Grant funders

Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

Private foundation, Illinois

Also known as GDDF

United States
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Given in 2024 $7.1m
Typical grant $10k Middle half $7,500 to $25k
New grantees in 2024 21% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

21% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Illinois 600 grants · typical $10k
South Carolina 235 grants · typical $13k
California 30 grants · typical $5,000
District of Columbia 23 grants · typical $15k
New York 22 grants · typical $8,000
Colorado 15 grants · typical $5,000
Virginia 11 grants · typical $85k
Indiana 9 grants · typical $25k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

South Side Community Art Center Grant to South Side Community Art Center $14k 31 Dec 2024
Bronzeville Black Chicagoan Historical S Grant to Bronzeville Black Chicagoan Historical S $15k 31 Dec 2024
Association of African American Museums Grant to Association of African American Museums $5,000 31 Dec 2024
Access Contemporary Music Grant to Access Contemporary Music $39k 31 Dec 2024
Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chgo Grant to Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chgo $6,000 31 Dec 2024
Chicago Wilderness Alliance Grant to Chicago Wilderness Alliance $5,000 31 Dec 2024
South Carolina Farm Bureau Land Trust Grant to South Carolina Farm Bureau Land Trust $15k 31 Dec 2024
Chicago Jazz Orchestra Association Grant to Chicago Jazz Orchestra Association $8,500 31 Dec 2024
Aerial Dance Chicago Grant to Aerial Dance Chicago $8,500 31 Dec 2024
Najwa Dance Corps Grant to Najwa Dance Corps $6,000 31 Dec 2024

How to apply

How to apply
Organizations apply for grants using an online system linked from the gaylord and dorothy donnelley foundation's website (www.gddf.org).
Deadlines
11:59PM et on the deadlines posted on the foundation's website.
Restrictions
See website for more information.
Contact
Gaylord And Dorothy Donnelley Found
Address
35 East Wacker Drive Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
Phone
3129772700

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)