36 Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4201500 · reported 2023–2025
52grants reported
$4,750median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$472Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 52 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
7809 SE Golfhouse Dr
Hobe Sound, FL 33455-8011
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Area Community Center Unestricted | Chicago, IL | $101,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Winnetka Community House | Winnetka, IL | $25,000 |
| Wttw | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Chicago Community Trust Non restricted | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Winnetka Community House Non restricted | Winnetka, IL | $25,000 |
| Wttw Non-restricted | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Gardens | Glencoe, IL | $15,000 |
| Chicago Council on Global Affairs | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Williams College Non restricted | Williamstown, MA | $15,000 |
| Evans Scholars | Golf, IL | $10,000 |
| Journey Care | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Loblollypop Foundation | Hobe Sound, FL | $10,000 |
| Millennium Park | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Journey Care | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago High School for the Arts | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Free Spirit Media | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lurie Childrens Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Winnetkanorthfield United Way | Winnetka, IL | $5,000 |
| Homan Square Community Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Loblollypop Foundation | Hobe Sound, FL | $5,000 |
| Trinity United Methodist Non-restricted | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Kenilworth Union Church | Kenilworth, IL | $4,500 |
| Fenix | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Hobe Sound, FL | $2,000 |
| FL Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | $2,000 |
| Indian Hill Club Scholarship | Winnetka, IL | $2,000 |
| United Way | Stuart, FL | $2,000 |
| Chicago Botanical Garden | Glencoe, IL | $1,500 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Brain Research | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Chicago Council on Global Affairs | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Chicago Foundation for Education | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Homan Square Community Center | Chicago, ID | $1,000 |
| Howard Area Community Center | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Lawrence Hall | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Perspectives Charter School | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship | Richfield, MN | $1,000 |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $1,000 |
| Winnetka Comminity House | Winnetka, IL | $1,000 |
| Indian Hill Club Scholarship | Winnetka, IL | $1,000 |
| Fenix | Chicago, IL | $500 |
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