Private foundation · EIN 83-0343760 · St Charles, Illinois · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Loftus 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 32 grants paid, $89K total, median $2,000. 19% of grants stayed in Illinois.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
32
$89K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in IL
19%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.2M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Notre Dame DevlptNotre Dame, INUnrestricted$25K
NAMI Pierce CountyTacoma, WAUnrestricted$5,500
Marmion AcademyAurora, ILUnrestricted$4,000
Palestine Children Relief FdMission Viejo, CAUnrestricted$4,000
St Judes Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TNUnrestricted$4,000
Feeding AmericaChicago, ILUnrestricted$3,250
Breakthrough T1dNew York, NYUnrestricted$3,000
St Matthews HouseNaples, FLUnrestricted$3,000
USA for Unchcrun Refugee AgencyWashington, DCUnrestricted$3,000
ALS Therapy DevelopmentWatertown, MAUnrestricted$2,500
Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$2,500
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,500
Special Olympics of IllinoisNormal, ILUnrestricted$2,500
Innocence ProjectNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,250
American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GAUnrestricted$2,000
American Red CrossChicago, ILUnrestricted$2,000
Corbella ClinicSouth Elgin, ILUnrestricted$2,000
Our Lady of Victory FoundationCincinnati, OHUnrestricted$1,500
Target ALSNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,500
American Fdn for Suicide PrevNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Cancer CareNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Food for the Poor IncCoconut Creek, FLUnrestricted$1,000
Hope for Depression Research FdNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Hope for HaitiNaples, FLUnrestricted$1,000
MisericordiaChicago, ILUnrestricted$1,000
Mission BackpackPlano, TXUnrestricted$1,000
NAMIArlington, VAUnrestricted$1,000
Natl Blood Clot AlliancePhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted$1,000
Outagamie County Foster CareAppleton, WIUnrestricted$1,000
River Bend Food BankDavenport, IAUnrestricted$1,000
Waushara Co Back to SchoolWautoma, WIUnrestricted$1,000
Waushara Co Food PantryWautoma, WIUnrestricted$1,000

By state: Indiana 1 · Illinois 6 · New York 7 · Washington 1 · Florida 3 · California 1

About this foundation

Loftus Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in St Charles, Illinois, administered in care of Gerald Frishman Warady & Davis Ll, tax-exempt since 2003. 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 Loftus Family 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 Loftus Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $89K across 32 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Loftus Family Foundation give?

Indiana (1 grants), Illinois (6 grants), New York (7 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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