Funding search · EIN 364196968 · Lake Bluff, IL
Karen R & John T Crotty 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.
- 42
- grants reported
- $258,140
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $4,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Matthias Academy3 grants · $88,140
- Wfmt3 grants · $19,200
- Lake Bluff Open Lands Assoc3 grants · $17,000
- Cool Food Pantries of Lake County3 grants · $16,000
- St James1 grant · $15,000
- Southern Poverty Law Center2 grants · $13,000
- American Indian College Fund1 grant · $10,000
- Ocean Conservancy2 grants · $8,000
- Pads Lake County1 grant · $7,500
- Planned Parenthood2 grants · $7,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $51,300
Matthias Academy · Bristol, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Matthias Academy · Bristol, WI · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
St James · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $11,840
Matthias Academy · Bristol, WI · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
American Indian College Fund · Sherrelwood, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $9,200
Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $8,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $7,500
Cool Food Pantries of Lake County · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $7,500
Cool Food Pantries of Lake County · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $7,500
Pads Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $6,000
Lake Bluff Open Lands Assoc · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $6,000
Lake Bluff Open Lands Assoc · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $5,500
Bowen High School Alumni Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Pads · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Lake Bluff Open Lands Assoc · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
The Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $4,000
McCormick Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $4,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $4,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $4,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $3,200
The Family Institute · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Sierra Club Foundatoin · Oakland, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Sierra Club Foundatoin · Oakland, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
United Nergo College Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Nami Chicago · Chicagoi, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Now Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Student Conservation Association · Charlestown, NH · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Toys for Tots · Bridgeview, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Student Conservation Association · Charlestown, NH · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Marines Toys for Tots · Triangle, VA · 2022
Charitablecharitable
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Lyric Opera · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Center for Coast Studies · Provincetown, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Cool Food Pantries of Lake County · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $600
White Sox Charities · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Arbor Day Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Charitable
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