Geraldine and Roland Ford Foundation
Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL · EIN 47-7134051 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Geraldine & Roland Ford Foundation
31grants reported
$1,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$246Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 31 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $106K 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
780 Chalmers CT
Lake Forest, IL 60045-1142
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $67,000 |
| Epworth Church Association GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Ludington, MI | $51,000 |
| Children's Hospital Foundation Milwaukee GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Milwaukee, WI | $28,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $20,500 |
| First Presbyterian Church GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $16,500 |
| First Presbyterian Church GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $10,000 |
| Samaritans Purse GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Boone, NC | $10,000 |
| Saint Andrew School GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Children's Hospital Foundation Milwaukee GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| Friends of Lake Forest Parks and Rec GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Epworth Church Association GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Ludington, MI | $4,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Glencoe, IL | $3,500 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Glencoe, IL | $3,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Glencoe, IL | $2,500 |
| Samaritans Purse GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Boone, NC | $2,000 |
| Moorings Presbyerian Church GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Naples, FL | $1,500 |
| Gorton Community Center GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $1,000 |
| Michigan State University GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | East Lansing, MI | $1,000 |
| Moorings Presbyerian Church GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Naples, FL | $1,000 |
| Reading Power GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $1,000 |
| American Red Cross GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Epworth Church Association GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Ludington, MI | $1,000 |
| Reading Power GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $1,000 |
| Moorings Presbyerian Church GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Naples, FL | $1,000 |
| Gorton Community Center GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $1,000 |
| Michigan State University GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | East Lansing, MI | $1,000 |
| Leadership Institute GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Arlington, VA | $500 |
| Reading Power GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $500 |
| Lake Forest Northwestern Hospital GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Lake Forest, IL | $500 |
| Lake County Community Foundation GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Grayslake, IL | $250 |
| Lake County Community Foundation GENERAL UNRESTRICTED USE | Grayslake, IL | $250 |
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