Funding search · EIN 363880323 · Lake Forest, IL
Donald M and Helen H Kidder 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.
- 51
- grants reported
- $315,077
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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.
- American Red Cross4 grants · $41,060
- Doctors Without Borders USA3 grants · $35,000
- US Fund for Unicef2 grants · $23,000
- Habitat for Humanity International2 grants · $22,500
- Nrdc2 grants · $22,017
- Environmental Defense Fund2 grants · $20,000
- The Nature Conservancy2 grants · $18,000
- Citizens Committee To Save Our Canyons2 grants · $13,000
- Heifer International2 grants · $12,500
- Ronald McDonald House Charities2 grants · $12,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 51 reported grants, largest first.
- $30,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023
General grant
- $25,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
General grant
- $20,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Americus, GA · 2023
General grant
- $18,017
Nrdc · New York, NY · 2023
General grant
- $15,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General grant
- $15,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
General grant
- $15,000
US Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2023
General grant
- $10,000
Citizens Committee To Save Our Canyons · Cottonwood Heights, UT · 2023
General grant
- $10,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2023
General grant
- $10,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2023
General grant
- $8,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2022
General grant
- $8,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
General grant
- $8,000
US Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
General grant
- $7,000
Aspca · Washington, DC · 2023
General grant
- $5,000
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2023
General grant
- $5,000
Community Hospice Foundation Albany County · Albany, NY · 2023
General grant
- $5,000
Community Hospice Foundation Columbia & Greene Counties · Albany, NY · 2023
General grant
- $5,000
Friends of the Earth · Washington, DC · 2023
General grant
- $5,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2023
General grant
- $5,000
Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2023
General grant
- $5,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
General grant
- $5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
General grant
- $5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General grant
- $5,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General grant
- $5,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2021
General grant
- $5,000
Mercy Corp · Boone, IA · 2021
General grant
- $5,000
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2021
General grant
- $4,000
Nrdc · New York, NY · 2022
General grant
- $3,000
Ride2survive Sullivan County · Youngsville, NY · 2023
General grant
- $3,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2022
General grant
- $3,000
Citizens Committee To Save Our Canyons · Cottonwood Heights, UT · 2022
General grant
- $3,000
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2022
General grant
- $3,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
General grant
- $3,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2021
General grant
- $3,000
Save the Children · Washington, DC · 2021
General grant
- $2,500
Habitat for Humanity International · Americus, GA · 2022
General grant
- $2,500
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2022
General grant
- $2,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
General grant
- $2,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2022
General grant
- $2,000
Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2022
General grant
- $2,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022
General grant
- $2,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
General grant
- $2,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General grant
- $2,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General grant
- $2,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2021
General grant
- $1,000
Aspca · Washington, DC · 2022
General grant
- $1,000
Community Hospice Foundation Albany County · Albany, NY · 2022
General grant
- $1,000
Community Hospice Foundation Columbia & Greene Counties · Albany, NY · 2022
General grant
- $1,000
Friends of the Earth · Washington, DC · 2022
General grant
- $1,000
Ride2survive Sullivan County · Youngsville, NY · 2022
General grant
- $60
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023
General grant
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