Scheidemantel Family Foundation

The Berghorst Foundation Inc

Wilmington, DE

The Berghorst Foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including arts and culture, health, education, and disaster relief, with recent grants concentrated in Florida, Illinois, and North Carolina. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds nonprofits addressing economic mobility, wealth gaps, and urgent community needs, with priorities including homeownership, small businesses, education, quality jobs, and investment in underinvested communities. Its 2025 itemized grants had a median of $26,500, though awards vary widely; grants generally benefit Chicago-region residents, and the Trust directs applicants to open opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Sharing of Blessings Foundation

Grand Haven, MI

The Sharing of Blessings Foundation supports a varied mix of churches, schools, and organizations working in areas including health, medical transportation, children’s causes, and environmental protection. In 2025, it awarded 54 grants ranging from $250 to $12,457, with a median grant of $1,000, mainly to organizations in Florida, Tennessee, Michigan, and Illinois. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Jonathan Madding Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Jonathan Madding Foundation funds religious organizations, schools, universities, and community-service organizations, primarily in Illinois, with additional grants in Florida, New Jersey, and Ohio. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $50,000, with a median of $3,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Farms for Life Foundation

Batavia, IL

The foundation’s 2025 grants supported organizations focused on pregnancy support, opposition to abortion, child hunger, and education. It awarded 20 grants totaling $848,000, ranging from $2,000 to $500,000, with a median of $14,375; most funding went to organizations in Indiana and Illinois. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mission Pre-Born Inc

Indianapolis, IN

Mission Pre-Born funds pregnancy resource centers and clinics in the United States, supporting services such as ultrasounds, counseling, training, and clinic programs. In 2023, its 107 grants ranged from $5,908 to $194,148, with a median grant of $23,632. It accepts online interest forms for its Operation Equip Grant; no general unsolicited-request policy is stated.

Catholic Order of Foresters Welfare and Relief Fund

Naperville, IL

The Allstate Foundation

Northbrook, IL

The Allstate Foundation funds youth empowerment, efforts to prevent and address relationship abuse, nonprofit leadership, and related economic opportunity and equity work. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $2 million, with a median of $1,000, and awards must support work in the United States. It accepts proposals from organizations beyond a preselected list; proposals are reviewed as received.

Elks National Foundation Inc

Chicago, IL

The Elks National Foundation funds scholarships, youth programs, veterans services, disaster relief, and community projects, primarily through Elks Lodges and state associations in communities across the United States where Elks live and work. Its 2025 grants had a median of $8,500, though amounts varied widely; the listed Beacon and Freedom Grants are limited to Elks Lodges. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation funds a broad range of work, including journalism, arts, Chicago communities, climate and clean energy, homelessness, human rights, and criminal justice reform. Its 2024 grants had a median of $160,000, with awards ranging from $450 to $21 million; funding is nationwide, with the largest shares going to New York, Illinois, and Washington, D.C. Application rules vary by program: some accept self-nominations or Letters of Inquiry, while others generally do not fund unsolicited proposals.

Arie and Ida Crown Memorial

Chicago, IL

Arie and Ida Crown Memorial supports a broad range of organizations, including education, Jewish organizations, and community foundations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $3 million, with a median of $55,000; 55% of grant dollars went to Illinois, with additional funding in New York, Washington, DC, California, and Minnesota. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.