Lost Pond Foundation
Private foundation · Hinsdale, IL · EIN 87-3736370 · reported 2022–2025
94grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$5.4Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 15 of its 94 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $575K 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
135 S Elm St
Hinsdale, IL 60521-4226
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Cincinnati, OH | $738,977 |
| Fidelity Charitable TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Cincinnati, OH | $554,161 |
| Indiana University Foundation TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Bloomington, IN | $255,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| Breakthrough T1D (fka Jdrf) TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | New York, NY | $175,000 |
| Breakthrough T1D (fka Jdrf) TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | New York, NY | $175,000 |
| Catholic Charities - Diocese of Joliet TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Crest Hill, IL | $155,000 |
| Catholic Charities - Diocese of Joliet TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Crest Hill, IL | $155,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| By the Hand Club for Kids TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | San Jose, CA | $150,000 |
| By the Hand Club for Kids TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | San Jose, CA | $150,000 |
| By the Hand Club for Kids TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Donald Danforth Plant Science Center TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| Brilliant Cities to Support Expansion Into Chicago TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Detroit, MI | $100,000 |
| Brilliant Detroit TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Detroit, MI | $100,000 |
| Catholic Charities - Diocese of Joliet TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Crest Hill, IL | $80,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Geneva, IL | $75,000 |
| Cristo Rey Network TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| St Alphonsus Parish TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| The Thresholds Homeless Outreach Program (hop) TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| By the Hand Club for Kids TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $74,000 |
| Indiana University Foundation TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Bloomington, IN | $70,000 |
| Indiana University Foundation TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Bloomington, IN | $70,000 |
| Northwestern Medicine TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $55,000 |
| Chicago Commons TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES | San Jose, CA | $50,000 |
| Jack Miller Center TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $48,350 |
| St Isaacs Jogues Church TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Hinsdale, IL | $30,000 |
| St Isaacs Jogues Church TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Hinsdale, IL | $30,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Adler Planetarium TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Jack Miller Center TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $25,000 |
| Adler Planetarium TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Palatine, IL | $20,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of Southwest Michigan TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Benton Harbor, MI | $20,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Palatine, IL | $20,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Palatine, IL | $20,000 |
| Senior Nutrition Servicesmowswm TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Benton Harbor, MI | $20,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Palatine, IL | $20,000 |
| Senior Nutrition Servicesmowswm TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Benton Harbor, MI | $20,000 |
| Chikaming Open Lands TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Sawyer, MI | $10,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Senior Nutrition Servicesmowswm TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Benton Harbor, MI | $10,000 |
| St Isaacs Jogues Church TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Hinsdale, IL | $10,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| St Isaacs Jogues Church TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Hinsdale, IL | $10,000 |
| Chikaming Open Lands TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Sawyer, MI | $10,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Wellness House TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Hinsdale, IL | $7,500 |
| Uniting Voices Chicago TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Candor Health Education TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Hinsdale, IL | $5,000 |
| Archdiocese of Chicago TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| National Assistance League - Chicagoland West TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Hinsdale, IL | $5,000 |
| St Agnes Catholic Church TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | Sawyer, MI | $5,000 |
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