James G Hart Foundation
Private foundation · Wadsworth, IL · EIN 20-0254015 · reported 2023–2025
215grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$2.5Mtotal paid
18states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 215 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4,000 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
15541 W IL Route 173
Wadsworth, IL 60083-9469
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | $225,000 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | $170,000 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | $170,000 |
| Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | New York, NY | $125,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $100,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $100,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $100,000 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Frontline Journalism Fund | Boston, MA | $60,000 |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| Institute for Music & Neurologic Function | Bronx, NY | $50,000 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Frontline Journalism Fund | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Institute for Music & Neurologic Function | Bronx, NY | $50,000 |
| Frontline Journalism Fund | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Institute for Music & Neurologic Function | Bronx, NY | $50,000 |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Wisconsin Public Radio | Madison, WI | $30,000 |
| Project on Government Oversight | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Project on Government Oversight | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Project on Government Oversight | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Wuwm Milwaukee Public Radio | Milwaukee, WI | $17,500 |
| Amnesty International | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| American Near East Refugee Aid | Washington, DC | $12,500 |
| Amnesty International | New York, NY | $12,500 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $12,500 |
| Wuwm Milwaukee Public Radio | Milwaukee, WI | $12,500 |
| Northern Public Radio | Dekalb, IL | $10,000 |
| Amnesty International | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Center for Public Integrity | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| American Near East Refugee Aid | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Kartemquin Educational Films | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| American Near East Refugee Aid | Washington, DC | $7,500 |
| Kartemquin Educational Films | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Northern Public Radio | Dekalb, IL | $7,500 |
| Wuwm Milwaukee Public Radio | Milwaukee, WI | $7,500 |
| Kartemquin Educational Films | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Northern Public Radio | Dekalb, IL | $7,500 |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $7,000 |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $7,000 |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $6,000 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $6,000 |
| Respiratory Health Association | Chicago, IL | $5,500 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $5,000 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Invest for Kids | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Respiratory Health Association | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
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