Covington Charitable TR
Private foundation · Lake Bluff, IL · EIN 36-7181333 · reported 2023–2025
78grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$178Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 78 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $500 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 126
Lake Bluff, IL 60044-0126
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 Open Lands General donation | Lake Forest, IL | $15,000 |
| Lake Forest Open Lands Assc GENERAL DONATION | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Field Museum GENERAL DONATION | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Conservation Fund GENERAL DONATION | Arlington, VA | $5,000 |
| Little Traverse Conservancy GENERAL DONATION | Harbor Springs, MI | $5,000 |
| Land Trust Alliance GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity GENERAL DONATION | Tuscon, AZ | $5,000 |
| World Wildlife Federation GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Lake Forest Open Lands General donation | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Kkc Foundation General donation | Park City, UT | $5,000 |
| Friends of IL Nature Preserves General donation | Dekalb, IL | $5,000 |
| Field Museum of Natural History General donation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Wetlands Iniative General donation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity General Donation | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity General Donation | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 |
| Wetlands Iniative General donation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Field Museum GENERAL DONATION | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Land Trust Alliance GENERAL DONATION | Washington DC, DC | $5,000 |
| Des Plaines Wildlife Conservancy GENERAL DONATION | Pleasant Prairie, WI | $5,000 |
| Little Traverse Conservancy GENERAL DONATION | Harbor Springs, MI | $5,000 |
| Chicago Zoological Society General donation | Brookfield, IL | $3,500 |
| Wilderness Society GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Openlands General donation | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Iec Education Fund General donation | Springfield, IL | $3,000 |
| Conservation Fund General donation | Arlington, VA | $3,000 |
| Brookfield Zoo GENERAL DONATION | Brrokfield, IL | $2,500 |
| Les Cheneaux Community Fdn GENERAL DONATION | Cedarville, MI | $2,500 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| African Wildlife Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Illinois Environmental Council GENERAL DONATION | Springfield, IL | $2,500 |
| Chicago Zoological Society General donation | Brookfield, IL | $2,500 |
| Jackson Hole Land Trust General donation | Jackson, WY | $2,500 |
| Earth Justice General donation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| The Wilderness Society GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| The Wilderness Society General donation | Washington DC, DC | $2,000 |
| Preservation Foundation of Lake Cty General donation | Libertyville, IL | $2,000 |
| Lake Forest Open Lands General donation | Lake Forest, IL | $1,800 |
| Les Cheneaux Community Schools General donation | Cedarville, MI | $1,500 |
| Wttw GENERAL DONATION | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Sca GENERAL DONATION | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Sca GENERAL DONATION | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Society of Colonial Wars GENERAL DONATION | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Wbez GENERAL DONATION | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| American Rivers GENERAL DONATION | Wasahington, DC | $1,000 |
| High Country News General donation | Paonia, CO | $1,000 |
| Npca General donation | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| Nrdc General donation | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| Fair General donation | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Nrdc General donation | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| Redan Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Lake Bluff, IL | $1,000 |
| Grt Lakes Boat Building School GENERAL DONATION | Cedarville, MI | $1,000 |
| American Rivers GENERAL DONATION | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund General donation | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| Prairie State Conservation Coalition GENERAL DONATION | Sppringfield, IL | $500 |
| Redan Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Lake Bluff, IL | $500 |
| Noahs Rest GENERAL DONATION | Zion, IL | $500 |
| Natural Land Institute GENERAL DONATION | Rockford, IL | $500 |
| Population Connection GENERAL DONATION | Washington DC, DC | $500 |
| AM United for Separation of Church GENERAL DONATION | Washington DC, DC | $500 |
| Lake Bluff Open Lands Assocation GENERAL DONATION | Lake Bluff, IL | $500 |
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