About William G Mcgowan Charitable Fund
WILLIAM G MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUND is based in Chicago, Illinois, and reported $14,781,327 in annual grants with $216,682,198 in total assets on its latest 990 on file for 2025. Its giving spans national grantmaking, with the highest concentration of grants in Pennsylvania and 11% of grants to recipients in Illinois, the headquarters state. The fund’s active programs include human services, healthcare, education, ethics awards, and fellowships. Recent grantmaking also shows a recurring emphasis on clinical research in lifestyle-based interventions for metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic health, alongside community foundation and donor-advised fund contributions.
Among the largest recent grants, WILLIAM G MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUND gave $1,600,000 to GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION for workforce development, $1,500,000 to RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER for “A National Trial of the ELM Lifestyle Program and Remission of the Metabolic Syndrome - Year 4,” and $1,300,000 to RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER for the same trial in Year 6. Other recent grants include $500,000 to ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION for a DAF contribution, $150,000 to VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE, and $130,000 each to LITERACY KANSAS CITY, ROCKHURST HIGH SCHOOL, and BISHOP MIEGE HIGH SCHOOL.
What William G Mcgowan Charitable Fund Funds
Recent grantmaking spans clinical trials in lifestyle-medicine interventions, workforce development, and adult education and literacy. Notable grants include $1,500,000 to RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER for “A National Trial of the ELM Lifestyle Program and Remission of the Metabolic Syndrome - Year 4,” $1,300,000 to RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER for the same trial in Year 6, and $1,600,000 to GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION for workforce development. It also funded $130,000 to LITERACY KANSAS CITY for adult education and literacy, and $125,000 to COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY for CEO'S WEINBERG REGIONAL FOOD BANK. Other recent grants supported housing stability, primary care access, scholarships, and ethical leadership programs.
How William G Mcgowan Charitable Fund Gives
WILLIAM G MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUND gives unevenly, with a small number of large grants alongside many smaller awards. Its typical grant size in the data is $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $34,447 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants show repeat support for the same institutions, including multi-year funding for RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER and recurring support for community foundations, schools, clinics, and human services organizations. The fund accepts unsolicited applications for several active programs, including human services, healthcare, education, and community grants, while the McGowan Fellows Program is selected by participating MBA programs.