Bluespruce Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 84-3854465 · reported 2023–2025
52grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$4.6Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
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
15 East Oak Street 300
Chicago, IL 60611-1205
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edward and Jennifer Magnus Schwab Charitable Fund | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,237,056 |
| Hurd Family Donor Advised Fund | Aspen, CO | $1,093,956 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund DESIGNATED FOR THE HURD FAMILY DONOR ADVISED FUND | San Francisco, CA | $493,298 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund DESIGNATED FOR THE EDWARD AND JENNIFER MAGNUS SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | San Francisco, CA | $493,297 |
| Edward and Jennifer Magnus Schwab Charitable Fund | Ann Arbor, MI | $396,614 |
| Hurd Family Donor Advised Fund | Aspen, CO | $386,615 |
| President & Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 |
| Wings Program Inc | Palatine, IL | $50,000 |
| Wings Program Inc | Palatine, IL | $50,000 |
| Wings Program Inc | Palatine, IL | $50,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $25,000 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $25,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $25,000 |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation | Aurora, CO | $10,000 |
| Stanford University Development Services | Stanford, CA | $10,000 |
| Chicago Historical Society | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Second Stage Theater | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation | Saline, MI | $10,000 |
| Aspen Football | Aspen, CO | $10,000 |
| Aspen Football | Aspen, CO | $10,000 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Mary Meyer School | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Aspen Education Foundation | Aspen, CO | $5,500 |
| Haymarket Opera Company Nfp | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Aspen Education Foundation | Aspen, CO | $5,000 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Seatlle, WA | $5,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $5,000 |
| Aspen Valley Health Foundation | Aspen, CO | $5,000 |
| Injustice Watch | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Independence Pass Foundation | Aspen, CO | $5,000 |
| Injustice Watch | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Mary Meyer School | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Three Fires Council Inc Boy Scouts of America Troop 1776 | Saint Charles, IL | $5,000 |
| Haymarket Opera Company Nfp | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Three Fires Council Inc Boy Scouts of America Troop 1776 | Saint Charles, IL | $5,000 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Wilmette, IL | $2,500 |
| Lead the Way Fund Inc | NY, NY | $2,500 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Wilmette, IL | $2,500 |
| Lead the Way Fund Inc | Manhasset, NY | $2,500 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Wilmette, IL | $2,500 |
| Lead the Way Fund Inc | Manhasset, NY | $2,500 |
| Henry Schueler 41 & 9 Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Henry Schueler 41 & 9 Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Henry Schueler 41 & 9 Foundation | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| The University of Wisconsin Founation | Madison, WI | $500 |
| The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Catherine Cook School | Chicago, IL | $250 |
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