Walter and Phyllis Ann Borten Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 27-2269154 · reported 2023–2025
59grants reported
$3,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$355Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
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
10 S Dearborn IL1-0111
Chicago, IL 60603-2300
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 1,191 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Fire Dept | Sharon, CT | $37,000 |
| Sharon Fire Dept | Sharon, CT | $37,000 |
| Sharon Fire Dept | Sharon, CT | $35,000 |
| Sharon Day Care Center | Sharon, CT | $15,000 |
| Sharon Day Care Center | Sharon, CT | $14,000 |
| Sharon Day Care Center | Sharon, CT | $14,000 |
| Housatonic Youth Services Inc | Falls Village, CT | $11,500 |
| The New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $10,000 |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | Sharon, CT | $8,000 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | Sharon, CT | $8,000 |
| The New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $7,000 |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY | $7,000 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | Sharon, CT | $6,000 |
| Equus Effect | Sharon, CT | $6,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| Equus Effect | Sharon, CT | $6,000 |
| Equus Effect | Sharon, CT | $6,000 |
| Project Sage Inc | Lakeville, CT | $5,000 |
| Chore Service Inc | Lakeville, CT | $5,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 |
| Chore Service Inc | Lakeville, CT | $5,000 |
| The New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $5,000 |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 |
| Chore Service Inc | Lakeville, CT | $5,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 |
| The Friends of Governors Island | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The New York Public Library | New York City, NY | $4,500 |
| Sharon Historical Society | Sharon, CT | $3,000 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $3,000 |
| Wild Bird Fund Inc | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Sharon Historical Society | Sharon, CT | $3,000 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $3,000 |
| Sharon Historical Society | Sharon, CT | $3,000 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $3,000 |
| The Friends of Governors Island | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 |
| The New York Public Library | New York City, NY | $2,500 |
| The Friends of Governors Island | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| The New York Public Library | New York City, NY | $2,500 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Hotchkiss Library of Sharon | Sharon, CT | $2,000 |
| Sharon Land Trust | Sharon, CT | $2,000 |
| Connecticut Forest and Park Associa | Rockfall, CT | $2,000 |
| Hotchkiss Library of Sharon | Sharon, CT | $2,000 |
| Sharon Land Trust | Sharon, CT | $2,000 |
| Connecticut Forest and Park Associa | Rockfall, CT | $2,000 |
| Wild Bird Fund Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Hotchkiss Library of Sharon | Sharon, CT | $2,000 |
| Sharon Land Trust | Sharon, CT | $2,000 |
| Connecticut Forest and Park Associa | Rockfall, CT | $2,000 |
| Wild Bird Fund Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Housatonic Youth Services Inc | Falls Village, CT | $1,000 |
| Salisbury Forum | Salisbury, CT | $500 |
| Northwest Connecticut Arts Council | Torrington, CT | $500 |
| Salisbury Forum | Salisbury, CT | $500 |
| Northwest Connecticut Arts Council | Torrington, CT | $500 |
| Salisbury Forum | Salisbury, CT | $500 |
| Northwest Connecticut Arts Council | Torrington, CT | $500 |
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