Chapin-May Foundation of Illinois
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6039390 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Chapin-May Foundation of Illinois (42-50477)
39grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$10Ksmallest grant
$525Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in IL. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 39 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $75K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Station | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| New Mt Calvery MB | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| New Mt Calvery MB | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Experimental Station | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| New Mt Calvery MB | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Experimental Station | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Corazon A Corazon Chicago | Blue Island, IL | $15,000 |
| Catholic Theological Union | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Franciscan Outreach | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Sister House | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| South Shore Drill Team | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Catholic Theological | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Corazon A Coorazon Chicago | Blue Island, IL | $15,000 |
| South Shore Drill Team | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Franciscan Outreach | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Sister House | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Catholic Theological | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Corazon A Coorazon Chicago | Blue Island, IL | $15,000 |
| South Shore Drill Team | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Franciscan Outreach | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Sister House | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Project Vision | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Hopes for Kids | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Young Women's Christian Association | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Pacific Garden Mission | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Learning Edge Tutoring | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Pacific Garden Mission | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Young Women's Christian | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Project Vision | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Hopes for Kids | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Learning Edge Tutoring | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Pacific Garden Mission | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Young Women's Christian | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Project Vision | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Hopes for Kids | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Learning Edge Tutoring | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
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