Elsie a Dreffein Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-7186490 · reported 2023–2025
15grants reported
$38Kmedian award
$13Klower quartile
$12Ksmallest grant
$761Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 15 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $152K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Institute OF Technology | Chicago, IL | $120,235 |
| Illinois Institute OF Technology | Chicago, IL | $115,351 |
| Illinois Institute OF Technology | Chicago, IL | $106,672 |
| Plymouth Harbor Endowment Fund | Sarasota, FL | $80,157 |
| Plymouth Harbor Endowment Fund | Sarasota, FL | $76,901 |
| Plymouth Harbor Endowment Fund | Sarasota, FL | $71,115 |
| Outreach Community Ministries | Wheaton, IL | $40,078 |
| Outreach Community Ministries | Wheaton, IL | $38,450 |
| Outreach Community Ministries | Wheaton, IL | $35,557 |
| Salvation Army- Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | $13,360 |
| Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church | Glen Ellyn, IL | $13,360 |
| Salvation Army- Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | $12,817 |
| Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church | Glen Ellyn, IL | $12,817 |
| Salvation Army- Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | $11,852 |
| Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church | Glen Ellyn, IL | $11,852 |
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