Little Sisters of the Poor

Palatine, IL ·EIN 51-0187829 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$4.0M received 62 funders 187 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Little Sisters of the Poor?

Little Sisters of the Poor is funded by 62 grantmakers, led by Bernard Heerey Family Foundation ($1.2M), Nelson Benjamin F Charitable Trust ($432K), Hutton & Jost Memorial Trust ($299K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Little Sisters of the Poor between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Bernard Heerey Family Foundation$1,189,04052020–2024
Nelson Benjamin F Charitable Trust$431,64352020–2024
Hutton & Jost Memorial Trust$299,39062019–2024
Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial$255,00042021–2024
Elmore & Alyce Kraemer Char Tr$238,81762020–2025
Frankel Julius N Foundation$220,00042020–2022
James & Zita Gavin Foundation$177,22942022–2024
Mullooly Carey Foundation$150,00032020–2022
The Paul W Franke Family Foundation$100,00052020–2024
Fred J Brunner Foundation$85,00052020–2024
M a & G a Ackerman Memorial Fund$80,00022023–2024
Mazza Foundation$75,00012022
Beatrice P Delany Char Tr Xxxxx7003$65,00032022–2024
Lost Pond Foundation$60,00032022–2024
Foglia Family Foundation$60,00052019–2024
Thomas W Dower Foundation$31,00072019–2025
The Kharis Foundation Inc$30,50042020–2024
The FJK Private Foundation$30,00022020–2024
The Canning Foundation$30,00012021
Carl R Hendrickson Family Fdn$30,00022019
John Marshall Family Foundation$29,000102020–2024
Medina Isabel Tuw$27,25652020–2024
The Zucaro Family Foundation Inc$25,25022020–2021
The William F O'connor Foundation$25,00052021–2025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$25,00022023–2024
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Rachel B Williams Foundation$23,00052020–2024
Charles E and Barbara A Zidek Family Foundation$20,00012023
Glenn & Jane Bullock Family Foundation$19,50042020–2023
Harry F Chaddick and Elaine$16,69432019–2021
Stack Family Foundation$15,00022020–2024
David C and Ellen R Petrick Foundation$15,00042019–2022
The Turano Foundation$12,50052020–2024
Clark-halladay Memorial Foundation$10,00012024
Kaminski Family Foundation$10,00012023
Frank J Lewis Foundation Inc$10,00022020–2021
The John C and Carolyn Noonan Parmer$10,00012020
Master Educational Assistance Foundation$7,50032020–2023
Leonard Family Charitable Foundation$6,00032020–2022
Albert a Hound James V Engdahl Foundation$5,00012020
Dean L & Rosemarie Buntrock Foundation$4,50042020–2023
The Denicolo Family Foundation Inc$4,15012024
Joseph O Rubinelli Family Fdn$4,00042020–2024
Sueske W & C Charitable Tr 21580$3,00022019–2021
Kropid Family Foundation$2,50032022–2024
The Henderson Foundation$2,50042021–2024
The Siragusa Family Foundation$2,50012020
Gerald J Kostelny and Carolyn C Kostelny$2,01332020–2023
The Sam J Frankino Foundation$2,00022024
Bomher Family Foundation$2,00022020–2021
Couri Family Foundation$2,00012020
Motorola Solutions Foundation$1,60022019–2020
Alfredo and Ada Capitanini Foundati$1,50032021–2023
Mary Lynne Hickey Foundation$1,50022020–2021
Barnes Foundation$1,00012024
Mccabe Catholic Charities$60162019–2025
John H & Kathleen H Schneider Family$50012024
Donald & Patricia Manhard Charitable$50012022
Dorothea Cunningham Family Foundation$40022020–2021
The Mulvihill Family Foundation$35022020–2022
Mary Joan Rice Charitable Foundation$25012021
Reva and David Logan Foundation$10012020
Daniel C Nwankwo Md Memorial$5012021

What grants has Little Sisters of the Poor received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Elmore & Alyce Kraemer Char TrPROGRAM SUPPORT$199,809
2025Thomas W Dower FoundationTO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION$6,000
2025The William F O'connor FoundationGENERAL$5,000
2025Mccabe Catholic CharitiesUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$100
2024Bernard Heerey Family FoundationASSISTANCE TO THE ELDERLY$260,400
2024Nelson Benjamin F Charitable TrustGENERAL OPERATING$100,000
2024Russell and Josephine Kott MemorialSUPPORT$65,000
2024Hutton & Jost Memorial TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$47,484
2024M a & G a Ackerman Memorial FundUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$30,000
2024James & Zita Gavin FoundationUNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT$25,155
2024Beatrice P Delany Char Tr Xxxxx7003GENERAL$25,000
2024Fred J Brunner FoundationUNRESTRICTED ORGANIZATION SUPPORT$20,000
2024Lost Pond FoundationTO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES.$20,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2024The Paul W Franke Family FoundationHOUSING AND CARE OF POOR$20,000
2024The Kharis Foundation IncUnrestricted contribution to general fund$17,000
2024Clark-halladay Memorial FoundationTO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE$10,000
2024The FJK Private FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
2024Foglia Family FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$10,000
2024Stack Family FoundationGeneral Support$10,000
2024Elmore & Alyce Kraemer Char TrPROGRAM SUPPORT$7,532
2024Thomas W Dower FoundationTO PROVIDE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION$6,000
2024The William F O'connor FoundationGENERAL$5,000
2024Rachel B Williams FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024The Denicolo Family Foundation IncGENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT$4,150
2024Medina Isabel TuwGENERAL OPERATING$4,081
2024The Turano FoundationCHARITY$3,000
2024John Marshall Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$2,000
2024Joseph O Rubinelli Family FdnGENERAL OPERATING$1,000
2024The Sam J Frankino FoundationOPERATING$1,000

Showing 30 most recent of 187 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Little Sisters of the Poor?

Little Sisters of the Poor is funded by 62 grantmakers, led by Bernard Heerey Family Foundation ($1.2M), Nelson Benjamin F Charitable Trust ($432K), Hutton & Jost Memorial Trust ($299K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Little Sisters of the Poor between 2019–2025.

Who is Little Sisters of the Poor's largest funder?

Bernard Heerey Family Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Little Sisters of the Poor, with $1.2M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Little Sisters of the Poor received?

IRS 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Little Sisters of the Poor across 187 grants from 62 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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