Jay Whipple Family Foundation
Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL · EIN 36-4212048 · reported 2023–2025
65grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$524Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 65 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $30K 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 151
Lake Forest, IL 60045-0151
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elawa Farm Foundation Food and Farm Education and Services | Lake Forest, IL | $100,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository Job Training andNutrition Education | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital Help Kids BattlingDeadly Diseases | Memphis, TN | $25,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders Patient Care | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital Help Kids BattlingDeadly Diseases | Memphis, TN | $25,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank Feed the Hungry | Geneva, IL | $20,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders Patient Care | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital Help Kids BattlingDeadly Diseases | Memphis, TN | $20,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders Patient Care | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository Job Training andNutrition Education | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository Job Training andNutrition Education | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy Teaching Fund | Exeter, NH | $10,000 |
| Harvesters Feed the Hungry | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy Teaching Fund | Exeter, NH | $10,000 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy Teaching Fund | Exeter, NH | $10,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank Feed the Hungry | Geneva, IL | $10,000 |
| Adler Planetarium of Chicago Various Projects | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Adler Planetarium of Chicago Various Projects | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit Ministry | Lake Forest, IL | $7,000 |
| Coalition for the Homeless Prevention of homelessness | Chicago, IL | $7,000 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit Ministry | Lake Forest, IL | $6,000 |
| The Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff Ministry | Lake Bluff, IL | $5,000 |
| Coalition for the Homeless Prevention of homelessness | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Bishop Seabury Academy College prep | Lawrence, KS | $5,000 |
| A Thousand Summers Camp-Based YouthDevelopment | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| North Chicago Community Partners Educational equity | Lake Bluff, IL | $5,000 |
| Adler Planetarium of Chicago Various Projects | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| The Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff Ministry | Lake Bluff, IL | $5,000 |
| Harvesters Feed the Hungry | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank Feed the Hungry | Geneva, IL | $5,000 |
| A Thousand Summers Camp-Based YouthDevelopment | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| The Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff Ministry | Lake Bluff, IL | $5,000 |
| Coalition for the Homeless Prevention of homelessness | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Harvesters Feed the Hungry | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Bishop Seabury Academy College prep | Lawrence, KS | $5,000 |
| A Thousand Summers Camp-Based YouthDevelopment | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Proctor Academy The Proctor Fund | Andover, NH | $4,000 |
| Chicago Youth Centers Investment in Youths | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Bishop Seabury Academy College prep | Lawrence, KS | $4,000 |
| Chicago Youth Centers Investment in Youths | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Proctor Academy The Proctor Fund | Andover, NH | $4,000 |
| Chicago Youth Centers Investment in Youths | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Proctor Academy The Proctor Fund | Andover, NH | $3,000 |
| Operation Breakthrough Helps Children in Poverty | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Operation Breakthrough Helps Children in Poverty | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Operation Breakthrough Helps Children in Poverty | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit Ministry | Lake Forest, IL | $2,000 |
| Stepping Stones Inc Early childhood education & care | Lawrence, KS | $2,000 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Alive Rescue Animal Rescue | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Foxcroft School Scholarships andFinancial Aid | Middleburg, VA | $1,000 |
| Orphans of the Storm Help Stray Dogs and Cats | Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL | $1,000 |
| Streetdog Foundation Help Street Dogs | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Foxcroft School Scholarships andFinancial Aid | Middleburg, VA | $1,000 |
| Orphans of the Storm Help Stray Dogs and Cats | Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL | $1,000 |
| Streetdog Foundation Help Street Dogs | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Alive Rescue Animal Rescue | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Foxcroft School Scholarships andFinancial Aid | Middleburg, VA | $1,000 |
| Orphans of the Storm Help Stray Dogs and Cats | Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL | $1,000 |
| Streetdog Foundation Help Street Dogs | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
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