Staff Bio
T.J. Houlihan
Program Associate, Philanthropy
THoulihan@McCormickFoundation.org
312.222.2485
T.J. Houlihan has been with the McCormick Foundation since 2005. Currently, he works directly with the Senior Vice President of Philanthropy on special philanthropic projects for the Foundation, but his main responsibilities are with the Special Initiatives Program where he focuses on the cultivation and stewardship of the arts and culture requests and oversees a portfolio of current grants. Prior to joining the Foundation, T.J. worked in fundraising at several nonprofit organizations, including Cube Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Family Matters and Lyric Opera of Chicago.
T.J. is very active in philanthropy outside of the Foundation, where in addition to sitting on the Ravinia Festival Associates Board and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago Junior Board, he also volunteers extensively at other nonprofits in the Chicago area. He is also a member of the Donors Forum Peer Network for New Grantmakers, Funding LGBT Issues Group, the Arts & Culture Funders Group, and the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. He studied vocal performance at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University for his undergraduate, and is an avid sacred choral and early music fan and performer. He presently resides in the Buena Park neighborhood of Chicago.