The A G Cox Charity Trust concentrates its giving in a few large grants focused on land conservation, healthcare/hospital support, and faith-based social services. Most dollars are directed to a major conservation beneficiary (Santa Catalina Island Conservancy) while the remainder funds a prominent Chicago hospital and the Salvation Army’s Chicago operations. The foundation appears to favor sizable, general-purpose gifts to established institutions rather than many small grants.
Highly concentrated: very few, large general-purpose grants with at least one repeat grantee; funding is institution-focused rather than project-level and combines a dominant out-of-state conservation recipient with large local civic/health recipients.
A G Cox Charity Trust Xxxxx9001 repeatedly backs a small set of large institutional grants, with Santa Catalina Island Conservancy receiving the two biggest recent awards of $225,000 in 2024 and $225,000 in 2025. That pattern sits alongside support for Chicago-based health and human services institutions, including Rush University Medical Center, Salvation Army Chicago, Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Foundation, and Shirley Ryan Abilitylab. The trust’s giving is also unusually consistent in the way it uses general-purpose support rather than narrow project awards; most recent grants are marked GENERAL, and one environment-related award is listed as general operating support. The public record also shows a distinct rare-disease thread. In 2025, the trust made a $50,000 grant to Duke University for Dr. Kishnani's Pompe, linking the foundation to Pompe patient support and rare genetic/lysosomal storage disorders. Alongside that, the trust has also supported major health systems and community-service institutions at a scale that suggests it prefers established organizations with broad operating needs. The result is a portfolio that mixes conservation, hospital support, social services, and rare-disease philanthropy, with repeat grants to the same organizations over multiple years.
Land and conservation work is a clear part of the portfolio. The trust gave $225,000 in 2024 and another $225,000 in 2025 to Santa Catalina Island Conservacy, plus a $50,000 grant in 2023 to the same recipient. Those awards make conservation one of the foundation’s most visible recurring commitments. Health-related giving extends across several institutions. Rush University Medical Center received $150,000 in 2023, $95,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2025. Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Foundation also appears in multiple years, with $115,000 in 2023 and $60,000 in both 2024 and 2025. The trust also supports community relief and rare-disease work. Salvation Army Chicago received $142,637 in 2024, $74,994 in 2023, and $64,448 in 2025, while Duke University received $50,000 in 2025 for Dr. Kishnani's Pompe.
Typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent record also includes much larger institutional awards. The trust gives repeatedly to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in conservation, health care, and Chicago-based human services. Its filings show a private foundation-style pattern: no grants to individuals and no program-related investments. Most recent awards are general support or general operating support rather than narrowly restricted project grants.
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$21.8M
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$1.7M
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Notable grantees: Santa Catalina Island Conservancy, Rush University Medical Center, Salvation Army Chicago
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based, and Illinois is the top state by grant count, with 64% of grants landing there. Chicago appears frequently through Rush University Medical Center, Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Foundation, Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, and Greater Chicago Food Depository. Outside Illinois, recurring recipient locations include Avalon, California; Alexandria, Virginia; Palo Alto, California; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Durham, North Carolina.
The recent record centers on conservation, health care, and social services. Santa Catalina Island Conservacy, Rush University Medical Center, Salvation Army Chicago, Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Foundation, and Shirley Ryan Abilitylab all appear in the grant list, along with rare-disease support through Duke University for Dr. Kishnani's Pompe.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years. Santa Catalina Island Conservacy received $225,000 in both 2024 and 2025, Rush University Medical Center was funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Salvation Army Chicago appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. At the same time, the recent grants table includes larger awards such as $225,000 to Santa Catalina Island Conservacy and $150,000 to Rush University Medical Center.
Illinois receives the largest share of grants, at 64% of the total. Chicago-based recipients show up often, including Rush University Medical Center, Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Foundation, Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, and Greater Chicago Food Depository.
The recent grants are largely marked GENERAL, with one listed as GENERAL OPERATING. That points to flexible support rather than narrowly restricted project funding.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY | CHICAGO, IL | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $125,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SALVATION ARMY CHICAGO | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $90,244 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $80,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | MORRIS, IL | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MAYO FOUNDATION CANCER RESEARCH | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $60,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | GOLF, IL | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | DR. KISHNANI'S POMPE |
| SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITYLAB | CHICAGO, IL | $45,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| Yerkes Future Foundation Inc | Williams Bay, WI | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| Northwestern Settlement ASSOCIATION | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| NIGHT MINISTRY | CHICAGO, IL | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| GENEVA LAKE WATER SAFETY PATROL | WILLIAMS BAY, WI | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CHRISTOPHER HOUSE | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN | GLENCOE, IL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| 100 CLUB OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CATALINA ISLAND CONSERVANCY | Long Beach, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| HADLEY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND | WINNETKA, IL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER CHICAGO AND NW IN | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CATALINA CHIMES TOWER FOUNDATION | AVALON, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CHICAGO YOUTH CENTERS | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA CHICAGO AREA COUNCIL | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CATALINA ISLAND MUSEUM | AVALON, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CDGA FOUNDATION | LEMONT, IL | $17,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FACETS | CHICAGO, IL | $17,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| GENEVA LAKE ASSOCIATION | LAKE GENEVA, WI | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE HAP FOUNDATION MR JOSEPH MATTY | OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM | JANESVILLE, WI | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PHOENIX CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | PHOENIX, AZ | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| GENEVA LAKE MUSEUM | LAKE GENEVA, WI | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | TUCSON, AZ | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| GENEVA AREA FOUNDATION | LAKE GENEVA, WI | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ST CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA PARISH | OAK LAWN, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CURTS CAFE | EVANSTON, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ADLER PLANETARIUM | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| WINDOW TO THE WORLD | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SCOTTSDALE MUSEUM OF THE WEST | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF KISHWAUKETOE LTD | WILLIAMS BAY, WI | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| NEWBERRY LIBRARY | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| LAKE GENEVA COUNTRY CLUB FOUNDATION | WEST CHICAGO, IL | $7,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$75,000GENERAL
MAYO FOUNDATION CANCER RESEARCH
$60,000GENERAL
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL
Northwestern Settlement ASSOCIATION
$30,000GENERAL
Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago
$30,000GENERAL
GENEVA LAKE WATER SAFETY PATROL
$30,000GENERAL
100 CLUB OF CHICAGO
$25,000GENERAL
CATALINA ISLAND CONSERVANCY
$25,000GENERAL
CATALINA CHIMES TOWER FOUNDATION
$20,000GENERAL
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA CHICAGO AREA COUNCIL
$20,000GENERAL
CDGA FOUNDATION
$17,000GENERAL
FACETS
$17,000GENERAL
GENEVA LAKE ASSOCIATION
$15,000GENERAL
MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM
$15,000GENERAL
GENEVA LAKE MUSEUM
$15,000GENERAL
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
$10,000GENERAL
GENEVA AREA FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL
ST CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA PARISH
$10,000GENERAL
WINDOW TO THE WORLD
$10,000GENERAL
CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM
$10,000GENERAL
GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
$10,000GENERAL
FRIENDS OF KISHWAUKETOE LTD
$10,000GENERAL
LAKE GENEVA COUNTRY CLUB FOUNDATION
$7,000GENERAL