Private foundation · EIN 36-3486613 · Chicago, Illinois · Education

The Anvil Administrators Ltd

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $1.3M total, median $50K. 100% of grants stayed in Illinois.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
16
$1.3M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in IL
100%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$10M

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier SchoolWilmette, ILTuition Assistance$150K
Fenwick High SchoolOak Park, ILTuition Assistance$150K
Trinity High SchoolRiver Forest, ILTuition Assistance$150K
St Luke SchoolRiver Forest, ILTuition Assistance$150K
St Thomas of Canterbury SchoolChicago, ILTuition Assistance$125K
St John Berchmans SchoolChicago, ILTuition Assistance$125K
St Giles SchoolOak Park, ILTuition Assistance$100K
Christ the King Jesuit College PrepChicago, ILTuition Assistance$50K
St Andrew Parish SchoolChicago, ILTuition Assistance$50K
St Patrick High SchoolChicago, ILTuition Assistance$50K
Boys Hope Girls Hope of IllinoisWilmette, ILTuition Assistance$25K
Regina Dominican High SchoolWilmette, ILTuition Assistance$25K
Chicago Hope AcademyChicago, ILTuition Assistance$25K
Holy Trinity High SchoolChicago, ILTuition Assistance$25K
St Vincent Ferrer SchoolRiver Forest, ILTuition Assistance$25K
Augustus Tolton Catholic AcademyChicago, ILTuition Assistance$25K

About this foundation

The Anvil Administrators Ltd is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, administered in care of Joseph Haddad, tax-exempt since 2024. 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 The Anvil Administrators Ltd accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Anvil Administrators Ltd give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.3M across 16 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does The Anvil Administrators Ltd give?

Illinois (16 grants), per its latest filing.

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