Schultz Family Private Foundation
Private foundation · Lake Bluff, IL · EIN 36-3690681 · reported 2023–2025
105grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,500lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$1.6Mtotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 19 of its 105 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $751K 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
604 Walnut Ave
Lake Bluff, IL 60044-2150
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St James Lutheran Church | Lake Forest, IL | $146,273 |
| St James Lutheran Church | Lake Forest, IL | $121,750 |
| St James Lutheran Church | Lake Forest, IL | $113,950 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $78,408 |
| North Chicago Community Partners | Lake Bluff, IL | $75,523 |
| BY the Hand Club for Kids | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Madonna Mission | Northfield, IL | $60,000 |
| Cool Ministries | Waukegan, IL | $50,000 |
| Waukegen College | Waukegan, IL | $50,000 |
| College Bound Opportunities | Highland Park, IL | $50,000 |
| Josselyn Center | Northfield, IL | $50,000 |
| Bethania Kids | Winchester, VA | $50,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Des Plaines, IL | $50,000 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Des Plaines, IL | $30,000 |
| Midwest Veterans Closet | North Chicago, IL | $28,000 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Lutheran School of Theology | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| BY the Hand Club for Kids | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Madonna Mission | Northfield, IL | $20,000 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Madonna Mission | Northfield, IL | $20,000 |
| North Chicago Community Partners | Lake Bluff, IL | $20,000 |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| North Chicago Community Partners | Lake Bluff, IL | $15,000 |
| Cool Ministries | Waukegan, IL | $15,000 |
| Waukegan to College | Waukegan, IL | $15,000 |
| Cool Ministries | Waukegan, IL | $11,493 |
| Bravo Waukegan | Lake Forest, IL | $10,650 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Metropolitan Chicago Synod Elca | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lutheran Disaster Relief | Merrifield, VA | $10,000 |
| Mothers Trust Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | $10,000 |
| Ecla World Hunger | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Pads Lake County | Waukegan, IL | $10,000 |
| A Safe Place | Zion, IL | $10,000 |
| Bravo Waukegan | Lake Forest, IL | $10,000 |
| BY the Hand Club for Kids | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Covenant House Illinois | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Pads Lake County | Waukegan, IL | $10,000 |
| Smile Train | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Josselyn Center | Northfield, IL | $10,000 |
| The Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Special Olympics | Normal, IL | $5,500 |
| Special Olympics | Normal, IL | $5,000 |
| The Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics | Lemont, IL | $5,000 |
| Swather Power Club | Hesston, KS | $5,000 |
| Wellness House | Hinsdale, IL | $5,000 |
| Camp One Step | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| American Cancer Society | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Camp One Step | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Gies College of Business | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Neguance Music Institute | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| The Community Church of LF and LB | Lake Bluff, IL | $5,000 |
| Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| American Heart Association | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
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