John and Margaret Sagan Foundation
Private foundation · Evanston, IL · EIN 38-2638868 · reported 2023–2025
125grants reported
$1,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$452Ktotal paid
21states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 125 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $18K 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
1314 Forest Ave
Evanston, IL 60201-4708
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 GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Stanford, CA | $28,000 |
| Friends of the Grenadines Initiative GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $25,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Law School GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Madison, WI | $21,000 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Delaware, OH | $20,000 |
| Stanford University GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Stanford, CA | $20,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Law School GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Stanford University GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Stanford, CA | $20,000 |
| Friends of the Grenadines Initiative GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $15,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Law School GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| World Pediatric Project GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Richmond, VA | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Grenadines Initiative GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chardon, OH | $10,000 |
| World Pediatric Project GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Richmond, VA | $10,000 |
| World Pediatric Project GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Lawrence University GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Appleton, WI | $9,000 |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Cambridge, MA | $8,000 |
| San Francisco Opera GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 |
| San Francisco Opera GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 |
| Grand Teton Music Festival GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Jackson, WY | $7,000 |
| Millsaps College GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Jackson, MS | $7,000 |
| Millsaps College GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Jackson, MS | $7,000 |
| Millsaps College GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Jackson, MS | $6,000 |
| First United Methodist Church GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| Moran Center for Youth Advocacy GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| Ploughshares Fund GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Thresholds GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| First United Methodist Church GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| Lawrence University GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Appleton, WI | $5,000 |
| First United Methodist Church GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| Ploughshares Fund GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Thresholds GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| Bulletin of Atomic Scientists GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Cordley Elementary School GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Lawrence, KS | $3,000 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Delaware, OH | $3,000 |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Cambridge, MA | $2,500 |
| Ploughshares Fund GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Chicago Tech Academy GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Grand Teton Music Festival GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Jackson, WY | $2,500 |
| Black Ensemble Theater GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Dap Health GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Palm Springs, CA | $2,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Evanston Round Table GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $2,000 |
| Feeding America GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Jackson, WY | $2,000 |
| Kansas Public Radio GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Lawrence, KS | $2,000 |
| Salvation Army GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $2,000 |
| South Asia Institute GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Springfield Area Food Shelf GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Springfield, MN | $2,000 |
| The Taft School GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Watertown, CT | $2,000 |
| Black Ensemble Theater GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Evanston Round Table GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $2,000 |
| Thresholds GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Black Ensemble Theater GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Evanston Round Table GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Evanston, IL | $2,000 |
| Oceana GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Kansas Land Trust GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Lawrence, KS | $1,500 |
| Bulletin of Atomic Scientists GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
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