Ruth O Secord Perpetual Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 45-2684146 · reported 2024–2026 · files as Ruth Oliver Secord Perpetual Charitable Trust
63grants reported
$7,000median award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$800Ktotal 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. 9 of its 63 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $174K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2024, 2025, 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity United Methodist Church | Chicago, IL | $45,000 |
| Washington & Jane Smith Community | Chicago, IL | $42,920 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church | Chicago, IL | $42,500 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church | Chicago, IL | $42,500 |
| Washington & Jane Smith Community | Chicago, IL | $31,620 |
| Washington & Jane Smith Community | Chicago, IL | $30,290 |
| Beverly Arts Center | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Beverly Arts Center | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Beverly Arts Center | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Morgan Park United Methodist | Chicago, IL | $18,500 |
| Beverly Area Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | $17,500 |
| Maple Morgan Park Community Food Pantry | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Beverly Area Planning Association | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Kate S Kellogg Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Henry R Clissold Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Elizabeth H Sutherland Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Beverly Area Planning Association | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Kate S Kellogg Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Henry R Clissold Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Elizabeth H Sutherland Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Beverly Area Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Beverly Area Planning Association | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Kate S Kellogg Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Henry R Clissold Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Elizabeth H Sutherland Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves | Chicago, IL | $13,500 |
| George F Cassell Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $13,000 |
| Beverly Area Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Maple Morgan Park Community Food Pantry | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| John H Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet | Chicago, IL | $7,000 |
| Alice L Barnard Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $7,000 |
| Mount Greenwood Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $7,000 |
| Annie Keller Gifted Magnet School | Chicago, IL | $7,000 |
| Barbara Vick Early Childhood | Chicago, IL | $7,000 |
| John H Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Alice L Barnard Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Mount Greenwood Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| George F Cassell Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| John H Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Alice L Barnard Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Mount Greenwood Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| George F Cassell Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Annie Keller Gifted Magnet School | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Barbara Vick Early Childhood | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Wings Program Inc | Palatine, IL | $5,000 |
| Morgan Park Academy | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Morgan Park United Methodist | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Christ the King Catholic School | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| St Barnabas Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Wings Program Inc | Palatine, IL | $5,000 |
| Morgan Park Academy | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Christ the King Catholic School | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Annie Keller Gifted Magnet School | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Barbara Vick Early Childhood | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| St Barnabas Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Wings Program Inc | Palatine, IL | $5,000 |
| Morgan Park Academy | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Morgan Park United Methodist | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
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