Optio Caritas Foundation
Private foundation · McHenry, IL · EIN 82-5133034 · reported 2023–2025
46grants reported
$1,000median award
$200lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$75Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 46 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $27K 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
PO Box 1300
McHenry, IL 60051-9021
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary Catholic Church | McHenry, IL | $8,000 |
| Dynamic Catholic | Erlanger, KY | $6,000 |
| Dynamic Catholic | Erlanger, KY | $6,000 |
| Epoch Wire | New York, NY | $5,040 |
| Wsfi (bvm Helping Hands) | Libertyville, IL | $5,000 |
| Ewtn | Irondale, AL | $5,000 |
| Wsfi (bvm Helping Hands) | Libertyville, IL | $5,000 |
| Wsfi (bvm Helping Hands) | Libertyville, IL | $3,760 |
| Ewtn | Irondale, AL | $2,500 |
| Mundelein Seminary | Mundelein, IL | $2,100 |
| Dynamic Catholic | Erlanger, KY | $2,000 |
| Ewtn | Irondale, AL | $2,000 |
| St Mary Catholic Church | McHenry, IL | $1,750 |
| Diocese of Rockford | Rockford, IL | $1,500 |
| Conventual Franciscan Friars of Marytown | Libertyville, IL | $1,300 |
| St Vincent de Paul Society | McHenry, IL | $1,200 |
| Mundelein Seminary | Mundelein, IL | $1,150 |
| Conventual Franciscan Friars of Marytown | Libertyville, IL | $1,100 |
| Conventual Franciscan Friars of Marytown | Libertyville, IL | $1,100 |
| Madonna Renewal Center RELIGIOUS | Freeport, IL | $1,000 |
| Mundelein Seminary | Mundelein, IL | $1,000 |
| Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrement RELIGIOUS | Hanceville, AL | $1,000 |
| Sisters of Mary World Villiages for Children RELIGIOUS | Lanham, MD | $1,000 |
| Vagabond Missions | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| Wknob | Anchorage, AK | $1,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul Society | McHenry, IL | $1,000 |
| Diocese of Rockford | Rockford, IL | $1,000 |
| Wknom | Anchorage, AK | $1,000 |
| Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrement RELIGIOUS | Hanceville, AL | $1,000 |
| Samuel Omogo Foundation RELIGIOUS | Wyoming, MI | $1,000 |
| Knights of Columbus | McHenry, IL | $650 |
| Knights of Columbus | McHenry, IL | $400 |
| 1st Way Life Support | Johnsburg, IL | $250 |
| Sophia Institute for Teachers EDUCATIONAL | Manchester, NH | $250 |
| Armed Forces Council of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $200 |
| Archdiocese for Military Services RELIGIOUS | Washington, DC | $200 |
| Our Lady of Fatima RELIGIOUS | Shelby, MI | $200 |
| St John the Baptist RELIGIOUS | Johnsburg, IL | $100 |
| National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help RELIGIOUS | New Franken, WI | $100 |
| N'tl Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help | New Franken, WI | $100 |
| 1st Way Life Support | Johnsburg, IL | $100 |
| 1st Way Life Support | Johnsburg, IL | $100 |
| N'tl Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help | New Franken, WI | $100 |
| Archdiocese for Military Services RELIGIOUS | Washington, DC | $100 |
| Franciscan Missions RELIGIOUS | Mount Vernon, NY | $50 |
| Heifer Intl | Little Rock, AR | $50 |
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