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Funding search · EIN 396474920 · Chicago, IL

Frances Sawyer Hefti Trust Xxxxx3002

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

75
grants reported: $159,600
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,090
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

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Top recipients

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Fangxu Hou1 grant · $2,228
Emma Swanson1 grant · $2,228
Emma Bowman1 grant · $2,228
Lauren Woller1 grant · $2,228
Amber Koller1 grant · $2,228
Lauren Sturgell1 grant · $2,228
Kiara Smith1 grant · $2,228
Camille Dinka1 grant · $2,228
Joshua Ryan1 grant · $2,228
Destinee Ramos1 grant · $2,228

Giving over time

$40,104

2022

$38,952

2023

$37,620

2024

$42,924

2025

Grant history

All 75 reported grants, largest first.

$2,228
Amber Koller · Madison, WI · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Camille Dinka · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Destinee Ramos · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Emma Bowman · Madison, WI · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Emma Swanson · Nashville, TN · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Fangxu Hou · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Joshua Ryan · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Kiara Smith · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Lauren Sturgell · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Lauren Woller · Oshkosh, WI · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Marina Kaurin · Madison, WI · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Max Stern · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Nathan Tatro · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Nolan Kubiak · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Samantha Miller · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Taylor Gustafson · Madison, WI · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Victoria Rens · Madison, WI · 2022
Scholarship
$2,228
Wilson Lyke · Stevens Point, WI · 2022
Scholarship
$2,164
Alayna Gunderson · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Aubree Nickel · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Bridger Wenzel · Oshkosh, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Catherine Genke · De Pere, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Dalaney C Julius · Appleton, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Drew Gentile · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Dylan Thurber · La Crosse, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Ellie Bingham · La Crosse, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Ellie Mertes · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Ethan Farr · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Graham Altekruse · Eau Claire, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Karissa Miller · Mequon, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Kenna Osentoski · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Lilly Flottemesch · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Madeline Arndt · Oshkosh, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Matthew Hoyman · Oshkosh, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
McKenna R Herm · Waukesha, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,164
Nicholas Berg · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$2,090
Andrew J Gosz · University, MS · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Aspen Beltran · La Crosse, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Aubrey Oitzinger · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Benjamin Schoeni · Platteville, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Haley Gustafson · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Jonathan D Gregory · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Josie Voigt · Stevens Point, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Keira J Nickel · Whitewater, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Kelsie Mohr · Stevens Point, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Lauren Linstedt · Platteville, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Leo Wilhelm · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Madyson Janicheck · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Myah Wenzel · Oshkosh, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Mykayla Tharp · Eau Claire, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Nathan Johnson · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Owen Martin · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Reid Vogelsang · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,090
Tyler Gillig · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,044
Addison Galioto · Madison, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Alyssa M Rusch · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Annika Searles · Northfield, MN · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Audrey Wanless · La Crosse, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Birkley Janichek · Madison, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Christian N Monigal · New Ulm, MN · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Claire Gloudemans · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Drew Hickinbotham · Madison, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Elise Hendrickson · Madison, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Elizabeth Riddle · Eau Claire, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Emily Vogel · Eau Claire, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Finlay Middendorp · Norman, OK · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Gabrielle Farr · Madison, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Izabel Schmidt · Stevens Point, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Joseph Schultz · Madison, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Lily Zwach · Madison, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Madison Oeftger · Oshkosh, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Nolan C Smith · Houghton, MI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Norah Spanbauer · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Riley Goodson · Marquette, MI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,044
Samantha Shuey · Clemson, SC · 2025
Scholarship

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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.