recipients by amount granted from:
For years:
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Total contributed: $ 21,614,821
| Name | Total |
| University of Chicago | 6,100,000 |
| George Mason University Foundation, Inc. | 3,102,000 |
| Roosevelt University | 1,254,800 |
| Heartland Institute | 1,016,477 |
| Americans for Limited Government Foundation | 750,000 |
| U.S. Term Limits Foundation | 740,000 |
| Palmer R. Chitester Fund | 660,575 |
| Jewish United Fund, The | 600,000 |
| Chicago Opera Theater | 551,803 |
| Legislative Education Action Drive Foundation | 500,000 |
| Cato Institute | 427,618 |
| Parents in Charge Foundation | 400,000 |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | 343,190 |
| Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation | 305,900 |
| Citizen Government Foundation | 300,000 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The | 300,000 |
| Council for the Jewish Elderly | 300,000 |
| Illinois Taxpayer Education Foundation | 240,000 |
| Education & Research Institute | 200,000 |
| Light Opera Works | 180,000 |
| Chamber Opera Chicago | 177,500 |
| Civic Orchestra of Chicago, The | 160,000 |
| Society of the Divine Saviour | 153,000 |
| LEAD Foundation | 150,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | 135,000 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | 130,000 |
| National Louis University | 125,000 |
| Lincoln Legal Foundation | 122,500 |
| Da Corneto Opera Ensemble | 102,500 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Inc. | 100,000 |
| Education Freedom Fund | 100,000 |
| Fairness Foundation, The | 100,000 |
| Council Urging Reform in Education | 87,530 |
| St. Ignatius | 87,000 |
| Committee for Maintaining Editorial Diversity in America (C/Media) | 75,000 |
| Santa Fe Opera | 71,000 |
| Center for Individual Rights | 70,000 |
| University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, The | 70,000 |
| Saint Xavier University | 63,029 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc. | 55,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association, The | 50,500 |
| Advocates for Self-Government, Inc. | 50,000 |
| U.S. Term Limits Foundation-NY | 50,000 |
| International Society for Individual Liberty | 50,000 |
| Greater Erie Youth Symphony Orchestra | 40,000 |
| St. Laurence High School | 35,200 |
| Collegiate Network, Inc. | 30,000 |
| Morehouse College | 30,000 |
| St. Albert the Great School | 28,000 |
| Illinois Family Institute | 27,500 |
| SCT Productions | 25,500 |
| Capital Research Center | 25,000 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | 25,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 25,000 |
| Donors Capital Fund | 25,000 |
| St. Louis | 25,000 |
| American Opera Group | 23,550 |
| Boy Scouts of America-Chicago | 21,500 |
| Annual Catholic Appeal | 21,000 |
| Oklahoma Family Policy Council | 20,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | 17,667 |
| Public Service Research Foundation | 17,500 |
| United Way/Crusade of Mercy | 17,500 |
| Ethics and Public Policy Center, Inc. | 15,000 |
| Institute for Humane Studies | 15,000 |
| Jerusalem Foundation, Inc., The | 15,000 |
| National Legal and Policy Center | 15,000 |
| L'Opera Piccola | 15,000 |
| Chicago Academy for the Arts, The | 15,000 |
| Shepherd House | 15,000 |
| Menotti Lyric Theatre, Inc. | 13,070 |
| St. Damien | 13,000 |
| National Taxpayers Union Foundation | 12,500 |
| Salvation Army-Chicago | 12,500 |
| Bethel New Life | 12,500 |
| Keren Yehoshua V'Yisroel, Inc. | 12,500 |
| Classical Symphony Orchestra | 11,000 |
| Alliance for School Choice, Inc. | 10,000 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | 10,000 |
| David Horowitz Freedom Center | 10,000 |
| Fund For American Studies, The | 10,000 |
| George Mason University | 10,000 |
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| Unity Foundation, The | 10,000 |
| Chicago Child Care Society | 10,000 |
| Northbrook Symphony Orchestra | 10,000 |
| San Miguel School | 10,000 |
| Villa Maria Elementary School | 10,000 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School | 9,500 |
| Society of American Musicians, The | 9,000 |
| WFMT Public Radio | 8,500 |
| Opera Factory, The | 8,100 |
| Anshe Emet Synogogue | 8,000 |
| Project CURE | 8,000 |
| Contemporary Art Workshop-Chicago | 7,000 |
| WTTW Public Television | 7,000 |
| Lyric Theatre | 6,287 |
| Mount Assisi Academy | 6,000 |
| Indiana University | 5,300 |
| American Spectator Educational Foundation, Inc. | 5,000 |
| Heritage Foundation, The | 5,000 |
| Institute for Policy Innovation | 5,000 |
| Morley Publishing Group, Inc. | 5,000 |
| Henry Hazlitt Foundation | 5,000 |
| Alan Stone Debut Artists | 5,000 |
| Lincoln Park Conservation Association | 5,000 |
| Young America's Foundation-Santa Barbara | 5,000 |
| Project LEAP | 5,000 |
| Temple Shalom | 5,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services | 5,000 |
| Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) | 5,000 |
| New Criterion, The | 5,000 |
| St. Michael's Church | 4,000 |
| DePaul University | 4,000 |
| Golden West Opera | 3,800 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago | 3,500 |
| Grant Park Musical Festival | 3,150 |
| Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha League | 3,000 |
| Immaculate Conception Church | 3,000 |
| St. Jean Baptiste Church | 3,000 |
| St. Patrick's Cathedral | 3,000 |
| Blessed Sacrament Youth Center | 3,000 |
| Tall Grass Arts Association | 3,000 |
| St. Michael's in the Old Town | 3,000 |
| Young America's Foundation | 2,500 |
| Ars Musica Chicago | 2,500 |
| ARCS Foundation, Inc. | 2,500 |
| National Gaucher Foundation | 2,000 |
| WNIB Radio | 2,000 |
| Chabad Luavitch Foundation | 2,000 |
| Goodman Theatre, The | 2,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys & Girls | 2,000 |
| PCA Chicago Region | 1,500 |
| Maud Powell Music Festival | 1,500 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The (White Plains, NY) | 1,100 |
| HAVE | 1,000 |
| Golden Gate Opera | 1,000 |
| St. Peter & Paul Church | 1,000 |
| Avon's Breast Cancer Crusade | 1,000 |
| IYSB, Inc. | 1,000 |
| Opera Studio of Highland Park, The | 1,000 |
| La Musica Lirica | 1,000 |
| Rainbow Hospice | 1,000 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Foundation | 1,000 |
| Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, TN) | 1,000 |
| Friends of the Windows | 1,000 |
| Multiple Myeloma Research | 1,000 |
| Opera Moda | 1,000 |
| Visitation Church | 700 |
| Old Town Triangle Association | 600 |
| Urban LOVE Community Development Corp. | 500 |
| American Lung Association of Chicago | 500 |
| Lincoln Central Association | 400 |
| Jewish Day School | 325 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Illinois Chapter | 300 |
| HAWC-University of Chicago | 300 |
| Contemporary Art Workshop | 250 |
| Chicago AIDS Ride | 200 |
| American Lung Association | 100 |
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