Funding search · EIN 364229928 · Kildeer, IL

Cheryl & John Omeara Charitable Fo

Name: Cheryl & John Omeara Charitable Fo grants, 2022–2025
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A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

51
grants reported: $277,316
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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.

Top recipients

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

Habitat for Humanity4 grants · $51,250
Center On Halsted4 grants · $30,500
Northern Illinois Food Bk3 grants · $22,209
Point Foundation3 grants · $18,825
Casa Cornelia Law Center4 grants · $18,710
Zacharis Sexual Aduse Cen3 grants · $12,791
Smile Train4 grants · $12,335
Heifer Project International4 grants · $11,684
The Caring Place2 grants · $10,381
Lake County Childrens Advocacy Cent2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$55,000

2022

$58,550

2023

$63,200

2024

$100,566

2025

Grant history

All 51 reported grants, largest first.

$15,000
Habitat for Humanity · Waukegan, IL · 2025
Grant
$15,000
Habitat for Humanity · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Grant
$12,000
Northern Illinois Food Bk · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
Grant
$10,750
Habitat for Humanity · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Grant
$10,500
Habitat for Humanity · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Grant
$10,000
Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2025
Grant
$10,000
Dlc Dominican Learning Center · Columbus, OH · 2025
Grant
$8,242
Point Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Grant
$7,750
Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grant
$7,500
Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grant
$5,583
Point Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Grant
$5,500
Casa Cornelia Law Center · San Diego, CA · 2022
Grant
$5,250
Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant
$5,209
Northern Illinois Food Bk · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Grant
$5,200
Angel Flight Control · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Grant
$5,200
South Shore Friends of Vets · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Grant
$5,200
The Caring Place · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Grant
$5,181
The Caring Place · Valparaiso, IN · 2025
Grant
$5,150
Casa Cornelia Law Center · San Diego, CA · 2025
Grant
$5,149
National Immigration Justice Cente · Chicago, IL · 2025
Grant
$5,000
Boomerang Npo · West Lafayette, IN · 2025
Grant
$5,000
Hobart Food Pantry · Hobart, IN · 2025
Grant
$5,000
Point Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Grant
$5,000
Sojourner Truth House · Gary, IN · 2025
Grant
$5,000
Lake County Childrens Advocacy Cent · Gurnee, IL · 2023
Grant
$5,000
Northern Illinois Food Bk · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Grant
$5,000
A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2022
Grant
$5,000
Lake County Childrens Advocacy Cent · Gurnee, IL · 2022
Grant
$5,000
Lake County Haven · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Grant
$4,586
Heifer Project International · Little Rock, AR · 2025
Grant
$4,500
Smile Train · Chicago, IL · 2025
Grant
$4,500
World Concern · Charleston, SC · 2025
Grant
$4,500
Zacharis Sexual Aduse Cen · New York, NY · 2025
Grant
$4,171
Zacharis Sexual Aduse Cen · New York, NY · 2023
Grant
$4,120
Zacharis Sexual Aduse Cen · New York, NY · 2024
Grant
$4,050
Casa Cornelia Law Center · San Diego, CA · 2023
Grant
$4,010
Casa Cornelia Law Center · San Diego, CA · 2024
Grant
$3,700
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2023
Grant
$3,585
A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2023
Grant
$3,585
Lake County Haven · Libertyville, IL · 2023
Grant
$3,000
Zacharis Sexual Abuse Center · Gurnee, IL · 2022
Grant
$2,694
Smile Train · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant
$2,641
Smile Train · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grant
$2,632
Concern Worlwide · New York, NY · 2023
Grant
$2,580
Concern Worlwide · New York, NY · 2024
Grant
$2,550
Heifer Project International · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Grant
$2,548
Heifer Project International · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Grant
$2,500
Pulmonary Fibrosis · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grant
$2,500
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
Grant
$2,000
Concern Worlwide · New York, NY · 2022
Grant
$2,000
Heifer Project International · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Grant

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