Funding search · EIN 364396777 · Rockford, IL
The Ben Harding Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 135
- grants reported
- $161,500
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Ymca3 grants · $14,500
- Northern Illinois Food Bank3 grants · $11,000
- Rockford Art Museum3 grants · $6,000
- Primavera Foundation3 grants · $6,000
- Ywca3 grants · $5,000
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden3 grants · $4,500
- Discovery Center Museum3 grants · $4,500
- Remedies Renewing Lives3 grants · $4,500
- Lifescape3 grants · $4,500
- St Elizabeth Center Food Pantry2 grants · $4,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 135 grants.
- $7,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $7,000
Ymca · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $4,500
Ymca · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $3,000
Ymca · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $2,500
Ywca · Washington, DC · 2023
General
- $2,500
Casa · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $2,000
Primavera Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2024
General operating support
- $2,000
Rockford Art Museum · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $2,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Primavera Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
General
- $2,000
Rock River Valley Food Pantry · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $2,000
Rockford Area Convention Bureau · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $2,000
Rockford Art Museum · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $2,000
St Elizabeth Center Food Pantry · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $2,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Primavera Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
General
- $2,000
Rock River Valley Food Pantry · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $2,000
Rockford Art Museum · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $2,000
St Elizabeth Center Food Pantry · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $2,000
Trinity House · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,500
Discovery Center Museum · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,500
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,500
Lifescape · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,500
Remedies Renewing Lives · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,500
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $1,500
Carpenters Place · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Cornucopia · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,500
Discovery Center Museum · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,500
Helping Hands Pantry · Machesney Park, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,500
Lifescape · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,500
Remedies Renewing Lives · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,500
Severson Dells Nature Center · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,500
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $1,500
Boys and Girls Club · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,500
Carpenters Place · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Cornucopia · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,500
Discovery Center Museum · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,500
Helping Hands Pantry · Machesney Park, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,500
Lifescape · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,500
Literacy Council · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,500
Natural Land Institute · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,500
Remedies Renewing Lives · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,500
Rockford Day Nursery Early Learning Center · Rockford, IL · 2022
Educational
- $1,500
Rockford Rescue Mission · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Severson Dells Nature Center · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,500
Ywca · Washington, DC · 2022
General
- $1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Center for Sight and Hearing · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Center of Hope Barbara Olson · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Crusader Community Health Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Goldie Floberg Center · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful · Loves Park, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Midway Village Museum · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Milestone · Loves Park, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Noah'S Ark Animal Sanctuary · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Ramp · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Rockford Area Arts Council · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Shelter Care Ministries · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Spectrum School · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Trinity House · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Ywca · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Center of Hope Barbara Olson · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Crusader Community Health Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Goldie Floberg Center · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful · Loves Park, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Marsh Cemetary · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Midway Village Museum · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Natural Land Institute · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Ramp · Rockford, IL · 2023
Medical
- $1,000
Rockford Area Arts Council · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Rockford Park District · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Rockford Rescue Mission · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Salvation Army · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Shelter Care Ministries · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Center for Sight and Hearing · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,000
Center of Hope Barbara Olson · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,000
Goldie Floberg Center · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,000
Kibble Korner Pet Food Pantry · Loves Park, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Noah'S Ark Animal Sanctuary · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,000
Northern Illinois Hospice · Sycamore, IL · 2022
General
- $1,000
Paws · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Ramp · Rockford, IL · 2022
Medical
- $1,000
Rockford Park District · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,000
Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,000
Salvation Army · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Shelter Care Ministries · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $1,000
Youth Service Network · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $500
Beloit Art Center · Beloit, WI · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Boys and Girls Club · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Casa · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Harry and Della Burpee Museum Association · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Natural Land Institute · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Paws · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Prairie State Legal Services · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Rock Valley College Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Rockford Habitat for Humanity · Loves Park, IL · 2024
General operating support
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