Funding search · EIN 364212048 · Lake Forest, IL

Jay Whipple Family 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.

89
grants reported
$692,000
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Elawa Farm Foundation1 grant · $100,000
  • St Judes Children'S Research Hospital4 grants · $100,000
  • Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $100,000
  • Greater Chicago Food Depository4 grants · $80,000
  • Northern Illinois Food Bank4 grants · $40,000
  • Phillips Exeter Academy4 grants · $40,000
  • Adler Planetarium of Chicago4 grants · $30,000
  • Harvesters4 grants · $25,000
  • Coalition for the Homeless4 grants · $22,000
  • The Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff4 grants · $22,000

Giving over time

$168,000
2022
$123,500
2023
$239,000
2024
$161,500
2025

Grant history

All 89 reported grants, largest first.

  • $100,000

    Elawa Farm Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    Food and Farm Education and Services

  • $40,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Patient Care

  • $30,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Job Training andNutrition Education

  • $30,000

    St Judes Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Help Kids BattlingDeadly Diseases

  • $25,000

    St Judes Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025

    Help Kids BattlingDeadly Diseases

  • $25,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    Patient Care

  • $25,000

    St Judes Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Help Kids BattlingDeadly Diseases

  • $20,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2025

    Feed the Hungry

  • $20,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    Patient Care

  • $20,000

    St Judes Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Help Kids BattlingDeadly Diseases

  • $20,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Job Training andNutrition Education

  • $15,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025

    Patient Care

  • $15,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Job Training andNutrition Education

  • $15,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Job Training andNutrition Education

  • $10,000

    Harvesters · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Feed the Hungry

  • $10,000

    Phillips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NH · 2025

    Teaching Fund

  • $10,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2024

    Feed the Hungry

  • $10,000

    Phillips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NH · 2024

    Teaching Fund

  • $10,000

    Phillips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NH · 2023

    Teaching Fund

  • $10,000

    Adler Planetarium of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Various Projects

  • $10,000

    Phillips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NH · 2022

    Teaching Fund

  • $7,500

    Adler Planetarium of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Various Projects

  • $7,500

    Adler Planetarium of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Various Projects

  • $7,000

    Church of the Holy Spirit · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    Ministry

  • $7,000

    Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Prevention of homelessness

  • $7,000

    The Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022

    Ministry

  • $6,000

    Church of the Holy Spirit · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    Ministry

  • $5,000

    A Thousand Summers · Denver, CO · 2025

    Camp-Based YouthDevelopment

  • $5,000

    Bishop Seabury Academy · Lawrence, KS · 2025

    College prep

  • $5,000

    Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Prevention of homelessness

  • $5,000

    North Chicago Community Partners · Lake Bluff, IL · 2025

    Educational equity

  • $5,000

    The Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff, IL · 2025

    Ministry

  • $5,000

    A Thousand Summers · Denver, CO · 2024

    Camp-Based YouthDevelopment

  • $5,000

    Bishop Seabury Academy · Lawrence, KS · 2024

    College prep

  • $5,000

    Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Prevention of homelessness

  • $5,000

    Harvesters · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Feed the Hungry

  • $5,000

    The Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024

    Ministry

  • $5,000

    A Thousand Summers · Denver, CO · 2023

    Camp-Based YouthDevelopment

  • $5,000

    Adler Planetarium of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Various Projects

  • $5,000

    Harvesters · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Feed the Hungry

  • $5,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2023

    Feed the Hungry

  • $5,000

    The Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023

    Ministry

  • $5,000

    A Thousand Summers · Denver, CO · 2022

    Camp-Based YouthDevelopment

  • $5,000

    Children'S Place Association · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Summer Camp

  • $5,000

    Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Prevention of homelessness

  • $5,000

    Harvesters · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Feed the Hungry

  • $5,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2022

    Feed the Hungry

  • $4,000

    Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Investment in Youths

  • $4,000

    Proctor Academy · Andover, NH · 2025

    The Proctor Fund

  • $4,000

    Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Investment in Youths

  • $4,000

    Proctor Academy · Andover, NH · 2024

    The Proctor Fund

  • $4,000

    Bishop Seabury Academy · Lawrence, KS · 2023

    College prep

  • $4,000

    Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Investment in Youths

  • $4,000

    Bishop Seabury Academy · Lawrence, KS · 2022

    College prep

  • $4,000

    Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $3,000

    Proctor Academy · Andover, NH · 2023

    The Proctor Fund

  • $3,000

    Proctor Academy · Andover, NH · 2022

    The Proctor Fund

  • $2,500

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Helps Children in Poverty

  • $2,500

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Helps Children in Poverty

  • $2,500

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Helps Children in Poverty

  • $2,500

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Helps Children in Poverty

  • $2,500

    Project Exploration · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Education for Low Income Students

  • $2,000

    Church of the Holy Spirit · Lake Forest, IL · 2025

    Ministry

  • $2,000

    Stepping Stones · Lawrence, KS · 2025

    Early childhood education & care

  • $2,000

    Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $2,000

    Chicago Mobile Makers · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Youth Design/SkillBuilding Workshops

  • $2,000

    Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Investment in Youths

  • $2,000

    Church of the Holy Spirit · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    Ministry

  • $1,000

    Alive Rescue · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Animal Rescue

  • $1,000

    Foxcroft School · Middleburg, VA · 2025

    Scholarships andFinancial Aid

  • $1,000

    Orphans of the Storm · Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL · 2025

    Help Stray Dogs and Cats

  • $1,000

    Streetdog Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2025

    Help Street Dogs

  • $1,000

    Alive Rescue · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Animal Rescue

  • $1,000

    Foxcroft School · Middleburg, VA · 2024

    Scholarships andFinancial Aid

  • $1,000

    Orphans of the Storm · Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL · 2024

    Help Stray Dogs and Cats

  • $1,000

    Streetdog Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Help Street Dogs

  • $1,000

    Foxcroft School · Middleburg, VA · 2023

    Scholarships andFinancial Aid

  • $1,000

    Orphans of the Storm · Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL · 2023

    Help Stray Dogs and Cats

  • $1,000

    Streetdog Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Help Street Dogs

  • $1,000

    Foxcroft School · Middleburg, VA · 2022

    Scholarships andFinancial Aid

  • $1,000

    Orphans of the Storm · Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL · 2022

    Help Stray Dogs and Cats

  • $1,000

    Streetdog Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Help Street Dogs

  • $500

    Lake Forest Country Day School · Lake Forest, IL · 2025

    Annual Giving Fund

  • $500

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

    Annual Giving Fund

  • $500

    Trey Duffy Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Help Students inSports Related Fields

  • $500

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

    Annual Giving Fund

  • $500

    Trey Duffy Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Help Students inSports Related Fields

  • $500

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

    Annual Giving Fund

  • $500

    Trey Duffy Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Help Students inSports Related Fields

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