Ernsteen Family Foundation
Private foundation · Buffalo Grove, IL · EIN 36-4202123 · reported 2023–2025
223grants reported
$500median award
$250lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$132Ktotal paid
24states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 20 of its 223 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $16K 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
327 Willow Pkwy
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-4642
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Congregation Beth Judea | Long Grove, IL | $2,500 |
| American Diabetes Association | Arlington, VA | $2,250 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $2,200 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $2,075 |
| Congregation Beth Judea | Long Grove, IL | $2,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $2,000 |
| Congregation Beth Judea | Long Grove, IL | $1,942 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $1,850 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $1,750 |
| Camp Ramah | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Mds (myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) | Yardville, NJ | $1,500 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $1,500 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Mds (myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) | Yardville, NJ | $1,250 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $1,250 |
| American Diabetes Association | Arlington, VA | $1,250 |
| Mds (myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) | Yardville, NJ | $1,250 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $1,075 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $1,075 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $1,075 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $1,050 |
| Habitat for Humanity Lake County IL | Waukegan, IL | $1,050 |
| Habitat for Humanity Lake County IL | Waukegan, IL | $1,050 |
| Habitat for Humanity Lake County IL | Waukegan, IL | $1,050 |
| American Diabetes Association | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $1,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim | Deerfield, IL | $1,000 |
| Curry College | Milton, MA | $1,000 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Total Link 2 Community | Northbrook, IL | $1,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim | Deerfield, IL | $1,000 |
| Curry College | Milton, MA | $1,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 |
| Park-Vermillion County Humane Society | Hillsdale, IN | $1,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Wayforward Resources | Middleton, WI | $1,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $1,000 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $1,000 |
| Camp Ramah | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim | Deerfield, IL | $1,000 |
| Curry College | Milton, MA | $1,000 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Wayforward Resources | Middleton, WI | $1,000 |
| MacUlar Degeneration Research (brightfocus Foundation) | Clarksburg, MD | $950 |
| MacUlar Degeneration Research (brightfocus Foundation) | Clarksburg, MD | $950 |
| MacUlar Degeneration Research (brightfocus Foundation) | Clarksburg, MD | $900 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) | New York, NY | $825 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $750 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | $750 |
| Les Turner ALS Foundation | Skokie, IL | $750 |
| North Lawndale College Prep | Chicago, IL | $750 |
| Pathways for Achievement UNRESTRCITED | Wheaton, IL | $750 |
| American Cancer Society | Kennesaw, GA | $750 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $750 |
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