Financial summary
MPC's research, advocacy and demonstration projects are funded primarily by contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations.
2013 operating revenue by source
Donors 2012–2013
$500,000 and above
- The Ford Foundation
- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
$250,000 to $499,999
- Harris Family Foundation
- Robert R. McCormick Foundation
- Dorothy L. Rubel
- Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
$100,000 to $249,999
- John W. Baird
- Bank of America
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Grand Victoria Foundation
- The F. B. Heron Foundation
- The Joyce Foundation
- JPMorgan Chase Foundation
- PNC Bank
- Polk Bros. Foundation
- Walgreen Co.
$50,000 to $99,999
- The Allstate Corporation
- BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois
- BMO Harris Bank
- The Boeing Company
- Charter One Foundation
- The Crown Family
- Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
- Fifth Third Bank
- Globetrotters Engineering Corporation
- Lawrence Howe
- KPMG LLP
- Bowman C. Lingle Trust
- James E. Mann
- The Northern Trust Company
- Peoples Gas
$20,000 to $49,999
- AECOM
- Aon Corporation
- AptarGroup, Inc.
- Association of American Railroads
- Baxter International Inc.
- Carol Lavin Bernick Family Foundation
- Bombardier Transportation
- CNA
- ComEd
- The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
- The Duchossois Group, Inc.
- Equity Residential
- Goldman, Sachs & Co.
- ITW
- InterPark Holdings LLC
- Jones Lang LaSalle
- LaSalle Investment Management
- MB Financial Bank, N.A.
- McDonald's Corporation
- Molex Incorporated
- The PrivateBank
- U.S. Bank
- Ventas, Inc.
- Veolia
- Wintrust Commercial Banking
- Wintrust Financial Corporation
$10,000 to $19,999
- Nicholas W. Alexos
- George W. Blossom, III
- BNSF Railway Company
- Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.
- Rita and John Canning
- Ellen Carnahan
- CenterPoint Properties
- CN
- Cole Taylor Bank
- CSX Transportation Inc.
- Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc.
- Draper and Kramer, Inc.
- DSC Logistics, Inc.
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Michael and Jacky Ferro, The Sun-Times Foundation/The Chicago Community Trust
- The Field Foundation of Illinois
- Franczek Radelet P.C.
- John S. Gates, Jr.
- Andrea and Jim Gordon, The Edgewater Funds
- The Grainger Foundation
- Grosvenor Capital Management
- The Habitat Company
- Heitman
- David D. Hiller
- IBM Corporation
- Illinois American Water
- JPMorgan Chase Bank
- Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Keiser
- Machrie Enterprises LLC
- Lee M. Mitchell
- Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO)
- Pepper Construction Company
- Siemens Industry Inc.
- Union Pacific Foundation
- Union Pacific Railroad
- United Center
- University of Chicago, Office of Civic Engagement
- Wight & Company
$5,000 to $9,999
- Anonymous
- Booth Hansen Associates
- The John Buck Company
- Bucksbaum Retail Properties, LLC
- Cannon Design
- Paul and Rebecca Carlisle
- CDW
- The Chicago Cubs
- Clean Energy Trust
- Comcast
- Kent and Elizabeth Dauten
- Deloitte
- DePaul University
- Dr. Scholl Foundation
- Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP
- Robert V. Fitzsimmons, II
- Freedman Seating Company
- Google
- Jacques Gordon and Elizabeth Wiltshire
- Illinois Housing Development Authority
- Majestic Star Casino, Inc.
- Gregory T. Mutz
- Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Ellen Partridge and Edward Tanzman
- J. Scot Pepper
- Quintin Primo, III
- Pullman Sleeping Car Company
- Regional Plan Association
- Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
- Smita Shah
- Sterling Bay Companies
- Mr. and Mrs. James P. Stirling
- The Times of Northwest Indiana
- University of Illinois at Chicago, CUPPA
- Y&R Midwest
$1,000 to $4,999
- Hall Adams, Jr.
- The American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
- J. Tyler Anthony
- Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C.
- Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Applegate
- ARCADIS
- ASGK Public Strategies
- Karen M. Atwood
- Barclays Capital
- Kyle Barnett
- MarySue Barrett
- Kathleen Boege
- Mark and Mary Bookman
- Dr. Byron Brazier
- Brinshore Development LLC
- Carole L. Brown
- Todd C. Brown
- Christopher B. Burke
- Pedro J. Cevallos-Candau
- Chicago Housing Authority
- Chicago Zoological Society
- City of Chicago, Department of Planning & Development
- The Community Builders, Inc.
