Bertha Lebus Trust
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 95-6022085 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Bertha Lebus Charitable Trust
131grants reported
$3,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$629Ktotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 131 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $46K 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
PO Box 803878
Chicago, IL 60680-3878
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 256 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville School | Lawrenceville, NJ | $16,000 |
| Lawrenceville School | Lawrenceville, NJ | $16,000 |
| University of Kentucky K-FUND | Lexington, KY | $15,000 |
| Ephraim McDowell Markey | Lexington, KY | $15,000 |
| Family Service Center | Northfield, IL | $15,000 |
| University of Kentucky K-FUND | Lexington, KY | $15,000 |
| Ephraim McDowell Markey | Lexington, KY | $15,000 |
| Family Service Center | Northfield, IL | $15,000 |
| Marillac St Vincent Family Services | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| University of Kentucky K-FUND | Lexington, KY | $15,000 |
| Ephraim McDowell Markey | Lexington, KY | $15,000 |
| Family Service Center | Northfield, IL | $15,000 |
| University of Chicago ORIENTAL INSTITUTE | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lawrenceville School | Lawrenceville, NJ | $10,000 |
| Battle Grove MEMORIAL GARDEN | Cynthiana, KY | $10,000 |
| Saint Andrews School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Marillac St Vincent Family Services | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Saint Andrews School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $9,800 |
| Harrison Memorial COMMUNITY EDUCATION | Cynthiana, KY | $9,000 |
| Maysville Community | Maysville, KY | $8,000 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $8,000 |
| The Lexington School | Lexington, KY | $7,500 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Miami, FL | $6,299 |
| St Edwards Catholic School | Nashville, TN | $6,000 |
| Maysville Community | Maysville, KY | $6,000 |
| Maysville Community | Maysville, KY | $6,000 |
| Battle Grove MEMORIAL GARDEN | Cynthiana, KY | $6,000 |
| Mayo Clinic SCAD RESEARCH | Rochester, MN | $6,000 |
| Parkinson Foundation | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| Catholic Charities | Muskegon, MI | $5,200 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| The Lexington School | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Bluegrass Care Navigators CYNTHIANA CAMPUS | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities | Muskegon, MI | $5,000 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Marillac St Vincent Family Services | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $5,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Mayo Clinic SCAD RESEARCH | Rochester, MN | $5,000 |
| Centre College | Danville, KY | $5,000 |
| Keeling Curve Foundation | San Diego, CA | $5,000 |
| Berea College | Berea, KY | $5,000 |
| St Edwards Catholic School | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Centre College | Danville, KY | $5,000 |
| Battle Grove MEMORIAL GARDEN | Cynthiana, KY | $5,000 |
| Bluegrass Care Navigators CYNTHIANA CAMPUS | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities | Muskegon, MI | $5,000 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | $5,000 |
| Scad Research | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,000 |
| Camp Jorn YMCA | Manitowish Water, WI | $5,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| St Edwards Catholic School | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| University of Chicago ORIENTAL INSTITUTE | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| The Lexington School | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Bluegrass Care Navigators CYNTHIANA CAMPUS | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
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