Funding search · EIN 266121636 · Wayne, IL

Ranch Spur Charitable Trust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

120
grants reported
$2.6M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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

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  • Illinois Policy Institute3 grants · $237,500
  • Delta Waterfowl Foundation3 grants · $232,700
  • Boys and Girls Club of Chicago3 grants · $232,500
  • Garfield Heritage Society4 grants · $229,180
  • Providence St Mel School3 grants · $150,000
  • Business Executives for National Security2 grants · $150,000
  • Next Generation Bulgaria Fund2 grants · $150,000
  • The Conservation Foundation3 grants · $149,561
  • Assist3 grants · $131,475
  • Sofia American Schools3 grants · $121,511

Giving over time

$609,500
2022
$1.1M
2023
$890,943
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 120 grants.

  • $200,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $110,000

    Providence St Mel School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $104,700

    Delta Waterfowl Foundation · Bismarck, ND · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $103,680

    Garfield Heritage Society · Lafox, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $101,511

    Sofia American Schools · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Next Generation Bulgaria Fund · Bloomington, MN · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Business Executives for National Security · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $94,000

    Delta Waterfowl Foundation · Bismarck, ND · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $87,500

    Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $74,561

    The Conservation Foundation · Naperville, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $74,500

    Garfield Heritage Society · Lafox, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $67,250

    Assist · Suffield, CT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $59,225

    Assist · Suffield, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $55,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Elgin · Elgin, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Business Executives for National Security · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Next Generation Bulgaria Fund · Bloomington, MN · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    The Conservation Foundation · Naperville, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    National Christian Foundation Fund - #2931457 · Alpharetta, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $41,000

    Garfield Heritage Society · Lafox, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $34,000

    Delta Waterfowl Foundation · Bismarck, ND · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Carol Stream, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Carol Stream, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Carol Stream, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Providence St Mel School · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Elgin · Elgin, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    The Conservation Foundation · Naperville, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Trust for Social Achievement · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Wayne Historic Preservation Society · Wayne, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Wttw11 Public Televison · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Zaedno V Chas · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $21,000

    Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation · Dundee, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $21,000

    Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation · Dundee, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $21,000

    Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation · Dundee, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $18,750

    Tunnel To Towers · Philadelpia, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $16,500

    Girls Leading Our World Association · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $16,000

    Girls Leading Our World Association · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $15,500

    Girls Leading Our World Association · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Elgin · Elgin, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    The Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    The Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    The Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $12,027

    Ukraine Trust Chain · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    College of Veterinarian Medicine · Urbana, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Garfield Heritage Society · Lafox, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Providence St Mel School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Shepherd Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Sofia American Schools · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    College of Veterinarian Medicine · Urbana, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Island Academy · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Shepherd Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Sofia American Schools · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    College of Veterinarian Medicine · Urbana, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Island Academy · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Shepherd Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Alive Center Nfp · Naperville, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Friends of Fisher House-Illinois · Addison, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Island Academy · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Philantropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Salute · Palatine, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Alive Center Nfp · Naperville, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Friends of Fisher House-Illinois · Addison, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Philantropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Salute · Palatine, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Wayne Historic Preservation Society · Wayne, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Alive Center Nfp · Naperville, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Assist · Suffield, CT · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Friends of Fisher House-Illinois · Addison, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Philantropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    American University in Bulgaria · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Boys and Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Forest Preserve District of Dupage County · Wheaton, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Wayne Historic Preservation Society · Wayne, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Bulgarian Child · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Harvard University Law School · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Bulgarian Child · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024

    Unrestricted

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.