Cmb Foundation
Private foundation · Mettawa, IL · EIN 36-3519496 · reported 2023–2025
226grants reported
$1,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$783Ktotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 226 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $24K 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
15275 Little St Marys Road
Mettawa, IL 60048-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest College Educational | Lake Forest, IL | $65,000 |
| Lake Forest College Educational | Lake Forest, IL | $40,000 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago Educational | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Everglades Foundation Conservation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $30,000 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation Conservation | Chamcook | $30,000 |
| Yale University Educational | New Haven, CT | $28,600 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation Conservation | Chamcook | $25,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Medical Research | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Lake Forest College Educational | Lake Forest, IL | $20,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Medical Research | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin South Hospital Health | Stuart, FL | $15,000 |
| Art Institute of Chicago Educational | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| 1000 Friends of Florida Florida Conservation | Tallahassee, FL | $10,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin South Hospital Health | Stuart, FL | $10,000 |
| Ely Chapman Educational Foundation Educational | Marietta, OH | $10,000 |
| Navy Seal Foundation Support for Veterans | Virginai Beach, VA | $10,000 |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Ocean Conservation | Burbank, CA | $10,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin South Hospital Health | Stuart, FL | $10,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Medical Research | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago Educational | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Ocean Conservation | Burbank, CA | $10,000 |
| Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation Conservation | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Yale University Educational | New Haven, CT | $6,500 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit Humanitarian and Religious | Lake Forest, IL | $6,430 |
| Art Institute of Chicago Educational | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Jupiter Island Medical Clinic Medical | Hobe Sound, FL | $6,000 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit Humanitarian and Religious | Lake Forest, IL | $5,600 |
| Yale Alumni Fund Educational | New Haven, CT | $5,500 |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Ocean Conservation | Burbank, CA | $5,000 |
| Teach for America Educational | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Tisch MS Research Center of NY Medical | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall Educational | Wallingford, CT | $5,000 |
| Conservation Fund Conservation | Arlington, VA | $5,000 |
| Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Conservation | Key Largo, FL | $5,000 |
| 1000 Friends of Florida Florida Conservation | Tallahassee, FL | $5,000 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation Conservation | Chamcook | $5,000 |
| Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Conservation | Key Largo, FL | $5,000 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall Educational | Wallingford, CT | $5,000 |
| Ely Chapman Educational Foundation Educational | Marietta, OH | $5,000 |
| Everglades Foundation Conservation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $5,000 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts Arts | Interlochen, MI | $5,000 |
| Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital Medical | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| 1000 Friends of Florida Florida Conservation | Tallahassee, FL | $5,000 |
| Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Conservation | Key Largo, FL | $5,000 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall Educational | Wallingford, CT | $5,000 |
| Ely Chapman Educational Foundation Educational | Marietta, OH | $5,000 |
| Everglades Foundation Conservation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $5,000 |
| Teach for America Educational | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Tisch MS Research Center of NY Medical | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Christ Memorial Chapel Humanitarian and Religious | Hobe Sound, FL | $4,200 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit Humanitarian and Religious | Lake Forest, IL | $4,100 |
| United States Golf Association Civic | Far Hills, NJ | $3,500 |
| Buckley Institute Education | New Haven, CT | $3,500 |
| Natural Resources Defence Council Conservation | New York, NY | $3,500 |
| Art Institute of Chicago Educational | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| The Women's Board of Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Medical | Lake Forest, IL | $2,800 |
| Nmhc Cotillion Housing Help | Washington, DC | $2,600 |
| Natural Resources Defence Council Conservation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Lake Forest Cemetery Historic Cemetery | Lake Forest, IL | $2,500 |
| MacUlar Degeneration Association Medical | Sarasota, FL | $2,500 |
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