Law-Ware-Shedd-Murphy Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3990756 · reported 2023–2025
21grants reported
$14Kmedian award
$1,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$309Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 21 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $36K 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
990 N Lake Shore Dr Apt 7b
Chicago, IL 60611-1367
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $31,000 |
| Wttw GENERAL ORG PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Latin School of Chicago GENERAL ORG PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Dep | Chicago, IL | $26,000 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $26,000 |
| Leo High School | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Dep | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Illinois Fire Safety Alliance | Mount Prospect, IL | $20,000 |
| 100 Club of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Dep | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Friends of 2ND Pres Church | Chicago, IL | $14,000 |
| Friends of 2ND Pres Church | Chicago, IL | $12,000 |
| The Womans Board of Northwestern Me | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Friends of 2ND Pres Church | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Old St Marys School | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Old St Marys School | Chicago, IL | $4,500 |
| Traverse Symphony Orchestra | Traverse City, MI | $1,500 |
| Pacific Marine Mammal Ctr | Laguna Beach, CA | $1,500 |
| Lagrange Area Hist Society | LA Grange, IL | $1,500 |
| Omena Historical Society GENERAL ORG PURPOSES | Omena, MI | $500 |
| Lagrange Area Hist Society | LA Grange, IL | $500 |
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