Myrtle E and William G Hess Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 38-2617770 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Myrtle E & WM G Hess Charitable Trust
27grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$815Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 27 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $237K 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
10 S Dearborn IL1-0111
Chicago, IL 60603-2300
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 1,191 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Patrick Parish | Walkerton, IN | $110,000 |
| St Patrick Parish | Walkerton, IN | $100,000 |
| Christ Medicus Foundation | Northville, MI | $75,000 |
| University of Detroit Jesuit | Detroit, MI | $65,000 |
| Opendoor Outreach Center | Rock Hill, SC | $60,500 |
| Christ Medicus Foundation | Northville, MI | $50,000 |
| Guest House Inc | Lake Orion, MI | $50,000 |
| Mother and Unborn Baby Care Inc | Southfield, MI | $43,473 |
| Trinity Health-Michigan Dba | Pontiac, MI | $32,000 |
| St Patrick Parish | Walkerton, IN | $27,100 |
| Guest House Inc | Lake Orion, MI | $20,000 |
| Mother and Unborn Baby Care Inc | Southfield, MI | $20,000 |
| Christ Medicus Foundation | Northville, MI | $20,000 |
| Marian High School | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $15,000 |
| University of Detroit Jesuit | Detroit, MI | $15,000 |
| Guest House Inc | Lake Orion, MI | $15,000 |
| Marian High School | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $12,000 |
| Marian High School | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $12,000 |
| Mercy High School | Farmington Hills, MI | $10,000 |
| Opendoor Outreach Center | Rock Hill, SC | $10,000 |
| Mercy High School | Farmington Hills, MI | $10,000 |
| Mother and Unborn Baby Care Inc | Southfield, MI | $10,000 |
| Mercy High School | Farmington Hills, MI | $8,000 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | White Lake, MI | $7,500 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | White Lake, MI | $7,500 |
| St Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center | Detroit, MI | $5,000 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | White Lake, MI | $5,000 |
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