Osprey Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4000368 · reported 2023–2025
37grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$314Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 37 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $16K 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
3240 N Lake Shore Dr Apt 15c
Chicago, IL 60657-3962
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Washington, DC | $13,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Chicago, IL | $13,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | San Francisco, CA | $12,000 |
| Conservation Biology Institute TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE | Corvallis, OR | $12,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Chicago, IL | $12,000 |
| Earth Island Institute FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Berkeley, CA | $12,000 |
| Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Washington, DC | $12,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Chicago, IL | $12,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | San Francisco, CA | $12,000 |
| Citizens United for Research of Epilepsy FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Burr Ridge, IL | $11,000 |
| Amnesty International FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $11,000 |
| Kijana ED Empowerment FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | North Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Citizens United for Research of Epilepsy FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Burr Ridge, IL | $10,000 |
| Earth Island Institute FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 |
| Environmental Law & Poverty Ctr FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Amnesty International FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| Kijana ED Empowerment FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | North Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Citizens United for Research of Epilepsy FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Burr Ridge, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Public Media FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Environmental Law & Poverty Ctr FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Amnesty International FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Christ Lutheran Church4 Pete Sake FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Spring Green, WI | $5,500 |
| KQED TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 |
| WI Public Radio FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| Kijana ED Empowerment FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | North Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Christ Lutheran Church4 Pete Sake FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Spring Green, WI | $5,000 |
| Chicago Public Media FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| WI Public Radio FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| Christ Lutheran Church4 Pete Sake FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Spring Green, WI | $5,000 |
| KQED TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 |
| WI Public Radio FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| KQED TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Hagerstown, MD | $4,000 |
| River Valley School District FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Spring Green, WI | $3,000 |
| River Valley School District FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Spring Green, WI | $2,500 |
| River Valley School District FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Spring Green, WI | $2,000 |
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