Clingen Foundation Ltd
Private foundation · Downers Grove, IL · EIN 36-4200766 · reported 2023–2025
21grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$1.3Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 21 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $906K 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
2211 Butterfield RD Ste 100
Downers Grove, IL 60515-1493
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities | Alexandria, VA | $125,000 |
| Notre Dame Catholic School | Clarendon Hills, IL | $116,927 |
| Catholic Charities | Alexandria, VA | $100,000 |
| Catholic Charities | Alexandria, VA | $100,000 |
| Congregation of Holy Cross | Notre Dame, IN | $100,000 |
| Chicago Furniture Bank | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Congregation of Holy Cross | Notre Dame, IN | $100,000 |
| Notre Dame Catholic School | Clarendon Hills, IL | $99,730 |
| Notre Dame Catholic School | Clarendon Hills, IL | $99,700 |
| Womens Care Center | Chicago, IL | $80,000 |
| Congregation of Holy Cross | Notre Dame, IN | $50,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Hortus Foundation | White Plains, NY | $50,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Shrine of St Anne Church | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Pmc Jimmy Fund | Brookline, MA | $10,000 |
| Focus Mission Foundation | Golden, CO | $10,000 |
| Pmc-Jimmy Fund | Pittsford, NY | $10,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $5,000 |
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