Edwardson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Boca Grande, FL · EIN 36-3757845 · reported 2023–2025
159grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$11.1Mtotal paid
20states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 14 of its 159 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.2M 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 1423
Boca Grande, FL 33921-1423
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $1,485,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $713,182 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $555,000 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $400,000 |
| Advance Illinois | Chicago, IL | $340,343 |
| Family Promise of the Palouse | Moscow, ID | $312,500 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $300,000 |
| Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $265,000 |
| Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $265,000 |
| Opportunity International | Oak Brook, IL | $254,886 |
| Boca Grande Community | Boca Grande, FL | $250,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $250,000 |
| Inter Varsity Christian Foundation | Madison, WI | $250,000 |
| Opportunity International | Oak Brook, IL | $250,000 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| Inter Varsity Christian Foundation | Madison, WI | $250,000 |
| American Red Cross | Chicago, IL | $225,000 |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $220,000 |
| Ifes | Madison, WI | $205,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services | Jamestown, NY | $200,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services | Jamestown, NY | $200,000 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| American Red Cross | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services | Jamestown, NY | $200,000 |
| Better Government Association | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Evanston, IL | $175,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $124,224 |
| Advance Illinois | Chicago, IL | $103,500 |
| Better Government Association | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Chicago Habitat for Humanity | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Advance Illinois | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Chicago Habitat for Humanity | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of America | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Coach House Solutions | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Learn Charter School | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Wttw | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Learn Charter School | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Erica's Lighthouse | Winnetka, IL | $50,000 |
| Learn Charter School | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank | Fort Myers, FL | $35,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation | Lexington, KY | $30,000 |
| Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $30,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Catholic Extension | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Erica's Lighthouse | Winnetka, IL | $25,000 |
| Faraja Fund Foundation | Glenview, IL | $25,000 |
| Gicia | Boca Grande, FL | $25,000 |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank | Fort Myers, FL | $25,000 |
| Latino Policy Institute | Providence, RI | $25,000 |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Evanston, IL | $25,000 |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| American Cancer Society | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Teach for America | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| American Red Cross | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Catholic Extension | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 159 reported grants.
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