Benck Family Foundation
Private foundation · Naperville, IL · EIN 82-3503103 · reported 2023–2025
30grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in IL. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 30 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $22K 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
39 Forest Ave
Naperville, IL 60540-4321
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Loaves & Fishes Community Services | Naperville, IL | $320,000 |
| Naperville Heritage Society | Naperville, IL | $120,000 |
| Loaves & Fishes Community Services | Naperville, IL | $120,000 |
| Naperville Heritage Society | Naperville, IL | $120,000 |
| Little Friends | Naperville, IL | $100,000 |
| Little Friends | Naperville, IL | $100,000 |
| Loaves & Fishes Community Services | Naperville, IL | $100,000 |
| Naperville Heritage Society | Naperville, IL | $100,000 |
| Little Friends | Naperville, IL | $100,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Wayside Cross Ministries | Aurora, IL | $5,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Wayside Cross Ministries | Aurora, IL | $5,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Wayside Cross Ministries | Aurora, IL | $5,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Cals Angels | St Charles, IL | $2,500 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Cals Angels | St Charles, IL | $2,500 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Cals Angels | St Charles, IL | $2,500 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
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