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