Funding search · EIN 870824570 · Oak Brook, IL

Bear Manor Foundation

Name: Bear Manor Foundation grants, 2023–2025
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.

40
grants reported: $85,470
total given: 2023–2025
filing years: $450
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2025. 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 welfare animals children care educational severely veterans

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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

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Ascension of Our Lord Parish3 grants · $25,945
Christ the King Parish3 grants · $16,750
Holy Name Cathedral3 grants · $12,800
Archdiocese of Chicago - 2024 Annual Appeal - Lumen Cordium Society1 grant · $5,000
Catholic Near East Welfare Association2 grants · $4,900
American Red Cross2 grants · $3,800
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews2 grants · $2,950
Archdiocese of Chicago - Lumen Cordium Society1 grant · $2,525
Diocese of Joliet - (2024 Cma Appeal - Deo Gratias Society)1 grant · $2,500
Diocese of Joliet - (Cma Appeal - Deo Gratias Society)1 grant · $2,500

Giving over time

$1,500

2023

$37,450

2024

$46,520

2025

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

$14,645
Ascension of Our Lord Parish · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 2025
Religious purposes
$10,800
Ascension of Our Lord Parish · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 2024
Religious purposes
$9,200
Christ the King Parish · Lombard, IL · 2024
Religious purposes
$7,150
Christ the King Parish · Lombard, IL · 2025
Religious purposes
$6,200
Holy Name Cathedral · Chicago, IL · 2024
Religious purposes
$6,100
Holy Name Cathedral · Chicago, IL · 2025
Religious purposes
$5,000
Archdiocese of Chicago - 2024 Annual Appeal - Lumen Cordium Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Religious purposes
$4,200
Catholic Near East Welfare Association · New York, NY · 2025
Welfare of others
$3,250
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
Welfare of others
$2,525
Archdiocese of Chicago - Lumen Cordium Society · Columbus, IL · 2025
Religious purposes
$2,500
Diocese of Joliet - (Cma Appeal - Deo Gratias Society) · Crest Hill, IL · 2025
Religious purposes
$2,500
Diocese of Joliet - (2024 Cma Appeal - Deo Gratias Society) · Crest Hill, IL · 2024
Religious purposes
$2,000
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews · Chicago, IL · 2025
Welfare of others
$1,200
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2025
Welfare of severely wounded veterans
$1,000
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals (Aspca) · New York, NY · 2025
Welfare & care of animals
$950
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews · Chicago, IL · 2024
Welfare of others
$700
Catholic Near East Welfare Association · New York, NY · 2024
Welfare of others
$550
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
Welfare of others
$500
Ascension of Our Lord Parish · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 2023
Religious purposes
$500
Holy Name Cathedral · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious purposes
$400
Christ the King Parish · Lombard, IL · 2023
Religious purposes
$350
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue · Miles, TX · 2025
Welfare of animals
$320
The Toy Foundaiton · New York, NY · 2025
Welfare of children
$300
Catholic Medical Mission Board (Cmmb) · Boone, IA · 2024
Welfare of others
$300
Franciscan Missions · Waterford, WI · 2024
Religious purposes
$250
The Fellowship Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2025
Religious purposes
$250
Catholic Education Foundation Diocese of Joliet · Crest Hill, IL · 2024
Religious education
$230
St Joseph Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2025
Educational purposes
$200
American Heart Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Health purposes
$200
Mount Aloysius College · Cresson, PA · 2025
Educational purposes
$200
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls · Chicago, IL · 2024
Welfare of children
$200
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Welfare of severely wounded veterans
$100
Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska · Fairbanks, AK · 2025
Welfare of northern alaska people
$100
Heartbeat International · Columbus, OH · 2025
Pro-life pregancy purposes
$100
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls · Chicago, IL · 2025
Welfare of children
$100
Turning Point USA · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Religious purposes
$100
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals (Aspca) · New York, NY · 2024
Welfare & care of animals
$100
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Welfare of others
$100
Special Forces Chapter Xxxvii · Schiller Park, IL · 2024
General welfare of the special forces community
$100
Friars of Atonement · Garrison, NY · 2023
Religious purposes

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