Blazer Foundation
Private foundation · Rockford, IL · EIN 36-3480054 · reported 2023–2025
67grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$3.3Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 67 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
6735 Vistagreen Way Ste 110
Rockford, IL 61107-5654
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rockford Park District | Rockford, IL | $702,000 |
| Rockford Park District | Rockford, IL | $552,000 |
| Rockford Park District | Rockford, IL | $402,000 |
| Midway Village | Rockford, IL | $268,500 |
| Midway Village | Rockford, IL | $145,000 |
| Gigi's Playhouse EDUCATIONAL | MacHesney Park, IL | $104,890 |
| Milestone Inc MEDICAL | Loves Park, IL | $85,000 |
| Laurent House | Rockford, IL | $75,500 |
| Laurent House | Rockford, IL | $75,000 |
| Gigi's Playhouse EDUCATIONAL | MacHesney Park, IL | $69,393 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Rockford, IL | $62,500 |
| 205 Direct Dental Services MEDICAL | Rockford, IL | $50,000 |
| Gigi's Playhouse Rockford EDUCATIONAL | MacHesney Park, IL | $47,895 |
| Barbara Olson Center of Hope | Rockford, IL | $40,000 |
| Barbara Olson Center of Hope | Rockford, IL | $35,000 |
| Lifescape | Rockford, IL | $28,704 |
| Milestone Inc MEDICAL | Loves Park, IL | $28,500 |
| Barbara Olson Center of Hope | Rockford, IL | $27,500 |
| Goldie Floberg | Rockford, IL | $25,000 |
| Walter Lawson Children's Home SOCIAL WELFARE | Loves Park, IL | $23,896 |
| Walter Lawson SOCIAL WELFARE | Loves Park, IL | $22,938 |
| Walter Lawson SOCIAL WELFARE | Loves Park, IL | $22,324 |
| Golden Apple Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Rockford, IL | $21,149 |
| Laurent House Foundation | Rockford, IL | $19,542 |
| Golden Apple Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Rockford, IL | $18,026 |
| Special Olympics | Rockford, IL | $13,400 |
| Riverfront Museum Park | Rockford, IL | $12,800 |
| Special Olympics Illinois | Rockford, IL | $12,300 |
| Remedies Renewing Lives | Rockford, IL | $12,149 |
| Special Olympics | Rockford, IL | $11,400 |
| Discovery Center Museum | Rockford, IL | $11,000 |
| Rockford Rescue Mission | Rockford, IL | $10,430 |
| Regional Access & Mobilization Project | Rockford, IL | $10,000 |
| Christian Life Schools EDCUATIONAL | Rockford, IL | $10,000 |
| Pec Playhouse Theatre | Pecatonica, IL | $10,000 |
| Tommy Corral Memorial Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Rockford, IL | $10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Rockford | Rockford, IL | $10,000 |
| Discovery Center Museum | Rockford, IL | $10,000 |
| Discovery Center Museum | Rockford, IL | $10,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County | Oregon, IL | $9,000 |
| Ramp | Rockford, IL | $8,000 |
| Regional Access & Mobilization Project | Rockford, IL | $8,000 |
| Fish Abled Foundation | Rockford, IL | $7,500 |
| Fish Abled Foundation | Rockford, IL | $7,500 |
| Fish Abled Foundation | Rockford, IL | $7,500 |
| Hope Reigns Ranch | Rockford, IL | $6,996 |
| Hope Reigns Ranch | Rockford, IL | $6,226 |
| Hope Reigns Ranch | Rockford, IL | $5,970 |
| Rockford Habitat for Humanity | Loves Park, IL | $5,750 |
| Klehm Arboretum | Rockford, IL | $5,178 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County CHARIABLE | Oregon, IL | $5,000 |
| Rosecrance Foundation MEDICAL | Rockford, IL | $5,000 |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | $5,000 |
| Easterseals | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Shady Oaks Camp | Homer Glen, IL | $5,000 |
| Circle of Change | Rockford, IL | $5,000 |
| Rosecrance Foundation MEDICAL | Rockford, IL | $5,000 |
| Circle of Change | Rockford, IL | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County CHARIABLE | Oregon, IL | $5,000 |
| Rockford Habitat for Humanity | Rockford, IL | $5,000 |
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