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The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$750k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
53
Itemized grants FY2024
39
Organizations funded FY2023
23%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$717k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
39 to 70
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$1.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 23% of the organizations The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHealthAnimalsEnvironmentInternationalHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving51$710k27%
FY202339$290k23%
FY202247$203k32%
FY202145$1.4M20%
FY202040$273k35%
FY201970$481k63%
FY201856$285kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$2.0MHealth$810kReligion$445kHuman Services$206kEnvironment$39kPhilanthropy$38kArts & Culture$27kRecreation & Sports$11kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Salve Regina University$1,730,00061%
Promise Fund of Florida Inc$400,000316%
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Inc$158,3145n/a
Loyola University of Chicago$150,00020%
Sailfish Point Foundation Inc$107,10073%
Newport Hospital Foundation$51,00020%
Loyola University$50,00010%
Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope Inc$50,00021%
Our Lady of Mercy High School$39,6334n/a
United Way of Martin County Inc$35,00070%
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All grantees of The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Salve Regina University$1,730,00061%
Promise Fund of Florida Inc$400,000316%
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Inc$158,3145n/a
Loyola University of Chicago$150,00020%
Sailfish Point Foundation Inc$107,10073%
Newport Hospital Foundation$51,00020%
Loyola University$50,00010%
Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope Inc$50,00021%
Our Lady of Mercy High School$39,6334n/a
United Way of Martin County Inc$35,00070%
Cancer Research Institute Inc$32,50070%
Infant Welfare Society of Chicago$30,00020%
Blood Cancer United Inc$27,00040%
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare$25,5002n/a
St Ann's Foundation Inc$25,00011%
Expiration 2050 Inc$25,00016%
Illinois Club for Catholic Women$22,95062%
Police Chaplains Ministry Fund$10,50070%
The Green Turtle Cay Foundation$10,00011%
Florida Oceanographic Society Inc$9,00050%
Diocese of Palm Beach$9,0007n/a
Connecticut Challenge Inc DBA Mission Your Mission CT Challenge$8,00040%
Lake Forest Country Day School$6,00050%
Evans Scholars Foundation$5,50060%
Mother Mary Mission Incorporation$4,00043%
Project Lift Inc$4,00030%
Woodlands Academy$4,0004n/a
Reading Power Inc$3,50060%
The George W Bush Foundation$3,00060%
Alzheimer's Community Care Inc$3,00040%
The Pine School Inc$3,00020%
American Indian College Fund$2,50010%
Lake Forest Open Lands Association$2,50050%
The 100 Club of Illinois$2,50050%
La Fiesta de Las Seis Banderas Inc$2,50010%
Lakes Region Humane Society$2,50020%
Window to the World Communications Inc$2,50030%
Huggins Hospital$2,50030%
New York Yacht Club Foundation$2,10040%
Elawa Farm Foundation$2,00020%
626 Landmark Foundation$2,00020%
The Exmoor Foundation$2,00040%
The Council on Aging of Martin County Inc$1,75030%
The Lake Forest Library Foundation$1,62521%
Castle Preservation Society$1,50020%
Humane Society of the Treasure Coast Inc$1,50030%
American Heart Association Inc$1,50030%
Tilton School$1,50020%
Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church$1,5001n/a
Breakthrough T1d$1,00010%
Lake Forest Academy$1,00010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$1,00020%
Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation$1,00010%
University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporated$1,00010%
Moses E Cheeks Slam Dunk for Diabetes Inc$1,00015%
Lake Forest Foundation for Historic Preservation$1,00011%
Red Door Animal Shelter$1,0001n/a
Sunset House Inc$1,00010%
Greek American Rehabilitation and Care Centre$1,00010%
Chicago Horticultural Society$58020%
Folds of Honor Foundation$5001n/a
New Hampshire Lakes Association Inc$50010%
Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School$50010%
Catholic Charities Inc$5001n/a
Saints Faith Hope & Charity School$5001n/a
Lake County Crisis Center$50010%
The Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation)$50010%
Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church$5001n/a
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$50010%
North Shore Country Day School$50010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$50010%
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations$50010%
Northern Illinois Food Bank$50010%
Lake Forest Police Foundation Inc$50010%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$50010%
Molly's House Inc$50010%
Feminists Choosing Life of NY Inc$50010%
A Safe Haven Foundation$50010%
Fraternal Order of Lake Forest Firefighters$2501n/a
Orthodox Christian Mission Center Inc$2501n/a
Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties$18510%
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago$18210%
Nalas New Life Rescue Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 78 recipients with no EIN on record ($538k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSalve Regina University: $1,730,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetPromise Fund of Florida Inc: $400,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetLoyola University of Chicago: $150,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSailfish Point Foundation Inc: $107,100 over 7y, 3.2% of budgetNewport Hospital Foundation: $51,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLoyola University: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Alliance of Help and Hope Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetUnited Way of Martin County Inc: $35,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetCancer Research Institute Inc: $32,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetInfant Welfare Society of Chicago: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $27,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSt Ann's Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetExpiration 2050 Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetIllinois Club for Catholic Women: $22,950 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetPolice Chaplains Ministry Fund: $10,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetThe Green Turtle Cay Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFlorida Oceanographic Society Inc: $9,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetConnecticut Challenge Inc DBA Mission Your Mission CT Challenge: $8,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetLake Forest Country Day School: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEvans Scholars Foundation: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMother Mary Mission Incorporation: $4,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetProject Lift Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetReading Power Inc: $3,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe George W Bush Foundation: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Community Care Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pine School Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLake Forest Open Lands Association: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe 100 Club of Illinois: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLa Fiesta de Las Seis Banderas Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLakes Region Humane Society: $2,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWindow to the World Communications Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHuggins Hospital: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Yacht Club Foundation: $2,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetElawa Farm Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget626 Landmark Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Exmoor Foundation: $2,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Council on Aging of Martin County Inc: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lake Forest Library Foundation: $1,625 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetCastle Preservation Society: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHumane Society of the Treasure Coast Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTilton School: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLake Forest Academy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnthony Rizzo Family Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporated: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 70.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Chicago Community TrustIL24.3× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · The Community Foundation - Martin / St Lucie Inc · Red Bird Hollow Foundation · The Gorter Family Foundation · United Way of Palm Beach County Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Roger and Susan Stone Family Foundation · Carney Family Foundation · Hedberg Foundation Inc · Clarks Fork Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation

How much does The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation give?
The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation reported 53 itemized grants totaling $716,973, out of $749,573 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 39 and 70 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (40%), Health (16%), Religion (9%).
Who are The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Salve Regina University ($1.7M), Promise Fund of Florida Inc ($400k), Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Inc ($158k).
Does The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, The Community Foundation - Martin / St Lucie Inc, Red Bird Hollow Foundation.
Where is The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation based?
The Kathleen B and Charles R Walgreen III Foundation is based in IL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 163 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $682k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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