Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation
Private foundation · Homer Glen, IL · EIN 20-4521801 · reported 2023–2025
156grants reported
$13Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$2,200smallest grant
$4.1Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 156 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $169K 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
401 S LA Salle St Ste 200
Chicago, IL 60605-2999
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | $141,000 |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | $138,100 |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | $121,195 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Chicago | Chicago, IL | $105,000 |
| Adler Planetarium FAR HORIZONS PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Chicago Area Council Bsa | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Museum of Flight FLIGHT ZONE - YOUTH AREA | Seattle, WA | $100,000 |
| Arie Crown Hebrew Day School | Skokie, IL | $100,000 |
| Adler Planetarium FAR HORIZONS PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Chicago Area Council Bsa | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Museum of Flight FLIGHT ZONE - YOUTH AREA | Seattle, WA | $100,000 |
| Adler Planetarium FAR HORIZONS PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Chicago Area Council Bsa | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Museum of Flight FLIGHT ZONE - YOUTH AREA | Seattle, WA | $100,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Chicago | Chicago, IL | $85,000 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Chicago, IL | $68,000 |
| American Friends of Shalva | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| American Friends of Shalva | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Chicago Mitzvah Campaign | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| One Love Global Wellness Foundation | Orland Park, IL | $46,000 |
| One Love Global Wellness Foundation | Orland Park, IL | $41,590 |
| Casa Lake County | Vernon Hills, IL | $40,000 |
| American Friends of Shalva | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| Casa Lake County GENERAL PURPOSEGENERAL OPERATIONS | Vernon Hills, IL | $40,000 |
| One Love Global Wellness Foundation | Orland Park, IL | $37,500 |
| Upward Communities RESTRICTED - OLIVIA GARDNER | Chicago, IL | $37,095 |
| Upward Communities RESTRICTED - OLIVIA GARDNER | Chicago, IL | $36,000 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $36,000 |
| Upward Communities RESTRICTED - OLIVIA GARDNER | Chicago, IL | $36,000 |
| Nourshing Hope | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Chicago THANKSGIVING MEALS | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Chicago THANKSGIVING MEALS | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Chicago THANKSGIVING MEALS | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Brentwood High School Alumni Association COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | Brentwood, MO | $25,000 |
| Letzbox Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| The Chicago Police Memorial | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Washington University DEPT OF PHYSICS | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Webster University PEGGY FOSSETT FUND | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Brentwood High School Alumni Association COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | Brentwood, MO | $25,000 |
| Casa Lake County GENERAL PURPOSEGENERAL OPERATIONS | Vernon Hills, IL | $25,000 |
| Lakeview Pantry | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Washington University DEPT OF PHYSICS | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Webster University PEGGY FOSSETT FUND | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Brentwood High School Alumni Association COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | Brentwood, MO | $25,000 |
| Lakeview Pantry | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| The Chicago Police Memorial | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Washington University DEPT OF PHYSICS | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Webster University PEGGY FOSSETT FUND | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Chicago Chesed Fund | Lincolnwood, IL | $22,000 |
| Park Lawn Association | Oak Lawn, IL | $20,000 |
| Swift Outdoor Accessible Recreation | Mokena, IL | $20,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 156 reported grants.
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