The Brinson Foundation
737 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE 1850 - CHICAGO - IL 60611, Illinois
Latest Filing: 2023
Total Assets: $104.47M
Total Giving: $6.06M
Grants: 131
Median Grant: $40,000
THE BRINSON FOUNDATION is a high-volume grantmaker that only funds pre-selected organizations, distributing $6.1M through 131 grants annually.
2023 Summary
$104.47M
Total Assets
$6.06M
Funding Awarded
131
Grants Given
$40,000
Median Grant
$123,000
Largest Grant
$400
Smallest Grant
2023 Recipients
| Recipient | Award | Location | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Illinois Urbana Champaign National Center For Supercomputi | $123,000 | Urbana, ILLINOIS | Pdta |
| University Of California Davis | $118,300 | Davis, CALIFORNIA | Spacewatch Observations Of Asteroid Lightcurves |
| Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy National Solar Obse | $115,000 | Boulder, COLORADO | Brinson Prize Fellowship Multi Messenger Solar Astronomy Research |
| California Institute Of Technology | $115,000 | Pasadena, CALIFORNIA | Brinson Prize Fellowship Institute For Quantum Information And Matter |
| Carnegie Institution For Science | $115,000 | Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Bpf Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation Program |
| Carnegie Institution For Science | $115,000 | Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Brinson Prize Fellowship Carnegie Caltech Fellowship In Observational Astronomy |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | $115,000 | Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS | Brinson Prize Fellowship Harvard Astronomy Center For Astrophysics |
| University Of California Los Angeles | $115,000 | Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA | Brinson Prize Fellowship Experimental Physics, Department Of Physics And Astronomy And Pdta |
| University Of Chicago | $115,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | Consortium On School Research General Operating Support |
| Wesleyan University | $115,000 | Middletown, CONNECTICUT | General Operating Support |
| California Institute Of Technology | $103,000 | Pasadena, CALIFORNIA | Theoretical Gravitational Wave Research And Pdta |
| University Of Chicago | $102,600 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | Brinson Prize Fellowship Galactic Center Group New Investigations Of Black Hole Physics |
| University Of Chicago Medicine | $100,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | Honorarium Stage Lab |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | $90,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | Brinson Medical Research Fellowship |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Science Philanthropy Alliance | $85,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | General Operating Support |
| Field Museum Of Natural History | $83,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | Learning Center Programs And Pdta |
| Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | $83,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | General Operating Support |
| Museum Of Science And Industry | $82,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | General Operating Support And Pdta |
| Adler Planetarium | $80,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | Cosmology And Astrophysics Research |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $80,000 | Chicago, ILLINOIS | General Operating Support |
| ... and 18 more recipients. | |||
$65,000
$1,978,600
State
Total
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IL
Illinois
$1,978,600 -
CA
California
$451,300 -
DC
District of Columbia
$300,000 -
CO
Colorado
$115,000 -
MA
Massachusetts
$115,000 -
CT
Connecticut
$115,000 -
NY
New York
$70,000 -
UT
Utah
$65,000
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Title |
|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE L SMITH | 3127994500 | DIRECTOR |
| KATHERINE SMITH | Signing Officer |
Historical Financials
| Year | Total Assets | Total Giving | Grants | Median Grant | Max Grant | Min Grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $104,471,491 | $6,063,300 | 131 | $40,000 | $123,000 | $400 |
| 2022 | $108,336,300 | $5,422,000 | 119 | $38,000 | $120,000 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | $106,595,440 | $4,767,100 | 110 | $37,500 | $115,000 | $500 |
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