James H & Helen S Knippen Foundation 2610134600
Private foundation · Downers Grove, IL · EIN 36-6964673 · reported 2023–2025 · files as James & Helen Knippen Char TR -XX
39grants reported
$3,587median award
$2,359lower quartile
$1,641smallest grant
$204Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
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
1901 Butterfield RD Ste 1000
Downers Grove, IL 60515-5673
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Jude's Children's Research GENERAL EXPENSES | Memphis, TN | $20,491 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Winfield, IL | $13,336 |
| Norhwestern Memorial Foundation GENERAL EXPENSES | Chicago, IL | $12,527 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Winfield, IL | $12,215 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospita | Memphis, TN | $10,566 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospita | Memphis, TN | $9,678 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundati | Chicago, IL | $7,813 |
| Primary Childrens Medical Center | Lake City, UT | $7,593 |
| Breatkthrough T1D Illinois GENERAL EXPENSES | Chicago, IL | $7,339 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundati | Chicago, IL | $7,156 |
| Primary Children's Medical Center GENERAL EXPENSES | Lake City, UT | $7,132 |
| Primary Childrens Medical Center | Lake City, UT | $6,954 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Chicago, IL | $5,200 |
| Shriners Hospital for Chicago GENERAL EXPENSES | Chicago, IL | $4,885 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Chicago, IL | $4,763 |
| Easter Seals Dupage and Fox Valley | Naperville, IL | $3,824 |
| Peoples Resource Center | Washington, IL | $3,818 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $3,818 |
| Easter Seals Dupage & Fox GENERAL EXPENSES | Villa Park, IL | $3,592 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago GENERAL EXPENSES | Chicago, IL | $3,587 |
| People's Resource Center GENERAL EXPENSES | Wheaton, IL | $3,587 |
| Easter Seals Dupage and Fox Valley | Naperville, IL | $3,502 |
| Peoples Resource Center | Washington, IL | $3,497 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $3,497 |
| National Osteoporosis Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,512 |
| Nature Conservancy Inc | Arlington, VA | $2,512 |
| Partnership With Native Americans | Addison, TX | $2,512 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $2,512 |
| Salvation Army National C GENERAL EXPENSES | Alexandria, VA | $2,359 |
| Bone Health & Osteoporosis GENERAL EXPENSES | Arlington, VA | $2,359 |
| Partnership With Native Americans GENERAL EXPENSES | Addison, TX | $2,359 |
| Nature Conservancy Inc GENERAL EXPENSES | Arlington, VA | $2,359 |
| Nature Conservancy Inc | Arlington, VA | $2,301 |
| Partnership With Native Americans | Addison, TX | $2,301 |
| National Osteoporosis Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,300 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $2,300 |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | $1,791 |
| Alzheimer's Association GENERAL EXPENSES | Chicago, IL | $1,683 |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | $1,641 |
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