Mary and Charles Sethness Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Northbrook, IL · EIN 90-0103956 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Mary and Charles Sethness Charitable
233grants reported
$4,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.5Mtotal paid
26states reached
3years giving
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
707 Skokie Blvd Ste 600
Northbrook, IL 60062-2841
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $45,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $45,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $45,000 |
| Depaul University $5,000 UNRESTRICTED;$25,000 SCHOLARSHIPS | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore FO SCHOOL OF NURSING PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM | Baltimore, MD | $27,000 |
| Wilderness Watch | Missoula, MT | $25,000 |
| Northwoods Alliance | Conover, WI | $25,000 |
| Depaul University $5,000 UNRESTRICTED;$20,000 SCHOLARSHIPS | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Depaul University $5,000 UNRESTRICTED;$20,000 SCHOLARSHIPS | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Northwoods Alliance | Conover, WI | $25,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Woolly Bugger, WV | $23,750 |
| Trout Unlimited | Woolly Bugger, WV | $22,580 |
| Land O'Lakes Arts | Land Olakes, WI | $22,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Woolly Bugger, WV | $20,000 |
| Land O'Lakes Arts | Land Olakes, WI | $19,580 |
| Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation | Canmore | $19,580 |
| National Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $19,000 |
| Land O'Lakes Arts | Land Olakes, WI | $18,750 |
| National Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $18,750 |
| National Abortion Federation | Washington, DC | $17,000 |
| National Abortion Federation | Washington, DC | $16,000 |
| ACLU Foundation | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation | Canmore | $15,000 |
| Feed Our Rural Kids | Eagle River, WI | $15,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $15,000 |
| National Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Wilderness Watch | Missoula, MT | $15,000 |
| Tomorrow's Kids Endowment Fund FEED OUR RURAL KIDS | Eagle River, WI | $15,000 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Wilderness Watch | Missoula, MT | $15,000 |
| Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation | Canmore | $15,000 |
| Feed Our Rural Kids | Eagle River, WI | $15,000 |
| National Park Foundation JR ANGLERS PROGRAM | Washington, DC | $12,500 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $12,500 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $12,500 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $12,000 |
| Chicago Scholars Foundation GENERATIONS SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Chicago, IL | $10,500 |
| American River Conservancy | Coloma, CA | $10,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| K9'S for Warriors | Ponte Verda, FL | $10,000 |
| Moffitt Cancer Center | Tampa, FL | $10,000 |
| PBS Northduluth Superior Area ED TV | Dululth, MN | $10,000 |
| Sport for Impact Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,000 |
| Seattle Childrens Guild Association UNICORN FAMILY GUILD | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| Ucds Schools | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| K9'S for Warriors | Ponte Verda, FL | $10,000 |
| National Abortion Federation | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Northwoods Alliance | Conover, WI | $10,000 |
| American River Conservancy | Coloma, CA | $10,000 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| K9'S for Warriors | Ponte Verda, FL | $10,000 |
| St Norbert College CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT | DE Pere, WI | $9,000 |
| American Prarie | Malta, MT | $8,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $8,000 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, TN | $8,000 |
| Evironmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $8,000 |
| American Prarie Foundation | Malta, MT | $8,000 |
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