Paul Bechtner Foundation
Private foundation · Winnetka, IL · EIN 36-3973429 · reported 2023–2025
194grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$4.0Mtotal paid
20states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 194 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $125K 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 29
Winnetka, IL 60093-0029
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Project Avary SUPPORT CHILDREN OF INCARC. PARENTS | San Rafael, CA | $220,400 |
| Sustainable Harvest International ELIMINATE TROPICAL DEFORESTATION | Washington, DC | $168,500 |
| Doctors Without Borders MEDICAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $165,000 |
| Family Aid Boston SUPPORT SOCIAL SERVICES | Boston, MA | $150,000 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING | Tacoma Park, MD | $150,000 |
| Vanguard Daf SUPPORTS DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS | Malvern, PA | $150,000 |
| Math Circles of Chicago SUPPORT MATH IN SCHOOLS | Chicago, IL | $129,600 |
| San Diego Food Bank SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | San Diego, CA | $120,000 |
| Vanguard Charitable DONOR ADVISED FUND | Warwick, RI | $100,000 |
| Operation Smile ACCESS TO SAFE SURGERY | Norfolk, VA | $90,000 |
| San Diego Food Bank SUPPORT FOOD FOR THE NEEDY | San Diego, CA | $90,000 |
| Vanguard Daf SUPPORTS DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS | Malvern, PA | $80,298 |
| Connect Med SUPPORT HOSP. & HEALTH CARE | San Diego, CA | $64,825 |
| Global Village Initiative SUPPORT CULTURAL EXCHANGE | Summertown, TN | $64,800 |
| Global Village Initiative SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Summertown, TN | $60,000 |
| Nano Detection Laboratory Tulane SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH | New Orleans, LA | $51,800 |
| Chicago Humanities Festival CULTURAL SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Denver Art Museum CULTURAL SUPPORT | Denver, CO | $40,000 |
| San Diego Museum of Art SUPPORT THE ARTS | San Diego, CA | $35,000 |
| Denver Art Museum CULTURAL SUPPORT | Denver, CO | $35,000 |
| San Diego Museum of Art CULTURAL SUPPORT | San Diego, CA | $35,000 |
| Denver Art Museum CULTURAL SUPPORT | Denver, CO | $35,000 |
| San Diego Museum of Art SUPPORT THE ARTS | San Diego, CA | $35,000 |
| Colorado Public Radio CULTURAL SUPPORT | Centennial, CO | $30,000 |
| Nami San Diego SUPPORT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS | San Diego, CA | $30,000 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING IN MARYLAND | Takoma Park, MD | $30,000 |
| Nami San Diego SUPPORT GROUP FOR MENTAL ILLNESS | San Diego, CA | $30,000 |
| Nat'l Alliance on Mental Illness SUPPORT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS | Arlington, VA | $30,000 |
| Kpbs Radio SUPPORT PUBLIC RADIO | San Diego, CA | $25,000 |
| Ubuntu Global Connections SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Concord, MA | $25,000 |
| Ubuntu Global Connections SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Concord, MA | $25,000 |
| Colorado Public Radio CULTURAL SUPPORT | Centennial, CO | $25,000 |
| Mdi YWCA SUPPORT FOR WOMEN | Bar Harbor, ME | $25,000 |
| The Invisible Institute SUPPORT NONPROFIT JOURNALISM | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Ubuntu Global Connections SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Concord, MA | $25,000 |
| Citizens Climate Education SUPPORT A LIVABLE WORLD | Coronado, CA | $20,000 |
| Clean Wisconsin SUPPORT WATER CONSERVATION | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Eccoaddendum SUPPORT HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 |
| Father's Arms Ministry SUPPORT CHILDREN THROUGH RELIGION | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Friends of Acadia SUPPORT CULTURAL RESOURCES OF PARK | Bar Harbor, ME | $20,000 |
| Geoversity Foundation SUPPORT WATERSHED CONSERVANCY | Borrego Springs, CA | $20,000 |
| Ryan Family YMCA COMMUNITY SUPPORT | San Diego, CA | $20,000 |
| Salvation Army SUPPORT THE NEEDY | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| San Diego History Center SUPPORT LOCAL HISTORY | San Diego, CA | $20,000 |
| Wvtf SUPPORT PUBLIC BROADCASTING | Roanoke, VA | $20,000 |
| Jewish Colorado SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Denver, CO | $20,000 |
| YMCA of Reading and Berks SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | Reading, PA | $20,000 |
| Salvation Army San Diego SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | San Diego, CA | $20,000 |
| San Diego History Center CULTURAL SUPPORT | San Diego, CA | $20,000 |
| Water Charity ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT | Crestline, CA | $20,000 |
| Winnetka Community House SUPPORT SOCIAL SERVICES | Winnetka, IL | $20,000 |
| Winnetka Historical Society CULTURAL SUPPORT | Winnetka, IL | $20,000 |
| US Climate Action Network FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Geoversity Foundation SUPPORT WATERSHED CONSERVANCY | Borrego Springs, CA | $20,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders MEDICAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Geoversity Foundation SUPPORT WATERSHED CONSERVANCY | Borrego Springs, CA | $20,000 |
| San Diego History Center SUPPORT LOCAL HISTORY | San Diego, CA | $20,000 |
| School Justice Project SUPPORT SPEC. EDUC. NEEDS | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Ryan Family YMCA COMMUNITY SUPPORT | San Diego, CA | $20,000 |
| Salvation Army SUPPORT THE NEEDY | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
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