Foundations that fund organizations in Geneva, Illinois
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Geneva nonprofits
222 private foundations gave $5.8M to Geneva organizations in their latest filings; 31 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
314 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Geneva around $20K. 72 of these funders are based in Illinois; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 222
- Accept applications
- 31
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Geneva
- $5.8M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 314
- Typical median grant
- $20K
- Based in IL
- 72%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Geneva organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $860K | $860K | Preselected only | Program |
| The Simon Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $400K | $400K | Yes | To further the exempt purpose of the organization |
| Fabyan Foundation | Geneva, IL | 2 | $314K | $157K | Preselected only | Educational - technology grant; Educational - programs |
| Hunter Family Foundation C/O Financial Investment Corp | Chicago, IL | 2 | $250K | $125K | Preselected only | General support; Educational systems center |
| Nkc Family Foundation | Geneva, IL | 3 | $225K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Parent Petroleum Foundation | Warrenville, IL | 2 | $200K | $100K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Christopher Family Foundation | Westmont, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | General support |
| Foglia Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Jtb Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Gallagher Family Foundation C/O Allison Pfeifle Arentfox Schiff Llp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $142K | $142K | Yes | Family services |
| Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | Providing Access to Healthy Food for Children and Families |
| Seigle Foundation | Dundee, IL | 4 | $120K | $28K | Preselected only | Food; Housing; Education |
| The Robert E Gallagher Charitable Trust | Glenview, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General |
| Clifton and Clara Ward Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Operating fund |
| Ford Philanthropy | Dearborn, MI | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Essential services |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Mount Carroll, IL | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $77K | $39K | Yes | Community services; Match/discretionary |
| Lost Pond Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | To support operational and program expenses. |
| The Bersted Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $65K | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Abbott Fund | Abbott Park, IL | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Build Healthy Communities |
| Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 3 | $60K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Operates a regional food bank distributing food to partner…; Provides community-based services and support programming |
| Mark and Maureen Miller Family Fd | Denver, CO | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | Support for social services |
| Harvey and Ethel Daeumer Foundation | Elgin, IL | 3 | $55K | $20K | Yes | Volunteer casa and gal training programs; Cenrtal monitoring system at the marklund wasmond center in…; Healthy meals program |
| Dunham Foundation | Aurora, IL | 4 | $50K | $10K | Yes | Program support |
| The Buchanan Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 5 | $50K | $10K | Preselected only | General, operating, endowment or capital. |
| Abbvie Foundation | North Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General Mission Support and Week of possibilities 2025 |
| Cole-Crone Family Foundation Inc C/O Mr Marvin Crone | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Full Circle Foundation | Richmond, IL | 2 | $45K | $23K | Yes | Food assistance |
| Hansen-Furnas Foundation Inc | Batavia, IL | 5 | $45K | $10K | Yes | General; Preferred charities |
| Mdp Family Foundation | West Chicago, IL | 1 | $44K | $44K | Preselected only | Gift |
| Fred J Brunner Foundation | Bensenville, IL | 2 | $40K | $20K | Yes | Home improvements for residents at philip center in bloomin…; Purchasing food for emergencies and distribution to food pa… |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $40K | $20K | Yes | Support services for abused and neglected children; Child Nutrition Program |
| Herman & Katherine Peters Foundation Corp | Antioch, IL | 3 | $40K | $10K | Yes | Charitable |
| Hoffer Foundation | South Elgin, IL | 3 | $35K | $15K | Yes | Support annual Fall Educational Conference for local foster…; Support food and backpack programs.; Project Hope with School District U-46 |
| Jos & Catherine Johnson Family Fdn | Godfrey, IL | 2 | $35K | $18K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Dillon Foundation | Sterling, IL | 4 | $34K | $6,500 | Yes | In support of human service; To support recreation, leisure, spor; In support of health/general related |
| John F Smiekel Foundation | Elmhurst, IL | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | Further exempt purpose |
| D & R Legacy Fund C/O Martin Rosenthal | Northfield, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Civic & Social |
| Caerus Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | Wilderness Challenge Program, Youth Workshops, and Online W…; 2024 Holiday Grant |
| Vivo Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | To further the mission of the donee |
| Tenacre Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $26K | $26K | Preselected only | Christian science philanthropic organizations |
| Thompson Family Foundation C/O Dugan & Lopatka Cpa's Pc | Warrenville, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General support |
| Lamb Weston Charitable Foundation | Eagle, ID | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Community Support |
| George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities | Arlington Heights, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Social assistance |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| The Fjk Private Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Dudley D & Delores R Malone Family Foundation | Glen Ellyn, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted contribution in support of organization's miss… |
