Nels & Liz Leutwiler Foundation
Private foundation · Lake Bluff, IL · EIN 36-7247572 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Nels and Liz Leutwiler Foundation
149grants reported
$100median award
$100lower quartile
$20smallest grant
$83Ktotal paid
23states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 149 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K 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
141 E Witchwood LN
Lake Bluff, IL 60044-2742
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Computers & Robotics Museum | Bozeman, MT | $15,750 |
| Preservation Foundation | Libertyville, IL | $10,000 |
| Union Church of Lake Bluff | Lake Bluff, IL | $5,000 |
| American Computers & Robotics Museum | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 |
| Preservation Foundation | Libertyville, IL | $5,000 |
| Union Church of Lake Bluff | Lake Bluff, IL | $5,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $1,200 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Merrifield, VA | $1,000 |
| Nrdc | Merrifield, VA | $1,000 |
| Second City Curling Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $1,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Merrfield, VA | $1,000 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Merrifield, VA | $1,000 |
| Nrdc | Merrifield, VA | $1,000 |
| Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Beloit College | Beloit, WI | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Merrifield, VA | $1,000 |
| Nrdc | Merrifield, VA | $1,000 |
| Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Lake Bluff Open Lands | Lake Bluff, IL | $500 |
| Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Wttw11 | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $500 |
| International Dark Sky Association | Tucson, AZ | $500 |
| Lake Bluff Open Lands | Lake Bluff, IL | $500 |
| Wbez Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Washington, DC | $500 |
| University of Alaska Alumni Association | Fairbanks, AK | $500 |
| Wttw11 | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | Washington, DC | $250 |
| Woods Hole Oceanic Institute | Woods Hole, MA | $240 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $210 |
| American Rivers | Washington, DC | $200 |
| Friends of the Lake Bluff Library | Lake Bluff, IL | $200 |
| Glacier National Park Conservancy | Columbia Falls, MT | $200 |
| International Dark Sky Association | Tucson, AZ | $200 |
| National Civil Rights Museum | Memphis, TN | $200 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation | Hagerstown, MD | $200 |
| Northern IL Food Bank | Carol Stream, IL | $200 |
| Susan B Anthony Museum | Rochester, NY | $200 |
| Wfmt | Chicago, IL | $200 |
| Glacier National Park Conservancy | Columbia Falls, MT | $200 |
| Habitat for Humanity Lake County | Chicago, IL | $200 |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | $200 |
| National Park Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $200 |
| Northern IL Food Bank | Carol Stream, IL | $200 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $200 |
| The Land Institute | Salina, KS | $200 |
| Wfmt | Chicago, IL | $200 |
| Youth Conservation Corps | Waukegan, IL | $200 |
| Alaska Wilderness League | Washington, DC | $200 |
| Glacier National Park Conservancy | Columbia Falls, MT | $200 |
| National Civil Rights Museum | Memphis, TN | $200 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $200 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation | Hagerstown, MD | $200 |
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