Funding search · EIN 363747664 · Lake Forest, IL

Red Bird Hollow Foundation

Name: Red Bird Hollow Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

168
grants reported: $4.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Lake Forest Academy2 grants · $500,000
Preservation Foundation of Lake County1 grant · $500,000
The Preservation Foundation1 grant · $500,000
Lake Forest Open Lands Association4 grants · $487,381
University of Virginia - the College Foundation2 grants · $394,754
Lake Forest College4 grants · $212,500
Illinois Policy Institute2 grants · $200,000
University of Virginia1 grant · $150,191
Cato Institute3 grants · $100,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation1 grant · $100,000

Giving over time

$1.5M

2021

$1.7M

2022

$434,764

2023

$359,781

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 168 grants.

$500,000
Preservation Foundation of Lake County · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charitable
$500,000
The Preservation Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$400,100
Lake Forest Open Lands Association · Lake Forest, IL · 2021
Charitable
$300,000
Lake Forest Academy · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charitable
$294,754
University of Virginia - the College Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Charitable
$200,000
Lake Forest Academy · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charitable
$180,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charitable
$150,191
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2021
Charitable
$100,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
$100,000
Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$100,000
Jack Miller Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable
$100,000
University of Virginia - the College Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Charitable
$100,000
Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$55,920
Forest Bluff School · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022
Charitable
$51,281
Lake Forest Open Lands Association · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charitable
$50,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
$50,000
The Jack Miller Center · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2021
Charitable
$30,010
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$30,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
$26,000
Lake Forest Open Lands Association · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charitable
$25,000
Cato Institute · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
Charitable
$25,000
Mes Fund · Alfred, ME · 2024
Charitable
$25,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$25,000
Schutt Family Scholarship Fund · Wellesley, MA · 2021
Charitable
$20,000
Church of the Holy Spirit · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Teach for America · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$12,000
Open the Books · The Villages, FL · 2024
Charitable
$12,000
Open the Books · Hinsdale, IL · 2022
Charitable
$12,000
American Transparency · Hinsdale, IL · 2021
Charitable
$10,000
American Council of Trustees and Alumni · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Montessori Center of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Teach for America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Chicago Symphony Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Church of the Holy Spirit · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Teach for America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Chicago Symphony Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Lake Forest Open Lands Association · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Chicago Symphony Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$10,000
Church of the Holy Spirit · Lake Forest, IL · 2021
Charitable
$10,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
$7,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2024
Charitable
$7,000
Americans for Prosperity · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable
$6,000
Children'S Home & Aid Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$6,000
Children'S Home & Aid Society · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$6,000
Keewaydin Foundation · Salisbury, VA · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Beacon Academy · Evanston, IL · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Gasparilla Island Conservation · Boca Grande, FL · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Lake Forest Cemetary Commission · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Gasparilla Island Conservation Academy · Boca Grande, FL · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Mes Fund · Alfred, ME · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
American Council of Trustees and Alumni · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Beacon Academy · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Bradley Impact Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Church of the Holy Spirit · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Montessori Center of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Academy of the Sacred Heart · Lake Forest, IL · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
American Council of Trustees and Alumni · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Atlas Network · Arlington, VA · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Club for Growth · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
George Mason Univ Mercatus Ctr · Arlington, VA · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Institute for Humane Studies · Arlington, VA · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Juenile Diabetes Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Montessori Center of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
North Chicago Community Partners · Lake Bluff, IL · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital · Lake Forest, IL · 2021
Charitable
$4,000
Brain Chemistry Labs · Jackson, WY · 2022
Charitable
$4,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Skidmore College · Saratoga, NY · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Skidmore College · Saratoga, NY · 2022
Charitable
$2,500
Elawa Farm Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Jefferson Scholars Association · Charlottesville, VA · 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2021
Charitable
$2,000
Boca Grande Women'S Club · Boca Grande, FL · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
Island School Foundation · Boca Grande, FL · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
North Chicago Community Partners · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
Chicago Cares · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Forest Park Preservation Corporation · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Friends of Lfpr Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
St Andrew'S Episcopal Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
The Island School · Boca Grande, FL · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Chicago Cares · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable

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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.