Private foundation · EIN 36-3757845 · Boca Grande, Florida

Edwardson Family 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 60 grants paid, $5.7M total, median $25K. 20% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
60
$5.7M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in FL
20%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$78M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 40 of 60 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ravinia FestivalHighland Park, ILGeneral operations$1.5M
University of ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral operations$555K
Advance IllinoisChicago, ILGeneral operations$340K
Family Promise of the PalouseMoscow, IDGeneral operations$313K
Boca Grande Health Clinic FoundationBoca Grande, FLGeneral operations$265K
Boca Grande CommunityBoca Grande, FLGeneral operations$250K
Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GAGeneral operations$250K
Inter Varsity Christian FoundationMadison, WIGeneral operations$250K
Opportunity InternationalOak Brook, ILGeneral operations$250K
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, ILGeneral operations$250K
American Red CrossChicago, ILGeneral operations$225K
Lutheran Social ServicesJamestown, NYGeneral operations$200K
Better Government AssociationChicago, ILGeneral operations$100K
Chicago Habitat for HumanityChicago, ILGeneral operations$100K
Boys and Girls Clubs of AmericaChicago, ILGeneral operations$50K
Coach House SolutionsChicago, ILGeneral operations$50K
Learn Charter SchoolChicago, ILGeneral operations$50K
Lincoln Park ZooChicago, ILGeneral operations$50K
WttwChicago, ILGeneral operations$50K
Phi Gamma Delta Educational FoundationLexington, KYGeneral operations$30K
Catholic ExtensionChicago, ILGeneral operations$25K
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral operations$25K
Erica's LighthouseWinnetka, ILGeneral operations$25K
Faraja Fund FoundationGlenview, ILGeneral operations$25K
GiciaBoca Grande, FLGeneral operations$25K
Harry Chapin Food BankFort Myers, FLGeneral operations$25K
Latino Policy InstituteProvidence, RIGeneral operations$25K
Music Institute of ChicagoEvanston, ILGeneral operations$25K
National Immigrant Justice CenterChicago, ILGeneral operations$25K
Shirley Ryan Ability LabChicago, ILGeneral operations$25K
American Cancer SocietyChicago, ILGeneral operations$25K
Teach for AmericaNew York, NYGeneral operations$25K
Boca Grande Women's ClubBoca Grande, FLGeneral operations$24K
Dysphonia InternationalItasca, ILGeneral operations$20K
Writer's TheatreGlencoe, ILGeneral operations$20K
Island School FoundationBoca Grande, FLGeneral operations$18K
Impact GlobalQuincy, ILGeneral operations$15K
Kenilworth Union ChurchKenilworth, ILGeneral operations$15K
Madonna MissionChicago, ILGeneral operations$15K
Evans ScholarsGlenview, ILGeneral operations$10K

By state: Illinois 33 · Florida 12 · Idaho 1 · New York 3 · Georgia 1 · Wisconsin 1

About this foundation

Edwardson Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boca Grande, Florida, administered in care of John Edwardson, tax-exempt since 1991. 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 Edwardson Family Foundation 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 Edwardson Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $5.7M across 60 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Edwardson Family Foundation give?

Illinois (33 grants), Florida (12 grants), Idaho (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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