The Meg and Tim Callahan Family Foundation made a single, large grant in this dataset: a one-time $4.88M contribution to a Fidelity Investments charitable gift fund (Echo Fund). This pattern indicates the foundation is currently acting as a vehicle for donor-advised or pass-through philanthropy rather than making direct operating or program grants to nonprofits; specific issue priorities are not visible from this record.
Highly concentrated: one very large, single-year disbursement to a donor-advised fund; no evidence of repeat direct grantees or program-specific giving in the available data.
A $4.88 million transfer to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund’s Echo Fund is the defining grant in this record, and it frames the Meg and Tim Callahan Family Foundation as a vehicle for pass-through philanthropy rather than a traditional operating grantmaker. The rest of the file shows a smaller pattern of direct support alongside that large donor-advised-style contribution. In 2023 and 2024, the foundation gave to organizations in Chicago, Washington, New York, and beyond, with grants reaching humanitarian aid, community meals, health, education, arts, and civic causes. Two recurring examples show the range of its direct gifts. World Central Kitchen received multiple grants tied to Ukraine relief and general support, while Urban Prep Academies received several grants for charitable events and meals for UP families. Other direct grants include support for Northwestern Memorial Foundation’s Osher Center and American Friends of Magen David Adom. The record also includes recurring gifts to nonprofit partners in Chicago such as Evergreen Climate Innovations, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Social Venture Partners Chicago, and Art Institute of Chicago, indicating a mix of unrestricted support and event-linked philanthropy.
Humanitarian relief is visible in grants tied to war and displacement. World Central Kitchen received $50,000 to help feed Ukrainians suffering from the effects of war, another $10,000 for people in Ukraine who are homeless or refugees, and $5,000 in general support. Youth and family support appears through Urban Prep Academies, which received $25,000 for a charitable event, $25,000 for Thanksgiving meals for UP families, $13,300 for Christmas meals to UP families, and $10,000 for another charitable event. The foundation also backed camperships through the broader beneficiary pattern in the record. Health-related giving includes $50,000 to Northwestern Memorial Foundation for the Osher Center and $50,000 to Northwestern Memorial Healthcare for the Osher Center for Integrative Health led by Dr. Melinda Ring. Civic and advocacy support also appears in a $7,500 grant to Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and a $5,000 grant to Planned Parenthood of Illinois.
$4.9M
$0
-$90K
$4.9M
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund - Echo Fund
The grant-size profile is weighted toward modest direct gifts: the p25 is $1,000, the median is $4,125, and the p75 is $10,000. That sits alongside one unusually large $4.88 million transfer, which makes the foundation’s giving look more like a pass-through structure than a steady stream of comparable operating grants. The file shows repeated recipients across 2023 and 2024, including several organizations that appear in both years, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation funds individuals: False, and it makes program-related investments: False.
Grants are almost entirely domestic, with 46 grants to U.S. recipients and 56% of giving going to recipients in Illinois. Chicago is the most visible city in the file, with multiple grants to local organizations such as Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Urban Prep Academies, Evergreen Climate Innovations, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Social Venture Partners Chicago, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Imagine Englewood If Nfp, and Invest for Kids. Washington, DC also appears as a recurring recipient location through World Central Kitchen. Outside Illinois, named recipients include New York, Boston, Nantucket, Union, and Notre Dame.
The middle of the distribution is $4,125, with the lower quartile at $1,000 and the upper quartile at $10,000. That pattern is consistent with a mix of small-to-mid-sized direct gifts alongside one very large transfer.
Both patterns appear. Several recipients show up in multiple years, including World Central Kitchen, Urban Prep Academies, Evergreen Climate Innovations, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Social Venture Partners Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Imagine Englewood If Nfp, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Research Education, and the University of Notre Dame.
The record shows humanitarian relief, meals and family support, health and integrative medicine, civic advocacy, arts, and education-related giving. Examples include Ukraine relief through World Central Kitchen, family meals through Urban Prep Academies, the Osher Center at Northwestern, and support for arts and civic organizations in Chicago.
Recipient locations are concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 56% of grants. Chicago is the most frequent city in the file, but the record also includes recipients in Washington, DC; New York, NY; Boston, MA; Nantucket, MA; Union, NJ; and Notre Dame, IN.