| John P Kavooras Charitable Foundation | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Murnane Family Foundation C/O Frank Murnane Jr | Northlake, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charity |
| Wakerly Family Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Food for needy |
| Mary and Ralph Gesualdo Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | To accomplish the organization's activities |
| The Fermata Charitable Foundation | Elmhurst, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Program Support |
| Best Walter & Edith Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $22K | $11K | Yes | Program support |
| Edward & Wanda Jordan Family Foundation Co Deborah Duvair | Glen Ellyn, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Child advocate program |
| Linder Family Foundation | Lake Villa, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Solve hunger |
| Lee Family Foundation | Lake Bluff, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Leva Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Food banks, food pantries |
| Thing 123 Foundation | Elmhurst, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Modestus Bauer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General charitable use |
| Jay Whipple Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Feed the Hungry |
| Koranda Family Foundation | Clarendon Hills, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitablecharitable |
| Paluch Family Foundation C/O Mary L Rafferty | Des Plaines, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| Kimley-Horn Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $19K | $19K | Preselected only | Counts initiative & |
| Evelyn C Carter Foundation Corp | Antioch, IL | 2 | $18K | $8,750 | Yes | Health care |
| Shodeen Family Foundation | Geneva, IL | 9 | $15K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Donation; Sponsor silk screening; 2024 autumn fest sponsor |
| The Smidt Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Damico Family Foundation C/O Cerity Partners | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Pawlowski Family Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General use |
| Determan Balk Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Tom and Barbara Lyon Family Foundation | Wilmette, IL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The McWethy Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| The Hope and Grace Charitable Foundation | Geneva, IL | 2 | $15K | $7,250 | Yes | General support |
| Executive Construction Foundation | Hillside, IL | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general operating support |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 4 | $11K | $2,875 | Preselected only | Civil rights; Civil rights, social action, advocacy; Food banks & pantries |
| Martha F Wells Family Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support general operations |
| Peter & Penelope West Charitable Fund | Holland, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Kendacar Foundation Inc | Crystal Lake, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose of organization |
| Shelton Naber Family Foundation | Elgin, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Feeding america |
| The Kroger Co Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Organization's charitable purpose |
| Barnes Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Dew Foundation | Tyler, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Senior grocery program in northern illinois |
| Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Cameras and Drone equipment fund |
| The a Montgomery Ward Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| The Jodar Family Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Further tax exempt purpose |
| Charles E and Barbara a Zidek Family Foundation | Batavia, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General Purposes |
| Trustmark Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Contribution provided |
| Butler Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General charitable, religious, educational or scientific pu… |
| Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable Trust | Dundee, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Novakphares Family Foundation C/O Mark Novak | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Public support |
| Pedersen Family Foundation | Aurora, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Home for disabled inividuals |
| Graber Charitable Foundation | Inverness, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Adam Don Foundation | Woodridge, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Edandor Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| The Renaissance Foundation Co Thomas E Rosensteel | St Charles, IL | 1 | $9,653 | $9,653 | Yes | Helping children |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $8,636 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| Frawley Family Foundation | Addison, IL | 4 | $8,500 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General operating; Operating |
| Everett & Joyce van Der Molen Foundation | Winfield, IL | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Operating Funds |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Memphis, TN | 2 | $7,991 | $3,995 | Yes | Senior grocery program |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 4 | $7,969 | $2,500 | Yes | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations… |
| The Wendys Foundation | Dublin, OH | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | To provide nutritious food and resources for our neighbors… |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Geneva, Illinois?
John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy, The Simon Family Foundation, Fabyan Foundation, Hunter Family Foundation C/O Financial Investment Corp, Nkc Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Geneva organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Geneva. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.