Funding search · EIN 237040546 · Chicago, IL

The Emil J & Marie D Kochton Foundation

Name: The Emil J & Marie D Kochton Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

70
grants reported: $648,950
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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.

Aspire of Il4 grants · $80,000
Wellness House4 grants · $80,000
St Rita of Cascia High School4 grants · $80,000
Kids Above All3 grants · $47,000
Aid for Women4 grants · $44,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls4 grants · $40,000
Josephinum High School4 grants · $40,000
The Morton Arboretum3 grants · $34,000
Assistance League of Chicagoland West4 grants · $30,300
Benet Academy4 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$134,650

2022

$155,150

2023

$172,150

2024

$187,000

2025

Grant history

All 70 reported grants, largest first.

$20,000
Aspire of Il · Hillsdale, IL · 2025
General
$20,000
Kids Above All · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$20,000
St Rita of Cascia High School · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$20,000
Wellness House · Hinsdale, IL · 2025
General
$20,000
Aspire of Il · Hillsdale, IL · 2024
General
$20,000
St Rita of Cascia High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$20,000
Wellness House · Hinsdale, IL · 2024
General
$20,000
Aspire of Il · Hillsdale, IL · 2023
General
$20,000
St Rita of Cascia High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$20,000
Wellness House · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
General
$20,000
Aspire of Il · Hillsdale, IL · 2022
General
$20,000
St Rita of Cascia High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$20,000
Wellness House · Hinsdale, IL · 2022
General
$15,000
Invisible Wounds Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$15,000
Kids Above All · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$12,000
The Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2025
General
$12,000
The Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2024
General
$12,000
Aid for Women · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$12,000
Kids Above All · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$12,000
Aid for Women · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$10,150
Assistance League of Chicagoland West · Hinsdale, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Aid for Women · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$10,000
Assistance League of Chicagoland West · Hinsdale, IL · 2025
General
$10,000
Benet Academy · Lisle, IL · 2025
General
$10,000
Josephinum High School · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$10,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$10,000
US Constitution Scholarship Foundation · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2025
General
$10,000
Aid for Women · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Benet Academy · Lisle, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Josephinum High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Northwestern Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital · Wheaton, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Assistance League of Chicagoland West · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Josephinum High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Northwestern Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital · Wheaton, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
The Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Assistance League of Illinois · Hinsdale, IL · 2022
General
$10,000
Josephinum High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$10,000
Marianjoy Foundation · Wheaton, IL · 2022
General
$10,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Nazarethville Retirement Home · Des Plaines, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Sisters of Christian Charity · Wilmette, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Nazarethville Retirement Home · Des Plaines, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Sisters of Christian Charity · Wilmette, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
US Constitution Scholarship Foundation · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2024
General
$5,000
Benet Academy · Lisle, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Nazarethville Retirement Home · Des Plaines, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Sisters of Christian Charity · Wilmette, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Benet Academy · Lisle, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Nazarethville Retirement Home · Des Plaines, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Sisters of Christian Charity · Wilmette, IL · 2022
General
$2,000
Beach Dog Rescue · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 2024
General
$2,000
Southern California Pit Bull Rescue · Simi Valley, CA · 2024
General
$1,500
Cassie Lee Cat Rescue · Louisville, KY · 2024
General
$1,500
Cat Alliance Team Sanctuary · Sherwood, OR · 2024
General
$1,500
Milo'S Sanctuary · Burbank, CA · 2024
General
$1,500
Wild at Heart Rescue · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General
$1,500
Cassie Lee Cat Rescue · Louisville, KY · 2023
General
$1,500
Cat Alliance Team Sanctuary · Sherwood, OR · 2023
General
$1,500
Milo'S Sanctuary · Burbank, CA · 2023
General
$1,500
Wild at Heart Rescue · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General
$1,500
Cassie Lee Cat Rescue · Louisville, KY · 2022
General
$1,500
Cat Alliance Team Sanctuary · Sherwood, OR · 2022
General
$1,500
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$1,500
Milo'S Sanctuary · Burbank, CA · 2022
General
$1,500
Wild at Heart Rescue · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General
$150
Assistance League of Illinois · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
General
$150
Assistance League of Chicagoland West · Hinsdale, IL · 2022
General

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