Red Bird Hollow Foundation
Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL · EIN 36-3747664 · reported 2023–2025
106grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,500lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$2.5Mtotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 106 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $46K 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
1340 N Waukegan RD
Lake Forest, IL 60045-1147
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Preservation Foundation of Lake County | Lake Forest, IL | $500,000 |
| Lake Forest Academy | Lake Forest, IL | $300,000 |
| University of Virginia - the College Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $294,754 |
| Lake Forest Academy | Lake Forest, IL | $200,000 |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | $180,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Illinois Policy Institute | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Jack Miller Center | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 |
| University of Virginia - the College Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $100,000 |
| Forest Bluff School | Lake Bluff, IL | $55,920 |
| Lake Forest Open Lands Association | Lake Forest, IL | $51,281 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Chicago, IL | $30,010 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Lake Forest Open Lands Association | Lake Forest, IL | $26,000 |
| Cato Institute | Washington DC, DC | $25,000 |
| Mes Fund | Alfred, ME | $25,000 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit | Lake Forest, IL | $20,000 |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | $20,000 |
| Open the Books | The Villages, FL | $12,000 |
| Open the Books | Hinsdale, IL | $12,000 |
| American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Washington DC, DC | $10,000 |
| Montessori Center of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $10,000 |
| Teach for America | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lake Forest Open Lands Association | Lake Forest, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit | Lake Forest, IL | $10,000 |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | $10,000 |
| Teach for America | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | $7,000 |
| Americans for Prosperity | Arlington, VA | $7,000 |
| Children's Home & Aid Society | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Beacon Academy | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| Gasparilla Island Conservation | Boca Grande, FL | $5,000 |
| Gorton Community Center | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $5,000 |
| Lake Forest Cemetary Commission | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Beacon Academy | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| Bradley Impact Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Judicial Watch Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Judicial Watch Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Montessori Center of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| The Fund for American Studies | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Gasparilla Island Conservation Academy | Boca Grande, FL | $5,000 |
| Gorton Community Center | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Judicial Watch Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Mes Fund | Alfred, ME | $5,000 |
| Brain Chemistry Labs | Jackson, WY | $4,000 |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga, NY | $2,500 |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga, NY | $2,500 |
| Boca Grande Women's Club | Boca Grande, FL | $2,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $2,000 |
| Island School Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $2,000 |
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