The Mark and Anita Pucci Family Foundation directs funding primarily to health care access (especially behavioral health and care for the poor), poverty alleviation through microfinance, and civic transparency/disaster response. They favor local Illinois health systems and hospitals while also supporting international poverty programs and national emergency response and accountability organizations. Repeated grants to the same health and poverty organizations suggest sustained partnerships rather than one-off gifts.
The Mark and Anita Pucci Family Foundation shows a clear pattern of repeated support for Illinois health systems, with multiple grants for behavioral health expansion and hospital capital projects in Lisle and Bolingbrook. Alongside those healthcare gifts, the foundation has funded poverty relief, transparency work, and emergency response, giving it a mix of local service support and broader civic or humanitarian interests. Its recent grant history includes several awards to Ascension-affiliated entities, including $20,000 for behavioral health capital expansion and $20,000 for an emergency department capital project, plus later support for health care to poor patients and a cardiovascular program. The foundation also made recurring grants to Opportunity International for poverty alleviation, and supported American Red Cross disaster relief. These grants suggest a funder that returns to the same organizations over multiple years rather than rotating widely across unrelated causes. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches beyond hospitals. It has backed American Transparency for citizen transparency, City Kids Camp for refuge and respite to at-risk youth, Project Hood for violence prevention, and Greater Chicago Food Depository for food assistance. That range points to a family foundation that concentrates on direct community needs, especially in Illinois, while still making selective gifts to national and international organizations.
Healthcare access is the most visible theme in the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it gave $15,000 to Ascension Illinois Foundation for health care to poor patients, and in 2024 it awarded $10,000 to the same grantee for a cardiovascular program. It also supported Ascension Alexian Bros Foundation with $20,000 for behavioral health capital expansion. Poverty alleviation is another steady line of support. Opportunity International received $20,000 in 2025, $18,333 in 2024, and $13,333 in 2023, all for providing opportunity to impoverished people. That repeated support indicates an ongoing relationship rather than a one-time award. The foundation also funds community stability and emergency response. It gave $20,000 to the American Red Cross for disaster relief and $15,145 to American Transparency for transparency to citizens. Smaller grants went to City Kids Camp for refuge and respite to at-risk youth and to Project Hood for violence prevention programs.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $15K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 84% of grants go to recipients in IL.
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Moderately concentrated: several mid-size grants with repeat funding to a few core grantees (notably Ascension-related hospitals and Opportunity International), combining local institutional support with selective national/international partners.
Notable grantees: Opportunity International, Ascension Illinois Foundation, Ascension Alexian Brothers Foundation, American Red Cross, American Transparency
Typical grants cluster in the low-to-mid five figures, with a p25 of $2,575, a median of $8,000, and a p75 of $15,145. The foundation makes both small community grants and larger capital gifts, including several $20,000 awards. Recurring gifts are a notable pattern: Opportunity International appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Northwestern University received $8,000 in each of three consecutive years; and Greater Chicago Food Depository was funded across multiple years as well. The foundation is a family foundation and also funds individuals. No application process is stated in the grant data.
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 84% of grants and is the top state by count. Recent Illinois recipients include Lisle, Bolingbrook, Carol Stream, Hinsdale, Evanston, Chicago, Evergreen Park, Glenview, and Boone is outside Illinois for one grant. Outside the state, the foundation made grants to Washington, DC; Tallahassee, FL; and Boone, NC. All listed recent grants went to US recipients.
The foundation gives most visibly to behavioral health and hospital capital projects, health care for low-income patients, poverty alleviation through microfinance, disaster response, and civic transparency. Recent grants include support for behavioral health expansion, emergency department improvements, and poverty programs.
Yes. Opportunity International received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Northwestern University was funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Greater Chicago Food Depository also appears across multiple years. That pattern suggests recurring relationships.
The grant-size distribution centers at $8,000 median, with a p25 of $2,575 and a p75 of $15,145. Recent awards range from small gifts of $1,000 to larger $20,000 grants.
