John Joseph Sigstein Foundation Inc

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

Helen V Brach Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Helen V Brach Foundation funds education, animal and child welfare, and charitable, literary, arts, religious, and scientific purposes; its 2025 filings report 553 grants totaling about $5.9 million, but no typical award size is given. Recent filings show grants went to Illinois, including Chicago. It accepts requests from organizations not preselected for funding; an application form is available upon request, and applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations.

Regina Coeli Foundation Inc

Park Ridge, IL

East 91st Street Christian Church

Indianapolis, IN

East 91st Street Christian Church funds Christian missions, with grants supporting ministry, outreach, and related charitable work. In 2025, grants ranged from $2,500 to $20,850, with a median of $6,950; most funding went to Indiana, though organizations in other states also received grants. The filing says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations and provides request instructions, but does not explicitly state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

CPPS Heritage Mission Fund

Dayton, OH

The CPPS Heritage Mission Fund supports 501(c)(3) organizations whose values align with the Sisters of the Precious Blood, funding programs and projects focused on Precious Blood spirituality, the dignity of life, healing, solidarity with people in poverty, and unmet needs. Grants can support start-up, operating, expansion, capital, or eligible mini-grant costs; recent awards ranged from $3,500 to $100,000, with a median of $20,000. It funds across the United States and internationally through a U.S. sponsor, and accepts requests through a Letter of Inquiry process, inviting selected applicants to submit a full application.

Chicago Foundation for Women

Chicago, IL

Chicago Foundation for Women funds local organizations advancing equity for women, girls, and gender-expansive people, including work on economic security, reproductive justice, freedom from violence, and health and wellness. Recent awards ranged from $1,000 to $147,000, with a median of $15,000, and its focus is the greater Chicago area. The stated Rapid Response Fund application period is closed; no process for other grant requests is specified.

The Albert Pick Jr Fund

Chicago, IL

The Albert Pick Jr Fund supports small, community-centered Chicago nonprofits, particularly those advancing civic activism, youth safety and wellness, and collaborative or rapid-response initiatives in communities affected by systemic inequities. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $75,000, with a median of $16,250. It does not accept unsolicited requests; grants are by invitation.

The Pierce Family Charitable Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation supported childhood cancer programs and research, along with community work in volunteering, racial justice, health, homelessness, and family well-being, with 95% of its 2023 grant dollars going to Illinois. Its 79 grants ranged from $500 to $50,000, with a median of $5,000. It made grants only to preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests; its 2023 filing reports complete liquidation and dissolution.

Illinois Club for Catholic Women

Chicago, IL

The Illinois Club for Catholic Women is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that supplies compassionate service and relief to the poor, the distressed and the underprivileged in the chicago metropolitan area, and to inspire women of all ages to sustain its long tradition of charitable social service. Its mission is accomplished primarily through the annual presentation ball, the forum at which over 1,000 young ladies have been welcomed by family, friends and the catholic community into a world of civic responsibility and awareness.

Chicago Teachers Union

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Teachers Union foundation, inc. ("foundation") was organized for educational and social welfare purposes within the meaning of section 501 (c) (4) of the internal revenue code. The foundation's civic and charitable purposes include the following: support of projects, programs, community organizations and other not-for-profit organizations that provide services to improve and assist public schools, teachers and their dependents and retired teachers, including financial assistance for eligible elderly and retired chicago public school teachers.

Alan D Gordon Family Foundation

Hobe Sound, FL

The William Gillespie Foundation

Corona Del Mar, CA

The William Gillespie Foundation’s 2024 grants supported arts, libraries, Olympic organizations, and youth justice, with awards ranging from $2,000 to $9,500 (median $5,000). Most grant dollars went to California, though some recipients’ locations were unidentified. The 2024 filing is marked as a final return; it says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations, but does not specify whether unsolicited requests are accepted.