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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Republican candidate for Illinois candidate, Bruce Rauner, and his wife, Diana, contributed through their Rauner Family Foundation more than $19 million from 1999 through 2012 to not-for-profit organizations, some with political agendas, both liberal and conservative. Below is a list of contributions combined by recipient:
| Organization | Amount | |
| A BETTER CHICAGO | $5,000 | |
| ACADEMY FOR URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP | $650,000 | |
| ACADEMY OF COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY | $680,000 | |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | $110,000 | |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS OF GREATER CHICAGO | $2,000,000 | |
| AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY | $50,000 | |
| AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY FOUNDATION | $150,000 | |
| ARIEL EDUCATION INITIATIVE | $140,000 | |
| ARIEL FOUNDATION | $70,000 | |
| BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION | $200,000 | |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO | $5,000 | |
| CAMP FOR ALL KIDS | $600 | |
| CATO INSTITUTE | $10,000 | |
| CHICAGO COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS | $55,000 | |
| CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION | $500 | |
| CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL | $525,000 | |
| CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | $1,350,000 | |
| CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | $20,000 | |
| CHICAGO TOYS FOR TOTS MOTORCYCLE PARADE | $5,000 | |
| CHICAGOLAND ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER | $49,760 | |
| COMMERCIAL CLUB FOUNDATION | $100,000 | |
| COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM | $100,000 | |
| CPS CHILDREN FIRST FUND | $172,000 | |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | $600,000 | |
| DONORS TRUST | $700,000 | |
| EDUCATION REFORM NOW | $450,000 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND | $45,000 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY CENTER | $700 | |
| ERIKSON INSTITUTE | $10,000 | |
| FAMILY TAXPAYERS FOUNDATION | $400,000 | |
| FREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION | $25,000 | |
| GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN | $6,000 | |
| GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY | $151,000 | |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CLUB OF CHICAGO | $18,875 | |
| HOMAN SQUARE POWER HOUSE | $100,000 | |
| HUNT CLUB ELEMENTARY HOME & SCHOOL ORG | $5,000 | |
| ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE | $525,000 | |
| ILLINOIS MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY FUND | $100,000 | |
| INSTITUTE FOR TRUTH IN ACCOUNTING | $50,000 | |
| INTERFAITH YOUTH CORPS | $100,000 | |
| JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION | $100,000 | |
| KNOWLEDGE IS POWER PROGRAM | $100,000 | |
| KOHL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | $366,600 | |
| LEADERSHIP GREATER CHICAGO | $10,000 | |
| LEARN CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK | $125,000 | |
| LONG BEACH HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION | $5,000 | |
| MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | $50,000 | |
| MARWEN FOUNDAITON INC. | $500 | |
| MONTANA LAND RELIANCE | $290,000 | |
| NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY | $400,000 | |
| NATIONAL PARKS & CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION | $10,000 | |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION | $500 | |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | $50,000 | |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY OF ILLINOIS | $50,000 | |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY-NATIONAL | $20,000 | |
| NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION | $100,000 | |
| NEW SCHOOLS FOR CHICAGO | $110,000 | |
| NILE FOUNDATION | $10,000 | |
| NOBLE NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | $2,000,000 | |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | $60,000 | |
| ONE ECONOMY CORP | $300,000 | |
| OPENLANDS | $10,000 | |
| OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND | $350,000 | |
| PARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $5,000 | |
| PAWS | $1,200 | |
| PAYTON PREP INITIATIVE FOR EDUCATION | $250,000 | |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD - CHICAGO AREA | $5,000 | |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD - NATIONAL | $15,000 | |
| RESURRECTION PROJECT | $35,000 | |
| ACLU ROGER BALDWIN FTDN/ REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | $510,000 | |
| SARAH'S INN | $1,000 | |
| SHRINER'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO | $5,000 | |
| SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION | $10,000 | |
| STAND FOR CHILDREN LEADERSHIP CENTER | $600,000 | |
| STUDENTS FOR EDUCATION REFORM | $150,000 | |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA - CHICAGO | $1,100,000 | |
| TEACHERS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE (TAMS) | $25,000 | |
| THACHER SCHOOL | $62,500 | |
| THE ARK | $600 | |
| THE HEARTLAND INSTITUTE | $50,000 | |
| THE ILLINOIS MOTORCYCLE FREEDOM RUN, NFP | $2,000 | |
| THE JACK MILLER CENTER | $10,000 | |
| THE NIGHT MINISTRY | $500 | |
| THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS HARVARD COLLEGE | $100,000 | |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | $50,000 | |
| THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY | $75,000 | |
| TROUT UNLIMITED | $25,000 | |
| UNICEF | $400 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF IL CASEL | $25,000 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | $200,000 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHICAN | $100,000 | |
| UNO (UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION) | $550,000 | |
| URBAN ALLIANCE | $50,000 | |
| US HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | $25,000 | |
| WGBH EDUCATION FOUNDATION | $500,000 | |
| WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITY FUND | $405,000 | |
| WYOMING STOCK GROWERS LAND TRUST | $10,000 | |
| YEAR UP | $50,050 | |
| YELLOWSTONE PARK FOUNDATION INC. | $10,000 | |
| YOUTH GUIDANCE | $30,000 | |
| TOTAL | $19,295,285 |
Source: Rauner Family Foundation income-tax statements, 1999-2012.
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