Kilbride Family Foundation

Executive Construction Foundation

Hillside, IL

The foundation supports nonprofits working in areas such as substance-use treatment, disability services, food access, education, housing, and cancer-related family assistance, primarily in Illinois. Its 2024 grants ranged from $235 to $25,000, with a median of $2,796. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

William R and Mary Anne Litgen

Arlington Heights, IL

Piasa Charitable Foundation

Alton, IL

The foundation supports a broad range of charitable organizations, including community services, animal welfare, disability support, education, and relief efforts. In 2025, it made 32 grants ranging from $150 to $55,000, with a median of $2,750, primarily in Illinois and Missouri. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

William & Beverly Burkardt Family

Dixon, IL

The foundation supports educational growth and medical assistance, including scholarships and operating grants to community organizations. In 2025 it made 32 grants ranging from $100 to $7,250 (median $475), with most funding going to Illinois. Scholarship applicants must submit a written request and academic qualifications; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests for other grants.

Robert a & Kathleen M Wolfe Family

Davenport, IA

Master Educational Assistance Foundation

Oak Park, IL

The foundation funds scholarships and other assistance for inner-city youth, disabled people, low-income seniors, and military or first-responder families, as well as support for charitable organizations, schools, churches, veterans’ and military groups, and police memorials. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $48,000, with a median of $3,500; most funding went to Illinois, with some grants in other states. It accepts requests by letter, brochure, or similar material, and lists no deadline.

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare

Chicago, IL

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare funds health care access, community services, research, education, and academic support, primarily in Illinois, including communities served by Northwestern Medicine. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $35.1 million, with a median of $10,000; community donation requests may be up to $20,000. Northwestern Medicine accepts eligible organizations’ requests on a rolling basis.

Optio Caritas Foundation

McHenry, IL

The Optio Caritas Foundation supports charitable and religious organizations, with recent grants ranging from $100 to $3,760 and a median of $1,000. It is based in McHenry, Illinois, and most 2025 grant dollars went to Illinois recipients, with others going to several states. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Andreas Foundation

Otsego, MI

The foundation’s filing describes support for people living with lupus, while its grants also span education, health, homelessness, and community services; its 2025 grants went to organizations in several states, especially Massachusetts, Illinois, Washington, DC, Maryland, and New York. In 2025 it made 165 grants totaling about $6.6 million, ranging from $400 to $1 million, with a median grant of $10,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Romana Charitable Foundation

Barrington, IL

Abboud Family Foundation Inc

Naperville, IL

Kunes Family Foundation

Delavan, WI

The Kunes Family Foundation supports a broad range of charitable causes, with particular interest in helping people in need, including poor people, widows, and orphans; its giving includes community, educational, disability, and domestic and international mission work. In 2024, grants ranged from $100 to $293,228, with a median of $1,300, and the largest share went to Wisconsin, followed by Indiana and Illinois. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.