Private foundation · EIN 36-3701371 · Chicago, Illinois

1335 Foundation

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 48 grants paid, $2.6M total, median $2,000. 8% of grants stayed in Illinois.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
48
$2.6M
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in IL
8%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.6M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 40 of 48 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kenosha County Historical SocietyKenosha, WIGeneral operations$1.0M
Beth Hillel Temple Endowment FundKenosha, WIGeneral operations$500K
Women and Children's HorizonsKenosha, WIGeneral operations$260K
Carthage CollegeKenosha, WIGeneral operations$145K
Jewish Community FoundationKenosha, WIGeneral operations$115K
Kenosha Community FoundationKenosha, WIHoward j. brown scholarship fund$105K
Kenosha Public Library FoundationKenosha, WIBoys and girls library$102K
Kenosha Christmas CharitiesKenosha, WIGeneral operations$100K
University of Wisconsin - Parkside FoundationKenosha, WIGeneral operations$55K
Shalva IncChicago, ILGeneral operations$35K
Kenosha Public MuseumsKenosha, WIGeneral operations$28K
Kenosha Literacy CouncilKenosha, WIGeneral operations$27K
The Shalom CenterKenosha, WIGeneral operations$27K
The Women's HomeHouston, TXGeneral operations$25K
Big Butternut Lake ParkLuck, WIGeneral operations$10K
Carthage CollegeKenosha, WIHoward j. brown economic innovation fund at the school of business$8,000
Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NHExeter fund$7,000
Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NHBrown family faculty fund$5,000
Red Tent FundWashington, DCGeneral operations$5,000
Gateway Technical College FoundationKenosha, WIGeneral operations$3,000
Houston Area Women's CenterHouston, TXGeneral operations$3,000
Reproductive Freedom for AllWashington, DCGeneral operations$3,000
St Joseph Catholic AcademyKenosha, WIGeneral operations$3,000
Boys and Girls Club of KenoshaKenosha, WIShirley madrigrano and natalie lee arts foundation$2,000
Goodwill IndustriesKenosha, WIGeneral operations$2,000
Healthy Futures of TexasSan Antonio, TXGeneral operations$2,000
Hospice Alliance FoundationPleasant Prairie, WIGeneral operations$2,000
Kenosha Achievement CenterKenosha, WIGeneral operations$2,000
Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NHE.s. wells kerr scholarship for princeton$2,000
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast IncHouston, TXGeneral operations$2,000
YMCA of KenoshaKenosha, WIGeneral operations$2,000
Williston Northampton SchoolEasthampton, MAGeneral operations$1,841
Artspace ProjectsMinneapolis, MNGeneral operations$1,000
Girls Who Code IncNew York, NYGeneral operations$1,000
Half Moon Lake DistrictBalsam Lake, WIGeneral operations$1,000
Kenosha County Food BankKenosha, WIGeneral operations$1,000
Minnesota JCCSt Paul, MNGeneral operations$1,000
Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NHFriends of the library$1,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral operations$1,000
The Trevor ProjectWest Hollywood, CAGeneral operations$1,000

By state: Wisconsin 23 · Illinois 4 · Texas 4 · New Hampshire 4 · District of Columbia 2 · Minnesota 5

About this foundation

1335 Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, administered in care of Roger Brown, tax-exempt since 1989. 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 1335 Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 1335 Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.6M across 48 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does 1335 Foundation give?

Wisconsin (23 grants), Illinois (4 grants), Texas (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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