Jay Whipple Family Foundation

LAKE FOREST, IL EIN: 36-4212048

Jay Whipple Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LAKE FOREST, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 22 grants totaling $239K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$239K

+93.5% YoY

Grant Count

22

+4.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$11K

+84.7% YoY

About Jay Whipple Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Jay Whipple Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LAKE FOREST, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 22 grants totaling $239K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

AndoverAtlantaCHICAGOChicagoColliervilleDEnverDenverExeterGenevaKansas CityLake BluffLake ForestLawrenceMarshallMemphisMiddleburgNew YorkRiverwoodsDeerfield

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$60K$120K$179K$239K19 grants202022 grants202124 grants202221 grants202322 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Elawa Farm Foundation$100KDoctors Without Borders$25KSt Judes Children's Rese…$25KGreater Chicago Food Dep…$15KPhillips Exeter Academy$10KNorthern Illinois Food B…$10KAdler Planetarium of Chi…$8KChurch of the Holy Spirit$6KThe Community Church of …$5KCoalition for the Homeless$5K

Grant Size Distribution

108 grants across all recorded years

107<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JAY N WHIPPLE IIIPRES/SEC/TREAS
SARA FROMANDIR
WILLIAM C WHIPPLEDIR

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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