Van Buren Foundation
Private foundation · Beecher, IL · EIN 36-7366489 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Van Baren Foundation
22grants reported
$100median award
$20lower quartile
$5smallest grant
$18Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 19 of its 22 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $17K 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
2828 E Corning RD
Beecher, IL 60401-3624
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Faith United Reformed Church UNRESTICTED - RELIGIOUS | Beecher, IL | $7,311 |
| Crete Protestant Reformed Church UNRESTRICTED -RELIGIOUS | Crete, IL | $3,816 |
| Faith United Reformed Church UNRESTICTED - RELIGIOUS | Beecher, IL | $3,344 |
| Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian Church UNRESTRICTED - RELIGIOUS | Fremont, MI | $1,587 |
| Association for Protestant Reformed Education Inc UNRESTRICTED - EDUCATION | Dyer, IN | $800 |
| Association for Protestant Reformed Education Inc UNRESTRICTED - EDUCATION | Dyer, IN | $700 |
| Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian Church UNRESTRICTED - RELIGIOUS | Fremont, MI | $122 |
| Crete Protestant Reformed Church UNRESTRICTED -RELIGIOUS | Crete, IL | $116 |
| Elim Christian Services UNRESTRICTED - EDUCATION | Crestwood, IL | $100 |
| Elim Christian Services UNRESTRICTED - EDUCATION | Crestwood, IL | $100 |
| Haven of Mercy UNRESTRICTED - ABUSE PREVENTION | Grandville, MI | $100 |
| Elim Christian Services UNRESTRICTED - EDUCATION | Crestwood, IL | $100 |
| Grace Protestant Reformed Church UNRESTRICTED - RELIGIOUS | Grand Rapids, MI | $53 |
| Orthodox Presbyterian Church UNRESTRICTED - RELIGIOUS | Willow Grove, PA | $50 |
| Cornerstone Protestant Reformed Church UNRESTRICTED - RELIGIOUS | Dyer, IN | $50 |
| First Protestant Reformed Church UNRESTRICTED - RELIGIOUS | Grand Rapids, MI | $28 |
| First Protestant Reformed Church (holland) UNRESTRICTED - RELIGIOUS | Zeeland, MI | $22 |
| Christ the King Orthodox Presbyterian Church UNRESTRICTED - RELIGIOUS | Naples, FL | $20 |
| Christ the King Orthodox Presbyterian Church UNRESTRICTED - RELIGIOUS | Naples, FL | $20 |
| Trinity United Reformed Church UNRESTRICTED - RELIGIOUS | Caledonia, MI | $12 |
| Crete Protestant Reformed Church UNRESTRICTED -RELIGIOUS | Crete, IL | $8 |
| Community United Reformed Church RELIGIOUS - UNRESTRICTED | Schererville, IN | $5 |
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