Funding search · EIN 477134051 · Lake Forest, IL

Geraldine & Roland Ford Foundation

Name: Geraldine & Roland Ford Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

42
grants reported: $340,500
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
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

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Top recipients

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Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital2 grants · $134,000
Epworth Church Association4 grants · $59,000
First Presbyterian Church4 grants · $53,000
Children'S Hospital Foundation Milwaukee3 grants · $38,000
Samaritans Purse2 grants · $12,000
Chicago Botanic Garden4 grants · $11,500
Friends of Lake Forest Parks and Rec1 grant · $5,000
History Center of Lake Forest1 grant · $5,000
Saint Andrew School1 grant · $5,000
Gorton Community Center3 grants · $4,000

Giving over time

$94,000

2022

$89,000

2023

$75,250

2024

$82,250

2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$67,000
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
General unrestricted use
$67,000
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General unrestricted use
$51,000
Epworth Church Association · Ludington, MI · 2025
General unrestricted use
$28,000
Children'S Hospital Foundation Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General unrestricted use
$20,500
First Presbyterian Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
General unrestricted use
$16,500
First Presbyterian Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
General unrestricted use
$10,000
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
General unrestricted use
$10,000
First Presbyterian Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
General unrestricted use
$6,000
First Presbyterian Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General unrestricted use
$5,000
Saint Andrew School · Chicago, IL · 2025
General unrestricted use
$5,000
Friends of Lake Forest Parks and Rec · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
General unrestricted use
$5,000
Children'S Hospital Foundation Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General unrestricted use
$5,000
Children'S Hospital Foundation Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General unrestricted use
$5,000
History Center of Lake Forest · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General unrestricted use
$4,000
Epworth Church Association · Ludington, MI · 2024
General unrestricted use
$3,500
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2025
General unrestricted use
$3,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General unrestricted use
$3,000
Epworth Church Association · Ludington, MI · 2022
General unrestricted use
$2,500
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
General unrestricted use
$2,500
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General unrestricted use
$2,000
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2025
General unrestricted use
$2,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General unrestricted use
$1,500
Moorings Presbyerian Church · Naples, FL · 2023
General unrestricted use
$1,500
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
General unrestricted use
$1,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
General unrestricted use
$1,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2025
General unrestricted use
$1,000
Moorings Presbyerian Church · Naples, FL · 2025
General unrestricted use
$1,000
Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
General unrestricted use
$1,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
General unrestricted use
$1,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
General unrestricted use
$1,000
Moorings Presbyerian Church · Naples, FL · 2024
General unrestricted use
$1,000
Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
General unrestricted use
$1,000
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2023
General unrestricted use
$1,000
Epworth Church Association · Ludington, MI · 2023
General unrestricted use
$1,000
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2022
General unrestricted use
$500
Lake Forest Northwestern Hospital · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
General unrestricted use
$500
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023
General unrestricted use
$500
Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
General unrestricted use
$500
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2022
General unrestricted use
$500
Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General unrestricted use
$250
Lake County Community Foundation · Grayslake, IL · 2025
General unrestricted use
$250
Lake County Community Foundation · Grayslake, IL · 2024
General unrestricted use

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