Jahns Family Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3934222 · reported 2023–2025
83grants reported
$125median award
$100lower quartile
$25smallest grant
$54Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 83 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $150 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
55 W Delaware PL Apt 1020
Chicago, IL 60610-6073
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith College EDUCATION | Northampton, MA | $9,000 |
| Smith College EDUCATION | Northampton, MA | $8,000 |
| Driftless Area Land Conservancy CONSERVATION | Dodgeville, WI | $5,500 |
| University of Chicago EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| University of Chicago EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Coral Reef Alliance CONSERVATION | San Fransico, CA | $2,000 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation ARTS | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation ARTS | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Caxton Club EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Caxton Club EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Reef Residence CONSERVATION | Fairfax, VA | $1,000 |
| Wisonsin Public Radio EDUCATION | Madison, WI | $1,000 |
| Smith College EDUCATION | Northampton, MA | $1,000 |
| Rizzo Foundation HEALTH | Coconut Creek, FL | $1,000 |
| Sauk Prairie Conservative CONSERVATION | Baraboo, WI | $600 |
| Driftless Area Land Conservancy CONSERVATION | Dodgeville, WI | $600 |
| American Players Theatre ARTS | Spring Green, WI | $500 |
| Caxton Club EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Driftless Area Land Conservancy CONSERVATION | Dodgeville, WI | $500 |
| Savanna Institute COSERVATION | Madison, WI | $500 |
| Spring Green Community Library EDUCATION | Spring Green, WI | $500 |
| American Players Theatre ARTS | Spring Green, WI | $350 |
| Second Harvest WELFARE | Madison, WI | $300 |
| Chicago Symphony ARTS | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Community Conservation CONSERVATION | Viroqua, WI | $250 |
| Care for Real WELFARE | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Community Connections HEALTH | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Natural Resource Fund CONSERVATION | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Sauk Prairie Conservative CONSERVATION | Baraboo, WI | $250 |
| Bates College EDUCATION | Lewiston, ME | $250 |
| Photo Midwest ARTS | Madison, WI | $225 |
| Social Good Fund EDUCATION | Richmond, CA | $205 |
| Community Food Panry WELFARE | Spring Green, WI | $200 |
| Coalition Health Center HEALTH | Chicago, IL | $200 |
| Remy Bumppo Theatre ARTS | Chicago, IL | $200 |
| Badger History Group CONSERVATION | Praire du Sac, WI | $150 |
| Newberry Library EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $150 |
| Prairie Enthusiasts CONSERVATION | Viroqua, WI | $150 |
| Prairie Enthusiasts CONSERVATION | Viroqua, WI | $150 |
| River Valley Arts ARTS | Spring Green, WI | $150 |
| American Players Theatre ARTS | Spring Green, WI | $150 |
| Orion CONSERVATION | Thomson, GA | $125 |
| ACLU WELFARE | New York, NY | $100 |
| Care for Real WELFARE | Chicago, IL | $100 |
| Coalition Health Center HEALTH | Chicago, IL | $100 |
| Hppf CONSERVATION | Chicago, IL | $100 |
| International Crana CONSERVATION | Baraboo, WI | $100 |
| Natural Resources CONSERVATION | Madison, WI | $100 |
| Orion Society CONSERVATION | Great Barrington, MA | $100 |
| Photo Midwest ARTS | Madison, WI | $100 |
| Remy Bumppo Theatre ARTS | Chicago, IL | $100 |
| Shake Rag Alley ARTS | Mineral Point, WI | $100 |
| Aldo Leopold Foundation CONSERVATION | Baraboo, WI | $100 |
| Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society ARTS | Madison, WI | $100 |
| Chicago Theological Seminary RELIGOUS | Chicago, IL | $100 |
| Doctors Without Borders HEALTH | New York, NY | $100 |
| Kingsport Ministry WELFARE | Kingsport, TN | $100 |
| Newberry Library EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $100 |
| Prairie Enthusiasts CONSERVATION | Viroqua, WI | $100 |
| Sauk Prairie Conservative CONSERVATION | Baraboo, WI | $100 |
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