Tara Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 57-1139450 · reported 2023–2025
85grants reported
$1,310median award
$750lower quartile
$210smallest grant
$252Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
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
161 N Clark St Ste 2700
Chicago, IL 60601-3241
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hollings Cancer Center - Musc Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $48,000 |
| Medical University of South Carolina Health Operating Funds | North Charleston, NC | $37,895 |
| Hollings Cancer Center Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $15,000 |
| Kiawah Island Conservancy Operating Funds | Kiawah Island, SC | $13,900 |
| Loaves and Fishes Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $7,500 |
| Sea Island Habitat for Humanity Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $5,845 |
| Arts Etc Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $5,250 |
| Barrier Island Free Medical Clinic Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $5,200 |
| Charleston Wine and Food Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $4,250 |
| Backpack Buddies Seabrook Island Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $3,550 |
| Olm Community Outreach Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $3,550 |
| Backpack Buddies Kiawah Island Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $3,500 |
| Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $3,450 |
| Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network Operating Funds | North Charleston, SC | $3,000 |
| Naperville Area Humane Society Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $3,000 |
| Fields to Families Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $2,950 |
| Sea Island Hunger Awareness Foundation Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $2,800 |
| Respite Care Charleston Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $2,800 |
| Charleston Animal Society Operating Funds | North Charleston, SC | $2,690 |
| Amor Healing Kitchen Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $2,650 |
| Meet the Weeds Charleston Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $2,500 |
| Charleston Wine and Food Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $2,500 |
| Dragon Boat Charleston Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $2,500 |
| Sea Island Hunger Awareness Foundation Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $2,200 |
| Backpack Buddies Seabrook Island Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $2,000 |
| Sea Island Habitat for Humanity Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $2,000 |
| Third Serve Foundation Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $2,000 |
| Loaves and Fishes Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $2,000 |
| Third Serve Foundation Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $1,940 |
| Dragon Boat Charleston Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $1,900 |
| Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network Operating Funds | North Charleston, SC | $1,850 |
| Little Friends Operating Funds | Warrenville, IL | $1,850 |
| Charleston Animal Society Operating Funds | North Charleston, SC | $1,750 |
| Backpack Buddies Seabrook Island Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $1,750 |
| Arts Etc Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $1,700 |
| Olm Community Outreach Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $1,700 |
| The Point Operating Funds | Wadmalaw, SC | $1,600 |
| Respite Care Charleston Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $1,500 |
| Pet Helpers Adoption Center Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $1,500 |
| Naperville Woman's Club Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $1,460 |
| Sea Island Habitat for Humanity Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $1,400 |
| Spay Illinois Pet Well Clinic - Paws for A Cause Vet Care Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $1,350 |
| Alive Center Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $1,310 |
| Wesley Umc Operating Funds | Aurora, IL | $1,300 |
| John H Herbert Scholarship Fund - Elmhurst University Operating Funds | Elmhurst, IL | $1,250 |
| Respite Care Charleston Operating Funds | Charleston, SC | $1,250 |
| Naperville Sunrise Rotary Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $1,250 |
| Naperville Newcomers and Neighbors Club Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $1,230 |
| Fry Family YMCA Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $1,200 |
| Naperville Newcomers and Neighbors Club Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $1,200 |
| Wheaton-Naperville Infant Welfare Society Operating Funds | Wheaton, IL | $1,110 |
| Kiawah Women's Foundation Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $1,100 |
| Olm Community Outreach Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $1,100 |
| Edward Foundation Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $1,100 |
| Loaves & Fishes Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $1,010 |
| Mauldin High School Operating Funds | Mauldin, SC | $1,000 |
| The Point Operating Funds | Wadmalaw, SC | $1,000 |
| Sea Island Habitat for Humanity Operating Funds | Johns Island, SC | $1,000 |
| Career & Networking Center Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $1,000 |
| Adopt Pet Shelter Operating Funds | Naperville, IL | $900 |
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