Castaways Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3738769 · reported 2023–2025
238grants reported
$1,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$544Ktotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 238 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $16K 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
414 N Orleans St Ste 301
Chicago, IL 60654-4466
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 |
|---|---|---|
| High Line Canal Conservancy | Centennial, CO | $30,000 |
| Denver Animal Foundation | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| Children International | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 |
| Denver Police Brotherhood Youth Boxing Team | Denver, CO | $12,000 |
| Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation | Littleton, CO | $10,000 |
| Wings of Hope | Castle Pines, CO | $10,000 |
| Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation | Littleton, CO | $10,000 |
| Denver Police Brotherhood Youth Boxing Team | Denver, CO | $8,000 |
| Soul Dog Rescue ECUADOR SPAY & NUETER CLINIC | Fort Lupton, CO | $8,000 |
| Callies Backyard Foundation | Aspen, CO | $7,500 |
| Tulane University MILDRED AND HERMAN CROWN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | New Orleans, LA | $7,500 |
| Tulane University IDA & ABRAHAM ROGOVIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | New Orleans, LA | $7,500 |
| Tulane University MILDRED AND HERMAN CROWN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | New Orleans, LA | $7,500 |
| Tulane University IDA & ABRAHAM ROGOVIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | New Orleans, LA | $7,500 |
| Tulane University MILDRED AND HERMAN CROWN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | New Orleans, LA | $7,500 |
| Tulane University IDA & ABRAHAM ROGOVIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | New Orleans, LA | $7,500 |
| Feeding Colorado | Denver, CO | $6,000 |
| Immigrant Freedom Fund | Denver, CO | $6,000 |
| Shedd Aquarium | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Shedd Aquarium | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Shedd Aquarium | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Canine Therapy Corps | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| National Jewish Health DR. JINNY TAVEE'S RESEARCH | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| University of Denver BARRY S. CROWN MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Canine Therapy Corps | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| University of Denver BARRY S. CROWN MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Canine Therapy Corps | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Levitt Pavilion Denver | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| National Jewish Health PEANUT ALLERGY RESEARCH | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washinton DC, DC | $5,000 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| University of Denver BARRY S. CROWN MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition | Denver, CO | $4,000 |
| New Venture Fund THE DREAM.US MISSION | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Callies Backyard Foundation | Aspen, CO | $4,000 |
| Denver Police Brotherhood Youth Boxing Team | Denver, CO | $4,000 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago SKYLIGHT TV FUND | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago SKYLIGHT TV FUND | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| National Jewish Health PEANUT ALLERGY RESEARCH | Denver, CO | $3,500 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago SKYLIGHT TV FUND | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Front Range Rescue Dogs | Boulder, CO | $3,000 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Aspen Junior Golf Foundation IN MEMORY OF ALDEN RICHARDS | Aspen, CO | $2,500 |
| Educating Children of Color ECC GENERAL FUND | Co Springs, CO | $2,500 |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado | Denver, CO | $2,500 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Safe Place for Pets | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 |
| UC Davis VOICE & SWALLOWING FUND | Davis, CA | $2,500 |
| UW Foundation Athletics VOLLEYBALL FUND | Madison, WI | $2,500 |
| Educating Children of Color ECC GENERAL FUND | Co Springs, CO | $2,500 |
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