Funding search · EIN 454006107 · Wheaton, IL
Ft Cares Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 127
- grants reported
- $1.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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8 grants matching “indivs” · $114,020
- $25,000
Special Spaces Illinois · Naperville, IL · 2024
Indiv in need/gen op
- $5,000
Saint Louise House · Austin, TX · 2024
Indiv in need/gen op
- $20,000
Special Spaces · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Indiv in need/gen op
- $27,000
Special Spaces · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Indiv in need/gen op
- $15,000
Saint Louise House · Austin, TX · 2022
Indiv in need/gen op
- $9,270
Homes for Our Troops · Tauton, MA · 2022
Indiv. In need/bldg
- $7,750
Texas Advocacy Project · Austin, TX · 2022
Indiv in need/gen op
- $5,000
Lazarus House · St Charles, IL · 2022
Indiv in need/gen op
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- People'S Resource Center2 grants · $88,000
- Donors Choose2 grants · $76,361
- Opportunity International3 grants · $67,000
- Cal'S All-Star Angel Foundation3 grants · $65,115
- Mobile Loaves & Fishes3 grants · $55,640
- Casa Kane County2 grants · $55,000
- The Outreach House3 grants · $48,481
- Special Spaces2 grants · $47,000
- Tricity Family Services1 grant · $45,000
- Ray Graham Association2 grants · $44,218
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 127 grants.
- $74,500
People'S Resource Center · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Individuals in need
- $67,800
Donors Choose · New York, NY · 2022
Individuals in need
- $45,000
Tricity Family Services · Geneva, IL · 2023
Individuals in need
- $38,000
Ray Graham Association · Lisle, IL · 2024
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $30,300
Cal'S All-Star Angel Foundation · St Charles, IL · 2022
Gen op/indiv in need
- $30,160
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2023
General operations
- $30,000
Clare Woods Academy · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $30,000
Casa Kane County · Geneva, IL · 2022
Prog dev/gen'l ops
- $29,688
Northern Illinois Food · Geneva, IL · 2022
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $28,236
The Outreach House · Lombard, IL · 2024
Individuals in need
- $27,000
Special Spaces · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Indiv in need/gen op
- $25,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operations
- $25,000
Special Spaces Illinois · Naperville, IL · 2024
Indiv in need/gen op
- $25,000
Wdsra · Carol Stream, IL · 2024
General operations
- $25,000
Casa Kane County · Geneva, IL · 2023
Prog dev/gen'l ops
- $24,020
Dupage Care Center Foundation · Wheaton, IL · 2022
Gen op/indiv in need
- $24,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2024
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $23,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2023
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $20,300
Cal'S All-Star Angel Foundation · St Charles, IL · 2023
Gen op/indiv in need
- $20,000
Charity Water · New York, NY · 2024
Program development
- $20,000
Fox Valley United Way · Geneva, IL · 2024
Program development
- $20,000
Special Spaces · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Indiv in need/gen op
- $20,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2022
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $17,500
Outreach Ministries · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Gen op/indiv in need
- $17,000
By the Hand Club · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operations
- $15,480
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Dallas, TX · 2022
General operations
- $15,245
The Outreach House · Lombard, IL · 2023
Individuals in need
- $15,226
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Disaster relief
- $15,000
Doodlebug Workshop Voc Training · Elgin, IL · 2024
Program development
- $15,000
Food for Greater Elgin · Elgin, IL · 2024
Individuals in need
- $15,000
My Half Local Kitchen · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $15,000
Nami of Cook County Northern Suburb · Skokie, IL · 2024
General operations
- $15,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2024
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $15,000
Casa of Dupage County · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Prog dev/gen'l ops
- $15,000
Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2023
General operations
- $15,000
Dupage Pads · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Gen op/indiv in need
- $15,000
Ronald McDonald House Ctx · Austin, TX · 2023
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $15,000
Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2022
General operations
- $15,000
Ronald McDonald House Ctx · Austin, TX · 2022
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $15,000
Saint Louise House · Austin, TX · 2022
