Benjamin and Bettina Van Cleave Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 03-0564464 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Benjamin & Bettina Van Cleave Charitable Foundation
32grants reported
$1,750median award
$1,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$74Ktotal 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.
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
77 W Washington St Ste 1405
Chicago, IL 60602-4113
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Josephinum Academy | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Logan Square Improv | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Logan Square Improv | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Cedille Records | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Misericordia | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Wfmt 987wttw | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Logan Square Improv | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Cedille Records | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Regina Dominican High School | Wilmette, IL | $3,000 |
| Misericordia | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Regina Dominican High School | Wilmette, IL | $2,500 |
| Alternatives Inc | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Albany Park Theatre Project | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Cedille Records | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Howard & Evanston Community Center | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Hibernian Transmedia | River Forest, IL | $1,500 |
| Josephinum Academy | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Curtain Call Community Theater | Mokena, IL | $1,500 |
| Wfmt 987wttw | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Misericordia | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Wfmt 987wttw | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Hibernian Transmedia | River Forest, IL | $1,000 |
| Saint John Berchmans | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| St Joseph Services | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Alternatives Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Curtain Call Community Theater | Mokena, IL | $1,000 |
| Saint John Berchmans | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
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