Private foundation · EIN 13-6034763 · Chicago, Illinois

Steele-Reese Foundation- 561

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (MARCH 1) and its median grant is $25K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 87 grants paid, $2.1M total, median $25K. Stated restrictions: Funds rural education, rural human services, rural conservation and preservation, rural health and rural arts and humanities.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
87
$2.1M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in IL
—
of grants
Deadline
MARCH 1
Assets
$37M

How to apply

Online application Contact: Online Application Only, Wwwsteele-Reeseorg, Chicago, Il, 8004962583, INFO@IDAHONONPROFITS.ORG Deadlines: MARCH 1 Restrictions: Funds rural education, rural human services, rural conservation and preservation, rural health and rural arts and humanities.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 87 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pulaski County Board of EducationSomerset, KYGeneral$50K
Lincoln County SchoolsStanton, KYGeneral$50K
Corbin Independent SchoolsCorbin, KYGeneral$50K
Cumberland County Board of EducationBurkesville, KYGeneral$45K
Casey County Board of EducationLiberty, KYGeneral$40K
Perry County Board of EducationViper, KYGeneral$40K
Penland School of CraftPenland, NCGeneral$40K
Cumberland County Public LibraryBurkesville, KYGeneral$40K
Foundation for Appalachian KentuckyHazard, KYGeneral$40K
Paintsville Independent SchoolsPaintsville, KYGeneral$40K
Morgan County Board of EducationWest Liberty, KYGeneral$40K
Jackson County Board of EducationMcKee, KYGeneral$37K
Floyd County Board of EducationEastern, KYGeneral$36K
Boyd County Board of EducationAshland, KYGeneral$34K
Powell County Board of EducationStanton, KYGeneral$34K
Lemhi County Historical Society IncSalmon, IDGeneral$30K
Alliance for Curriculum EnhancementBillings, MTGeneral$30K
BridgercareBozeman, MTGeneral$30K
Waterford Institute IncTaylorsville, UTGeneral$30K
Montana PediatricsKalispell, MTGeneral$30K
Commonwealth Fund for KetLexington, KYGeneral$30K
Carter County Board of EducationGrayson, KYGeneral$30K
Bell County Board of EducationPineville, KYGeneral$30K
Stanley School Parents' AssociationStanley, IDGeneral$30K
Montana History Foundation IncHelena, MTGeneral$28K
Friends of the Children - MontanaMissoula, MTGeneral$25K
Friends of the Children -Eastern MontanaBillings, MTGeneral$25K
Community School CollaborativeLivingston, MTGeneral$25K
Domestic and Sexual Violence Services of Carbon CountyRed Lodge, MTGeneral$25K
Emma's House - Bitterroot Valley Children's Advocacy Center IncHamilton, MTGeneral$25K
Family Service IncBillings, MTGeneral$25K
The Alliance of Idaho IncBellevue, IDGeneral$25K
Thompson Scholars FoundationManchester, KYGeneral$25K
Mens Second Chance LivingHailey, IDGeneral$25K
McClr CheckingBox Elder, MTGeneral$25K
Mountain Shadow AssociationLodge Grass, MTGeneral$25K
Fleming County Public LibraryFlemingsburg, KYGeneral$25K
Wolfe County Board of EducationCampton, KYGeneral$25K
Somerset Independent SchoolsSomerset, KYGeneral$25K
Hazard Independent SchoolsHazard, KYGeneral$25K
Thresh IncNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Hopa Mountain FoundationBozeman, MTGeneral$25K
Native American Development CorporationBillings, MTGeneral$25K
Support & Techniques for Empowering People (step) IncBillings, MTGeneral$25K
Trust Montana IncMissoula, MTGeneral$25K
Western Sustainability ExchangeLivingston, MTGeneral$25K
Never Alone Recovery Support ServicesRonan, MTGeneral$25K
Code Girls UnitedKalispell, MTGeneral$25K
Menifee County Board of EducationFrenchburg, KYGeneral$22K
Help Committee Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-LineHavre, MTGeneral$20K
Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead ReservationRonan, MTGeneral$20K
Boundary County Youth Crisis and Domestic Violence Hotline IncBonners Ferry, IDGeneral$20K
City of SalmonSalmon, IDGeneral$20K
Clayton Area Historical AssociationClayton, IDGeneral$20K
EmpowermtMissoula, MTGeneral$20K
Maps Media InstituteHamilton, MTGeneral$20K
North Valley Food BankWhitefish, MTGeneral$20K
Lemhi Regional Land TrustSalmon, IDGeneral$20K
Pocatello Free ClinicPocatello, IDGeneral$20K
Northwest Infant Survival and Sids AllianceCoeur Dalene, IDGeneral$20K

By state: Kentucky 34 · Montana 32 · Idaho 17 · North Carolina 1 · Utah 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

Steele-Reese Foundation- 561 is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, administered in care of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co, tax-exempt since 1959. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Steele-Reese Foundation- 561 accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Online application Deadlines: MARCH 1.

How much does Steele-Reese Foundation- 561 give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.1M across 87 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Steele-Reese Foundation- 561 give?

Kentucky (34 grants), Montana (32 grants), Idaho (17 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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