Funding search · EIN 364319979 · Rockford, IL
Rydell Family 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.
- 53
- grants reported
- $288,400
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- 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
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- St Mark Lutheran Church2 grants · $43,350
- St Mark'S Lutheran Church2 grants · $39,100
- United Way of Rock River Valley2 grants · $32,000
- Christian Life Schools2 grants · $20,000
- Alpine Academy of Rockford1 grant · $12,000
- Rockford Rescue Mission1 grant · $10,000
- Rosecrance Foundation2 grants · $10,000
- University of Illinois College of Medicine1 grant · $10,000
- Rockford University1 grant · $10,000
- Seventh Street Coffee1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 53 reported grants, largest first.
- $29,000
United Way of Rock River Valley · Rockford, IL · 2025
General Operating Support
- $25,750
St Mark'S Lutheran Church · Rockford, IL · 2023
Religious
- $22,750
St Mark Lutheran Church · Rockford, IL · 2025
General Operating Support
- $20,600
St Mark Lutheran Church · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $13,350
St Mark'S Lutheran Church · Rockford, IL · 2022
Religious
- $12,000
Alpine Academy of Rockford · Rockford, CO · 2025
General Operating Support
- $10,000
Christian Life Schools · Rockford, IL · 2025
General Operating Support
- $10,000
Seventh Street Coffee · Rockford, IL · 2025
General Operating Support
- $10,000
Christian Life Schools · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $10,000
Life Decisions · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $10,000
Rockford Rescue Mission · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $10,000
Forest City · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $10,000
Rockford University · Rockford, IL · 2022
Educational
- $10,000
University of Illinois College of Medicine · Rockford, IL · 2022
Educational
- $7,500
Forest City Church · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Rosecrance Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2025
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Bravehearts Theapeutic Riding and Educational Center · Harvard, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Geneva Lake Water Safety Committee · Williams Bay, WI · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Knock Out Parkinsons · Loves Park, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Rockford Rescue Mission · Rockford, IL · 2023
Educational
- $5,000
Rosecrance Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $5,000
Kids Around the World · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $5,000
Rosecrance Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $3,500
Rockford Public Library Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $3,500
United Way of Rock River Valley · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $3,000
United Way of Rock River Valley · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $2,500
Rockford University · Rockford, IL · 2025
General Operating Support
- $2,500
Rockford University · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $2,500
Water Safety Patrol · Williams Bay, WI · 2023
General
- $2,500
Carpenters Place · Rockford, IL · 2022
Medical
- $2,500
Life Decisions · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $2,500
Water Safety Patrol · Williams Bay, WI · 2022
General
- $1,500
Living Hope Community Church · Janesville, WI · 2024
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Rock Valley College Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2025
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Bridge Ministries of Rockford · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Brooke Road Untied Methodist Church · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Laurent House Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Kids Around the World · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Laurent House Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
The Rotary Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
General
- $500
Carpenter'S Place · Rockford, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $500
The Salvation Army Services · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2024
General Operating Support
- $500
Lssi One Voice Rockford · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
- $250
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2025
General Operating Support
- $250
Central Christian Church · Rockford, IL · 2025
General Operating Support
- $250
Kids Around the World · Rockford, IL · 2025
General Operating Support
- $250
Alpine Rescue Team · Evergreen, CO · 2024
General Operating Support
- $250
Spencer Lake Chrisitian Center · Waupaca, WI · 2024
General Operating Support
- $250
Covenant Harbor Bible Camp · Lake Geneva, WI · 2023
General
- $250
Gideons International · Nashville, TN · 2023
General
- $250
New Life Lutheran Church · Sterling, IL · 2022
Religious
- $250
Rockford Park · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
- $200
Bethesda Covenant Church · Rockford, IL · 2025
General Operating Support
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