Out of the Box Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4410455 · reported 2023–2025
88grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$353Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 24 of its 88 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $84K 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
Tockman 5510 N Sheridan RD 15 A
Chicago, IL 60640-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Chicago Food Depository GENERALGENERAL | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository GENERALGENERAL | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository GENERALGENERAL | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Chicago, IL | $11,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lasalle Street Church Pledge | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Pacific Garden Mission | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| South Asian Friendship GENERALGENERAL | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 |
| Himalayan Youth Foundation | Winter Park, FL | $5,000 |
| Human Rights Campaign Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Irc International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $5,000 |
| Lasalle Street Church Breakthrough Fund | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lasalle Street Church Financial Assistance | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lasalle Street Church Fund | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lawndale Christian Health Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lincoln Park Community Services GENERALGENERAL | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Open Books | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Uptown Peoples Law Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Northwestern Center on Wrongful Convictions | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| ACLU | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries GENERALGENERALGENERALGENERAL | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Himalayan Youth Foundation | Winter Park, FL | $5,000 |
| Interfaith Youth Core GENERALGENERAL | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Irc International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $5,000 |
| Lasalle Street Church Pledge | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lawndale Christian Health Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lincoln Park Community Services GENERALGENERAL | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Link Unlimited Scholars | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Open Books | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Pacific Garden Mission | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Uptown Peoples Law Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Himalayan Youth Foundation | Winter Park, FL | $5,000 |
| Irc International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $5,000 |
| Lasalle Street Church Breakthrough Fund | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lawndale Christian Health Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Lincoln Park Community Services GENERALGENERAL | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Link Unlimited Scholars | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Open Books | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 |
| Human Rights Campaign Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Lasalle Street Church- Supreme Frame | Chicago, IL | $4,686 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $2,000 |
| New Moms | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $2,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $2,000 |
| Brave Space Alliance | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Art on Sedgwick | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Midwest Action Coalition | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
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