Donna Van Eekeren Foundation
Private foundation · Deerfield, IL · EIN 36-7641053 · reported 2023–2025
29grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.6Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
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
C/o GS Ayco600 540 Lake Cook RD
Deerfield, IL 60015-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Globe GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | San Diego, CA | $500,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $175,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| San Diego State University Research Foundation GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | San Diego, CA | $50,000 |
| Whamnow Inc GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Greenwich, CT | $35,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| American Writers Museum GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Chicago Public Media Inc GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| San Diego Museum of Art GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | San Diego, CA | $25,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| The Old Globe Theatre GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | San Diego, CA | $25,000 |
| San Diego State University Research Foundation GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | San Diego, CA | $25,000 |
| American Writers Museum GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| American Writers Museum GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | San Diego, CA | $20,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Chicago Academy of Sciences GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| The Chicago Lighthouse GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Public Media Inc GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| City House Inc GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Delray Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theatre GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Park Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Flossmoor Foundation for History and Arts Inc GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Flossmoor, IL | $5,000 |
| Northwest Indiana Symphony Society GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Munster, IN | $1,000 |
| Flossmoor Foundation for History and Arts Inc GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Flossmoor, IL | $500 |
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