The largest grant in the record was $4,880,773 to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund - Echo Fund in 2025 for general support. That single transfer is far larger than the foundation’s typical direct grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND - ECHO FUND | BOSTON, MA | $4,880,773 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2024 | Osher Center |
| URBAN PREP ACADEMIES | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | Thanksgiving Meals for UP Families |
| EVERGREEN CLIMATE INNOVATIONS | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO INC | CHICAGO, IL | $13,250 | 2024 | Charitable Event |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Credit to Sarasota Office |
| NANTUCKET SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | NANTUCKET, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2024 | Luminaries |
| SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | To provide aid in the barbaric and horrific invasion by Hamas into Israel |
| CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA RESEARCH EDUCATION | UNION, NJ | $3,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| IMAGINE ENGLEWOOD IF NFP | CHICAGO, IL | $2,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | NOTRE DAME, IN | $1,500 | 2024 | Sorin Society |
| INVEST FOR KIDS INC | CHICAGO, IL | $1,200 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING | LIBERTYVILLE, IL | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW WOMEN NEW YORKERS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM | GLENDALE, CA | $500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHIARTS FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE ART CENTER HIGHLAND PARK | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $500 | 2024 | Charitable Event |
| NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE-NORTHWESTERN MEMO | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2023 | the Osher Center for Integrative Health led by Dr. Melinda Ring Other |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | help feed Ukranians suffering from the effects of war in their country. |
| EVERGREEN CLIMATE INNOVATIONS | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| URBAN PREP ACADEMIES | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2023 | Charitable Event |
| HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO INC | CHICAGO, IL | $16,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| URBAN PREP ACADEMIES | CHICAGO, IL | $13,300 | 2023 | Christmas Meals to UP families fund |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | help feed the people of Ukraine who are homeless/refugees. |
| URBAN PREP ACADEMIES | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | Charitable Event |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ILLINOIS | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | Sustaining Fellow/Lumninaries |
| IMAGINE ENGLEWOOD IF NFP | CHICAGO, IL | $3,250 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA RESEARCH EDUCATION | UNION, NJ | $2,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | NOTRE DAME, IN | $1,500 | 2023 | Sorin Society Gift fund |
| INVEST FOR KIDS INC | CHICAGO, IL | $1,200 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING | LIBERTYVILLE, IL | $1,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| RAZOM INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | Ukraine Relief |
| CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2023 | Ukraine Relief |
| THE ART CENTER HIGHLAND PARK | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF JOLIET | CREST HILL, IL | $500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| NANTUCKET SHELLFISH ASSOCIATION INC | NANTUCKET, MA | $500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| FAIRWINDS-NANTUCKETS COUNSELING CENTER | NANTUCKET, MA | $250 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW WOMEN NEW YORKERS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| REBECCA A COPELAND FUND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $250 | 2023 | Helping to send a camper to Marimeta. |
| TABLE TO TABLE INC | SADDLE BROOK, NJ | $100 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND - ECHO FUND
$4,880,773GENERAL SUPPORT
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$50,000Osher Center
URBAN PREP ACADEMIES
$25,000Thanksgiving Meals for UP Families
Credit to Sarasota Office
NANTUCKET SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$10,000General & Unrestricted
SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS CHICAGO
$5,000General & Unrestricted
To provide aid in the barbaric and horrific invasion by Hamas into Israel
CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA RESEARCH EDUCATION
$3,000General & Unrestricted
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
$1,500Sorin Society
NEW WOMEN NEW YORKERS INC
$500General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM
$500General & Unrestricted
THE ART CENTER HIGHLAND PARK
$500Charitable Event
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE-NORTHWESTERN MEMO
$50,000the Osher Center for Integrative Health led by Dr. Melinda Ring Other
help feed Ukranians suffering from the effects of war in their country.
URBAN PREP ACADEMIES
$25,000Charitable Event
URBAN PREP ACADEMIES
$13,300Christmas Meals to UP families fund
help feed the people of Ukraine who are homeless/refugees.
URBAN PREP ACADEMIES
$10,000Charitable Event
SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS CHICAGO
$6,000General & Unrestricted
CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA RESEARCH EDUCATION
$2,000General & Unrestricted
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
$1,500Sorin Society Gift fund
THE ART CENTER HIGHLAND PARK
$500General & Unrestricted
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF JOLIET
$500General & Unrestricted
NANTUCKET SHELLFISH ASSOCIATION INC
$500General & Unrestricted
FAIRWINDS-NANTUCKETS COUNSELING CENTER
$250General & Unrestricted
NEW WOMEN NEW YORKERS INC
$250General & Unrestricted
Helping to send a camper to Marimeta.