Cushing Family Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 46-1636778 · reported 2023–2025
83grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$9.8Mtotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 83 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $100K 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
333 W Wacker Dr Ste 1700
Chicago, IL 60606-1247
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. 59 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amref Health Africa in the USA | New York, NY | $3,250,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 |
| Shine Global Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 |
| Theosophical Society in America | Wheaton, IL | $250,000 |
| Theosophical Society in America | Wheaton, IL | $250,000 |
| Glen Ellyn Food Pantry | Glen Ellyn, IL | $200,000 |
| Amref Health Africa in the USA | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $150,000 |
| Beat the Streets Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Blood Cancer United | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Bridge Communities Inc | Glen Ellyn, IL | $100,000 |
| College of Dupage Foundation | Glen Ellyn, IL | $100,000 |
| Dupage Pads | Wheaton, IL | $100,000 |
| Evergreen Climate Innovations | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Feed MY Starving Children | Coon Rapids, MN | $100,000 |
| Helen Keller International | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Loaves & Fishes Community Services | Naperville, IL | $100,000 |
| Misericordia Home | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| National Public Radio (NPR) | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 |
| One Acre Fund | Highland Park, IL | $100,000 |
| Proximity 2 Humanity | Albemarle, NC | $100,000 |
| Shine Global Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| St Francis High School | Wheaton, IL | $100,000 |
| St Petronille Catholic Church | Glen Ellyn, IL | $100,000 |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 |
| The Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | $100,000 |
| Urban Growers Collective | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
| Bridge Communities Inc | Glen Ellyn, IL | $100,000 |
| Bridge Communities Inc | Glen Ellyn, IL | $100,000 |
| Dupage Pads | Wheaton, IL | $100,000 |
| St Francis High School | Wheaton, IL | $100,000 |
| The Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | $100,000 |
| Humanitarian Service Project | Carol Stream, IL | $58,000 |
| Bhutan Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Chi-Care Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Dion's Chicago Dream | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Dupage Senior Citizens Council (kane Senior Council) | Lombard, IL | $50,000 |
| Erika's Lighthouse | Winnetka, IL | $50,000 |
| Growing Home Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Humanitarian Service Project | Carol Stream, IL | $50,000 |
| Legal Council for Health Justice | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Nami Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Shower UP Chicago | Spring Hill, TN | $50,000 |
| The Forge Charitable Adventures | Lemont, IL | $50,000 |
| The Josselyn Center | Northbrook, IL | $50,000 |
| Thresholds | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| West Point School of Music | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| World Bicycle Relief | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| The Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | $50,000 |
| Amigos of Costa Rica | West Chester, PA | $25,000 |
| Duly Health and Care Charitable Fund | Downers Grove, IL | $25,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Make-A-Wish | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| March of Dimes | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Maryville Academy | Des Plaines, IL | $25,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
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