Vail Family Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3441436 · reported 2023–2025
56grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$208Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 56 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $18K 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
321 N Clark St Ste 3000
Chicago, IL 60654-4762
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ravinia Festival GENERAL OPERATING FUND, SETTING THE STAGE | Highland Park, IL | $30,000 |
| Kellogg School of Management | Evanston, ID | $15,000 |
| Geneva Foundation | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Ravinia Festival GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Highland Park, IL | $10,000 |
| Frances W Parker School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Ravinia Festival GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Highland Park, IL | $10,000 |
| Clearbrook | Arlington Heights, IL | $7,500 |
| Clearbrook | Arlington Heights, IL | $7,500 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH | $5,000 |
| Northfield Mt Herman School | Gill, MA | $5,000 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Exeter, NH | $5,000 |
| Martha Graham Dance Company GENERAL OPERATING FUND | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Winnetka Community House GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Winnetka, IL | $4,000 |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | $4,000 |
| Winnetka Community House GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Winnetka, IL | $3,500 |
| Home of the Sparrow | Woodstock, IL | $3,000 |
| Martha Graham Dance Company GENERAL OPERATING FUND | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Staibdance New England Fdn for the Arts GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Boston, MA | $3,000 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 |
| Martha Graham Dance Company GENERAL OPERATING FUND | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Winnetka Historical Society GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Winnetka, IL | $2,500 |
| Phillips Academy Andover | Andover, MA | $2,500 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Winnetka Community House GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Winnetka, IL | $2,500 |
| Winnetka Historical Society GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Winnetka, IL | $2,500 |
| Phillips Academyandover GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Andover, MA | $2,500 |
| Winnetka Historical Society GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Winnetka, IL | $2,500 |
| Clearbrook | Arlington Heights, IL | $2,500 |
| Saints Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church | Glenview, IL | $2,500 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Door County Community Foundation Inc FOOD PANTRIES AND THE ELLIE HELM FOUNDATION | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Evanston Public Library GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Evanston, IL | $1,500 |
| Glen View Club Scholarship Foundation GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Golf, IL | $1,500 |
| Evanston Public Library GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Evanston, IL | $1,500 |
| Glen View Club Scholarship Foundation GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Golf, IL | $1,500 |
| Evanston Public Library GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Evanston, IL | $1,500 |
| Glen View Club Scholarship Foundation GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Golf, IL | $1,500 |
| Friends of the Kress Pavilion | Egg Harbor, WI | $1,000 |
| New Trier Township - Angel Fund FOOD PANTRY | Winnetka, IL | $1,000 |
| Emory University GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library | Winnetka, IL | $1,000 |
| Greek American Rehabilitation Centre | Wheeling, IL | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Kress Pavilion | Egg Harbor, WI | $600 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Egg Harbor Firefighters | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $500 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Door County Community Foundation Inc | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $500 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Snow City Arts | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $250 |
| Cradles to Crayons | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Egg Harbor Firefighters | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $100 |
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