Funding search · EIN 366054499 · Winnetka, IL

Kemper Educational and Charitable Fund

Name: Kemper Educational and Charitable Fund grants, 2022–2024
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.

137
grants reported: $1.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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 “bernie” · $87,000

$33,000
Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
Program support
$28,500
Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023
Program support
$25,500
Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022
Program support

Top recipients

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

Chicago Youth Centers3 grants · $251,015
Holy Family Ministries3 grants · $179,500
Revolution Workshop3 grants · $151,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy3 grants · $150,500
Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep3 grants · $125,000
Noble Network'S Summer of a Lifetime3 grants · $116,000
Communities in Schools Chicago3 grants · $100,000
Bernie'S Book Bank3 grants · $87,000
Mothers Trust Foundation3 grants · $75,500
Chicago Public Library Foundation2 grants · $75,000

Giving over time

$539,675

2022

$566,021

2023

$661,850

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 137 grants.

$101,015
Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support program
$100,000
Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support program
$77,500
Holy Family Ministries · Northfield, IL · 2022
Program support
$75,000
Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Support program
$52,000
Holy Family Ministries · Northfield, IL · 2023
Program support
$51,000
Revolution Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support program
$50,500
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support program
$50,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Holy Family Ministries · Northfield, IL · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support program
$50,000
Revolution Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support program
$50,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support program
$50,000
Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support program
$50,000
Communities in Schools Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support program
$50,000
Revolution Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support program
$50,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
$40,000
Noble Network'S Summer of a Lifetime · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$40,000
Noble Network'S Summer of a Lifetime · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$36,000
Noble Network'S Summer of a Lifetime · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
$33,000
Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
Program support
$28,500
Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023
Program support
$27,500
Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Program support
$27,000
Mothers Trust Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Support program
$27,000
Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Program support
$26,500
Mothers Trust Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Support program
$26,000
Josselyn Center · Northfield, IL · 2023
Program support
$25,500
Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022
Program support
$25,000
Communities in Schools Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support program
$25,000
Josselyn Center · Northfield, IL · 2024
Program support
$25,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$25,000
Communities in Schools Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support program
$25,000
Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Support program
$25,000
Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Support program
$25,000
Glenwood Academy · Glenwood, IL · 2022
Program support
$22,000
Mothers Trust Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Support program
$15,400
Wsia Education Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Building Peaceful Bridges · Glenview, IL · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Gamma Lota Sigma · Yardley, PA · 2024
Support program
$15,000
Gamma Lota Sigma · Yardley, PA · 2023
Support program
$15,000
Wsia Education Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Gamma Lota Sigma · Yardley, PA · 2022
Support program
$15,000
Wsia Education Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Program support
$10,850
Winnetka Congregational Church · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Program support
$10,500
Winnetka Congregational Church · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Crystal Community Ski Club · Thompsonville, MI · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Operation Warm · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Operation Warm · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Operation Warm · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Program support
$7,500
Winnetka Congregational Church · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Program support
$5,200
Iota Court Preservation Association · Madison, WI · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Chi Psi Educational Trust · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Josselyn Center · Northfield, IL · 2022
Program support
$4,900
Winnetka-Northfield Rotary Charitable Fund · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Program support
$4,000
Iota Court Preservation Association · Madison, WI · 2024
Program support
$4,000
Unity Preschool · Evanston, IL · 2022
Program support
$3,000
Crow Island Stewardship · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Program support
$3,000
Indian Hill Club Scholarship Foundation · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Support program
$2,800
Winnetka-Northfield Rotary Charitable Fund · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Program support
$2,500
Winnetka Historical Society · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Program support
$2,500
Chicagoland Mental Health · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Wbez Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$2,350
Winnetka-Northfield Rotary Charitable Fund · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Program support
$2,000
Indian Hill Club Scholarship Foundation · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Support program
$2,000
New Hampton School · New Hampton, NH · 2024
Program support
$2,000
Wolf Sanctuary · Laporte, CO · 2024
Program support
$2,000
Indian Hill Club Scholarship Foundation · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Support program
$2,000
Jane Goodall Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Program support
$2,000
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$2,000
Winnetka Historical Society · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Program support
$1,500
Connections for the Homeless · Evanston, IL · 2024
Program support
$1,500
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2024
Program support
$1,500
Comfort Cases · Rockville, MD · 2022
Program support
$1,500
Winnetka Historical Society · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Program support
$1,000
Annika Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Catch Is Community · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Family Service Center of Wilmette · Wilmette, IL · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Junior League of Evanston-North Shore · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Nami Cook County North Suburban · Skokie, IL · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Triad Golden Retriever Rescue · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Wbez Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Family Service Center of Wilmette · Wilmette, IL · 2023
Program support
$1,000
Gilda'S House · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$1,000
Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Program support
$1,000
Wolf Sanctuary · Laporte, CO · 2023
Program support
$1,000
Highland Park Community House · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Support program
$1,000
Morgante-Wilson Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
Program support
$1,000
Naples Children & Education Foundation · Naples, FL · 2022
Program support
$1,000
New Hampton School · New Hampton, NH · 2022
Program support
$1,000
New Trier Educational Foundation · Northfield, IL · 2022
Program support
$925
Wee One Foundation · Lemont, IL · 2022
Program support
$650
Crow Island Stewardship Group · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Program support
$600
The Volunteer Center · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Program support
$500
American Heart Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$500
Counseling Center of the North Shore · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Support program
$500
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Program support
$500
Hadley · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Program support
$500
Jane Goodall Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Program support
$500
New Trier Educational Foundation · Northfield, IL · 2024
Program support
$500
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · El Segundo, CA · 2024
Program support
$500
Sheboygan Falls Kiwanis Fd · Sheboygan Falls, WI · 2024
Program support

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