The Egerter Family Foundation prioritizes sustained, general operating support for neighborhood-based education, youth development, workforce-readiness, and community stabilization organizations—especially in Chicago. They also fund scholarships and higher-education philanthropy and make place-based gifts to community conservation and housing efforts (e.g., Jackson Hole). Grants tend to support direct service nonprofits serving low-income, immigrant, and at-risk youth and families, often through repeat investments in the same organizations.
The Egerter Family Foundation’s recent giving shows a clear split between neighborhood-based work in Chicago and place-based philanthropy in Jackson Hole. One of its largest recent awards, a $38,000 grant in 2025 to the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, was designated for a portfolio of local efforts including Jackson Hole Community Housing, Hole Food Rescue, First in Family Jackson Hole, and Jackson Hole Land Trust. On the Chicago side, the foundation made multiple $20,000 general and unrestricted grants in 2025 to organizations such as RefugeeOne, Communities in Schools of Chicago, Breakthrough Urban Ministries, Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter, Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, Build Incorporated, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago. The foundation’s pattern points to direct support for education, youth development, workforce readiness, immigrant and refugee services, housing, and community stabilization. It also funds scholarships and higher education, with repeated support to Stanford University and the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund. Recent grants are often general and unrestricted, suggesting flexible operating support rather than project-only awards. Its giving reaches national recipients, but the most visible concentration is in Chicago organizations and Jackson Hole community initiatives.
In education and youth development, the foundation has supported Communities in Schools of Chicago, Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter, Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago, and Urban Initiatives with general and unrestricted grants. Workforce-readiness giving appears in awards to Genesys Works, Cara Program, and North Lawndale Employment Network, each tied to career pathways and employment support. Immigrant and refugee services are another recurring area, with a grant to RefugeeOne for general and unrestricted support and another to Breakthrough Urban Ministries. For housing and community stabilization, the foundation funded Habitat for Humanity Chicago and Resurrection Project, both also through unrestricted grants. Its scholarship and higher-education support is reflected in grants to Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund and Stanford University.
Typical grant size is modest and clustered around core operating support: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent-grants list also shows several larger awards, but the center of gravity is smaller, flexible gifts. Recipients do appear across multiple years, including Stanford University, Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund, Genesys Works, Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter, Northwestern University Settlement, and the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole. The foundation funds individuals and makes no program-related investments. The recent grants are mostly listed as general and unrestricted, which suggests a broad operating-support approach rather than tightly restricted project funding.
$591K
$14.1M
$1.1M
$909K
Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeFree Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeSign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Predominantly mid-sized, unrestricted/general operating grants, often made repeatedly to the same local grantees (many receive 3+ gifts); geographically concentrated in Chicago with occasional place-based gifts elsewhere. The foundation favors sustained, distributed support across a portfolio of community nonprofits rather than a few very large single commitments.
Notable grantees: Communities In Schools of Chicago, Genesys Works, Lawndale Educational & Regional Network (LERN), RefugeeOne, Resurrection Project
Grant recipients are all in the United States, with the strongest concentration in Chicago, where many awards went to organizations in the city. Jackson, Wyoming also appears repeatedly through the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, and Lake Bluff, Northbrook, Stanford, and Keller are other recipient locations in the recent list. The top state by grant count is Wyoming, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Delaware. Within the recent-grants sample, Chicago dominates the recipient city list, while Jackson Hole anchors the foundation’s place-based giving in Wyoming.
The foundation backs education, youth development, workforce readiness, immigrant and refugee services, housing, and community stabilization. Recent recipients include Communities in Schools of Chicago, RefugeeOne, Habitat for Humanity Chicago, and Cara Program, often through general and unrestricted grants.
Yes. Many recent awards are labeled general and unrestricted, including grants to RefugeeOne, Communities in Schools of Chicago, Genesys Works, Breakthrough Urban Ministries, and Habitat for Humanity Chicago. That pattern suggests flexible operating support is common.
The grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. Recent grants also include larger awards such as $20,000 and $38,000.
Yes. Stanford University appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund appears in 2023 and 2025; Genesys Works appears in 2024 and 2025; and the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole appears in 2024 and 2025.
Wyoming is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation is headquartered in Delaware. Chicago organizations also account for a large share of the recent-grants list, showing a strong Illinois concentration alongside Wyoming place-based giving.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESS INC | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| BIG BROTHERS-BIG SISTERS OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| YOUTH GUIDANCE | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CARA PROGRAM | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ROGER BALDWIN FOUNDATION OF ACLU INC | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| LAWNDALE EDUCATIONAL AND REGIONAL NETWORK CHARTER | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| WETA | ARLINGTON, VA | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| REFUGEEONE | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE JOSSELYN CENTER NFP | NORTHBROOK, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| GENESYS WORKS | KELLER, TX | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO INC | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| BUILD INCORPORATED | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| BREAKTHROUGH URBAN MINISTRIES INC | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | The Stanford Fund |
| BERNARD P FLORIANI FOUNDATION INC | LAKE BLUFF, IL | $15,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| URBAN INITIATIVES INC | CHICAGO, IL | $15,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $15,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| DOUG COOMBS FOUNDATION | JACKSON, WY | $15,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $15,000 | 2026 | Financial Aid Fund |
| CHRISTOPHER HOUSE | CHICAGO, IL | $15,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| JACKSON HOLE COMMUNITY HOUSING | JACKSON, WY | $15,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| GROWING HOME INC | CHICAGO, IL | $12,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| JUVENILE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| RESURRECTION PROJECT | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOLE FOOD RESCUE CORP | JACKSON, WY | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NOURISHING HOPE | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| TETON YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES INC | JACKSON, WY | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | WEST CHESTER, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | Marianne Roscher Egerter Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC | CHICAGO, IL | $7,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $7,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ILLINOIS | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FAMILY FOCUS | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| BETWEEN FRIENDS | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| READING POWER INC | LAKE BLUFF, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| EVANSTON SCHOLARS | EVANSTON, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FIRST IN FAMILY JACKSON HOLE | WILSON, WY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS | CHICAGO, IL | $4,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | CHICAGO, IL | $3,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CURE ALZHEIMER'S FUND | WELLESLEY HILLS, MA | $3,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| LAUREL SCHOOL | SHAKER HTS, OH | $1,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE | JACKSON, WY | $1,000 | 2026 | Teton Pines Country Club Scholarship Fund |
| FINLEYS GREEN LEAP FORWARD | BROAD RUN, VA | $500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE | JACKSON, WY | $38,000 | 2025 | Jackson Hole Community Housing; Doug Coombs Foundation; Hole Food Rescue; First in Family Jackson Hole; Jackson Hole Land Trust |
| LAWNDALE EDUCATIONAL AND REGIONAL NETWORK CHARTER | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
GENESYS WORKS
$20,000General & Unrestricted
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$15,000The Stanford Fund
BERNARD P FLORIANI FOUNDATION INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
JACKSON HOLE COMMUNITY HOUSING
$15,000General & Unrestricted
Marianne Roscher Egerter Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund
CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC
$7,500General & Unrestricted
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
$7,500General & Unrestricted
FIRST IN FAMILY JACKSON HOLE
$5,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
$5,000General & Unrestricted
LAUREL SCHOOL
$1,500General & Unrestricted
FINLEYS GREEN LEAP FORWARD
$500General & Unrestricted
Jackson Hole Community Housing; Doug Coombs Foundation; Hole Food Rescue; First in Family Jackson Hole; Jackson Hole Land Trust