Madigan Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application.
- Its funding field is not named and its recipients are varied, so judge fit cautiously before seeking an invitation.
- If an approach is invited, a modest request is realistic: the typical band of grants runs from $1,000 to $30,000, and the median grant was $5,000.
- Most of its grant dollars (92%) went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two filings before its latest, so first-time recipients account for only a small share of its giving.
- No geographic focus is stated in the filings, so location alone does not decide whether a charity can be considered.
Overview
Madigan Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chicago, IL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings describe all grants as charitable purposes, but do not name a narrower funding field. The recorded recipients span schools and universities, churches, social-service and community organisations, arts and cultural institutions, health and medical research bodies, conservation groups, and civic and policy organisations. Examples include charter schools and universities, churches, a theatre and museum, a medical clinic, and conservation organisations. This record shows support reaching varied charitable organisations rather than a single type of recipient; it does not establish that any one example is a formal priority. The foundation's application information says contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Illinois, Florida, New York and California.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% 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 231 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Madigan Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 14% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 75 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Everglades Foundation · Charitable purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- Commercial Club Foundation · Charitable purpose$130,0002024 tax year
- Saint Sabina Academy · Charitable purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Polaris Charter Academy · Charitable purpose$99,0002024 tax year
- Northwestern University · Charitable purpose$75,0002024 tax year
- United Way of Metro Chicago · Charitable purpose$50,0002024 tax year
- Hoover Institution · Charitable purpose$50,0002024 tax year
- Shirley Ann Ryan AbilityLab · Charitable purpose$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Katherine L Bronke — Director
- Paul M Sheridan — Director
- John W Madigan — President, Secretary, Treasurer & Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,138,250 | $1,016,250 | $9,026,051 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,102,752 | $997,400 | $8,968,929 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,386,512 | $1,283,200 | $8,072,032 | 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.
Sources
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Contact
- Chicago, IL