James B Tafel Foundation
Private foundation · Cary, IL · EIN 36-3475140 · reported 2023–2025
101grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$609Ktotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 101 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $112K 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
PO Box 895
Cary, IL 60013-0895
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Curebound Inc | San Diego, CA | $55,000 |
| Seacrest Prsbytrn Church RELIGIOUS | Delray Beach, FL | $53,300 |
| Bethesda Hospital Foundation MEDICAL | Boynton Beach, FL | $50,000 |
| Spark Ventures | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Bethesda Hospital Foundation MEDICAL | Boynton Beach, FL | $35,000 |
| Global Communities | Bethesda, MD | $30,000 |
| Bethesda Hospital Foundation MEDICAL | Boynton Beach, FL | $25,000 |
| Tennessee Golf Foundation | Franklin, TN | $25,000 |
| Global Communities | San Diego, CA | $20,000 |
| Spark Ventures | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Spark Ventures | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Cool Kids Campaign Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | $16,000 |
| Amerson Music Ministries RELIGIOUS | Grenada Hills, CA | $15,000 |
| Padres Pedal the Cause | San Diego, CA | $15,000 |
| Padres Pedal the Cause MEDICAL | San Diego, CA | $15,000 |
| Amerson Music Ministries RELIGIOUS | Corona, CA | $10,000 |
| Cmf International | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 |
| Tennessee Golf Foundation | Franklin, TN | $10,000 |
| Amerson Music Ministries RELIGIOUS | Corona, CA | $10,000 |
| Burnham Ministry RELIGIOUS | Estero, FL | $10,000 |
| Mission to the World RELIGIOUS | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 |
| Cary Fire Department | Cary, IL | $7,500 |
| Cary Fire Department | Cary, IL | $7,500 |
| Mission to the World RELIGIOUS | Atlanta, GA | $7,500 |
| Cary Fire Department | Cary, IL | $7,500 |
| Alzheimer's Association MEDICAL | Southfield, MI | $5,000 |
| Boynton Beach Fire Department | Boynton Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Burnham Ministry RELIGIOUS | Boca Raton, FL | $5,000 |
| Mission to the World RELIGIOUS | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| Rancho Santa FE Women's Fund | Rancho Santa FE, CA | $5,000 |
| Burnham Ministry RELIGIOUS | Boca Raton, FL | $5,000 |
| Curebound Inc | San Diego, CA | $5,000 |
| Pioneer Center for Human Services | McHenry, IL | $3,000 |
| The Lantern Network | Brentwood, TN | $3,000 |
| The Lantern Network | Brentwood, TN | $3,000 |
| Seacrest Prsbytrn Church RELIGIOUS | Delray Beach, FL | $2,975 |
| Impact 100 Palm Beach County | Boca Raton, FL | $2,150 |
| Moody Radio South Florida RELIGIOUS | Boynton Beach, FL | $2,000 |
| Moody Radio South Florida RELIGIOUS | Boynton Beach, FL | $2,000 |
| Impact 100 Palm Beach County | Boca Raton, FL | $1,050 |
| Impact 100 Palm Beach County | Boca Raton, FL | $1,050 |
| CC of Florida Scholarship Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Village of Golf, FL | $1,000 |
| Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy of America | Pewee Valley, KY | $1,000 |
| Perkins School for the Blind HUMANITARIAN | Watertown, MA | $1,000 |
| Athletes and Causes Foundation | Thonotosassa, FL | $1,000 |
| CC of Florida Scholarship Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Village of Golf, FL | $1,000 |
| Prison Fellowship | Merrifield, VA | $1,000 |
| The Soup Kitchen | Boynton Beach, FL | $1,000 |
| Womens Circle | Boynton Beach, FL | $1,000 |
| Buckner International | Dallas, TX | $1,000 |
| CC of Florida Scholarship Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Village of Golf, FL | $1,000 |
| Crc Recovery Foundation | Delray Beach, FL | $1,000 |
| Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy of America | Simpsonville, KY | $1,000 |
| Moody Bible Institute RELIGIOUS | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Perkins School for the Blind HUMANITARIAN | Watertown, MA | $1,000 |
| Soup Kitchen | Boynton Beach, FL | $1,000 |
| Seacrest Prsbytrn Church RELIGIOUS | Delray Beach, FL | $975 |
| Salvation Army HUMANITARIAN | West Palm Beach, FL | $750 |
| Salvation Army | West Palm Beach, FL | $750 |
| Salvation Army HUMANITARIAN | West Palm Beach, FL | $750 |
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