Reichert Foundation
Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL · EIN 36-3487139 · reported 2023–2025
135grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$2.0Mtotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 18 of its 135 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $246K 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
825 S Waukegan RD Ste A8 Pmb 311
Lake Forest, IL 60045-2665
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 |
|---|---|---|
| A Safe Place General Operating purposes | Zion, IL | $74,000 |
| Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation General Operating Purposes | Orlando, FL | $70,000 |
| The Cradle Nursery | Evanston, IL | $65,000 |
| Chicago Food Depository Chicago IL | Chicago, IL | $65,000 |
| The Lambs | Libertyville, IL | $62,000 |
| Prison Fellowship Ministries - Washington DC Prison ministry | Merrifield, VA | $60,000 |
| Lake County Pads Program Libertyville IL | Waukegan, IL | $57,500 |
| Faraja School Help for disabled children | Charlotte, NC | $55,000 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless General Operating Purposes | Chicago, IL | $55,000 |
| Safehouse of Denver | Denver, CO | $55,000 |
| The Night Ministry Homelessness | Chicago, IL | $52,500 |
| The Center for Enriched Living | Riverwoods, IL | $52,500 |
| Carroll University | Waukesha, WI | $50,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Lake County IL | Waukegan, IL | $40,000 |
| Cove School | Northbrook, IL | $40,000 |
| Paws for Patrick | Lake Forest, IL | $30,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Eagle Colorado General Operating purposes | Avon, CO | $30,000 |
| American Red Cross | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Lake County IL | Waukegan, IL | $25,000 |
| University of Wisc Milwuakee | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| Emily Brooks Foundation | Pewaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| International Bowling Museum Jack Reichert Library | Arlington, TX | $25,000 |
| Habitat | Little Rock, AR | $25,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Lake County IL | Waukegan, IL | $25,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Denver, CO | $20,000 |
| Cove School | Northbrook, IL | $20,000 |
| Chicago Food Depository Chicago IL | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| American Red Cross | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| American Red Cross | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| The Cradle Nursery | Evanston, IL | $17,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Eagle Colorado General Operating purposes | Avon, CO | $15,000 |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest IL | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Salvation Army | Avon, CO | $15,000 |
| Prison Fellowship Ministries Washington DC Prison ministry | Merrifield, VA | $15,000 |
| Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation General Operating Purposes | Orlando, FL | $15,000 |
| Chicago Food Depository- Chicago IL | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation General Operating Purposes | Orlando, FL | $15,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Eagle Colorado General Operating purposes | Avon, CO | $15,000 |
| Cove School | Northbrook, IL | $15,000 |
| The Cradle Nursery | Evanston, IL | $15,000 |
| Prison Fellowship Ministries Washington DC Prison ministry | Merrifield, VA | $15,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL | $12,500 |
| American Lung Cancer Association | Chicago, IL | $12,000 |
| The Lake County Haven | Libertyville, IL | $12,000 |
| American Heart Association | Chicago, IL | $12,000 |
| Pancan | Manhattan Beach, CA | $12,000 |
| Christian Outreach of Lutherans General Operating Purposes | Waukegan, IL | $10,000 |
| Solution Center Formerly Bethany House | Fond du Lac, WI | $10,000 |
| Lake County Pads Program Libertyville IL | Waukegan, IL | $10,000 |
| Habitat Waukesha | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Independence Center | Waukegan, ID | $10,000 |
| A Safe Place- Waukegan IL General Operating purposes | Zion, IL | $10,000 |
| American Lung Cancer Association | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL | $10,000 |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital - Lake Forest IL | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Pancan | Manhattan Beach, CA | $10,000 |
| The Lake County Haven | Libertyville, IL | $10,000 |
| The Lambs | Libertyville, IL | $10,000 |
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