Yankee Springer Foundation
Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL · EIN 36-4265296 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Yankee Springer Foundation
135grants reported
$500median award
$100lower quartile
$25smallest grant
$297Ktotal paid
16states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 135 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4,500 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
840 Walden LN
Lake Forest, IL 60045-3318
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $38,875 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $38,875 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $38,875 |
| Amachi | Portland, OR | $20,500 |
| Amachi | Portland, OR | $20,500 |
| Amachi | Portland, OR | $10,500 |
| Employee Connections | Waukegan, IL | $10,000 |
| Employee Connections | Waukegan, IL | $10,000 |
| Employee Connections | Waukegan, IL | $10,000 |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $5,000 |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $4,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Lake Forest, IL | $3,500 |
| Makom Solel Lakeside | Highland Park, IL | $2,980 |
| Makom Solel Lakeside | Highland Park, IL | $2,800 |
| Wolocott College Prep | Chicago, IL | $2,591 |
| Makom Solel Lakeside | Highland Park, IL | $2,500 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Lake Forest, IL | $2,500 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Lake Forest, IL | $2,105 |
| ACLU | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Great Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Cayo | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| Global Giving | Washington, DC | $1,750 |
| Great Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Global Giving | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Great Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| American Red Cross | Portland, OR | $1,300 |
| Chicago Youth Center | Chicago, IL | $1,200 |
| Children First Fund | Chicago, IL | $1,200 |
| Wttw | Chicago, IL | $1,158 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Global Giving | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Jewish Council on Urban Affairs | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Jewish Council on Urban Affairs | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Wfmt | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $1,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Amigos de Costa Rica | West Chester, PA | $1,000 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Jewish Council on Urban Affairs | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| The Citadel Foundation | Charleston, SC | $1,000 |
| Wfmt | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Wttw | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $800 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | Chicago, IL | $700 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $700 |
| Blanchett House Give Guide | Portland, OR | $550 |
| Care USA | Atlanta, GA | $504 |
| American Red Cross | Portland, OR | $500 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $500 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $500 |
| Wfmt | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Holocaust Museum | Skokie, IL | $500 |
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