Ralph O Franzen Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6929982 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Ralph Franzen Charitable Foundation
26grants reported
$100Kmedian award
$50Klower quartile
$15Ksmallest grant
$2.4Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in IL. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 26 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $949K 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
10 S Dearborn IL1-0111
Chicago, IL 60603-2300
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 1,191 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Outreach Community Ministries | Wheaton, IL | $250,000 |
| Outreach Community Ministries | Wheaton, IL | $250,000 |
| Covenant Living Communities and Services | Carol Stream, IL | $150,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Archdiocese | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Outreach Community Ministries | Wheaton, IL | $123,879 |
| Covenant Living Communities and Services | Carol Stream, IL | $102,742 |
| Pacific Garden Mission | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Teen Challenge Illinois | Peoria, IL | $100,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Des Plaines, IL | $100,000 |
| Pacific Garden Mission | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Archdiocese | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Teen Challenge Illinois | Peoria, IL | $100,000 |
| Teen Challenge Illinois | Peoria, IL | $90,000 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Covenant Living Communities and Services | Carol Stream, IL | $72,010 |
| Housing Opportunities and | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Joseph Center | Forest Park, IL | $50,000 |
| BY the Hand Club for Kids | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Refuge for Women | St Crystal Lake, IL | $50,000 |
| BY the Hand Club for Kids | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Care for Real | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Marillac St Vincent Family Services Inc | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| New Life Centers of Chicagoland | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Creo Dupage | Glen Ellyn, IL | $15,000 |
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