Bryan Cressey and Iliana Sweis Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 83-3694159 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Bryan Cressey and Iliana Sweis
81grants reported
$13Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$7.3Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 81 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $175K 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
155 N Wacker Dr Ste 4500
Chicago, IL 60606-1740
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Above Beyond Family Recovery Center UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $1,400,786 |
| Above Beyond Family Recovery Center UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $1,339,648 |
| Above Beyond Family Recovery Center UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $1,339,648 |
| Above Beyond Family Recovery Center UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $1,289,497 |
| Avocet Polymer Technologies Inc RESEARCH | Chicago, IL | $260,000 |
| St James Cathedral Church UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $160,000 |
| Harvard Law School UNRESTRICED USE | Cambridge, MA | $125,000 |
| Harvard Law School UNRESTRICED USE | Cambridge, MA | $125,000 |
| Greenlight Fund UNRESTRICTED USE | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Greenlight Fund UNRESTRICTED USE | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Healthsperien | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Uic Craniofacial Institute UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Uic Craniofacial Institute UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| The Department of Global Surgery | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Lake Forest Academy UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $30,000 |
| Uic Department of Surgery | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Chicago Institute for Rebt UNRESTRICTED USE | Mt Prospect, IL | $28,000 |
| Harvard Law School UNRESTRICED USE | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 |
| Adler Planetarium UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Harvard Business School UNRESTRICTED USE | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 |
| Navy Seal Foundation UNRESTRICTED USE | Virginia Beach, VA | $25,000 |
| Revive Center for Housing and Heali UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Lake Forest Academy UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $25,000 |
| Adler Planetarium UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Harvard Business School UNRESTRICTED USE | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 |
| Navy Seal Foundation UNRESTRICTED USE | Virginia Beach, VA | $25,000 |
| Revive Center for Housing and Heali UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Lake Forest Academy UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $25,000 |
| Adler Planetarium UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Harvard Business School UNRESTRICTED USE | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 |
| Revive Center for Housing and Heali UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Lake Forest Academy UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $25,000 |
| Pcrm Inc UNRESTRICED USE | Washington, DC | $22,573 |
| Episcopal Charities UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Junior Achievement UNRESTRICED USE | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Episcopal Charities UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Junior Achievement UNRESTRICED USE | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Junior Achievement UNRESTRICED USE | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Barrington Children's Charities UNRESTRICTED USE | Barrington, IL | $15,000 |
| Barrington Children's Charities UNRESTRICTED USE | Barrington, IL | $15,000 |
| Chicago Institute for Rebt UNRESTRICTED USE | Mt Prospect, IL | $13,000 |
| Chicago Institute for Rebt UNRESTRICTED USE | Mt Prospect, IL | $13,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Gateway for Cancer Research | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Glenwood Academy UNRESTRICTED USE | Glenwood, IL | $10,000 |
| Marine Corps Heritage Foundation UNRESTRICTED USE | Triangle, VA | $10,000 |
| Rush University Medical Center UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Glenwood Academy UNRESTRICTED USE | Glenwood, IL | $10,000 |
| Marine Corps Heritage Foundation UNRESTRICTED USE | Triangle, VA | $10,000 |
| Rush University Medical Center UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Episcopal Charities UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Navy Seal Foundation UNRESTRICTED USE | Virginia Beach, VA | $10,000 |
| Pcrm Inc UNRESTRICED USE | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Revive Center for Housing and Heali | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lincoln Park Conservancy | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Rush University Medical Woman's Boa | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| H Foundation | LA Grange, IL | $5,000 |
| St Leonard's Ministries UNRESTRICED USE | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| LA Rabida Children's Hospital UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Above and Beyond Free Food Pantry | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
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