Follett Educational Foundation
Private foundation · McHenry, IL · EIN 36-6104348 · reported 2023–2025
119grants reported
$3,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$148smallest grant
$776Ktotal paid
22states reached
3years giving
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
1340 Ridgeview Dr
McHenry, IL 60050-7047
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dollywood Foundation Charitable Grant | Sevierville, TN | $100,000 |
| Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation Education Grant | Oak Park, IL | $75,000 |
| Colorado College Education Grant | Colorado Springs, CO | $50,000 |
| Friends of McHenry Community College Education Grant | Crystal Lake, IL | $50,000 |
| Loyola University Arrupe College Education Grant | Carol Stream, IL | $50,000 |
| Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation Education Grant | Oak Park, IL | $42,000 |
| Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation Education Grant | Oak Park, IL | $32,000 |
| Hopi Jrsr High School Literacy Program | Zia Pueblo, NM | $16,377 |
| Shiwi Ts'ana Elementary School Literacy Program | Zuni, NM | $10,996 |
| Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle School Literacy Program | Bloomfield, NM | $10,155 |
| Blackwater Community School Literacy Program | Coolidge, AZ | $9,439 |
| Atsa Biyaazh Community School Literacy Program | Shiprock, NM | $7,093 |
| Zuni Middle School Literacy Program | Zuni, NM | $6,794 |
| N Raymond Education Grant | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| D Simmons Education Grant | Normal, IL | $5,000 |
| X Hernandez Education Grant | Willowbrook, IL | $5,000 |
| C Hernadez Mancilla Education Grant | Romeoville, IL | $5,000 |
| D Simmons Education Grant | Normal, IL | $5,000 |
| C Neely Education Grant | Tuskegee, AL | $4,959 |
| V Novy Education Grant | Dekalb, IL | $4,375 |
| A Talley Education Grant | Mishenheimer, NC | $4,250 |
| L Talley Education Grant | Greenwood, SC | $4,250 |
| K Moore Education Grant | Huntington, IN | $4,250 |
| Trickster Cultural Center Literacy Program | Schaumburg, IL | $4,200 |
| Nay Ah Shing Bia School Literacy Program | Onamia, MN | $4,174 |
| Haaku Community School Literacy Program | Pueblo of Acoma, NM | $4,105 |
| G Eckl Education Grant | Wellesley, MA | $4,000 |
| J Glover Education Grant | Columbia, SC | $4,000 |
| B Merriman Education Grant | Hammond, IN | $4,000 |
| K Aponte Education Grant | Tucson, AZ | $3,750 |
| B Merriman Education Grant | Mequon, WI | $3,750 |
| K Billups Education Grant | Buffalo, NY | $3,750 |
| A Talley Education Grant | Mishenheimer, NC | $3,750 |
| C Villapando Education Grant | Los Angeles, CA | $3,632 |
| F Lor Education Grant | Milwaukee, WI | $3,500 |
| C Dillion Education Grant | Boise, ID | $3,500 |
| J Miley Education Grant | Fort Wayne, IN | $3,500 |
| G Eckl Education Grant | Wellesley, MA | $3,500 |
| L Freid Education Grant | Dekalb, IL | $3,500 |
| J Miley Education Grant | Fort Wayne, IN | $3,500 |
| N Osborn Education Grant | Lakewood, CO | $3,500 |
| E Piacenti Education Grant | Bourbonnais, IL | $3,500 |
| C Villapando Education Grant | Los Angeles, CA | $3,500 |
| Jeddito School Education Grant | Keams Canyon, AZ | $3,493 |
| C Barcy Education Grant | Chicago, IL | $3,250 |
| D Carlson Education Grant | Mankato, MN | $3,250 |
| J Herne Education Grant | Rochester, NY | $3,250 |
| L Nyberg Education Grant | Dekalb, IL | $3,250 |
| P Werve Education Grant | Pembroke, NC | $3,250 |
| K Billups Education Grant | Buffalo, NY | $3,250 |
| L Moyer Education Grant | Phoenix, AZ | $3,250 |
| M Munoz Education Grant | Chicago, IL | $3,250 |
| C Simmers Education Grant | Blacksburg, VA | $3,250 |
| A Talley Education Grant | Mishenheimer, NC | $3,250 |
| K Walas Education Grant | Ripon, WI | $3,250 |
| K Aponte Education Grant | Tucson, AZ | $3,250 |
| S Howell Education Grant | Greenville, SC | $3,250 |
| M Munoz Education Grant | Chicago, IL | $3,250 |
| L Nyberg Education Grant | Dekalb, IL | $3,250 |
| G Calderone Education Grant | Fairfield, CT | $3,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 119 reported grants.
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