The Egerter Family Foundation
Private foundation · Wilmington, DE · EIN 85-3751463 · reported 2023–2025
172grants reported
$7,500median award
$3,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$1.6Mtotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 172 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $54K 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
55 Walls Drive
Fairfield, CT 06824-5180
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson Hole Community Housing; Doug Coombs Foundation; Hole Food Rescue; First in Family Jackson Ho | Jackson, WY | $38,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Allies for Community Business Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Build Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Cara Program | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Genesys Works | Keller, TX | $20,000 |
| Infant Welfare Society of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Refugeeone | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| The Josselyn Center Nfp | Northbrook, IL | $20,000 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $20,000 |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Build Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Genesys Works | Keller, TX | $20,000 |
| Infant Welfare Society of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Refugeeone | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson Hole Land Trust, Hole Food Rescue, Coombs Outdoors, Community Housing Trust and First in Fam | Jackson, WY | $17,000 |
| Bernard P Floriani Foundation Inc | Lake Bluff, IL | $15,000 |
| Christopher House | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Doug Coombs Foundation | Jackson, WY | $15,000 |
| Duke University Financial Aid Fund | Durham, NC | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Jackson Hole Community Housing | Jackson, WY | $15,000 |
| Stanford University The Stanford Fund | Stanford, CA | $15,000 |
| Urban Initiatives Inc | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Stanford University Stanford Fund | Stanford, CA | $15,000 |
| Allies for Community Business Inc | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Bernard P Floriani Foundation Inc | Lake Bluff, IL | $15,000 |
| Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Cara Program | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| North Lawndale Employment Network | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Northwestern University Settlement | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Resurrection Project | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Stanford University The Stanford Fund | Stanford, CA | $15,000 |
| The Josselyn Center Nfp Efforts in Waukegan area | Northbrook, IL | $15,000 |
| Urban Initiatives Inc | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Growing Home Inc | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Build Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Genesys Works | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Northwestern University Settlement | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Growing Home Inc | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU Inc | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Hole Food Rescue Corp | Jackson, WY | $10,000 |
| Juvenile Protective Association | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Nourishing Hope | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Resurrection Project | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
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