Mansueto Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 27-1895175 · since 2010mansuetoffice.com/foundation·Illinois, New York·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$9.8M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$3,250 to $500k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$50,000

Typical grant (median)

51 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and the charity should look for a route in by invitation.
Its stated themes are education, health and creative institutions, so work outside those areas is a weaker fit.
Most grants are modest: half of its 167 grants to organisations were about $39,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $3,250 and $500,000, so a request should be sized to that typical band, which is not a ceiling because its largest grant was $2,000,000.
In its latest filing, 72% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests that existing relationships carry real weight.
No geographic focus is stated, so the filing does not restrict applicants by location.

Overview

Mansueto Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chicago, IL.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation describes its philanthropic activity as supporting the work of educational, health and creative institutions, with the aim of elevating the quality of communities, improving lives and making the world a better place. Its grant record shows support for hospitals and health organisations, schools and education programmes, arts and cultural institutions, public media, community services, food-support organisations and civic groups. The giving is broad in recipient type, with general support recorded across these organisations. The foundation's published description states these broad institutional fields, while its filings show grants to charitable organisations across several kinds of work.

Themes

Education
Health
Creative institutions

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Illinois and New York.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 72% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 167 grants to organisations were about $39,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Illinois78%

New York7%

Florida4%

Minnesota2%

Virginia2%

California2%

6 other states: 4%

The largest single recipient received 19% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 72% of grant dollars went to organisations Mansueto Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
<1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Japan, Australia, France, Italy).
3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

51 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $50,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 51 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k2%

$2.5k–$5k2%

$5k–$10k6%

$10k–$25k12%

$25k–$50k22%

$50k–$100k22%

$100k–$250k20%

$250k–$500k2%

$500k–$1M8%

$1M and over6%

Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Northwestern Memorial Foundation · General support
$2,000,0002024 tax year
Shedd Aquarium Society · General support
$2,000,0002024 tax year
Wbezchicago Public Media · General support
$1,000,0002024 tax year
Teach for America · General support
$700,0002024 tax year
Illinois Policy Instituate · General support
$600,0002024 tax year
North Austin Community Center · General support
$500,0002024 tax year
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association · General support
$500,0002024 tax year
Meedan · General support
$250,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Rika Yoshida — Vice-President / Director
Joseph D Mansueto — President / Chairman

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$11,339,271	$10,488,541	$50,386,711	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$11,836,060	$11,272,156	$57,056,440	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$10,068,235	$9,804,330	$65,117,488	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.