Shodeen Family Foundation
Private foundation · Geneva, IL · EIN 36-4294720 · reported 2023–2025
136grants reported
$1,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$150smallest grant
$399Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 136 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $20K 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
77 N 1st St
Geneva, IL 60134-2220
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army MATCH DAY SPONSORS | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 |
| Salvation Army MATCH DAY SPONSORS | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 |
| Community Foundation of Fox River Valley DONATIONS | Aurora, IL | $14,000 |
| Special Olympics Illinois | Normal, IL | $10,000 |
| Lazarus House PLEDGE #5/5 | St Charles, IL | $10,000 |
| Lazarus House | St Charles, IL | $10,000 |
| Ucp Seguin CATALANO HOUSE DONATION | Cicero, IL | $10,000 |
| Suicide Prevention Services | Batavia, IL | $7,000 |
| Immanual Lutheran Church | Brookfield, WI | $6,000 |
| Association for Individual Dev | Aurora, IL | $5,000 |
| Ecker Center for Mental Health | Elgin, IL | $5,000 |
| Hesed House | Aurora, IL | $5,000 |
| IL Firefighters Association Foundation | West Dundee, IL | $5,000 |
| Mill Creek Elementary School PTO | Geneva, IL | $5,000 |
| Open Arms Free Clinic | Elkhorn, WI | $5,000 |
| Rob Koranda Scholarship Foundation | Naperville, IL | $5,000 |
| Sunnyside Farms DONATIONS | Clyde Park, MT | $5,000 |
| Vip Services Inc | Elkhorn, WI | $5,000 |
| Paws Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Sunnyside Farms DONATIONS | Clyde Park, MT | $5,000 |
| Well Child Center FOOD PANTRY SPONSOR | Elgin, IL | $5,000 |
| William Guy Forbeck Research Fund | Lake Geneva, WI | $5,000 |
| Community Church of Fontana DONATIONS | Fontana, WI | $5,000 |
| Forever Dog Rescue | South Elgin, IL | $5,000 |
| Gift of Hope Community Foundation | Geneva, IL | $5,000 |
| Mill Creek Elementary School PTO | Geneva, IL | $5,000 |
| Paws Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Rob Koranda Scholarship Foundation | Naperville, IL | $5,000 |
| Royal Kids Camp | Geneva, IL | $5,000 |
| Sunnyside Farms DONATIONS | Clyde Park, MT | $5,000 |
| The Blue Bird Circle | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Marklund Geneva DONATION & 2023 RUN/WALK SILVER SPONSOR | Geneva, IL | $4,500 |
| Casa Kane County | Geneva, IL | $4,000 |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove, IL | $4,000 |
| Community Church of Fontana DONATIONS | Fontana, WI | $4,000 |
| Open Arms Free Clinic | Elkhorn, WI | $4,000 |
| Vip Service Inc | Elkhorn, WI | $4,000 |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove, IL | $4,000 |
| Yerkes Future Foundation | Williams Bay, WI | $4,000 |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove, IL | $4,000 |
| Suicide Prevention Services | Batavia, IL | $3,500 |
| Association for Individual Dev 2022 EMPLOYEE CMAS MATCH | Aurora, IL | $3,275 |
| Association for Individual Dev 2023 GALA SPONSOR | Aurora, IL | $3,000 |
| Ecology Project International | Missoula, MT | $3,000 |
| Forever Dog Rescue | South Elgin, IL | $3,000 |
| Suicide Prevention Services HARVEST HOPE FUNDRAISER | Batavia, IL | $3,000 |
| Wheaton Academy DONATIONS | West Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Fellow Mortals Wildlife Hospital | Lake Geneva, WI | $2,500 |
| Bike Bald Group | Oswego, IL | $2,500 |
| Rob Koranda Scholarship Foundation GOLF SPONSOR | Naperville, IL | $2,500 |
| Wheaton Academy DONATIONS | West Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Big Foot Lions Club DONATIONS | Walworth, WI | $2,500 |
| Lazarus House POSH PICNIC SPONSOR | St Charles, IL | $2,500 |
| Open Arms Free Clinic | Elkhorn, WI | $2,500 |
| Big Foot Lions Club DONATIONS | Walworth, WI | $2,000 |
| Ghs Scholarship-Indiana University Office of the Bursar | Bloomington, IN | $2,000 |
| Ghs Scholarship-Univ Kansas Financial Aid & Scholarships | Lawrence, KS | $2,000 |
| Ghs Scholarship-Univ Michigan Ofc of Financial Aid-Scholarships | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,000 |
| Big Foot Lions Club DONATIONS | Walworth, WI | $2,000 |
| Geneva Lake Association | Lake Geneva, WI | $2,000 |
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