Robert Jensen Dau Foundation
Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL · EIN 47-3548984 · reported 2023–2025
29grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$341Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 29 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $17K 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
585 N Bank LN Ste 3000
Lake Forest, IL 60045-5308
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Center for the Arts GENERAL FUNDS | Bay Harbor, MI | $51,500 |
| Pen America TO FUND THE ROBERT J DAU SHORT STORY PRIZE FOR EMERGING WRITERS. | New York, NY | $39,000 |
| Pen America TO FUND THE ROBERT J DAU SHORT STORY PRIZE FOR EMERGING WRITERS. | New York, NY | $33,000 |
| Great Lakes Center for the Arts GENERAL FUNDS | Bay Harbor, MI | $27,500 |
| Great Lakes Center for Education Research & Practice EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | Bay Harbor, MI | $25,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden GENERAL FUNDS | Glencoe, IL | $20,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden GENERAL FUNDS | Glencoe, IL | $20,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden GENERAL FUNDS | Glencoe, IL | $20,000 |
| Great Lakes Contra GENERAL FUNDS | Bay Harbor, MI | $16,900 |
| Little Traverse Conservancy GENERAL FUNDS | Harbor Springs, MI | $15,000 |
| Petoskey Harbor Springs Community Foundation DYSLEXIA SUPPORT | Petoskey, MI | $12,000 |
| Petoskey Harbor Springs Community Foundation DYSLEXIA SUPPORT | Petoskey, MI | $12,000 |
| Church of the Holy Comforter GENERAL FUNDS | Kenilworth, IL | $5,000 |
| City Kids Wilderness Project GENERAL FUNDS | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Bay View Association GENERAL FUNDS | Petoskey, MI | $5,000 |
| Church of the Holy Comforter GENERAL FUNDS | Kenilworth, IL | $5,000 |
| Church of the Holy Comforter GENERAL FUNDS | Kenilworth, IL | $5,000 |
| Bay View Chamber Music SPONSORSHIP OF MUSIC SERIES | Petoskey, MI | $4,000 |
| Bay View Association GENERAL FUNDS | Petoskey, MI | $4,000 |
| Bay View Association MUSICIAN SCHOLARSHIP | Petoskey, MI | $3,250 |
| Petoskey Harbor Springs Community Foundation SCHLORSHIPS TO PETOSKEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | Petoskey, MI | $3,000 |
| Charlevoix-Emmet Isd GENERAL FUNDS | Charlevoix, MI | $1,855 |
| Charlevoix-Emmet Isd GENERAL FUNDS | Charlevoix, MI | $1,500 |
| St Margarets Church MUSIC FUND | Palm Desert, CA | $1,000 |
| St Margarets Church MUSIC FUND | Palm Desert, CA | $1,000 |
| Michigan Dyslexia Institute GENERAL FUNDS | Harbor Springs, MI | $1,000 |
| The Wilderness Society GENERAL FUNDS | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| The Keep Smilin 4 Abbie Foundation GENERAL FUNDS | Vineyard Haven, MA | $1,000 |
| Desert Friends of Music MUSIC FUND | Palm Desert, CA | $1,000 |
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