J S Paluch Foundation
Private foundation · Des Plaines, IL · EIN 36-7106905 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Paluch Family Foundation
32grants reported
$18Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$10Ksmallest grant
$604Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 32 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $50K 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
1327 E Washington St Unit 604
Des Plaines, IL 60016-4380
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mundelein Seminary | Mundelein, IL | $35,375 |
| Mundelein Seminary | Mundelein, IL | $34,500 |
| All Hands and Heart | Mattapoisett, MA | $30,000 |
| Manna Foodbank | Mills River, NC | $30,000 |
| Mundelein Seminary | Mundelein, IL | $29,500 |
| All Hands and Heart | Mattapoisett, MA | $25,000 |
| Manna Foodbank | Mills River, NC | $25,000 |
| St Jude's Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | $25,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington DC, DC | $25,000 |
| Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans | Wheaton, IL | $25,000 |
| Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity | Asheville, NC | $25,000 |
| Journey the Way Home | Palatine, IL | $20,000 |
| Northern IL Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $20,000 |
| Rainbow Hospice Foundation | Mount Prospect, IL | $20,000 |
| Journey the Way Home | Palatine, IL | $20,000 |
| Mission of Our Lady of the Angels | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| American Legion Post 525 | Mount Prospect, IL | $15,000 |
| Young Center for Immigrants | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Mission of Our Lady of the Angels | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Uncle Pete's Ministry | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Journey the Way Home | Palatine, IL | $15,000 |
| St Jude's Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | $15,000 |
| Essential Church | Virginia Beach, VA | $15,000 |
| Plymouth Place | LA Grange Park, IL | $10,000 |
| Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Fund | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Comer Childrens Hospital | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Expanding Lives | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Uncle Pete's Ministry | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Mission of Our Lady of the Angels | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Uncle Pete's Ministry | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington DC, DC | $10,000 |
| American Legion Post 525 | Mount Prospect, IL | $10,000 |
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