About Lohengrin Foundation
The Lohengrin Foundation concentrates its giving in a small number of large, unrestricted grants that prioritize medical research and major civic institutions. Its largest awards support motor neuron disease research and the University of Chicago more broadly, while additional funding goes to global health delivery and public media, indicating a mix of biomedical, higher-education, and public-interest commitments. Grants are substantial and targeted to well-established organizations rather than many small projects.
Focus Areas
Motor neuron disease / ALS research (University of Chicago Center for Motor Neuron Disease)General operating support for University of Chicago and Chicago-based higher educationGlobal health delivery and infectious disease programs (Partners In Health)Public broadcasting and public media support (PBS Foundation)
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving: very few, large general‑purpose grants to established institutions — mix of local (Chicago) flagship beneficiaries and prominent national/international nonprofits; favors unrestricted/general fund support over project-specific funding.
Funding Style
unrestricted support
About Lohengrin Foundation
Lohengrin Foundation Inc has made two $2 million general-purpose grants at the top of its recent record: one to the University of Chicago in 2023 and another to the University of Chicago Center for Motor Neuron Disease in 2025. That pairing shows a foundation willing to make large, unrestricted commitments to an institution it knows well, while also backing a focused biomedical research effort. The rest of its recent giving fits that pattern of sizable support for established organizations, including Partners in Health, PBS Foundation, and the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Those awards point to a funder that moves across biomedical research, global health delivery, public media, and Chicago-based civic work, but does so with a strong preference for general operating support rather than project-by-project funding. The foundation’s strategic plan also adds newer priorities in educational equity, social justice, and a youth and community center capital initiative in Chicago, suggesting a portfolio that combines long-standing institutional support with newer place-based and systems-change efforts. Across the grant list, the emphasis is on organizations with scale, infrastructure, and continuing programmatic reach.
What Lohengrin Foundation Funds
In biomedical research, the foundation gave $2 million to the University of Chicago Center for Motor Neuron Disease for general support, and it also supported the Huntington's Disease Society of America with gifts of $286,830 and $149,138. Those grants connect its research interests to motor neuron disease and related neurological conditions. In global health, Partners in Health received $600,000 in 2023 and $235,500 in 2025, both listed as general fund grants, showing continued support for health delivery organizations. Public media also appears in the record: PBS Foundation received $500,000 in 2023, and Chicago Public Media received $125,000 in 2025. On the civic and justice side, Crossroads Fund was awarded $275,000 in 2025, and the National Immigrant Justice Center received $217,000 in 2025, aligning with the foundation’s social justice and community safety priorities.
How Lohengrin Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in the middle of the foundation’s size range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $40,000. The recent grant list also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including the University of Chicago, Partners in Health, Huntington's Disease Society of America, Crossroads Fund, Friends of the Children, Restore Justice Foundation, and Mikva Challenge. That pattern fits a regular funder with flexible, general-purpose support rather than a grantmaker built around one-time project awards. The organization is a regular funder, not a DAF sponsor, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.5M
Total Assets
$18.1M
Total Revenue
$771K
Total Expenses
$7.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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