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 20222024. 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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  • 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

$51,800
2022
$57,750
2023
$59,250
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.