Marjorie and Edward Illig Family Foundation
Private foundation · Cookeville, TN · EIN 95-4603488 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Marjorie & Edward Illig Family
38grants reported
$6,210median award
$2,500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$259Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 38 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $55K 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
3567 Pinewood Dr
Cookeville, TN 38501-5733
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Sisters of Mission San JO ROSARY BUILDING | Fremont, CA | $25,000 |
| Good Shepherd Shelter DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Sisters of Social Service REGIS HOUSE YOUTH PROGRAM | Encino, CA | $15,000 |
| Thomas Aquinas College EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | Santa Paula, CA | $15,000 |
| Mend-Meet Each Need With Dignity SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS | Pacoima, CA | $10,000 |
| Prep Ministry of Archdiocese of LA INMATE CORRESONDENCE COURSE | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Equestrian Order of Holy Sepulchre HOLY LAND'S HUMANITARIAN FUND | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Sisters of Social Service REGIS HOUSE YOUTH PROGRAM | Encino, CA | $10,000 |
| St Edwards Retreat Center PROGRAM OPS. & IGNITING THE SPIRIT | Wrightwood, CA | $10,000 |
| Good Shepherd Shelter DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER | Los Angeles, CA | $9,000 |
| Good Shepherd Shelter DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER | Los Angeles, CA | $9,000 |
| Dominican Sistes of St Cecilia CATHOLIC EDUCATION/MINISTRY | Nashville, TN | $8,000 |
| Mend-Meet Each Need With Dignity SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS | Pacoima, CA | $8,000 |
| Prep Ministry of Archdiocese of LA INMATE CORRESONDENCE COURSE | Los Angeles, CA | $8,000 |
| Catholic Big Brothers and Sisters MENTORING UNDERSERVED YOUTH | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 |
| Paulist Evangelization Ministries CATHOLIC DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $7,500 |
| Sisters of Social Service REGIS HOUSE YOUTH PROGRAM | Encino, CA | $7,000 |
| Equestrian Order of Holy Sepulchre HOLY LAND'S HUMANITARIAN FUND | Los Angeles, CA | $6,845 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Church YOUTH PROGRAMS | Cookeville, TN | $6,420 |
| Catholic Big Brothers and Sisters MENTORING UNDERSERVED YOUTH | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 |
| California Missions Foundation ALL ABOARD THE BUS | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 |
| Dominican Sisters of Mission San JO ROSARY BUILDING | Fremont, CA | $5,000 |
| Rachel's Vineyard of Bowling Green SOCIAL WELFARE | Chapel Hill, TN | $5,000 |
| Dominican Sistes of St Cecilia CATHOLIC EDUCATION/MINISTRY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Prep Ministry of Archdiocese of LA INMATE CORRESONDENCE COURSE | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Thomas Aquinas College EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | Santa Paula, CA | $5,000 |
| California Missions Foundation ALL ABOARD THE BUS | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 |
| California Missions Foundation ALL ABOARD THE BUS | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,500 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Church YOUTH PROGRAMS | Cookeville, TN | $2,800 |
| St John's Seminary GENERAL SUPPORT TO MINISTRY | Camarillo, CA | $2,500 |
| Carmelite Sisters of Msh of LA | Alhambra, CA | $2,500 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Church YOUTH PROGRAMS | Cookeville, TN | $2,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor MERCY MINISTRY | San Pedro, CA | $1,500 |
| St John's Seminary GENERAL SUPPORT TO MINISTRY | Camarillo, CA | $1,250 |
| Carmelite Sisters of Msh of LA | Alhambra, CA | $1,250 |
| St John's Seminary GENERAL SUPPORT TO MINISTRY | Camarillo, CA | $1,000 |
| Carmelite Sisters of Msh of LA | Alhambra, CA | $1,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul of LA CIRCLE V RANCH SUMMER CAMP | Los Angeles, CA | $250 |
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