITS SERVING VULNERABLE CHILDREN 2021
Attention Homes Boulder, CO $51,758 HOMELESS AT-RISK YOUTH PROGRAM/GENERAL 2020
Cure SMA Elk Grove, IL $51,500 CURE SMA CENTER NETWORK AND CLINICAL DATA REGISTRY 2021
Childhaven Seattle, WA $51,000 HOME VISITATION PROGRAM/ GENERAL 2016
People's Music School Chicago, IL $51,000 GENERAL / SUMMER PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE 2017
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $50,000 FATHERHOOD ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE IN DANE COUNTY 2018
Montessori School of Englewood Chicago, IL $50,000 INFUSING TRAUMA-SENSITIVE PRACTICE AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT 2018
Ounce of Prevention Fund Chicago, IL $50,000 EDUCARE BEST PRACTICES INITIATIVE 2018
Thorne Nature Experience Boulder, CO $50,000 COLLECTIVE IMPACT PROJECT 2018
Through the Looking Glass Berkeley, CA $50,000 SCHOOL READINESS FOR CHILDREN OF DISABLED PARENTS 2018
Cure SMA Elk Grove Village, IL $50,000 CURE SMA CENTER NETWORK AND CLINICAL DATA REGISTRY 2020

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