Dean Ritter Trust for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing UW Dated 2 15 2007
Private foundation · St Elmo, IL · EIN 46-1750281 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Dean Ritter Trust for the Deaf and
58grants reported
$1,000median award
$800lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$64Ktotal 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.
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
300 N Walnut St
St Elmo, IL 62458-1457
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Bussa Univ of Iowa | Villa Park, IL | $3,800 |
| Amy Bussa | Villa Park, IL | $2,500 |
| Banan Abuajaj | Worth, IL | $2,389 |
| Amy Bussa | Villa Park, IL | $2,250 |
| Seth Crawley | Joy, IL | $2,000 |
| Dylan Kubek | Oswego, IL | $2,000 |
| Cecilia Brasseur | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Emma Calcaterra | Benton, IL | $2,000 |
| Nadiya Choi | Morton Grove, IL | $1,500 |
| Amy Bussa | Villa Park, IL | $1,500 |
| Max Hort the Ohio State Univ | Niles, IL | $1,100 |
| Max Tincknell | Lombard, IL | $1,000 |
| Kyle Blackwell | Aurora, IL | $1,000 |
| Ella Riley | Columbia, IL | $1,000 |
| Padraic Basovsky | Algonquin, IL | $1,000 |
| Jude Barton | Glen Ellyn, IL | $1,000 |
| Patrick Rutowski | Wauconda, IL | $1,000 |
| Banan Abuajaj | Worth, IL | $1,000 |
| Dominic Niceforo SCHOLARSHP | Bridgeview, IL | $1,000 |
| Emma Calcaterra | Benton, IL | $1,000 |
| Chloe Atkins | EL Paso, IL | $1,000 |
| Kiley Will | Paris, IL | $1,000 |
| Kyle Gibson | Algonquin, IL | $1,000 |
| Dylan Kubek | Oswego, IL | $1,000 |
| Dominic Niceforo | Bridgeview, IL | $1,000 |
| Cecilla Brasseur | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Chloe Atkins | EL Paso, IL | $1,000 |
| Seth Crawley | Joy, IL | $1,000 |
| Josue Hernandez | Hampshire, IL | $1,000 |
| Emilie Lindgren | Palos Heights, IL | $1,000 |
| Jude Barton | Glen Ellyn, IL | $1,000 |
| Dylan Kubek | Oswego, IL | $1,000 |
| Chloe Smith | Carlyle, IL | $1,000 |
| Cecilla Brassdeur | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Patrick Rutkowski | Wauconda, IL | $1,000 |
| Cecilla Brasseur Colorado State U | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Jude Barton Hillsdale College | Glen Ellyn, IL | $1,000 |
| Emilie Lindgren Trinity College | Palos Heights, IL | $1,000 |
| Owen Pree | Gilman, IL | $1,000 |
| Joni Beckman Lakeland College | Teutopolis, IL | $1,000 |
| Emma Calcaterra Southeastern IL U | Benton, IL | $800 |
| Chloe Smith Univ of Kansas | Carlyle, IL | $800 |
| Grace Mason Carthage College | Arlington Heights, IL | $800 |
| Banan Abuajaj Loyola Univ | Worth, IL | $800 |
| Kyle Blackwell Usc SCHOLARSHP | Chicago, IL | $800 |
| Dominic Niceforo Valparaiso Univ | Bridgeview, IL | $800 |
| Grace Mason | Arlington Heights, IL | $750 |
| Kyle Blackwell SCHOLARSHP | Chicago, IL | $750 |
| Joshua Woodrey | Chenoa, IL | $750 |
| Dylan Kubek Aurora Univ | Oswego, IL | $600 |
| Lucas Burton the Ohio State Univ | Cary, IL | $600 |
| John Lopez Ill Inst of Tech | Skokie, IL | $600 |
| Emily Culp Illinois Central Col | Henry, IL | $600 |
| Kadyce Tregoning JA Logan Col | Vienna, IL | $600 |
| Olivia Vaughan Siu | Fairfield, IL | $600 |
| Nora Vargo University of Il-Uc | Homewood, IL | $600 |
| Ethan McElravy Univ of Illinois | Fairfield, IL | $600 |
| Dominic Niceforo | Bridgeview, IL | $500 |
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