Doris J Bishop Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 59-7160212 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Bishop Foundation Dated 08231999
18grants reported
$16Kmedian award
$2,000lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$260Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 18 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $99K 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 803878
Chicago, IL 60680-3878
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. 256 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church | Aurora, IL | $33,229 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church | Boca Grande, FL | $33,171 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church | Aurora, IL | $32,750 |
| Boca Grande Historical Society | Boca Grande, FL | $16,614 |
| Johann Fust Libary Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $16,614 |
| Suncoast Humane Society | Englewood, FL | $16,614 |
| Suncoast Humane Society | Englewood, FL | $16,586 |
| Johann Fust Libary Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $16,586 |
| Boca Grande Historical Society | Boca Grande, FL | $16,586 |
| Boca Grande Historical Society | Boca Grande, FL | $16,375 |
| Johann Fust Libary Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $16,375 |
| Suncoast Humane Society | Englewood, FL | $16,375 |
| Everson Museum of Art | Syracuse, NY | $2,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association Central NY | Syracuse, NY | $2,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association Central NY | Syracuse, NY | $2,000 |
| Everson Museum of Art | Syracuse, NY | $2,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association Central NY | Syracuse, NY | $2,000 |
| Everson Museum of Art | Syracuse, NY | $2,000 |
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