Thomas W Dower Foundation
Private foundation · Kenilworth, IL · EIN 36-6071665 · reported 2023–2025
226grants reported
$3,500median award
$2,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 30 of its 226 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $104K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ST Coletta OF Wisconsin TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Jefferson, WI | $30,000 |
| Steppenwolf Theater Company TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Steppenwolf Theater Company TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Steppenwolf Theater Company TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| DE Lasalle High School TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| ST Rita High School TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| ST Malachy School TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Anderson Ranch Art Center TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Snowmass Village, CO | $20,000 |
| DE Lasalle Institute TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| ST Coletta OF Wisconsin TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Jefferson, WI | $20,000 |
| ST Rita High School TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| DE Lasalle Institute TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| ST Coletta OF Wisconsin TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Jefferson, WI | $20,000 |
| ST Rita High School TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Augustinian Mission TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Uni OF ST Mary OF the Lake Seminary TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Mundelein, IL | $15,000 |
| OX Bow School OF Art Institute TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Saugatuck, MI | $15,000 |
| ST Malachy School TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Midwest Augustinians TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Midwest Augustinians TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| ST Malachy School TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Lake Minnetonka Garden Club TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Plymouth, MN | $10,500 |
| Irish Georgian Society TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services OF Illinois TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Des Plaines, IL | $10,000 |
| ST Mary's College TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Notre Dame, IN | $10,000 |
| Pack the Plane TO Ukraine Northwestern Medicine TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Anderson Ranch Art Center TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Snowmass Village, CO | $10,000 |
| Irish Georgian Society TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services OF Illinois TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Des Plaines, IL | $10,000 |
| Univversity OF ST Mary OF the Lake Seminary TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Mundelein, IL | $10,000 |
| Anderson Ranch Art Center TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Snowmass Village, CO | $10,000 |
| Irish Georgian Society TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services OF Illinois TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Des Plaines, IL | $10,000 |
| Univversity OF ST Mary OF the Lake Seminary TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Mundelein, IL | $10,000 |
| ST Jerome School TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| ST Peter's Church TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $9,000 |
| ST Peter's Church TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $9,000 |
| ST Peter's Church TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $9,000 |
| Trilogy INC TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $9,000 |
| Brain Research Foundation TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Pastoral Support Services TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Northlake, IL | $8,000 |
| Trilogy INC TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Trilogy INC TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Lyric Opera OF Chicago TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Lyric Opera OF Chicago TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| OX Bow School OF Art Institute TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Saugatuck, MI | $7,500 |
| Lyric Opera OF Chicago TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| OX Bow School OF Art Institute TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Saugatuck, MI | $7,500 |
| Esperanza TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $6,500 |
| Esperanza TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $6,500 |
| Pastoral Support Services TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Northlake, IL | $6,500 |
| Esperanza TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $6,500 |
| Pastoral Support Services TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Northlake, IL | $6,500 |
| Sempre FI Fund TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Oceanside, CA | $6,000 |
| ST John Paul II Neuman Center TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| ST Patrick's Residence TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Naperville, IL | $6,000 |
| Brain Research Foundation TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Little Sisters OF the Poor TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Palatine, IL | $6,000 |
| Sempre FI Fund TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Oceanside, CA | $6,000 |
| ST Patrick's Residence TO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Naperville, IL | $6,000 |
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