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Lost Pond Foundation

Name: Lost Pond 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.

94
grants reported: $5.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

Fidelity Charitable2 grants · $1.3M
By the Hand Club for Kids4 grants · $525,000
Alzheimer'S Association4 grants · $500,000
The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $424,000
Indiana University Foundation3 grants · $395,000
Catholic Charities - Diocese of Joliet3 grants · $390,000
Breakthrough T1d (Fka Jdrf)2 grants · $350,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund1 grant · $150,000
Brilliant Detroit1 grant · $100,000
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center1 grant · $100,000

Giving over time

$213,750

2022

$1.5M

2023

$1.7M

2024

$2.0M

2025

Grant history

All 94 reported grants, largest first.

$738,977
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$554,161
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$255,000
Indiana University Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$200,000
The Nature Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$175,000
Breakthrough T1d (Fka Jdrf) · New York, NY · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$175,000
Breakthrough T1d (Fka Jdrf) · New York, NY · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$155,000
Catholic Charities - Diocese of Joliet · Crest Hill, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$155,000
Catholic Charities - Diocese of Joliet · Crest Hill, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$150,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$150,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$150,000
Alzheimer'S Association · San Jose, CA · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$150,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$150,000
The Nature Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$150,000
Alzheimer'S Association · San Jose, CA · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$150,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$150,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund · New York, NY · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$100,000
Brilliant Cities To Support Expansion Into Chicago · Detroit, MI · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$100,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$100,000
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$100,000
Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$80,000
Catholic Charities - Diocese of Joliet · Crest Hill, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$75,000
Cristo Rey Network · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$75,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$75,000
St Alphonsus Parish · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$75,000
The Thresholds Homeless Outreach Program (Hop) · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$75,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$74,000
The Nature Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$70,000
Indiana University Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$70,000
Indiana University Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$55,000
Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$50,000
Chicago Commons · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$50,000
Alzheimer'S Association · San Jose, CA · 2022
To support operational and program expenses
$48,350
Jack Miller Center · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$30,000
St Isaacs Jogues Church · Hinsdale, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$30,000
St Isaacs Jogues Church · Hinsdale, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$25,000
Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$25,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$25,000
Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$25,000
Jack Miller Center · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$20,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$20,000
Meals On Wheels of Southwest Michigan · Benton Harbor, MI · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$20,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$20,000
Senior Nutrition Servicesmowswm · Benton Harbor, MI · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$20,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$20,000
Senior Nutrition Servicesmowswm · Benton Harbor, MI · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$20,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$10,000
Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, MI · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$10,000
Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, MI · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$10,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$10,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$10,000
St Isaacs Jogues Church · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$10,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$10,000
Senior Nutrition Servicesmowswm · Benton Harbor, MI · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$10,000
St Isaacs Jogues Church · Hinsdale, IL · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$7,500
Wellness House · Hinsdale, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Candor Health Education · Hinsdale, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
National Assistance League - Chicagoland West · Hinsdale, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
St Agnes Catholic Church · Sawyer, MI · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Uniting Voices Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Candor Health Education · Hinsdale, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
National Assistance League - Chicagoland West · Hinsdale, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
St Agnes Catholic Church · Three Oaks, MI · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Uniting Voices Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Wellness House · Hinsdale, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Candor Health Education · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, MI · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Hinsdale Hospital Foundation · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
St Mary of the Assumption · Three Oaks, MI · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Wellness House · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, MI · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
Friends of Berrien County Trails · New Buffalo, MI · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
St Mary of the Assumption · Three Oaks, MI · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$5,000
St Mary of the Lake Catholic Church · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$2,750
Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet · Crest Hill, IL · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$2,500
Elementary School District 181 Foundation · Hinsdale, IL · 2025
To support operational and program expenses.
$2,500
Elementary School District 181 Foundation · Hinsdale, IL · 2024
To support operational and program expenses.
$2,500
Elementary School District 181 Foundation · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$2,500
National Assistance League · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$2,500
Uniting Voices Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$2,500
Annual Catholic Appeal Archbishop Quigley Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$2,500
Elementary School District 181 Foundation · Hinsdale, IL · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$2,500
National Assistance League · Hinsdale, IL · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$2,500
Wellness House · Hinsdale, IL · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$2,000
Fernwood Botanical Garden · Niles, MI · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$1,000
North Putnam Dollars for Scholars · Bainbridge, IN · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$1,000
St Patrick'S Cathedral · New York, NY · 2023
To support operational and program expenses.
$1,000
Association of Small Foundations Dba Exponent Phil · Washington, DC · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$1,000
Dollars for Scholars · Bainbridge, IN · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$1,000
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$1,000
St Patrick'S Cathedral · New York, NY · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$1,000
Uniting Voices Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.
$1,000
Wikimedia Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
To support operational and program expenses.

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