William G Mcgowan Charitable Fund
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About William G Mcgowan Charitable Fund
The William G McGowan Charitable Fund concentrates its giving into a small number of large grants that fund clinical research in lifestyle-based interventions for metabolic/cardiometabolic disease and strategic contributions to community foundations to support workforce and charitable infrastructure. It appears to favor institution-level, program-specific funding (e.g., multi-year clinical trials at academic medical centers) and uses community foundations/DAFs as vehicles for geographic or programmatic flexibility.
Focus Areas
Clinical trials of lifestyle-medicine interventions for metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic healthMulti-year research support to academic medical centers (institutional program grants)Workforce development via grants to community foundationsDonor-advised fund and community foundation contributions to deploy charitable dollars regionally
Who They Fund
low-income individuals and familiesunstably housed / homeless individuals (including single parents)adult learners / English language learners / GED seekers
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.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.9M
Total Assets
$229.4M
Total Revenue
$8.7M
Total Expenses
$11M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $34K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$34K
Geographic Reach
National25 states funded
About 11% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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