Illinois is the main giving state, with 84% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Illinois grantees are spread across Lisle, Bolingbrook, Carol Stream, Hinsdale, Evanston, Chicago, Evergreen Park, and Glenview.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and its recent grant pattern also shows direct-service support for beneficiaries such as low-income patients, at-risk youth, wounded service members, and disaster-affected communities.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE DISASTER RELIEF |
| OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL | CAROL STREAM, IL | $20,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO POVERISHED |
| AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY | HINSDALE, IL | $15,145 | 2025 | PROVIDE TRANSPERANCY TO CITIZENS |
| ASCENSION ILLINOIS FOUNDATION | BOLINGBROOK, IL | $15,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO POOR |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, IL | $8,000 | 2025 | ACADEMIC COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| SAMARITANS PURSE | BOONE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| CITY KIDS CAMP | EVERGREEN PARK, IL | $3,500 | 2025 | REFUGE & RESPITE TO AT-RISK YOUTH |
| LUKE'S WINGS | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2025 | WOUNDED SERVICE MEMBERS ASSISTANCE |
| GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY | CHICAGO, IL | $1,052 | 2025 | PROVIDE FOOD TO POOR |
| ASCENSION ALEXIAN BROS FOUNDATION | LISLE, IL | $20,000 | 2024 | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAPITAL EXPANSION |
| OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL | CAROL STREAM, IL | $18,333 | 2024 | PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO POVERISHED |
| ASCENSION ILLINOIS FOUNDATION | BOLINGBROOK, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAM |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, IL | $8,000 | 2024 | ACADEMIC COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| AMERICAN TRANSPERANCY | HINSDALE, IL | $6,176 | 2024 | PROVIDE TRANSPERANCY TO CITIZENS |
| CITY KIDS CAMP | EVERGREEN PARK, IL | $3,500 | 2024 | REFUGE & RESPITE TO TO AT-RISK YOUTH |
| GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY | CHICAGO, IL | $2,052 | 2024 | PROVIDE FOOD TO POOR |
| ASCENSION ILLINOIS FOUNDATION | BOLINGBROOK, IL | $20,000 | 2023 | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CAPITAL PROJECT |
| ASCENSION | LISLE, IL | $20,000 | 2023 | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAPITAL EXPANSION |
| OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL | CHICAGO, IL | $13,333 | 2023 | PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO POVERISHED |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, IL | $8,000 | 2023 | ACADEMIC COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| AMITA HEALTH | LISLE, IL | $7,500 | 2023 | FOUNDATION EVENTS |
| PROJECT HOOD | CHICAGO, IL | $2,575 | 2023 | VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS |
| VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $2,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE DISASTER RELIEF/VOLUNTEERISM |
| SHINNER MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND | GLENVIEW, IL | $1,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS |
| GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE FOOD TO POOR |
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$20,000PROVIDE DISASTER RELIEF
OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL
$20,000PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO POVERISHED
AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY
$15,145PROVIDE TRANSPERANCY TO CITIZENS
ASCENSION ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
$15,000PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO POOR
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$8,000ACADEMIC COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
SAMARITANS PURSE
$5,000PROVIDE FOR THOSE IN NEED
CITY KIDS CAMP
$3,500REFUGE & RESPITE TO AT-RISK YOUTH
LUKE'S WINGS
$2,000WOUNDED SERVICE MEMBERS ASSISTANCE
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
$1,052PROVIDE FOOD TO POOR
ASCENSION ALEXIAN BROS FOUNDATION
$20,000BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAPITAL EXPANSION
OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL
$18,333PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO POVERISHED
ASCENSION ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
$10,000CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAM
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$8,000ACADEMIC COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
AMERICAN TRANSPERANCY
$6,176PROVIDE TRANSPERANCY TO CITIZENS
CITY KIDS CAMP
$3,500REFUGE & RESPITE TO TO AT-RISK YOUTH
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
$2,052PROVIDE FOOD TO POOR
ASCENSION ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
$20,000EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CAPITAL PROJECT
ASCENSION
$20,000BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAPITAL EXPANSION
OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL
$13,333PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO POVERISHED
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$8,000ACADEMIC COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
AMITA HEALTH
$7,500FOUNDATION EVENTS
PROJECT HOOD
$2,575VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS
VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION
$2,000PROMOTE DISASTER RELIEF/VOLUNTEERISM
SHINNER MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND
$1,000PROVIDE PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
$1,000PROVIDE FOOD TO POOR