Funding search · EIN 367181333 · Lake Bluff, IL
Covington Charitable Tr
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 82
- grants reported
- $168,800
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Lake Forest Open Lands3 grants · $21,800
- Little Traverse Conservancy2 grants · $10,000
- Center for Biological Diversity2 grants · $10,000
- Field Museum2 grants · $10,000
- Wetlands Iniative2 grants · $10,000
- Land Trust Alliance2 grants · $10,000
- Chicago Zoological Society2 grants · $6,000
- Des Plaines Wildlife Conservancy1 grant · $5,000
- Field Museum of Natural History1 grant · $5,000
- The Wetlands Initiative1 grant · $5,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 82 reported grants, largest first.
- $15,000
Lake Forest Open Lands · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
general donation
- $5,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024
General Donation
- $5,000
Des Plaines Wildlife Conservancy · Pleasant Prairie, WI · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Land Trust Alliance · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Little Traverse Conservancy · Harbor Springs, MI · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Wetlands Iniative · Chicago, IL · 2024
general donation
- $5,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2023
General Donation
- $5,000
Field Museum of Natural History · Chicago, IL · 2023
general donation
- $5,000
Friends of Il Nature Preserves · Dekalb, IL · 2023
general donation
- $5,000
Kkc Foundation · Park City, UT · 2023
general donation
- $5,000
Lake Forest Open Lands · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
general donation
- $5,000
Wetlands Iniative · Chicago, IL · 2023
general donation
- $5,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
Friends of the Il Nature Preserves · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
Land Trust Alliance · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
Little Traverse Conservancy · Harbor Springs, MI · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
The Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $3,500
Chicago Zoological Society · Brookfield, IL · 2024
general donation
- $3,000
Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2023
general donation
- $3,000
Iec Education Fund · Springfield, IL · 2023
general donation
- $3,000
Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2023
general donation
- $3,000
Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $2,500
Chicago Zoological Society · Brookfield, IL · 2023
general donation
- $2,500
Earth Justice · New York, NY · 2023
general donation
- $2,500
Jackson Hole Land Trust · Jackson, WY · 2023
general donation
- $2,500
Earth Justice · New York, NY · 2022
General donation
- $2,500
Lake Forest Open Lands Association · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General donation
- $2,500
Natl Parks and Conserv Assoc · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General donation
- $2,100
The Wilderness Society · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General donation
- $2,000
Preservation Foundation of Lake Cty · Libertyville, IL · 2023
general donation
- $2,000
The Wilderness Society · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
general donation
- $1,800
Lake Forest Open Lands · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
general donation
- $1,750
Lake Forest Open Lands Association · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General donation
- $1,500
Les Cheneaux Community Schools · Cedarville, MI · 2024
general donation
- $1,000
American Rivers · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
General donation
- $1,000
Grt Lakes Boat Building School · Cedarville, MI · 2024
General donation
- $1,000
Nrdc · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
general donation
- $1,000
Redan Foundation · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
General donation
- $1,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
general donation
- $1,000
Fair · New York, NY · 2023
general donation
- $1,000
High Country News · Paonia, CO · 2023
general donation
- $1,000
Npca · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
general donation
- $1,000
Nrdc · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
general donation
- $1,000
American Rivers · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General donation
- $1,000
Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $1,000
Fair · New York, NY · 2022
General donation
- $1,000
Freedom From Religion Found · Madison, WI · 2022
General donation
- $1,000
Kkc Foundation · Park City, UT · 2022
General donation
- $1,000
National Resources Defense Council · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General donation
- $1,000
World Wildlife Foundation · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General donation
- $500
Am United for Separation of Church · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
General donation
- $500
Greater Yellow Stone Coalition · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General donation
- $500
Lake Bluff Open Lands Assocation · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
General donation
- $500
Natural Land Institute · Rockford, IL · 2024
General donation
- $500
Population Connection · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
General donation
- $500
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
General donation
- $500
Amer United for Seperation of Churc · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General donation
- $500
Chicago Zoological Society · Brookfield, IL · 2022
General donation
- $500
Lake Bluff Open Lands Foundation · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022
General donation
- $500
Les Cheneaux Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General donation
- $500
Noahs Rest · Zion, IL · 2022
General donation
- $500
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $400
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024
General donation
- $400
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023
general donation
- $365
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $365
Wttw Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $350
Anti Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $300
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glenco, IL · 2023
General donation
- $250
Bridge Michigan · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
General donation
- $250
Friends of Lake Bluff Library · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
General donation
- $250
Noahs Rest · Zion, IL · 2024
general donation
- $250
Lake Forest Preservation Fund · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
general donation
- $250
Les Cheneaux Community Schools · Cedarville, MI · 2023
general donation
- $250
The Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
general donation
- $250
Anti Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $250
High Country News · Paonia, CO · 2022
General donation
- $250
Lake Forest Preservation Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General donation
- $250
Les Cheneaux Community Schools · Cedarville, MI · 2022
General donation
- $250
Skin of Steel · Glenview, IL · 2022
General donation
- $120
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General donation
- $100
Center for Gender Studies · San Francisco, CA · 2024
general donation
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