Foundation profile

Mary Lou Downs Foundation

Private foundation · Chicago, IL
Invitation only
Grants (last 3 years)
45
Total given (last 3 years)
$225k
Median grant
$3.5k
Range
$0 – $11k

Giving by year

Total grants paid per tax year, as reported to the IRS.

Where the money goes

Causes

Specialty hospital · 18%Legal services · 10%Low-cost temporary housing · 10%Services for specific groups · 7%Neighborhood center · 7%

States

IllinoisTennesseeNew YorkOhioDistrict of Columbia

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Contacts, deadlines, restrictions, openness to new grantees and every grant this foundation made.

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