McCortney Foundation
Private foundation · Park Ridge, IL · EIN 36-6115950 · reported 2023–2025
54grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$292Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 54 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $20K 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
1425 Bonita Dr
Park Ridge, IL 60068-5021
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Tepeyac High School | Chicago, IL | $12,000 |
| Our Lady of Tepeyac High School | Chicago, IL | $12,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $11,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $11,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| The Food Bank of Central and NE MO | Columbia, MO | $10,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Our Lady of Tepeyac High School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $8,500 |
| The Food Bank of Central and NE MO | Columbia, MO | $8,500 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| True North of Columbia Inc | Columbia, MO | $7,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $7,000 |
| The Food Bank of Central and NE MO | Columbia, MO | $7,000 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $6,500 |
| Casa Central | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Heart of Missouri - Casa | Columbia, MO | $6,000 |
| Art Helps Heal | Palatine, IL | $5,000 |
| Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture | Columbia, MO | $5,000 |
| Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministies | Columbia, MO | $5,000 |
| Have Dreams | Park Ridge, IL | $5,000 |
| Kbia University of MO | Columbia, MO | $5,000 |
| Kmos Univ of Central MO | Warrensburg, MO | $5,000 |
| Kopn Univ of Cental Missouri | Columbia, MO | $5,000 |
| Lambs Inc | Libertyville, IL | $5,000 |
| Share Our Spare | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| City of Refuge | Columbia, MO | $5,000 |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Wttw | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbia | Columbia, MO | $5,000 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Casa Central | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture | Columbia, MO | $5,000 |
| Heart of Missouri - Casa | Columbia, MO | $5,000 |
| Have Dreams | Park Ridge, IL | $4,500 |
| Lambs Inc | Libertyville, IL | $4,500 |
| True North of Columbia Inc | Columbia, MO | $4,000 |
| Casa Central | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture | Columbia, MO | $3,500 |
| Have Dreams | Park Ridge, IL | $3,500 |
| Heart of Missouri - Casa | Columbia, MO | $3,500 |
| Share Our Spare | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| Lambs Inc | Libertyville, IL | $3,000 |
| Rainbow House | Columbia, MO | $3,000 |
| True North of Columbia Inc | Columbia, MO | $3,000 |
| Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministies | Columbia, MO | $3,000 |
| Kbia University of MO | Columbia, MO | $2,500 |
| Kmos Univ of Central MO | Warrensburg, MO | $2,500 |
| Art Helps Heal | Palatine, IL | $2,000 |
| Kopn Univ of Cental Missouri | Columbia, MO | $2,000 |
| Kbia University of MO | Columbia, MO | $1,500 |
| Kmos Univ of Central MO | Warrensburg, MO | $1,500 |
| Art Helps Heal | Palatine, IL | $1,000 |
| Wttw-Channel 11 Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
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