Funding search · EIN 261292997 · Lake Forest, IL

Kathleen and David Kennedy Foundation

Name: Kathleen and David Kennedy Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

78
grants reported: $1.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

religious educational education hunger medical relief rovide faith

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Loyola Academy6 grants · $173,750
Cristo Rey St Martin Prep3 grants · $110,000
Tunnel To Towers4 grants · $90,000
Make a Wish Foundation3 grants · $85,000
Catholic Charities4 grants · $80,000
Greater Chicago Food Depositary3 grants · $75,000
Smile Train Org3 grants · $60,000
Cristo Re St Martin1 grant · $45,000
St Mary'S Church3 grants · $45,000
Kellogg School of Management3 grants · $45,000

Giving over time

$250,750

2022

$263,750

2023

$239,250

2024

$319,500

2025

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

$60,000
Cristo Rey St Martin Prep · Waukegan, IL · 2025
Religious
$45,000
Cristo Re St Martin · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Charitable -education
$35,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Provide Assistance
$31,250
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2025
Educational
$31,250
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2024
Educational
$31,250
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2023
Educational
$31,250
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Charitable-youth athletics
$30,000
Greater Chicago Food Depositary · Chicago, IL · 2025
Hunger relief
$25,000
St Mary'S Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
Religious
$25,000
Cristo Rey St Martin Prep · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Religious
$25,000
Greater Chicago Food Depositary · Chicago, IL · 2024
Hunger relief
$25,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Charitable - general
$25,000
Cristo Rey St Martin Prep · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Religious
$25,000
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2023
Educational
$25,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Provide Assistance
$25,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Charitable -general
$25,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable -medical
$25,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Charitable -honor first responders
$23,750
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2025
Educational
$20,000
Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2025
Religious
$20,000
Smile Train Org · New York, NY · 2025
Medical
$20,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025
Charitable - general
$20,000
Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2024
Religious
$20,000
Christo Rey St Martin Prep · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Religious
$20,000
Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2024
Education
$20,000
Smile Train Org · New York, NY · 2024
Medical
$20,000
Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious
$20,000
Greater Chicago Food Depositary · Chicago, IL · 2023
Hunger relief
$20,000
Smile Train Org · New York, NY · 2023
Medical
$20,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Charitable - general
$20,000
Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable - general
$20,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable - hunger relief
$15,000
Christo Rey St Martin Prep · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Religious
$15,000
Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$15,000
Northwestern University -Kellog Sch · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable -education
$15,000
St Marys Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charitable -faith
$10,000
College of Loyola Un Chgo · Chicago, IL · 2025
Education
$10,000
Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2025
Education
$10,000
Sonoran Institute · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Educational
$10,000
College of Loyola Un Chgo · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$10,000
Sonoran Institute · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Educational
$10,000
St Mary'S Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Religious
$10,000
College of Loyola Un Chgo · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
$10,000
St Mary'S Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Religious
$10,000
College of Loyola · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable higher education
$5,000
Angel Charity for Children · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
By the Hand Clubs for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2025
rovide Assistance
$5,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope · Wilmette, IL · 2024
educational
$5,000
Stmary'S Catholic School · Molena, IL · 2024
Educational
$5,000
By the Hand Clubs for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
rovide Assistance
$5,000
Woodlands Academy · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Educationale
$5,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable -general
$5,000
University of St Mary of the Lake · Mundelein, IL · 2022
Charitable -higher education
$4,000
Hope Ignites Chicago · Wilmette, IL · 2025
Religious
$4,000
University of St Mary of the Lake · Mundelion, IL · 2025
Educational
$4,000
By the Hand Clubs for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
rovide Assistance
$4,000
University of St Mary of the Lake · Mundelion, IL · 2024
Educational
$4,000
Bravo Waukegan · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Educational
$4,000
University of St Mary of the Lake · Mundelion, IL · 2023
Educational
$4,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Charitable -general
$2,500
Lumen Christian · Urbana, IL · 2023
Religious
$2,500
Lumen Christi Institute · Urbana, IL · 2022
Charitale -education
$2,000
Lumen Christian · Urbana, IL · 2025
Religious
$2,000
Lumen Christian · Urbana, IL · 2024
Religious
$2,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope · Wilmette, IL · 2023
educational
$2,000
Brothers of Christian Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious
$2,000
Mothers Trust Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Assistance
$2,000
Mothers Trust Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Provide assitance and make a positive difference
$1,000
Jesuits · Chicago, IL · 2025
Religious
$1,000
Mothers Trust Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
Assistance
$1,000
St Pauls Catholic Student Ctr · Madison, WI · 2025
Religious
$1,000
The Pink Agenda · New York, NY · 2025
Educational
$1,000
Clearbrook · Arlington Hts, IL · 2024
Educational
$1,000
St Pauls Catholic Student Ctr · Madison, WI · 2024
Religious
$1,000
The Pink Agenda · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
$1,000
St Pauls Catholic Student Ctr · Madison, WI · 2023
Religious
$1,000
St Pauls Catholic Student Ctr · Madison, WI · 2022
Charitable-faith
$500
Scarritt Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Educational

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