Michael Reese Health Trust
Historical FunderElgin, Illinois · EIN 36-2170910 · Private foundation · Website
The latest return we have is for tax year 2021. This funder may have changed its giving since then, or stopped.
Grants paid (2021)$11.8M
Organizations funded162
Typical grant$49,985
Total assets$159M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $65,000.
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From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2021):
| Contact | Jennifer Rosenkranz |
|---|---|
| Address | 1707 N Randall Rd Ste 200, Elgin IL 60123 |
| Phone | (312) 726-1008 |
| Form and materials | Potential applicants are encouraged to review Michael Reese Health Trust's website and then, if appropriate, contact staff to discuss application opportunities for desired program area. Organizations are invited to submit a proposal based on their alignment with the foundation's funding priorities. Organizations selected for proposal submission are emailed instructions to submit a proposal using Michael Reese's web-based application process. Applicants are asked to describe the health issue/problem and the proposed program's goals, objectives and budget. |
| Deadlines | Mid-mar, mid-sept and mid-dec, depending on program. Details provided upon proposal invitation |
| Restrictions | Organizations must be qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS and have a non-private foundation determination letter from the IRS or be a government agency treated as such under treasury regulations. Organizations in metropolitan chicago are considered, with emphasis on those from the city of chicago and Cook County. Grants awarded from restricted endowments follow the intent established by the donor. |
Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
2% of grants went outside Illinois.
Grants paid in tax year 2021
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Metro Chicago | Chicago, IL | Corporate coalition - resiliency network support | $1,270,000 |
| Acclivus Inc | Chicago, IL | Chicago violent trauma hospital response | $651,974 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | Chicagoland vaccine partnership | $525,000 |
| Christian Community Health Center | Chicago, IL | Dental care management | $477,825 |
| Name withheld | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $374,401 |
| Sinai Urban Health Institute | Chicago, IL | Health first fund evaluation | $346,102 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Fund for innovation and health | $344,779 |
| Esperanza Health Centers | Chicago, IL | Telecounseling | $296,104 |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago, IL | Integrated hospital-based violence recovery program | $274,972 |
| Cook County Health Foundation | Chicago, IL | Cook county health c.a.r.e. program | $262,330 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Ralph R. and minerva rose fund | $240,610 |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group | Chicago, IL | Securing an adequate healthcare safety net | $150,000 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Sinai Health System | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Name withheld | Chicago, IL | Schwab rehabilitation hospital's domestic violence program | $127,178 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Community engagement and workforce education | $100,000 |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | The judge john and effie ziegler gutknecht eye clinic | $100,000 |
| Children First Fund -Chicago Public Schools Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Name withheld | Chicago, IL | Strategic technology upgrade | $100,000 |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | Healthcare justice program | $100,000 |
| The Network | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Centro San Bonifacio | Chicago, IL | Vaccine literacy | $80,015 |
| Alternatives Inc | Chicago, IL | Behavioral health services in tilden, uplift and carnegie | $80,000 |
| Cje Senior Life | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $80,000 |
| One Million Degrees | Chicago, IL | Budding efficacy through digital tools and outreach | $80,000 |
| Public Equity | Chicago, IL | Chicagoland vaccine partnership | $79,984 |
| Children First Fund -Chicago Public Schools Foundation | Chicago, IL | Preparing today's students for tomorrow's healthcare workforce | $75,000 |
| Community Organizing and Family | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Illinois Action for Children | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Laureus Sport for Good Foundation of America | New York, NY | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Legal Council for Health Justice | Chicago, IL | Protecting and progressing health care in illinois | $75,000 |
| Phalanx Family Services | Chicago, IL | Chicagoland vaccine partnership | $75,000 |
| Thresholds | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Umoja Student Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Alliance of the Southeast (Alianza Leadership Institute) | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $74,363 |
| The Board of Trustees University of Illinois Dba University of Illinois at | Chicago, IL | Chaning health through advocacy and employment in our neighborhoods | $70,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | Youth pipeline program | $68,400 |
| Att and Reach | Skokie, IL | Collaborative problem solving | $67,300 |
| The University of Chicago - Medical Center Development | Chicago, IL | Integrated hospital-based violence recovery program | $67,289 |
| Equity for All of US | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $65,000 |
| Community Organizing and Family | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $64,922 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Center for childhood resilience | $60,000 |
| Ascend Justice | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $60,000 |
