Funding search · EIN 364221916 · Hinsdale, IL
Purcell 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.
- 59
- grants reported
- $670,950
- 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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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.
- St Francis High School3 grants · $250,000
- Cristo Rey Jesuit High School4 grants · $83,300
- St Mary'S College4 grants · $79,000
- Alzheimers Association4 grants · $35,500
- Benet Academy3 grants · $30,000
- University of Notre Dame1 grant · $25,000
- Folds of Honor Foundation2 grants · $25,000
- St Mary of Gostyn School2 grants · $20,000
- Benedictine University2 grants · $16,000
- Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep1 grant · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 59 reported grants, largest first.
- $150,000
St Francis High School · Wheaton, IL · 2025
Education
- $75,000
St Francis High School · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Education
- $42,500
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
- $25,000
St Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2025
Education
- $25,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2025
Education
- $25,000
St Francis High School · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Education
- $25,000
St Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Education
- $21,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Operations
- $20,800
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2025
Education
- $20,000
St Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
Education
- $15,000
Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep · Waukegan, IL · 2025
Education
- $15,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Operations
- $12,000
Benedictine University · Lisle, IL · 2022
Education
- $10,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2025
Operations
- $10,000
Benet Academy · Lisle, IL · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Cristo Rey Richmond High School · Richmond, VA · 2024
Education
- $10,000
St Mary of Gostyn School · Downers Grove, IL · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Benet Academy · Lisle, IL · 2023
Education
- $10,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
- $10,000
St Mary of Gostyn School · Downers Grove, IL · 2023
Education
- $10,000
Benet Academy · Lisle, IL · 2022
Education
- $9,000
St Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Education
- $8,000
Aurora Central Catholic High School · Aurora, IL · 2022
Education
- $7,500
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operations
- $7,400
Montini Catholic High School · Lombard, IL · 2022
Education
- $7,000
Aurora Central Catholic High School · Aurora, IL · 2023
Education
- $6,000
Ukrainian Catholic University Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
- $5,100
Sisters of the Holy Cross · Notre Dame, IN · 2025
Operations
- $5,000
Young American Foundation · Reston, VA · 2025
Operations
- $5,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operations
- $5,000
Junior Achievement of Wi · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
- $5,000
Montini Catholic High School · Lombard, IL · 2023
Education
- $5,000
Big Shoulders · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Ian'S Place · Clarendon Hills, IL · 2022
Operations
- $4,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operations
- $4,000
Benedictine University · Lisle, IL · 2023
Education
- $3,000
St Paul Catholic School · Jacksonville Beach, FL · 2025
Operations
- $3,000
The American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operations
- $3,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operations
- $2,000
Assistance League Chicago · Hinsdale, IL · 2025
Operations
- $1,000
Aid for Women · Chicago, IL · 2025
Operations
- $1,000
St Issac Jogues Catholic Church · Hinsdale, IL · 2025
Operations
- $1,000
Water Safety Patrol · Williams Bay, WI · 2025
Operations
- $1,000
Come To Believe · New York, NY · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Save a Childs Heart · Rockville, MD · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Operations
- $500
Breakthru T1d · Chicago, IL · 2025
Operations
- $500
Make a Wish Alaska & Washington · Seattle, WA · 2025
Operations
- $500
The Country Club Cares Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Operations
- $500
Sisters of the Holy Cross · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
Operations
- $500
St Pauls Catholic School · Jacksonville Beach, FL · 2024
Education
- $500
Come To Believe · New York, NY · 2023
Operations
- $500
The Country Club Cares Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Operations
- $500
Sisters of the Holy Cross · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Operations
- $250
Geneva Lake Conservancy · Fontanaongeneva Lake, WI · 2024
Operations
- $200
Sisters of the Holy Cross · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Operations
- $100
Disabled American Veterans · Erlanger, KY · 2023
Operations
- $100
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
Operations
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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