Funding search · EIN 823612639 · Lake Forest, IL

Edwards Family Cjlj 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.

41
grants reported
$423,138
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$2,500
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.

What they fund

communityathleticpotentialcarecitizenshealthchildrendevelop

Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error

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.

Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.

Top recipients

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

  • Rush University Medical Center3 grants · $226,000
  • University of Maryland2 grants · $55,000
  • Lake Forest Presbyterian Church1 grant · $26,638
  • Rush Anchor Cross1 grant · $25,000
  • First Presbyterian2 grants · $20,000
  • St Simons Land Trust3 grants · $10,500
  • Davidson College3 grants · $9,000
  • Reading Power3 grants · $8,500
  • Glasa3 grants · $6,500
  • Pads Lake County3 grants · $6,500

Giving over time

$104,750
2022
$143,500
2023
$174,888
2024

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

  • $83,000

    Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Funding for scholarship programs for the education and training of clinicians,scientists, and other health care providers. Geared toward research, patient care, and community health care.

  • $83,000

    Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Funding for scholarship programs for the education and training of clinicians,scientists, and other health care providers. Geared toward research, patient care, and community health care.

  • $60,000

    Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Funding for scholarship programs for the education and training of clinicians, scientists, and other health care providers. Geared toward research, patient care, and community health care.

  • $30,000

    University of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2023

    Contribution

  • $26,638

    Lake Forest Presbyterian Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    Donation - supporting the mission of the organization; the mission is to send well-equipped disciples of jesus into the world and nurturing a community of faith working through love.

  • $25,000

    Rush Anchor Cross · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Donation - supporting rush university mission.

  • $25,000

    University of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2024

    Donation

  • $10,000

    First Presbyterian · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Donation

  • $10,000

    First Presbyterian · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Contribution

  • $5,000

    St Simons Land Trust · St Simons Island, GA · 2022

    Donation-support organization st simons island land and environment

  • $3,000

    Boysgirls Club · South Elgin, IL · 2024

    Donation - supporting boys & girls club that motivates kids to positively develop and graduate from high school. Their mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potent read all
  • $3,000

    Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2024

    Donation - athletic fund student and programs support.

  • $3,000

    Misericordia Heart of Mercy Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Misericordia offers a community of care that maximizes potential for persons with mild to profound developmental disabilities, many of whom are also physically challenged. By serving society's most vulnerable citizens, read all
  • $3,000

    Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    Donation - our mission is to accelerate children's literacy learning and to develop in them a love of reading and writing. We believe that all children deserve to reach their intellectual potential.

  • $3,000

    St Simons Land Trust · St Simons Island, GA · 2024

    Donation - support organization st simons island land and environment.

  • $3,000

    St Simons Presbyterian Church · St Simons Island, GA · 2024

    Donation

  • $3,000

    Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2023

    Donation-athletic fund student and programs support

  • $3,000

    Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    DONATION-Our mission is to accelerate childrens literacy learning and to develop in them a love of reading and writing. We believe that all children deserve to reach their intellectual potential

  • $3,000

    Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2022

    Donation-athletic fund student and programs support

  • $2,500

    Glasa · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    Donation - athletic support organization.

  • $2,500

    Pads Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    Donation - support organization reducing homelessness.

  • $2,500

    St Simons Land Trust · St Simons Island, GA · 2023

    Donation-support organization st simons island land and environment

  • $2,500

    Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    DONATION-Our mission is to accelerate childrens literacy learning and to develop in them a love of reading and writing. We believe that all children deserve to reach their intellectual potential

  • $2,000

    Lake Forest Country Day School · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    Donation - educational institution prek-8.

  • $2,000

    Glasa · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    Donation-athletic support organization

  • $2,000

    Lake Forest Country Day School · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    Donation-educational institution prek-8

  • $2,000

    Misericordia Heart of Mercy Foundat · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Misericordia offers a community of care that maximizes potential for persons with mild to profound Developmental disabilities, many of whom are also physically challenged. By serving societys most vulnerable citizens, M read all
  • $2,000

    Pads Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2023

    Donation-support organization reducing homelessness

  • $2,000

    Sarah'S Circle · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Donation-supporting homeless women

  • $2,000

    Touch Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    DONATION-SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION To help build the health systems of the future for Sub-Saharan Africa

  • $2,000

    Career Resource Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    DONATION-areer resource center, inc. Is a proven confidence-building, employment resource featuring individualized attention and coaching by industry professionals. This empowers individuals to conduct an effective job read all
  • $2,000

    Glasa · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    Donation-athletic support organization

  • $2,000

    Lake Forest Country Day School · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    Donation-educational institution prek-8

  • $2,000

    Pads Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2022

    Donation-support organization reducing homelessness

  • $2,000

    Touch Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    DONATION-SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION To help build the health systems of the future for Sub-Saharan Africa

  • $1,000

    Community for Coastal Ga · Darien, GA · 2024

    Donation - supporting coastal regional and regional planning, coordinating local gov and providing services for seniors across coastal georgia. Multi county agency planning for 10 counties covering development. Aging se read all
  • $1,000

    Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Cit Fdn · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    Donation - to lf senior citizens foundation for their mission to create an awareness in lake forest and lake bluff of the interests and needs of senior citizens, to support the activities and facilities of dickinson hal read all
  • $1,000

    Sarah'S Circle · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Donation - supporting homeless women.

  • $1,000

    Sarah'S Circle · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Donation-supporting homeless women

  • $250

    Sspc Angel Tree Fund · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    Donation - supporting the salvation army angel tree program helping provide christmas gifts for hundreds of thousands of children around the country each year.

  • $250

    Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Cit F · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    Donation to lf senior citizens foundation for their mission to create an awareness in lake forest and lake bluff of the interests and needs of senior citizens, to support the activities and facilities of dickinson hall, read all

Who else funds this kind of work

Same state

Similar purposes

Similar grant size

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

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.