| Between Friends | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $60,000 |
| Name withheld | Chicago, IL | Telehealth microsites | $60,000 |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Chicago, IL | Immigrant health and access initiative | $60,000 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | Future-Ready learning labs | $60,000 |
| Shalva | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $60,000 |
| Name withheld | Chicago, IL | Pathways program and chicago public schools career and technical education partnership | $60,000 |
| Swedish Covenant Hospital | Chicago, IL | Creating awareness and clinical pathways for domstic violence-related head injury | $55,500 |
| Gads Hill Center | Chicago, IL | Healthy minds, healthy schools | $55,000 |
| Name withheld | Chicago, IL | Chicago knapp school and yeshiva | $55,000 |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | Becoming a man (bam) and working on womanhood (wow) | $55,000 |
| True Star Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $52,000 |
| Children First Fund -Chicago Public Schools Foundation | Chicago, IL | Sparcs intervention for traumatized youth | $51,834 |
| All Chicago Making Homelessness History | Chicago, IL | Hmis capacity building | $50,000 |
| Apna Ghar Inc | Chicago, IL | Victims of crime act multi-victimization program (phase 1) | $50,000 |
| Center for Housing and Health | Chicago, IL | Housing and health systems integration | $50,000 |
| Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | Partnership for save and peaceful communities - chicago fund | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 162 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name withheld | Chicago, IL | Pathways program | $1,000,000 |
| Acclivus Inc | Chicago, IL | Chicago violent trauma hospital response | $250,000 |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | Technology improvements | $150,000 |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group | Chicago, IL | Diversifying the healthcare workforce | $150,000 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Workforce development & multicultural education | $120,000 |
| Children First Fund -Chicago Public Schools Foundation | Chicago, IL | Healing centered project | $120,000 |
| Cook County Health Foundation | Chicago, IL | Cook county health c.a.r.e. program | $117,626 |
| Alternatives Inc | Chicago, IL | Center for childhood resilience | $100,000 |
| Norton & Elaine Sarnoff Center for Jewish Genetics | Chicago, IL | Youth pipeline program | $100,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Intensive support program | $95,000 |
| Newroot Learning Institute | Chicago, IL | Transforming schools through restorative mindsets, practices and capacity building | $95,000 |
| Att and Reach | Skokie, IL | Organizational marketing and rebranding | $87,300 |
| Ada Health Policy Institute | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $80,000 |
| One Million Degrees | Chicago, IL | Accelerating community college students' pursuit of healthcare careers at malcolm x college | $80,000 |
| Children's Research Triangle | Chicago, IL | Trauma treatment program in schools | $75,000 |
| Gads Hill Center | Chicago, IL | Healthy minds, healthy schools | $75,000 |
| Name withheld | Chicago, IL | Client database assessment | $75,000 |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | Becoming a man (bam) and working on womanhood (wow) | $75,000 |
| Bright Star Community Outreach | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $70,000 |
| Cje Senior Life | Chicago, IL | Building capacity for data-driven services for older adults | $70,000 |
| The Board of Trustees University of Illinois Dba University of Illinois at | Chicago, IL | Chaning health through advocacy and employment in our neighborhoods | $70,000 |
| Children's Home and Aid | Chicago, IL | Community-Based behavioral health program | $65,000 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $60,000 |
| Greater West Town Project | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $60,000 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | Future-Ready learning labs | $60,000 |
| Healthy Schools Campaign | Chicago, IL | Transforming school health services | $55,000 |
| Children First Fund -Chicago Public Schools Foundation | Chicago, IL | Preparing today's students for tomorrow's healthcare workforce | $52,258 |
| AIDS Foundation of Chicago | Chicago, IL | School-Based behavioral helath services | $50,000 |
| Att and Reach | Skokie, IL | Collaborative problem solving | $50,000 |
| Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | Chicagoland healthcare workforce collaborative | $50,000 |
| Esperanza Health Centers | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Latino Policy Forum | Chicago, IL | The knapp school | $50,000 |
| Saint Anthony Hospital | Chicago, IL | Community education and vaccine initiative on chicago's southwest side | $50,000 |
| Sinai Health System | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Name withheld | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $35,000 |
| Upwardly Global | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $30,000 |
| Shalva | Chicago, IL | Michael reese service award | $25,000 |
| Advocate Charitable Foundation | Downers Grove, IL | Advocate youth workforce expansion | $21,718 |
| Chicago Abortion Fund | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $12,289 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $5,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $5,000 |
Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $11,814,649 | 203 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2021, filed Feb 28, 2024 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202410599349100701
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-2170910
- Profile updated Nov 10, 2026 · Report a mistake
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