- James & Catherine Denney Foundation
- Sidney R. Dillard
- Derek Douglas
- Ann M. Drake
- James C. Franczek, Jr.
- Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser
- Linda Goodman and David Narefsky
- Gould & Ratner LLP
- Government Affairs Consulting
- Joseph Gregoire
- Grisko LLC
- M. Hill Hammock
- Kathy Hopinkah Hannan
- Healthcare Consortium of Illinois
- Maria P. Hibbs
- HNTB Corporation
- Doris B. Holleb
- Holsten Real Estate Development Corporation
- Hunt Companies
- Hyde Park Bank
- John Schlossman, Jocarno Fund
- Thomas C. Kirschbraun
- Lerry Knox
- Valerie S. Kretchmer Associates, Inc.
- James R. Lancaster, Lancaster Family Foundation
- Loop Capital Markets
- Peter C. Malecek
- John McDonough and Susan Moran
- Metropolis Strategies
- Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
- The Michaels Development Co., L.P.
- Miller Beach Arts & Creative District
- Nora Moreno Cargie
- Navy Pier, Inc.
- Paul E. Nowicki
- Pedcor Investments, LLC
- Perkins & Will
- PJH & Associates, Inc.
- Stephen Porras
- Primera Engineers, Inc.
- George A. Ranney, Jr.
- Kevin C. Richardson
- Sheli Z. Rosenberg
- Jean Rudd
- Jesse H. Ruiz
- Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Scott, III
- Shodeen Family Foundation
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
- Lisa Snow and Franco Turrinelli
- Spirit of Milwaukee
- Harrison I. Steans
- Robin Steans
- Martin Stern
- Bruce W. Taylor
- Teska Associates, Inc.
- Michael A. Thomas
- Union League Club of Chicago
- U.S. Equities Realty, LLC
- Mary White Vasys
- Robert Weissbourd
- William Blair & Company, LLC
- Paula Wolff
$500 to $999
- Ann and Gene Armstrong
- Edward K. Banker
- Prudence R. Beidler
- Chicago Neighborhood Initiative
- John and Jane Colman
- Ellen C. Craig
- Crain's Chicago Business
- Crowe Horwath LLP
- Barbara Flynn Currie
- Lynn G. Cutler
- Katherine A. Donofrio
- East Lake Management & Development Corp.
- The Economic Club of Chicago
- Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
- S. B. Friedman & Company
- Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
- Robert Guy, SMART Transportation Division
- Donald Haider
- Hanson Professional Services Inc.
- HBK Engineering, LLC
- Cheri Heramb
- Elizabeth L. Hollander
- Robert and Sarah Hutchins
- ICF International
- Ivy Tech Community College
- Jasculca/Terman and Associates, Inc.
- Leadership Greater Chicago
- Kenneth and Lucy Lehman
- Lowery Asset Consulting, LLC
- Bernard Loyd
- McCaffery Interests, Inc.
- William A. Mynatt, Jr.
- Northwest Municipal Conference
- Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc.
- James M. Ratcliffe
- Related Midwest
- Resolute Consulting, LLC
- Stephen E. Schlickman
- Reinhard J. Schneider
- Ellen and Richard Shubart
- David J. Siegel
- Jeff and Kristen Smith
- Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates, Inc.
- Robert D. Stuart, Jr.
- Urban Juncture, Inc.
- VOA Associates, Inc.
- Pam and Doug Walter
- Weaver Boos Consultants
- West Central Municipal Conference
$150 to $499
- Alphawood Foundation
- Pamela J. Althoff
- American Cancer Society - Illinois Division
- American Structurepoint, Inc.
- Donna D'Oro Anderson
- Calvert W. Audrain
- Daniel Bader
- Duwain Bailey
- David E. Baker
- Richard Barnes, Ph.D.
- Patrick Barry
- Sheldon Baskin
- Kevin J. Bell
- Kate Bensen
- Arthur L. Berman
- Bethel New Life, Inc.
- Joseph Beuttas
- Edward Blair, Jr.
