The Kanter Family Foundation appears to make targeted, sizable gifts to nonprofit arts organizations that combine cultural programming with community-focused education and social services. Their single recorded grant supports a community art center that emphasizes public engagement, artist support, and educational programs, suggesting a priority on place-based contemporary arts initiatives that serve local populations.
Highly concentrated giving: a single large grant to one arts organization, indicating preference for significant, targeted support rather than many small or diversified awards.
A $100,000 gift to Hyde Park Art Center in 2023 stands out as the foundation’s largest recorded recent grant, and it points to the kind of organizations the Kanter Family Foundation c/o Windy City Inc supports: nonprofit institutions that connect arts programming with education and community use. Across the recent grant list, the foundation also backed the John F Kennedy Center in Washington, DC with a $47,443 grant in 2025 and the University of Chicago Smart Museum with a $40,000 grant the same year, showing a pattern of support for arts organizations with public-facing programming. The foundation’s giving also reaches beyond museums and performance venues. Recent grants include support for Better Utah Institute in Sandy, UT, Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City, UT, and Temple Rodef Shalom in Chantilly, VA, alongside arts-centered organizations in Chicago, Michigan City, and elsewhere. That mix suggests a funder that uses charitable support for both cultural institutions and select education- or community-oriented nonprofits. The grant list is dominated by U.S. recipients, and the foundation’s recent activity shows repeated support for some organizations across multiple years rather than isolated one-time gifts.
Arts and culture are the clearest thread in the foundation’s recent grants. In 2025, it gave $40,000 to the University of Chicago Smart Museum and $36,650 to Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, IN. It also supported Arena Stage in Washington, DC with $20,000 in 2025 and another $20,000 in 2024. Education-linked giving appears alongside the arts. Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City, UT received $35,000 in 2023 and $35,000 in 2024, while The Langley School in McLean, VA received $17,500 in 2025. The foundation also backed Tulane University with $25,000 in 2023 and $25,000 in 2024. A civic and public-interest strand is visible as well. Better Utah Institute received $45,000 in 2023, $45,000 in 2024, and $45,000 in 2025, and the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence received $20,000 in 2023.
Typical grants sit in the low-to-mid thousands, with a p25 of $1,000, median of $5,000, and p75 of $10,000. The recent list also shows larger recurring awards, including multiple grants of $45,000 and $25,000 to the same organizations across years. That pattern suggests a mix of smaller awards and sustained support for selected recipients. The foundation is not described as a private foundation with an application process, and the structured data indicates it funds organizations rather than individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$522K
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$614K
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: Hyde Park Art Center
Giving is national, but the largest concentration of grants is in Utah, which accounts for 35% of grants. Recent recipients in Utah include Better Utah Institute in Sandy, Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City, and Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City. Outside Utah, Chicago appears repeatedly through multiple arts and education grantees, while Washington, DC and Michigan City, IN also show up several times. All recorded grants in the provided distribution go to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants point to arts institutions, education-related nonprofits, and civic or social-welfare organizations. Examples in the data include museums, art centers, schools, universities, and public-interest groups such as Better Utah Institute and the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence.
The distribution centers on smaller grants: p25 is $1,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $10,000. The recent list also includes larger awards, such as $100,000, $50,000, and several $45,000 grants.
Utah is the top state by grant count, with 35% of grants going to recipients there. Recent Utah recipients include Sandy, Salt Lake City, and organizations in the state’s arts, education, and civic sectors.
No. Arts organizations are prominent, but the list also includes education and civic grantees. Recent examples include Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City, Tulane University, Temple Rodef Shalom, and Better Utah Institute.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Better Utah Institute in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Hyde Park Art Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Arena Stage in 2024 and 2025.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chikaming Open Lands | Sawyer, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Hyde Park Art Center | Chiacgo, IL | $50,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| John F Kennedy Center | Washington, DC | $47,443 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Better Utah Institute | Sandy, UT | $45,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| University of Chicago Smart Museum | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Lubeznik Center for the Arts | Michigan City, IN | $36,650 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Arena Stage | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Temple Rodef Shalom | Chantilly, VA | $18,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| The Langley School | McLean, VA | $17,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Utah Museum of Contemporary Art | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation | Rockville, MD | $12,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $11,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Kenya Education Fund | New York City, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Voices4Progress | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Rowland Hall St Mark's School | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Neighborhood House | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| International Sculpture Center | Hamilton, NJ | $7,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Wolf Trap Foundation | Vienna, VA | $6,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $5,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Brookings | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Friends of Little Cottonwood | Sandy, UT | $5,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| WBEZ | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| The Brennan Center | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| The Utah Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| ACTBLUE | Somerville, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Temple Har Shalom | Park City, UT | $4,700 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Equality Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Community Foundation of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SB Dance | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Clean State Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| The Agenda Project | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Utah Health and Human Rights Project | Murray, UT | $2,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| The Morgan Oliver School | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Natural History Museum of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Women of the World | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Maliheh Free Clinic | Millcreek, UT | $2,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Match Works Corp | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Helping Israel Fund | Boca Raton, FL | $1,800 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| ABU Education Fund | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Planned Parenthood | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Prolly Arts | Park City, UT | $1,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Save Our Canyons | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $1,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Equal Justice America | Midlothian, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| ACLU of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
| Global Goods Partners | New York City, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Support Charitable Purpose |
Better Utah Institute
$45,000Support Charitable Purpose
University of Chicago Smart Museum
$40,000Support Charitable Purpose
Lubeznik Center for the Arts
Support Charitable Purpose
Arena Stage
$20,000Support Charitable Purpose
Temple Rodef Shalom
$18,500Support Charitable Purpose
The Langley School
$17,500Support Charitable Purpose
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
$12,500Support Charitable Purpose
Tulane University
$11,000Support Charitable Purpose
Voices4Progress
$10,000Support Charitable Purpose
International Sculpture Center
$7,500Support Charitable Purpose
Wolf Trap Foundation
$6,000Support Charitable Purpose
Friends of Little Cottonwood
$5,000Support Charitable Purpose
Johns Hopkins
$5,000Support Charitable Purpose
The Brennan Center
$5,000Support Charitable Purpose
The Utah Foundation
$5,000Support Charitable Purpose
ACTBLUE
$5,000Support Charitable Purpose
Temple Har Shalom
$4,700Support Charitable Purpose
Equality Utah
$3,500Support Charitable Purpose
SB Dance
$2,500Support Charitable Purpose
The Agenda Project
$2,500Support Charitable Purpose
Utah Health and Human Rights Project
$2,500Support Charitable Purpose
The Morgan Oliver School
$2,500Support Charitable Purpose
Carnegie Mellon
$2,500Support Charitable Purpose
Natural History Museum of Utah
$2,500Support Charitable Purpose
Women of the World
$2,500Support Charitable Purpose
Match Works Corp
$2,000Support Charitable Purpose
Helping Israel Fund
$1,800Support Charitable Purpose
ABU Education Fund
$1,000Support Charitable Purpose
Planned Parenthood
$1,000Support Charitable Purpose
Prolly Arts
$1,000Support Charitable Purpose
Save Our Canyons
$1,000Support Charitable Purpose
Equal Justice America
$1,000Support Charitable Purpose
ACLU of Utah
$1,000Support Charitable Purpose
Global Goods Partners
$1,000Support Charitable Purpose