Schuler Education Foundation

EIN 364154510 Private Foundation

Chicago, IL 60611 |(224) 880-1220

https://www.schulerprogram.org
Total Given 2016–2024
$64.3M
108 grants · $7.1M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $1K–$5K
grant size
42%
supporter · 30/71 multi-year
repeat
$1.1M
Assets (2024)
71
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (224) 880-1220
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $335K $97.0M $-22.1M 1
2017 $327K $139.4M $28.1M 1
2018 $1.6M $171.3M $64.5M 37
2020 $11.1M $267.4M $-46.1M 19
2021 $46.3M $142.6M $7.1M 35
2022 $1.4M $85.7M $913K 13
2023 $2.0M $43.2M $24.6M 1
2024 $1.2M $1.1M $-13.4M 1

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 108 grants on record

Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$2K
Average
$596K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$42.6M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (108 total)

Purpose
Schuler Initiative Supporting Charitable Trust Lake Forest, IL $42,606,406 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Michael and Pamela Gordon Family Foundation Chicago, IL $10,554,500 EDUCATION 2020
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT $2,200,360 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
College Scholarships & Grants Lake Bluff, IL $2,024,207 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS 2023
College Scholarships & Grants Lake Forest, IL $1,372,673 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS 2022
College Scholarships Lake Forest, IL $1,304,690 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
College Scholarships & Grants Lake Bluff, IL $1,246,436 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS 2024
College Scholarships Lake Forest, IL $405,614 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2020
College Scholarships Lake Forest, IL $335,250 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2016
College Scholarships Lake Forest, IL $326,997 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2017
College Scholarships Lake Forest, IL $289,052 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2018
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT $250,300 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Bates College Lewiston, ME $250,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Carleton College Northfield, MN $250,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA $250,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Williams College Williamstown, MA $250,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Carleton College Northfield, MN $102,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Midwest Young Artists Highwood, IL $27,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Community Church Lake Forest Lake Bluff Lake Bluff, IL $18,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Various Less Than 1000 Lake Forest, IL $16,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Community Church Lake Forest Lake Bluff Lake Bluff, IL $15,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Midwest Young Artists Highwood, IL $12,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Misericordia Family Association Chicago, IL $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Community Church Lake Forest Lake Bluff Lake Bluff, IL $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Misericordia Family Association Chicago, IL $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021

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