Wristen Family Foundation
Private foundation · Cary, IL · EIN 20-2271528 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Wristen Family Foundation
35grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$179Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 35 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $42K 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
5 Oakdale CT
Cary, IL 60013-2398
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus Academy | Columbus, OH | $12,500 |
| The Orchard Evangelical Free Church | Arlington Heights, IL | $11,500 |
| CRU | Orlando, FL | $10,000 |
| Global Fingerprints | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Refugee for Women | Crystal Lake, IL | $9,500 |
| Reliant Mission | Orlando, FL | $8,750 |
| Casa of McHenry County | Crystal Lake, IL | $7,500 |
| The Navigators | Colorado Springs, CO | $7,500 |
| Casa of McHenry County | Crystal Lake, IL | $5,750 |
| The Orchard Evangelical Free Church | Arlington Heights, IL | $5,000 |
| The Navigators | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 |
| Young Life (madison WI) | Madison, WI | $5,000 |
| Cary Grove Food Pantry | Cary, IL | $5,000 |
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship | Madison, WI | $5,000 |
| Willow Creek Community Church | South Barrington, IL | $5,000 |
| Refugee for Women | Crystal Lake, IL | $5,000 |
| Navigators - Turkey | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 |
| Navigators - Compassion | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 |
| Young Life - Dane County | Madison, WI | $5,000 |
| Safe Families for Children | Chicago, IL | $4,200 |
| The Orchard Evangelical Free Church | Arlington Heights, IL | $4,000 |
| Pioneers-Usa | Orlando, FL | $4,000 |
| Mission Eurasia | Wheaton, IL | $4,000 |
| The Salt Company | Ames, IA | $3,500 |
| Willow Creek Community Church | South Barrington, IL | $3,000 |
| CRU | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 |
| Foundry Church | Zeeland, MI | $3,000 |
| The Orchard Evangelical Free Church | Arlington Heights, IL | $3,000 |
| Water Mission | North Charleston, SC | $2,682 |
| Intervarsity | Madison, WI | $2,000 |
| Willow Creek Community Church | South Barrington, IL | $1,250 |
| Npo New Directions | Woodstock, IL | $1,250 |
| The Orchard Evangelical Free Church | Arlington Heights, IL | $1,000 |
| Warp Corps | Woodstock, IL | $1,000 |
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