Special People in Need
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 58-1483651 · reported 2023–2025
224grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$750smallest grant
$1.0Mtotal paid
33states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 224 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $36K 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
155 N Wacker Dr Ste 3200
Chicago, IL 60606-1731
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $35,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital GEBERAL | Memphis, TN | $20,000 |
| Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra | Carbondale, CO | $11,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $10,000 |
| Free Wheelchair Mission | Irvine, CA | $7,000 |
| Bethesda Cares | Bethesda, MD | $7,000 |
| Bozeman Warming Shelter | Bozeman, MT | $7,000 |
| Disabled Patriots Fund | Tinley Park, IL | $7,000 |
| Feed MY Sheep | Glenwoods Springs, CO | $7,000 |
| Help Center | Bozeman, MT | $7,000 |
| Lift-Up | Rifle, CO | $7,000 |
| Manna Food Center | Silver Springs, MD | $7,000 |
| Pregancy Resource Center Inc | Glenwoods Springs, CO | $7,000 |
| Womens Resource Center of Dillon | Dillon, MT | $7,000 |
| Disabled Patriots Fund | Palos Heights, IL | $7,000 |
| Can DO Canines Assistance Dogs | New Hope, MN | $6,500 |
| Canine Support Teams | Murrieta, CA | $6,500 |
| Paragon Service Dogs | Longmont, CO | $6,500 |
| Can DO Canines Assistance Dogs | New Hope, MN | $6,500 |
| Canine Support Teams | Menifee, CA | $6,500 |
| Encore Development Services | Clinton, IL | $6,500 |
| Free Wheelchair Mission | Irvine, CA | $6,500 |
| Paragon Srvice Dogs | Longmont, CO | $6,500 |
| Catching the Dream | Albuquerque, NM | $6,000 |
| Center for Music for People With Disabilities | Missoula, MT | $6,000 |
| Disabled Patriots Fund | Palos Heights, IL | $6,000 |
| Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra | Carbondale, CO | $6,000 |
| Variety (ythe Children's Charity) | St Louis, MO | $6,000 |
| Catching the Dream | Albuquerque, NM | $6,000 |
| Center for Music for People With Disabilities | Missoula, MT | $6,000 |
| Free Wheelchair Mission | Irvine, CA | $6,000 |
| Haven | Bozeman, MT | $6,000 |
| Martha's Table | Washington, DC | $6,000 |
| Pawpads | Lakeville, MN | $6,000 |
| SO Others May Eat | Washington, DC | $6,000 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| American Samaritans | Homer Glen, IL | $6,000 |
| Catching the Dream | Albuquerque, NM | $6,000 |
| Center for Music for People With Disabilities | Missoula, MT | $6,000 |
| Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra | Carbondale, CO | $6,000 |
| Suffer Out Loud | Bozeman, MT | $5,400 |
| A Special Purpose | Broken Arrow, OK | $5,000 |
| Ability Found | West Valley City, UT | $5,000 |
| Access Living | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $5,000 |
| American Samaritans | Homer Glen, IL | $5,000 |
| Bernie's Book Bank | Lake Bluff, IL | $5,000 |
| Bethesda Cares | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 |
| Bozeman Warming Shelter | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 |
| Camp Possibilities | Port Deposit, MD | $5,000 |
| Dismas of Vermont | Hyde Park, VT | $5,000 |
| Dogs Inc | East Palmetto, FL | $5,000 |
| Eagle Mount-Bozeman | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 |
| Feed MY Sheep | Glenwoods Springs, CO | $5,000 |
| Haven | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 |
| Help Center | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 |
| Horizons Inc | South Windham, CT | $5,000 |
| Kings and Priests Ministry | New Castle, CO | $5,000 |
| Ksds Assistance Dog Inc | Washington, KS | $5,000 |
| Lift-Up | Rifle, CO | $5,000 |
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