Elizabeth M Claus Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 85-6178229 · reported 2023–2025
21grants reported
$5,500median award
$4,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$127Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 21 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $26K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Working Bikes To strengthen local and global communities by giving donated bicycles new life and redistributing th | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Seedlings Braille Books for Childre Fostering a love of reading by making braille materials more affordable and accessible. | Livonia, MI | $10,000 |
| Working Bikes PROVIDE MOBILITY AND INDEPENDENCE TO INDIVIDUALS | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Marist High School PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Marist High School PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| 826chi CREATIVE WRITING & TUTORING FOR CHICAGO YOUTH | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Society OF the Little Flower Portion be set aside for the sisters of TheCarmel of St. Therese | Darien, IL | $7,000 |
| Society OF the Little Flower PROMOTE GOSPEL MINISTRIES & EDUCATION OF SEMINARIANS | Darien, IL | $7,000 |
| Claretian Missionaries SUPPORT SCHOOLS, HUNGER RELIEF, ELDERLY HOUSING AND EDUCATION OF SEMINARIANS | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Claretian Missionaries SUPPORT SCHOOLS, HUNGER RELIEF, ELDERLY HOUSING AND EDUCATION OF SEMINARIANS | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Claretian Missionaries SUPPORT SCHOOLS, HUNGER RELIEF, ELDERLY HOUSING AND EDUCATION OF SEMINARIANS | Chicago, IL | $5,500 |
| National Religious Retirement Offic To be used for the exclusive purpose ofassisting Roman Catholic religious orders inthe United States | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Society OF the Little Flower PROMOTE GOSPEL MINISTRIES & EDUCATION OF SEMINARIANS | Darien, IL | $5,000 |
| National Religious Retirement Offic SUPPORT RETIRED RELIGIOUS | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| ST Jude's Childrens' Research Hospi SUPPORT RESEARCH TO CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| National Religious Retirement Offic SUPPORT RETIRED RELIGIOUS | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Comboni Missionaries SUPPORT MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 |
| Comboni Missionaries SUPPORT MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 |
| ST Jude's Childrens' Research Hospi SUPPORT RESEARCH TO CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| ST Jude's Childrens' Research Hospi SUPPORT RESEARCH TO CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Comboni Missionaries SUPPORT MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES | Cincinnati, OH | $500 |
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