Gallo Family Foundation
Barrington, IL · EIN 83-6564321. Reported 165 grants totalling $1,285,563 to 83 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Gallo Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,556; the smallest was $200 and the largest $56,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Home for Our Families C | Inverness, IL | $206,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Journeys | Palatine, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lurie Childrens Hospital | Chicago, IL | $100,200 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ascension Il Foundation | Bolingbrook, IL | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Revolution Workshop | Chicago, IL | $92,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $73,127 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marwen | Chicago, IL | $41,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls in the Game | Chicago, IL | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amita Behavioral Health | Lisle, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity Northern Fox V | Elgin, IL | $24,867 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA | Chicago, IL | $23,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Feed My Starving Children | Coon Rapids, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Misericordia | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Exchange | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Wheaton, IL | $19,200 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Deborah's Place | Chicago, IL | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ace Mentorship Program | Philadelphia, PA | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| All Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus Sch | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bradley University | Peoria, IL | $14,200 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wdsra Foundation | Carol Stream, IL | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wings | Palatine, IL | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Mission Systems | Ft Myers, FL | $10,556 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chicago Fire Department Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cwit | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ex Cons for Community and Social Ch | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Global Food Banking Network | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hire 360 | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Furniture Bank | Chicago, IL | $6,105 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Concern Worldwide | New York, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ex Cons for Community & Social Chan | Chicago, IL | $5,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Youth Program (cyp) | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation | Herriman, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Etm Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Insitute De Progresso Latino | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New International | Fort Myers, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Mission Systems Intl | Fort Myers, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nfg Internationalconcern Worldwide | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Compass Inc | Mount Prospect, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nova Ukraine | Stanford, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rccs | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reduce Gun Violencechicago Cred | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rush Philanthropy | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safe Haven | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Skyrise | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Snow City Arts | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Huberts | Hoffman Estates, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stand Up for Cancer | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunflower of Peace Foundation (ukra | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Help Ukraine | Gaithersburg, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Help Ukraine | Kyiv | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nuhorizons | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Pre | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Save Our Community Coalition | Chicago, IL | $2,750 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Baldrick's Foundation | Tinley Park, IL | $2,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Marfan Organization | Port Washington, NY | $1,042 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everyone Reading Illinois | Glen Ellyn, IL | $1,031 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzhimers Association | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assisi Animal Foundation | Crystal Lake, IL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chicago Voyagers | Palatine, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Year Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Designs for Dignity | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fonkoze | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grace Children's | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Icc | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loyola | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marfan Foundation | Port Washington, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midtown Educational Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Marfan Foundation | Port Washington, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heiffer Intl | Little Rock, AR | $825 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Wilmette, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everyone Reading Il | Glen Ellyn, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Serve Mexico (youth for Chr | Wheaton, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save Our Communities | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ml King Community Church | Dolton, IL | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wpy Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $310 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March of Dimes | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mezcla Media Collective | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
31 of 83 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 61%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 71 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | $370,577 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 37 | $321,315 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $294,323 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $299,348 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 91% of this one's giving went to organizations in Illinois. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gallo Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 117 South Cook Street 284, Barrington, IL, 60010. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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