Funding search · EIN 825133034 · McHenry, IL

Optio Caritas Foundation

Name: Optio Caritas 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.

59
grants reported: $97,450
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
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

religious educational

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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.

Dynamic Catholic3 grants · $14,000
Wsfi (Bvm Helping Hands)3 grants · $13,760
Ewtn4 grants · $9,750
St Mary Catholic Church2 grants · $9,750
St Mary Catholic Church1 grant · $5,500
Epoch Wire1 grant · $5,040
Mundelein Seminary3 grants · $4,250
Dynamic Catholic1 grant · $4,000
Conventual Franciscan Friars of Marytown3 grants · $3,500
Mundelein Seminary1 grant · $3,150

Giving over time

$22,000

2022

$32,090

2023

$23,500

2024

$19,860

2025

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

$8,000
St Mary Catholic Church · McHenry, IL · 2023
Donation
$6,000
Dynamic Catholic · Erlanger, KY · 2024
Donation
$6,000
Dynamic Catholic · Erlanger, KY · 2023
Donation
$5,500
St Mary Catholic Church · McHenry, IL · 2022
Donation
$5,040
Epoch Wire · New York, NY · 2023
Donation
$5,000
Ewtn · Irondale, AL · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Wsfi (Bvm Helping Hands) · Libertyville, IL · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Wsfi (Bvm Helping Hands) · Libertyville, IL · 2023
Donation
$4,000
Dynamic Catholic · Erlanger, KY · 2022
Donation
$3,760
Wsfi (Bvm Helping Hands) · Libertyville, IL · 2025
Donation
$3,150
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2022
Donation
$2,500
Ewtn · Irondale, AL · 2025
Donation
$2,130
Wsfi Catholic Radio · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Donation
$2,100
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2024
Donation
$2,000
Dynamic Catholic · Erlanger, KY · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Ewtn · Irondale, AL · 2023
Donation
$1,750
St Mary Catholic Church · McHenry, IL · 2025
Donation
$1,500
Diocese of Rockford · Rockford, IL · 2025
Donation
$1,300
Conventual Franciscan Friars of Marytown · Libertyville, IL · 2023
Donation
$1,200
St Vincent De Paul Society · McHenry, IL · 2025
Donation
$1,150
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2023
Donation
$1,100
Conventual Franciscan Friars of Marytown · Libertyville, IL · 2025
Donation
$1,100
Conventual Franciscan Friars of Marytown · Libertyville, IL · 2024
Donation
$1,000
Madonna Renewal Center · Freeport, IL · 2025
Religious
$1,000
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrement · Hanceville, AL · 2025
Religious
$1,000
Sisters of Mary World Villiages for Children · Lanham, MD · 2025
Religious
$1,000
Vagabond Missions · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Samuel Omogo Foundation · Wyoming, MI · 2024
Religious
$1,000
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrement · Hanceville, AL · 2024
Religious
$1,000
Wknom · Anchorage, AK · 2024
Donation
$1,000
Diocese of Rockford · Rockford, IL · 2023
Donation
$1,000
St Vincent De Paul Society · McHenry, IL · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Wknob · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Conventual Franciscan Friars of Marytown · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Diocese of Rockford · Rockford, IL · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Epoch Wire · New York, NY · 2022
Donation
$1,000
National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help · New Franken, WI · 2022
Donation
$1,000
St James Catholic Church · Montague, MI · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Wknom Radio Mission · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Donation
$650
Knights of Columbus · McHenry, IL · 2024
Donation
$600
St Vincent De Paul Society · McHenry, IL · 2022
Donation
$400
Knights of Columbus · McHenry, IL · 2023
Donation
$370
Knights of Columbus · McHenry, IL · 2022
Donation
$250
1st Way Life Support · Johnsburg, IL · 2025
Donation
$250
Sophia Institute for Teachers · Manchester, NH · 2024
Educational
$250
Ewtn · Irondale, AL · 2022
Donation
$200
Archdiocese for Military Services · Washington, DC · 2025
Religious
$200
Armed Forces Council of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Donation
$200
Our Lady of Fatima · Shelby, MI · 2025
Religious
$100
National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help · New Franken, WI · 2025
Religious
$100
St John the Baptist · Johnsburg, IL · 2025
Religious
$100
1st Way Life Support · Johnsburg, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
Archdiocese for Military Services · Washington, DC · 2024
Religious
$100
N'Tl Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help · New Franken, WI · 2024
Donation
$100
1st Way Life Support · Johnsburg, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
N'Tl Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help · New Franken, WI · 2023
Donation
$50
Franciscan Missions · Mount Vernon, NY · 2024
Religious
$50
Heifer Intl · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Donation

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