Francis Beidler Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4260449 · reported 2023–2025
279grants reported
$3,500median award
$2,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$2.8Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 279 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $6,000 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
53 W Jackson Blvd Ste 530
Chicago, IL 60604-3422
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | $285,000 |
| Voter Participation Center GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Washington, DC | $265,000 |
| Voter Participation Center GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Washington, DC | $265,000 |
| Chicago Youth Centers GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $80,500 |
| Chicago Youth Centers GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $78,500 |
| Chicago Youth Centers | Chicago, IL | $77,000 |
| American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Chicago, IL | $45,000 |
| Planned Parenthood GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $45,000 |
| Chicago Childrens Museum | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Chicago Childrens Museum GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Planned Parenthood GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Chicago Childrens Museum GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Giant Steps IL | Burr Ridge, IL | $30,000 |
| Giant Steps IL GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Burr Ridge, IL | $30,000 |
| Giant Steps IL GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Burr Ridge, IL | $30,000 |
| Girls Play Sports | Evanston, IL | $27,000 |
| National Audubon Society | Harleyville, SC | $25,000 |
| National Audubon Society GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Harleyville, SC | $25,000 |
| National Audubon Society GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Harleyville, SC | $25,000 |
| Girls Play Sports GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Evanston, IL | $24,000 |
| Better Government Assoc | Chicago, IL | $23,000 |
| Better Government Assoc GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $23,000 |
| Girls Play Sports GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Evanston, IL | $22,000 |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Chicago, IL | $21,000 |
| Evanston YWCA | Evanston, IL | $20,000 |
| Better Government Assoc GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Public Interest Law Initiative GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $19,500 |
| Erie Family Health Center | Evanston, IL | $19,000 |
| Evanston Township High School Health Center | Evanston, IL | $18,000 |
| Public Interest Law Initiative | Chicago, IL | $18,000 |
| Evanston Township High School Health Center GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Evanston, IL | $18,000 |
| Public Interest Law Initiative GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $18,000 |
| Kuumba Evanston | Evanston, IL | $15,000 |
| Project on Government Oversight | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Wbez Chicago Public Radio | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Project on Government Oversight GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Wbez Chicago Public Radio GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Project on Government Oversight GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Wbez Chicago Public Radio GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Erie Family Health Center GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Evanston, IL | $14,000 |
| Erie Family Health Center GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Evanston, IL | $14,000 |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $13,500 |
| Evanston Township High School Health Center GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Evanston, IL | $13,500 |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $13,500 |
| Chicago Public Schools - J Beidler Elementary School GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $13,000 |
| Chicago Public Schools - J Beidler Elementary School GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $13,000 |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Start Early GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Start Early GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $12,000 |
| Evanston YWCA GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Evanston, IL | $12,000 |
| Kuumba Evanston GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Evanston, IL | $12,000 |
| Chicago Public Schools - J Beidler Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Nwestern Univ Department of Neurobiology | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| All Our Childrens Advocacy Center | Justice, IL | $9,000 |
| Nwestern Univ Law School | Chicago, IL | $9,000 |
| All Our Childrens Advocacy Center GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC | Justice, IL | $9,000 |
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