Special Kids Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3803232 · reported 2023–2025
23grants reported
$22Kmedian award
$14Klower quartile
$3,350smallest grant
$497Ktotal 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.
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
2218 N Monticello Ave
Chicago, IL 60647-2312
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oak-Leyden Developmental Services | Oak Park, IL | $38,000 |
| Helping Hand | Countryside, IL | $35,306 |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| The Kids Equipment Network | Itasca, IL | $30,000 |
| The Kids Equipment Network | Itasca, IL | $30,000 |
| Parents Alliance Employment Project | Lisle, IL | $25,800 |
| Search Inc | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Special Gifts Theatre | Northbrook, IL | $25,000 |
| Special Gifts Theatre | Northbrook, IL | $24,500 |
| Oak Leydon Developmental Services | Oak Park, IL | $23,269 |
| Marklund | Geneva, IL | $22,128 |
| Esperanza | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Children's Research Triangle | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Center for Independence | LA Grange, IL | $20,000 |
| Have Dreams | Park Ridge, IL | $17,500 |
| Parents Alliance Employment Project | Lisle, IL | $16,660 |
| Children's Research Triangle | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Helping Hand | Countryside, IL | $13,801 |
| Center for Independent Futures | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Esperanza Community Services | Chicago, IL | $6,415 |
| Easter Seal Metropolitan Chicago | Villa Park, IL | $5,699 |
| Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $3,350 |
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