Joan and Norman Chapman Foundation
Private foundation · Bannockburn, IL · EIN 36-3480507 · reported 2023–2025
131grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$700smallest grant
$1.6Mtotal paid
23states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 131 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $80K 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
2801 Lakeside Drive
Bannockburn, IL 60015-1211
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | $68,333 |
| AM Shalom | Glencoe, IL | $51,700 |
| Keep Memory Alive | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| Keep Memory Alive NON-SPECIFIC | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| Northshore University Healthsystem NON-SPECIFIC | Evanston, IL | $50,000 |
| Keep Memory Alive NON-SPECIFIC | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| Northshore University Healthsystem NON-SPECIFIC | Evanston, IL | $50,000 |
| AM Shalom NON-SPECIFIC | Glencoe, IL | $47,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Illinois NON-SPECIFIC | Chicago, IL | $43,900 |
| Itec | Deerfield Beach, FL | $38,083 |
| Israel Tennis Center Foundation NON-SPECIFIC | New York, NY | $35,833 |
| AM Shalom NON-SPECIFIC | Glencoe, IL | $35,000 |
| Serenity Foundation NON-SPECIFIC | Dublin, GA | $35,000 |
| Israel Tennis Center Foundation NON-SPECIFIC | New York, NY | $34,333 |
| Stanford University NON-SPECIFIC | Redwood City, CA | $33,333 |
| Stanford University NON-SPECIFIC | Redwood City, CA | $33,333 |
| Make-A-Wish Illinois | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Serenity Foundation NON-SPECIFIC | Dublin, GA | $30,000 |
| Forbatten Foundation NON-SPECIFIC | Scottsdale, AZ | $28,500 |
| Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center NON-SPECIFIC | Las Vegas, NV | $28,000 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| McLane Children's Hospital | Temple, TX | $25,000 |
| Jewish United Fund NON-SPECIFIC | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Jewish United Fund NON-SPECIFIC | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| McLane Children's Hospital NON-SPECIFIC | Temple, TX | $25,000 |
| Serenity Foundation | Dublin, GA | $22,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center NON-SPECIFIC | Las Vegas, NV | $21,000 |
| Glenbrook South High School NON-SPECIFIC | Glenview, IL | $20,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation NON-SPECIFIC | Chicago, IL | $18,800 |
| Glenbrook South High School NON-SPECIFIC | Glenview, IL | $18,372 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $17,500 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $17,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Illinois NON-SPECIFIC | Chicago, IL | $17,000 |
| The Selfhelp Home | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| The Selfhelp Home NON-SPECIFIC | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Gridiron Greats Assistance Funds | Park Ridge, IL | $12,000 |
| Baylor Scott & White Central Texas Foundation | Temple, TX | $10,000 |
| Juf Response for Teens | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Ltz Foundation | Pinckney, MI | $10,000 |
| Baylor Scott & White Cental Texas FD NON-SPECIFIC | Temple, TX | $10,000 |
| American Society of Gastrointestinal Endo NON-SPECIFIC | Downbers Grove, IL | $10,000 |
| Baylor Scott & White Cental Texas FD NON-SPECIFIC | Temple, TX | $10,000 |
| Commission Ministers Network NON-SPECIFIC | Kerrville, TX | $10,000 |
| Mayo Clinic NON-SPECIFIC | Rochester, MN | $10,000 |
| University of Chicago NON-SPECIFIC | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Forbatten Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $8,000 |
| MacCabi USA | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 |
| Omni | Buffalo Grove, IL | $7,500 |
| University of Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | $7,500 |
| For Autistic Kids NON-SPECIFIC | Glenview, IL | $7,500 |
| Omni NON-SPECIFIC | Buffalo Grove, IL | $7,500 |
| Project Hood NON-SPECIFIC | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Omni NON-SPECIFIC | Buffalo Grove, IL | $7,500 |
| Bernie's Book Bank NON-SPECIFIC | Lake Bluff, IL | $7,000 |
| For Autistic Kids | Glenview, IL | $6,050 |
| Scope NON-SPECIFIC | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| The Lou Malnati Cancer Research Fund NON-SPECIFIC | Northbrook, IL | $6,000 |
| American Heart Association | Albany, NY | $5,000 |
| Assistance League Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund Sgo | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
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