Esjay Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3083194 · reported 2023–2025
201grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$20smallest grant
$645Ktotal paid
22states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 201 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $6,418 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
134 N LA Salle St Ste 2020
Chicago, IL 60602-1133
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Valley Community Foundation PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Edwards, CO | $40,350 |
| Planned Parenthood Foundation of America PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York City, NY | $25,200 |
| Solidaire PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Oakland, CA | $25,000 |
| Eagle Valley Community Foundation PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Edwards, CO | $25,000 |
| Eagle Valley Community Foundation PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Edwards, CO | $20,100 |
| Planned Parenthood Foundation of America PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York City, NY | $20,000 |
| Solidaire PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| United Way of Weld County PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Greeley, CO | $15,000 |
| United Way of Weld County PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Greeley, CO | $15,000 |
| ACLU Foundation PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $14,000 |
| ACLU Foundation PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $14,000 |
| World Central Kitchen PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $14,000 |
| World Central Kitchen PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $13,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| World Central Kitchen PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $11,500 |
| Adl PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| National Resource Defense Council PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| Sahuarita Food Bank PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Sahuarita, AZ | $10,000 |
| National Resource Defense Council PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| United Way of Weld County PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Greeley, CO | $10,000 |
| Earth Justice PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | San Francisco, CA | $9,050 |
| ACLU Foundation PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $9,000 |
| Earth Justice PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | San Francisco, CA | $9,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Foundation of America PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York City, NY | $9,000 |
| ACLU Foundation of Colorado PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Denver, CO | $9,000 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $8,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $7,750 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $7,000 |
| Everytown Support Fundactblue Charities PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $7,000 |
| Oxfam America PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $7,000 |
| Actblue - Everytown Support Fundactblue Charities PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $6,606 |
| Doctors Without Borders PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $6,600 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $6,500 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Montgomery, AL | $5,100 |
| Oxfam America PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Adl PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| ASPCA PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York City, NY | $5,000 |
| Round-Up River Ranch PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Gypsum, CO | $5,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 |
| US Fund for UNICEF PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Border Community Alliance PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Tubac, AZ | $4,000 |
| National Alliance to End Homelessness PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Washintgon, DC | $4,000 |
| Everytown Support Fundactblue Charities PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| National Alliance to End Homelessness PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Washintgon, DC | $4,000 |
| National Alliance to End Homelessness PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Washintgon, DC | $4,000 |
| Lakota People's Law Project PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Bismarck, ND | $3,400 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 |
| NAACP Ldf PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Sacred Defense Fund PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Prosper, TX | $3,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 |
| Honor the Earth PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Callaway, MN | $3,000 |
| National Resource Defense Council PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Albany, NY | $3,000 |
| Honor the Earth PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Callaway, MN | $3,000 |
| NAACP Ldf PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Raices PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | San Antonio, TX | $3,000 |
| Save the Children PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Fairfield, CT | $3,000 |
| Actblue - Naral PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Honor the Earth PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Callaway, MN | $2,500 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 |
| Mountain Valley Horse Rescue PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | McCoy, CO | $2,500 |
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