The University of Chicago Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Foundation's stated purpose is to advance education, mainly by making grants to the University of Chicago and other educational institutions to help the students attending them.
- Its stated geographic focus is the United States, and its annual report says all grants were awarded to the University of Chicago in the United States, so an organisation with no link to an educational institution in the United States is unlikely to fit.
- The report records £6,242,003 awarded in the year it covers, but no grant range is stated, so no typical request size can be given.
- No application process is published in the annual report, the register entry or other pages about it, so any first contact would have to be made without published guidance.
- Organisations that are not educational institutions are not what its giving is described as supporting.
Overview
The University of Chicago Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1117431).
The University of Chicago Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its primary objective is to advance education, in particular by providing grants to the University of Chicago and to other educational institutions to assist in the advancement of the education of students attending those institutions. In the year its annual report covers, it awarded £6,242,003, and the report states that all of its grants went to the University of Chicago in the United States.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 30 June 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation’s primary objective is to advance education. It does this in particular by providing grants to the University of Chicago and to other educational institutions, to assist in advancing the education of students attending those institutions. Grants are made in accordance with its grant-making policy and donor resolutions. Gifts may be granted to the University of Chicago with specific instructions about their use according to donor intent; the Foundation relies on the University’s internal controls to verify that donor intent is realised. The report states that all grants were awarded to the University of Chicago in the United States.
Themes
- Education
Geographic Focus
United States.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United States
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2021 | £2,935,314 | £3,030,106 | £2,968,568 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2021 |
| year to 30 June 2022 | £730,945 | £900,308 | £883,222 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £10,662,331 | £11,097,334 | £10,870,384 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £5,403,945 | £5,363,881 | £5,329,380 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £6,108,228 | £6,341,009 | £6,242,003 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 4 of the 5 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2021; year to 30 June 2022; year to 30 June 2023; year to 30 June 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 30 June 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission