Private Foundation

THE GRAINGER FOUNDATION INC

THE GRAINGER FOUNDATION INC is a Private Foundation headquartered in LAKE FOREST, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $34.9M revenue, $24.1M expenses, $172.4M total assets. IRS filings disclose 7 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $378.1M.

EIN: 366192971 LAKE FOREST, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$34.9M

Total Expenses$24.1M

Total Assets$172.4M

Grants Given7

Grant Total$378.1M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

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SEE ATTACHED, IL · 2025

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$21,829,000

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SEE ATTACHED, IL · 2024

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$20,371,926

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$16,693,000

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$44,394,439

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SEE ATTACHED, IL · 2021

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$63,349,480

Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer C J Bellmore

Senior Vice President & Secretary G J Sinclair

President, Chairman & Director J L Howard

Chairman Emeritus & Director J S Chapman

Director J T Ryan

Vice President Julia Wold

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Top Grant Purposes

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$249,544,768 6 grants

UNRESTRICTED GENERAL

$128,592,354 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$34.9M	$24.1M	$172.4M
2024	$11.3M	$22.3M	$160.8M
2023	$11.2M	$18.4M	$159.1M
2022	$7.1M	$46.1M	$165.3M
2021	$17.0M	$65.2M	$184.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $17.0M to $34.9M (+105%), with total assets most recently reported at $172.4M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL.

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