Indiv in need/gen op
- $14,515
Cal'S All-Star Angel Foundation · St Charles, IL · 2024
Gen op/indiv in need
- $14,045
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2023
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $13,600
Naomi'S Heart Mission · Springfield, OH · 2024
Individuals in need
- $13,500
People'S Resource Center · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Individuals in need
- $13,000
Montgomery Foundation · Montgomery, IL · 2023
General operations
- $13,000
By the Hand Club · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operations
- $12,832
United Service Organizations · Arlington, VA · 2022
Disaster relief
- $12,500
Casa of Travis County · Austin, TX · 2024
Prog dev/gen'l ops
- $12,500
College of Dupage Foundation · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2024
Individuals in need
- $12,500
College of Dupage Foundation · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2023
Individuals in need
- $12,500
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operations
- $11,500
Marklund · Geneva, IL · 2023
Individuals in need
- $11,000
Build · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operations
- $10,150
Dupage Pads · Wheaton, IL · 2022
Gen op/indiv in need
- $10,010
Dupage Care Center Foundation · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Gen op/indiv in need
- $10,000
Casa Kendall County · Yorkville, IL · 2024
Prog dev/gen'l ops
- $10,000
Casa of Dupage County · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Prog dev/gen'l ops
- $10,000
Christians Against Poverty · Lisle, IL · 2024
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $10,000
International Rett Syndrome Found · Cincinnatti, OH · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Neighborhood Food Pantry · West Chicago, IL · 2024
Individuals in need
- $10,000
Off the Street Club · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program development
- $10,000
Ann & Robert Lurie Children'S Hosp · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Casa of Travis County · Austin, TX · 2023
Prog dev/gen'l ops
- $10,000
Charity Water · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Program development
- $10,000
Lakeview Polar Bear Club · Chicago, IL · 2023
Individuals in need
- $10,000
Charity Water · New York, NY · 2022
Program development
- $10,000
One Million Wells · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Pat Tillman Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Voices Center for Resilience · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Gen'l ops/prog dev
- $9,270
Homes for Our Troops · Tauton, MA · 2022
Indiv. In need/bldg
- $9,105
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Dis relf/ind in need
- $8,750
Naomi'S Heart Mission · Springfield, OH · 2023
Individuals in need
- $8,594
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Dis relf/ind in need
- $8,561
Donors Choose · New York, NY · 2023
Program development
- $8,500
Montgomery Foundation · Montgomery, IL · 2024
General operations
- $8,341
Normal Moments · Naperville, IL · 2023
Individuals in need
- $8,300
Rush Copley Foundation · Aurora, IL · 2023
Program development
- $8,064
Center for Disaster Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2023
Disaster relief
- $8,000
Lakeview Polar Bear Club · Chicago, IL · 2022
Individuals in need
- $7,805
Partnership for Children · Austin, TX · 2022
General operations
- $7,750
Texas Advocacy Project · Austin, TX · 2022
Indiv in need/gen op
- $7,731
Nami of Dupage County · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Program development
- $7,730
Normal Moments · Naperville, IL · 2022
Individuals in need
- $7,572
Haymarket Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operations
- $7,500
Age of Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
General operations
- $7,500
Chicago Voyagers · Schaumburg, IL · 2024
Program development
- $7,500
Marklund · Geneva, IL · 2024
Individuals in need
- $7,500
Outreach Ministries · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Gen op/indiv in need
- $7,500
Casa of Dupage County · Wheaton, IL · 2022
Prog dev/gen'l ops
- $7,161
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Disaster relief
- $6,856
Community Foundation of the · Kerrville, TX · 2022
Disaster relief
- $6,500
Americares Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2022
Disaster relief
- $6,218
Ray Graham Association · Lisle, IL · 2022
Equip/supplies
- $6,000
The Gardenworks Project · Wheaton, IL · 2024
General operations
- $6,000
The Gardenworks Project · Wheaton, IL · 2023
General operations
- $6,000
Cafe Liberty · Elmhurst, IL · 2022
Program development
- $5,753
Normal Moments · Naperville, IL · 2024
Individuals in need
- $5,627
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Disaster relief
- $5,500
Age of Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
General operations
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