- Patricia C. Bobb
- Joel Bookman
- Karen S. Butler
- Cardno JFNew
- Jeff Case
- Michael V. Casey
- Gloria Castillo
- Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Chicago Rehab Network
- Chicago Urban League
- Maria Choca-Urban
- Alison Chung
- City of East Chicago
- City of Peru
- Allison Clark
- Pete Colarelli
- Michelle L. Collins
- Columbia College Chicago
- Community Investment Corporation
- Construction Industry Service Corporation
- Corporation for Supportive Housing
- Peter Creticos
- Gary Cuneen
- Aline Daniel
- Karen Darch
- Kristi DeLaurentiis
- Julian C. D'Esposito, Jr.
- Lisa M. Dietlin & Associates
- Paul A. Dillon
- Ben Disney
- DLA Piper
- Mollie Dowling
- Erin Dragotto
- Monica Drane and Paul W. Shadle
- Darlene A. Dugo
- DuPage Housing Authority
- Loretta Durbin
- EJM Engineering, Inc.
- Marjorie and Richard Ettlinger
- Lawrence Falbe
- Douglas Farr
- Sharon Feigon
- Catherine Fennell
- Bernard J. Ford, Sr.
- Ghian Foreman
- Jim Fox
- Cassandra J. Francis
- Janet H. Gilbert
- Timothy J. Gilfoyle
- William Goldsmith
- Bruce A. Gottschall
- Graham C. Grady
- Reggie Greenwood
- Maryann Gregory
- Michael Gurgone
- Philip W. Hanegraaf
- Albert C. Hanna
- HDR Engineering, Inc.
- Bernard Held, Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc.
- Brian Herman
- Hinsdale Bank & Trust Co.
- Michael Hoadley
- Craig Howard
- Larry A. Huggins
- Douglas Hurdelbrink
- IFF
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Indiana University Northwest
- Infrastructure Engineering, Inc.
- Ingenuity
- Robert K. Johnston
- Ianna Kachoris
- Keefer's Restaurant
- Doug Kenshol
- Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kirby
- Kevin Kirkpatrick
- Dan Kotowski
- Laurence Krieg
- Latino Policy Forum
- Avis LaVelle, A. LaVelle Consulting Services
- John and Jill Levi
- Lewis University
- Robert B. Lifton
- James Lindsay
- Trinita Logue
- Eva Losacco
- Jamy L. Lyne
- John G. Markowski
- Fletcher Martin
- Therese J. McGuire
- Michael McLaughlin
- Nan McMillen
- Michael P. Melaniphy
- Mercy Portfolio Services
- Metro Strategies, Inc.
- John P. Mick, II
- Robert E. Miller
- Jason Misicka
- Mark E. Muenzer
- Clare M. Muñana, Blue Foundation
- Robert Munson
- Roberta F. Nechin
- Neighborhood Capital Institute
- John H. Nelson
- Stephen Newell
- David A. Northern, Sr.
- Lynn J. Osmond
- Heather D. Parish
- Patrick Engineering
- Marta E. Perales
- Jonathan Perman
- Pizzo & Associates, Ltd.
- Jean Pogge
- Donald M. Pries
- Anna M. Rappaport
- David L. Reifman
- Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.
- Robinson Engineering Ltd.
- Nancy Ruscheinski
- Scott E. Saef
- Peter and Mildred Salamoun
- Bettylu and Paul Saltzman
- Charles and Louise Saltzman
- Manuel Sanchez
- Buzz Sawyer
- Kathy Schaeffer & Associates, Inc.
- Brian S. Schupper
- Darryl Shelton
- Adele S. Simmons
- Toni S. Smith
- Unmi Song
- Mariyana T. Spyropoulos
- Jeffrey Sriver
- Barbara L. Stewart
- Deborah C. Stone
- Darwin G. Stuart
- A. Gail Sturm
- Benjamin Swartzendruber
- T.Y. Lin International, Inc.
- Lynn C. Todman
- Dave Tolmie
- Ted J. Torcivia
- Grant C. Uhlir
- United Transportation Union
- V3 Companies of Illinois
- Valparaiso University
- Katrina Van Valkenburgh
- Village of Flossmoor
- Village of Frankfort
- Village of Franklin Park
- Village of Orland Hills
- Village of Romeoville
- Mijo Vodopic
- Walker Parking Consultants
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Weston Solutions, Inc.
- Women's Business Development Center
- World Business Chicago
- Carol S. Wyant
Gifts In-Kind
- Divvy
- Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP
- Goose Island
- Hannah's Bretzel
- IBM
- Liska + Associates
- Sidley & Austin