Usg Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2984045 · reported 2023–2025
801grants reported
$500median award
$75lower quartile
$19smallest grant
$2.5Mtotal paid
40states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 29 of its 801 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $68K 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
550 W Adams St
Chicago, IL 60661-3665
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 |
|---|---|---|
| National Merit Scholarship Corporation Educational Institutions and Related Activities | Evanston, IL | $91,940 |
| National Merit Scholarship Corporation Educational Institutions and Related Activities | Evanston, IL | $87,535 |
| National Merit Scholarship Corp Education | Evanston, IL | $67,730 |
| American Red Cross Health & Human Services | Chicago, IL | $52,500 |
| American Red Cross Health & Human Services | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc Arts Culture and Humanities | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Community Services | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc Community & Civic | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Community services | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Write on Target Education | Centerville, OH | $30,000 |
| Youth Conservation Corps Community & Civic | Waukegan, IL | $25,000 |
| Lumity Community & Civic | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| American Red Cross Health and Human Services | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Easter Seals Dupage -Fox Valley Health and human services | Villa Park, IL | $25,000 |
| Mercy Housing Lakefront Community Service | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Lumity Education | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Lumity Education | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| National Safety Council Community & Civic | Itasca, IL | $25,000 |
| Lumity Educational Institutions and Related Activities | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Mercy Housing Lakefront Community & Civic | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| American Red Cross Health & Human Services | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Youth Conservation Corp Community & Civic | Waukegan, IL | $20,000 |
| Youth Conservation Corp Community & Civic | Waukegan, IL | $20,000 |
| Career Transistions Center of Chicago Community & Civic | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Easter Seals Dupage and the Fox Valley Region Health & Human Services | Villa Park, IL | $15,000 |
| Manufacturing Institute Community & Civic | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Preservation Foundation of the Lake County Forest Preserves Community & Civic | Libertyville, IL | $15,000 |
| South Suburban Pads Health & Human Services | Country Club, IL | $15,000 |
| Young Womens Christian Association of Metropolitan Chicago Community & Civic | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago Community & Civic | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago Community services | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Career Transitions Center Chicago Education | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Career Transistions Center of Chicago Educational Institutions and Related Activities | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Easter Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region Community & Civic | Villa Park, IL | $15,000 |
| Preservation Foundation of the Lake County Forest Preserve Community & Civic | Libertyville, IL | $15,000 |
| Young Womens Christian Assoc of Metro Chicago Community & Civic | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| The Homer Fund Community & Civic | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 |
| Naperville Heritage Society Arts Culture and Humanities | Naperville, IL | $10,000 |
| Wreaths Across America Community & Civic | Columbia Falls, ME | $10,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Community & Civic | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Naperville Heritage Society Arts & Culture | Naperville, IL | $10,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Me Community services | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| South Suburban Pads Community & Civic | Country Club, IL | $10,000 |
| Girls in the Game Community & Civic | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Me Community & Civic | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Naperville Heritage Society Community & Civic | Naperville, IL | $10,000 |
| South Suburban Pads Community & Civic | Country Club, IL | $10,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago Educational Institutions and Related Activities | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Manufacturing Institute Educational Institutions and Related Activities | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| City Harvest Inc Health & Human Services | Brooklyn, NY | $7,500 |
| Care for Real Community & Civic | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Holy Family School Education | East Tawas, MI | $5,250 |
| 24 Foundation Inc Community & Civic | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 |
| Alexas Butterflies of Hope Community & Civic | Clyde, OH | $5,000 |
| Almost Home Animal Shelter Community & Civic | Fort Dodge, IA | $5,000 |
| Alpha Search and Recovery Community & Civic | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| American Cancer Society Roads to Recovery Health & Human Services | El Centro, CA | $5,000 |
| Backpack Club Inc Health & Human Services | Richfield, UT | $5,000 |
| Because I Said I Would Community & Civic | Lakewood, OH | $5,000 |
| Bread of Life Community & Civic | Stockton, CA | $5,000 |
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