Ragdale Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Lake Forest, IL EIN 36-2937927

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$4.2M

Foundation funders

37

Grants recorded

117

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Ragdale Foundation?

Ragdale Foundation is funded by 37 grantmakers, led by Peter & Penelope West Charitable Fund ($893K), The Chicago Community Trust ($842K), Wilemal Fund ($795K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.2M in grants to Ragdale Foundation between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Peter & Penelope West Charitable Fund$892,50062019–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$842,05972019–2025
Wilemal Fund$795,00052020–2024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$311,00062020–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$227,15052020–2025
Robin and Sandy Stuart Foundation$200,00042022–2025
Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family Foundation$167,00062020–2024
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation$98,00052020–2024
John R Halligan Charitable Fund$83,50072019–2025
Louis Plansoen Fdn Co-Ttee$72,00022024–2025
The Lake County Community Foundation$60,79742022–2025
Cretors Family Foundation$50,00012024
Donald a Pels Charitable Trust UTD$50,00052020–2024
The Mericos Foundation$50,00012023
The Poetry Foundation$50,00012022
Holly Palmer Foundation$41,40022024–2025
Holson Family Foundation$25,00032022–2025
Morrison-Shearer Foundation$21,03022024–2025
Determan Balk Family Foundation$20,00022024–2025
David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation$20,00022022–2023
Heizer Foundation$16,50072019–2025
NCRC Community Development Fund Inc$15,00012023
John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy$13,00032021–2023
The Negaunee Foundation$12,00012024
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts$10,00012022
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M8 grants2019 15 grants2020 15 grants2021 21 grants2022 19 grants2023 24 grants2024 15 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $151K (2019) to $1.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $380K.

What grants has Ragdale Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$126,316
2025Robin and Sandy Stuart FoundationPledge Payment$50,000
2025Louis Plansoen Fdn Co-TteeGENERAL OPERATING$37,000
2025The Lake County Community FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$35,153
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$32,000
2025Holly Palmer FoundationFUND OPERATIONS$25,000
2025The Ayco Charitable FoundationARTS AND CULTURE$20,000
2025Determan Balk Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$15,000
2025John R Halligan Charitable FundUNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY$13,000
2025Morrison-Shearer FoundationGENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
2025Holson Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025Clarks Fork FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$3,500
2025Heizer FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000
2025Mendelson-Wolff Family FoundationEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$1,000
2025Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler FoundationGENERAL$500
2024Peter & Penelope West Charitable FundCHARITABLE$750,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustCULTURE & ARTS$90,250
2024The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$85,370
2024Robin and Sandy Stuart FoundationPledge Payment$50,000
2024Cretors Family FoundationTO PURSUE CULTURAL CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGHOUT OUR ORGANIZATION THROUGH SUBSTANTIVE LEARNING AND TRANSPARENT POLICIES$50,000
2024Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family Foundation"NEXT" CAMPAIGN$37,500
2024Louis Plansoen Fdn Co-TteeGENERAL OPERATING$35,000
2024The Ayco Charitable FoundationARTS AND CULTURE$30,000
2024Wilemal FundFOR THE GENERAL, SCIENTIFIC OR EDUCATION PURPOSE$25,000
2024Holly Palmer FoundationFUND OPERATIONS$16,400
2024Ann Arbor Area Community FoundationARTS / CULTURE$15,000
2024John R Halligan Charitable FundUNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY$13,000
2024The Negaunee FoundationUNRESTRICTED USE$12,000
2024Morrison-Shearer FoundationGENERAL PURPOSES$11,030
2024Donald a Pels Charitable Trust UTDGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000

Showing 30 most recent of 117 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Ragdale Foundation?

Ragdale Foundation is funded by 37 grantmakers, led by Peter & Penelope West Charitable Fund ($893K), The Chicago Community Trust ($842K), Wilemal Fund ($795K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.2M in grants to Ragdale Foundation between 2019–2025.

Who is Ragdale Foundation's largest funder?

Peter & Penelope West Charitable Fund is the largest recorded funder of Ragdale Foundation, with $893K across 6 grants (2019–2024).

How much grant funding has Ragdale Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $4.2M in grants to Ragdale Foundation across 117 grants from 37 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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