The Berens Foundation
Private foundation · Glenview, IL · EIN 27-0600726 · reported 2023–2025
26grants reported
$125Kmedian award
$50Klower quartile
$37Ksmallest grant
$5.7Mtotal paid
5states 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
1243 Waukegan RD
Glenview, IL 60025-3019
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Care Center | South Bend, IN | $582,065 |
| Women's Care Center | South Bend, IN | $582,065 |
| Women's Care Center | South Bend, IN | $417,935 |
| Highsight | Chicago, IL | $400,000 |
| Infinite Worth Project | Snowflake, AZ | $400,000 |
| Highsight | Chicago, IL | $400,000 |
| Infinite Worth Project | Snowflake, AZ | $400,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $337,500 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $337,500 |
| Big Shoulders Fund SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| Horizons for Youth | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Horizons for Youth | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Glenview, IL | $100,000 |
| Highsight | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Horizons for Youth | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Dav Charitable Service Trust | Erlanger, KY | $100,000 |
| Mike Rowe Works Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $100,000 |
| Dav Charitable Service Trust | Erlanger, KY | $100,000 |
| Mike Rowe Works Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $100,000 |
| Aid for Women | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Dav Charitable Service Trust | Erlanger, KY | $50,000 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Glenview, IL | $50,000 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Glenview, IL | $50,000 |
| Aid for Women | Chicago, IL | $36,839 |
| Aid for Women | Chicago, IL | $36,839 |
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