Funding search · EIN 311723426 · Chicago, IL

Ernest S & Sally Micek Family Foundation

Name: Ernest S & Sally Micek Family 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.

55
grants reported: $842,129
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
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

gift unrestriced

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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.

3 grants matching “ernest” · $541,597

$180,533
Ernest and Sally Micek Family Charitable Fund · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$180,532
Stephanie Luetkehans Charitable Fund in Memory of Ernest and Sally Micek · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$180,532
The Scott F Micek Charitable Fund in Memory of Ernest Micek · Omaha, NE · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift

Top recipients

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

Ernest and Sally Micek Family Charitable Fund1 grant · $180,533
Jennifer J Micek Charitable Fund1 grant · $180,532
The Scott F Micek Charitable Fund in Memory of Ernest Micek1 grant · $180,532
Stephanie Luetkehans Charitable Fund in Memory of Ernest and Sally Micek1 grant · $180,532
Between Friends3 grants · $15,000
Providence Academy3 grants · $9,500
Southwest Christian High School3 grants · $9,500
Wilderness Inquiry3 grants · $7,500
Cornerstone3 grants · $7,500
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery3 grants · $7,500

Giving over time

$40,000

2022

$40,000

2023

$40,000

2024

$722,129

2025

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$180,533
Ernest and Sally Micek Family Charitable Fund · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$180,532
Jennifer J Micek Charitable Fund · Hudson, OH · 2025
Unrestriced charitable gift
$180,532
Stephanie Luetkehans Charitable Fund in Memory of Ernest and Sally Micek · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$180,532
The Scott F Micek Charitable Fund in Memory of Ernest Micek · Omaha, NE · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Between Friends · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating
$5,000
Between Friends · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating
$5,000
Between Friends · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating
$3,500
Providence Academy · Plymouth, MN · 2024
General operating
$3,500
Southwest Christian High School · Chaska, MN · 2024
General operating
$3,000
Providence Academy · Plymouth, MN · 2023
General operating
$3,000
Southwest Christian High School · Chaska, MN · 2023
General operating
$3,000
Providence Academy · Plymouth, MN · 2022
General operating
$3,000
Southwest Christian High School · Chaska, MN · 2022
General operating
$2,500
Cornerstone · Bloomington, MN · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Jeremiah Program · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Next Door Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Schlitz Audobon Nature Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operating
$2,500
The Women'S Center · Duluth, MN · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Wilderness Inquiry · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Alina Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating
$2,500
Cornerstone · Bloomington, MN · 2023
General operating
$2,500
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating
$2,500
Jeremiah Program · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating
$2,500
Milwaukee Children'S Choir · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operating
$2,500
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operating
$2,500
Next Door Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operating
$2,500
The Women'S Center · Duluth, MN · 2023
General operating
$2,500
Wilderness Inquiry · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating
$2,500
Cornerstone · Bloomington, MN · 2022
General operating
$2,500
Courage Kenny · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating
$2,500
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating
$2,500
Jeremiah Program · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating
$2,500
Milwaukee Children'S Choir · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General operating
$2,500
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General operating
$2,500
Next Door Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General operating
$2,500
St Francis Children'S Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General operating
$2,500
Wilderness Inquiry · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating
$2,000
Alina Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Grant Park Music Festival · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating
$1,500
University of Notre Dame Department of Biological Services · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Grant Park Music Festival · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating
$1,500
Love Inc of Eastern Carver County · Chaska, MN · 2023
General operating
$1,500
University of Notre Dame Department of Biological Services · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
General operating
$1,500
Grant Park Music Festival · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating
$1,500
Love Inc of Eastern Carver County · Chaska, MN · 2022
General operating
$1,500
University of Notre Dame Department of Biological Services · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
General operating
$1,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating
$1,000
Love Inc of Eastern Carver County · Chaska, MN · 2024
General operating
$1,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating
$1,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating
$1,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating
$1,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating
$1,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating

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