Funding search · EIN 874356018 · Waukegan, IL
Nsts Charitable 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.
- 71
- grants reported
- $126,215
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $600
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Banzai4 grants · $19,990
- Youth Conservation Corp3 grants · $18,000
- Bed Ministry of St Joseph1 grant · $10,000
- Siena Catholic Schools of Racine2 grants · $10,000
- Bed Ministry of Saint Joseph1 grant · $10,000
- Youth Conservation Corps1 grant · $10,000
- Habitat for Humanity Lake County1 grant · $10,000
- College of Lake County Scholarship3 grants · $7,000
- Saint Joseph Food Pantry1 grant · $5,000
- Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northern Illinois1 grant · $5,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 71 reported grants, largest first.
- $11,000
Youth Conservation Corp · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Contribution
- $10,000
Bed Ministry of Saint Joseph · Libertyville, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $10,000
Habitat for Humanity Lake County · Gurnee, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $10,000
Youth Conservation Corps · Waukegan, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $10,000
Bed Ministry of St Joseph · Libertyville, IL · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Habitat of Humanity Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Contribution
- $10,000
Youth Conservation Corp · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $9,995
Banzai · Provo, UT · 2025
Contribution
- $9,995
Banzai · Provo, UT · 2024
Contribution
- $9,995
Banzai · Provo, UT · 2023
Contribution
- $5,000
College of Lake County · Grayslake, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $5,000
Just for Kids · Waukegan, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $5,000
Saint Joseph Food Pantry · Libertyville, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $5,000
Siena Catholic Schools of Racine · Racine, WI · 2025
Contribution
- $5,000
College of Lake County Scholarship · Grayslake, IL · 2024
Contribution
- $5,000
Siena Catholic Schools of Racine · Racine, WI · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $5,000
College of Lake County Scholarship · Grayslake, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $5,000
Community Action Partnership Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $5,000
Community Partners for Affordable Housing Lake County · Libertyville, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $5,000
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northern Illinois · Woodstock, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $5,000
Habitat of Humanity Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $3,000
Just for Kids · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Contribution
- $3,000
Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County · Vernon Hills, IL · 2024
Contribution
- $2,500
Just for Kids · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $2,500
Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County · Vernon Hills, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $2,000
Faith Lutheran Church · Bensenville, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $1,100
A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $1,000
Nicasa Behavioral Health Services · Round Lake, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $1,000
Waukegan Historical Society · Waukegan, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $1,000
A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Caddie and Leadership Academy · Kenosha, WI · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Carmel Catholic High School · Mundelein, IL · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Hospice Alliance · Pleasant Prairie, WI · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Nicasa Behavioral Health Services · Round Lake, IL · 2024
Donation
- $600
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Contribution
- $600
North Chicago Public Education Foundation · North Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $535
Kenosha Literacy Council · Kenosha, WI · 2024
Contribution to Battle of the Bookworms
- $500
Benedictine Sisters · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $500
Cunningham Childrens Home · Urbana, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $500
Plainfield Lions Charities · Shorewood, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $500
The Chapel Care Center · Libertyville, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $500
Wags 2 Wishes · Plainfield, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $500
Aauw Preschool · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Donation
- $300
Fill a Heart 4 Kids · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $250
Camp Kesem at Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Contribution
- $250
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $250
Man Up To Cancer · Cape Elizabeth, ME · 2025
Contribution
- $250
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $250
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2025
Contribution
- $200
Chad Tough Defeat Dipg Foundation · Saline, MI · 2025
Contribution
- $120
The American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
Contribution
- $100
Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago · Carol Stream, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $100
Ronald McDonald House · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $100
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Contribution
- $100
Wrightway Rescue · Morton Grove, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $20
Cals Angels Pediatric Cancer Foundation · St Charles, IL · 2025
Contribution
- $-1,000
Feed My Starving Children · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-1,000
Nicasa Behavioral Health Services of Lake County · Round Lake, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-1,000
St Anastasia Food Pantry · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-1,500
Just for Kids · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-1,500
Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County · Vernon Hills, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-3,000
College of Lake County Scholarship · Grayslake, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-3,000
Youth Conservation Corp · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-5,000
Community Action Partnership Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-5,000
Community Partners for Affordable Housing Lake County · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-5,900
Carmel Catholic High School · Mundelein, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-9,995
Banzai · Provo, UT · 2022
Contribution
- $-10,000
Habitat of Humanity Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $-10,000
Lake County Haven · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Contribution
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