Funding search · EIN 363747609 · Chicago, IL

The George a Bates Memorial Foundation

Name: The George a Bates Memorial 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.

49
grants reported: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $15,000
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.

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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 “cheetah” · $40,000

$10,000
Cheetah Conservation Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General operating
$10,000
Cheetah Conservation Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General operating
$20,000
Cheetah Conservation Fund Aka Ccf · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General operating

Top recipients

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

Oaken Acres Wildlife Center4 grants · $373,000
The Hill School3 grants · $225,000
Infant Welfare Society of Chicago1 grant · $79,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation3 grants · $75,000
Southern Illinois University Foundation of Engineering3 grants · $49,857
Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute3 grants · $37,429
Hope Light Foundation3 grants · $37,429
Brehm School Foundation3 grants · $37,429
Poshard Foundation for Abused Children3 grants · $37,428
Skaggs Foundation3 grants · $37,428

Giving over time

$357,000

2022

$312,000

2023

$285,000

2024

$350,000

2025

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

$103,000
Oaken Acres Wildlife Center · Sycamore, IL · 2022
General operating
$100,000
Oaken Acres Wildlife Center · Sycamore, IL · 2025
General operating
$100,000
The Hill School · Pottstown, PA · 2025
General operating
$100,000
The Hill School · Pottstown, PA · 2024
General operating
$90,000
Oaken Acres Wildlife Center · Sycamore, IL · 2023
General operating
$80,000
Oaken Acres Wildlife Center · Sycamore, IL · 2024
General operating
$79,000
Infant Welfare Society of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating
$35,000
Home for Our Troops Aka Hfot USA · Taunton, MA · 2023
General operating
$35,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General operating
$25,000
Furry Friends · Jupiter, FL · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025
General operating
$25,000
The Hill School · Pottstown, PA · 2023
General operating
$25,000
Brehm School Foundation · Carbondale, IL · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Hope Light Foundation · Hazelwood, MO · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Leadership Development Program Southern Illinois University Foundation · Carbondale, IL · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Poshard Foundation for Abused Children · Carterville, IL · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Skaggs Foundation · Branson, MO · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute · Carterville, IL · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Southern Illinois University Foundation of Engineering · Carbondale, IL · 2022
General operating
$20,000
Home for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Winnetka Community Center · Winnetka, IL · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Cheetah Conservation Fund Aka Ccf · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General operating
$20,000
Humane Society of Greater Jupiter Aka Furry Friends · Jupiter, FL · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General operating
$15,000
K9s for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2023
General operating
$14,857
Southern Illinois University Foundation of Engineering · Carbondale, IL · 2023
General operating
$10,000
Cheetah Conservation Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General operating
$10,000
Save-a-Pet · Grayslake, IL · 2025
General operating
$10,000
Anti Cruelty Society Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Cheetah Conservation Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Groton Schosarship Fund · Groton, CT · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Home for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Southern Illinois University Foundation of Engineering · Carbondale, IL · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Groton Schosarship Fund · Groton, CT · 2023
General operating
$10,000
Natures Edge Wildlife & Repltile Center · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
General operating
$7,429
Brehm School Foundation · Carbondale, IL · 2023
General operating
$7,429
Hope Light Foundation · Hazelwood, MO · 2023
General operating
$7,429
Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute · Carterville, IL · 2023
General operating
$7,428
Poshard Foundation for Abused Children · Carterville, IL · 2023
General operating
$7,428
Skaggs Foundation · Branson, MO · 2023
General operating
$5,000
Brehm School Foundation · Carbondale, IL · 2024
General operating
$5,000
Furry Friends · Jupiter, FL · 2024
General operating
$5,000
Hope Light Foundation · Hazelwood, MO · 2024
General operating
$5,000
Poshard Foundation for Abused Children · Carterville, IL · 2024
General operating
$5,000
Skaggs Foundation · Branson, MO · 2024
General operating
$5,000
Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute · Carterville, IL · 2024
General operating

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.