Jackson Chance Foundation enriches the lives of families with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by allowing them to spend more time with their critically ill baby.
The Jackson Chance Foundation directs most of its giving to one purpose: helping families with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit stay close to their infants. In 2024, its two largest grants went to Chicago hospitals serving NICU families, with $170,352 to Lurie Children's Hospital for families with children admitted to Lurie’s NICU and $94,500 to Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital for families with children admitted to Northwestern Prentice’s NICU. That pattern matches the foundation’s stated mission of reducing the practical burdens that can keep parents away from critically ill newborns. The foundation also shows a clear hospital-partnership model. Rather than funding broad public programs, it supports NICU-specific assistance tied to care sites and family needs. Its active programs center on parking support and transportation-related relief, and its award program extends recognition to NICU staff members as well. The result is a focused grantmaker built around direct support for families during a short, high-stress hospital stay, with all recorded grant activity in Illinois.
The Jackson Chance Foundation’s grantmaking is centered on NICU family support and the costs that come with daily hospital visits. It gave $170,352 to Lurie Children's Hospital to aid families with children admitted to Lurie’s NICU, and $94,500 to Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital for the same purpose at that NICU. A second theme is transportation and parking relief. Its active NICU parking pass programs fund or sponsor complimentary parking passes through hospital partnerships so parents can remain with their babies without parking fees becoming a barrier. The foundation also supports hospital-based operational partnerships. Its NICU Partnership model uses a questionnaire to assess need and fit before funding parking support. Separately, the Owl Give Award recognizes exceptional NICU team members through nominations from community members, patients, and families.
Recent grants are sizable and tightly clustered: the median grant size is $132,426, with a p25 of $113,463 and a p75 of $151,389. The 2024 grants file shows only two awards, both to Chicago hospitals. The foundation’s giving is local, with 100% of grants going to recipients in Illinois. It funds organizations rather than individuals and is not listed as making program-related investments. The active programs also point to a partnership-based model, including hospital questionnaires for NICU parking support.
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Most grants fall between $113K and $151K, with a median of $132K.
25th Percentile
$113K
Median
$132K
75th Percentile
$151K
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All recorded grants land in Illinois, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The recent grants were both in Chicago: Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital. The foundation’s geography is local, and its recorded grant activity is concentrated in its HQ state. The active program descriptions also reference Chicago partner hospitals, reinforcing the city-level focus.
It supports families with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit, especially through hospital-based family support, transportation assistance, and parking relief. Its recent grants went to Chicago hospitals for families with children admitted to Lurie’s NICU and Northwestern Prentice’s NICU.
Its typical grant size is relatively large and clustered: p25 is $113,463, the median is $132,426, and p75 is $151,389. The 2024 grants file also shows two awards of $170,352 and $94,500.
The recorded grantmaking is entirely in Illinois. The grant count in the HQ state is 100%, and the recipient-country distribution shows 2 U.S. grants, with both recent awards going to Chicago hospitals.
It works through hospital partnerships that provide complimentary parking passes or parking vouchers for NICU families. The active program descriptions say hospitals complete a partnership questionnaire, and the foundation assesses need and operational fit before funding or sponsoring parking support.
Yes. Its Owl Give Award honors exceptional NICU team members through nominations from community members, patients, and families, and the award includes an all-expenses-paid vacation for the selected NICU team member.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Jackson Chance Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Families with a baby in the NICU at partner hospitals. Hospital partnership required for distribution (Jackson Chance Foundation partners directly with hospitals to provide passes).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | CHICAGO, IL | $100,632 | 2025 | TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO LURIE'S NICU |
| NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | CHICAGO, IL | $94,500 | 2025 | TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE'S NICU |
| IMPARK | CHICAGO, IL | $7,500 | 2025 | TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS |
| LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | CHICAGO, IL | $170,352 | 2024 | TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO LURIE'S NICU |
| NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | CHICAGO, IL | $94,500 | 2024 | TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE'S NICU |
| LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | CHICAGO, IL | $115,584 | 2023 | TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO LURIE'S NICU |
| NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | CHICAGO, IL | $94,500 | 2023 | TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE'S NICU |
TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO LURIE'S NICU
NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
$94,500TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE'S NICU
IMPARK
$7,500TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS
TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO LURIE'S NICU
NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
$94,500TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE'S NICU
TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO LURIE'S NICU
NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
$94,500TO AID FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADMITTED TO NORTHWESTERN PRENTICE'S NICU
