Turano Foundation
Private foundation · Berwyn, IL · EIN 36-4133403 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Turano Foundation
180grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,500lower quartile
$1,744smallest grant
$1.6Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 15 of its 180 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $94K 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
6501 Roosevelt RD
Berwyn, IL 60402-1100
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Casa Italia | Stone Park, IL | $210,000 |
| Casa Italia | Stone Park, IL | $135,000 |
| Big Shoulders Foundation | Chicago, IL | $75,500 |
| Loyola University | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Big Shoulders Foundation | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Big Shoulders Foundation | Chicago, IL | $45,000 |
| Nazareth Academy EDUCATION | LA Grange Park, IL | $35,000 |
| Dupage Senior Citizens Co | Wheaton, IL | $30,000 |
| Fenwick High School EDUCATION | Oak Park, IL | $25,000 |
| Neighborhood Food Pantries | Bloomingdale, IL | $20,000 |
| Our Lady of Pompeii | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Roseland Training Center | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| St John of the Cross Parish Schooll EDUCATION | Western Springs, IL | $15,000 |
| The Community House | Hinsdale, IL | $15,000 |
| Friends of Fisher House Illinois | Northbrook, IL | $12,500 |
| Neighborhood Food Pantries | Bloomingdale, IL | $12,500 |
| Ascension Illinois Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Fellowship Housing | Hoffman Estates, IL | $10,000 |
| Illinois Restaurant Association Rel | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Marklund | Bloomingdale, IL | $10,000 |
| Morton 201 Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Port Ministries | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Sarah's Circle | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Wings | Palatine, IL | $10,000 |
| Neighborhood Food Pantries | Bloomingdale, IL | $10,000 |
| Our Lady of Pompeii | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Fenwick High School EDUCATION | Oak Park, IL | $10,000 |
| Nazareth Academy EDUCATION | LA Grange Park, IL | $10,000 |
| St John of the Cross Parish Schooll EDUCATION | Western Springs, IL | $10,000 |
| Loyola University | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| DE Marillac Academy | San Francisco, CA | $8,500 |
| Nazareth Academy EDUCATION | LA Grange Park, IL | $8,500 |
| Sarah's Circle | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| The Port Ministries | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Ascension Illinois Foundation | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Friends of Fisher House Illinois | Northbrook, IL | $8,000 |
| Sarah's Circle | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| The Port Ministries | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Christian Brothers of the | Burr Ridge, IL | $7,500 |
| Culinary Arts | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Gigi's Playhouse | Hoffman Estates, IL | $7,500 |
| Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfar | Oak Park, IL | $7,500 |
| Opportunity Knocks | River Forest, IL | $7,500 |
| Sarahs Inn | Oak Park, IL | $7,500 |
| Dupage Senior Citizens Co | Wheaton, IL | $7,500 |
| Marklund | Bloomingdale, IL | $7,500 |
| Dupage Senior Citizens Co | Wheaton, IL | $7,500 |
| Marklund | Bloomingdale, IL | $7,500 |
| Ameita Health | Elk Grove Village, IL | $7,000 |
| Friends of Fisher House Illinois | Northbrook, IL | $6,500 |
| L'arch Chicago | Forest Park, IL | $6,400 |
| Kids in Danger | Chicago, IL | $6,400 |
| Columbian Club | Roselle, IL | $6,205 |
| Roseland Training Center | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Sarahs Inn | Oak Park, IL | $6,000 |
| Roseland Training Center | Chicago, IL | $5,500 |
| Sarahs Inn | Oak Park, IL | $5,500 |
| Fellowship Housing | Hoffman Estates, IL | $5,100 |
| A Safe Haven | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
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