Funding search · EIN 363690681 · Lake Bluff, IL

Schultz Family Private 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.

145
grants reported
$1.8M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • St James Lutheran Church4 grants · $468,100
  • The Night Ministry4 grants · $138,408
  • North Chicago Community Partners4 grants · $120,523
  • Madonna Mission4 grants · $110,000
  • By the Hand Club for Kids3 grants · $90,000
  • Lutheran Social Services of Illinois2 grants · $80,000
  • Cool Ministries3 grants · $76,493
  • Josselyn Center2 grants · $60,000
  • Bethania Kids1 grant · $50,000
  • College Bound Opportunities1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$209,727
2022
$342,600
2023
$418,116
2024
$827,881
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 145 grants.

  • $146,273

    St James Lutheran Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $121,750

    St James Lutheran Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $113,950

    St James Lutheran Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $86,127

    St James Lutheran Church · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $78,408

    The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $75,523

    North Chicago Community Partners · Lake Bluff, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $60,000

    By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $60,000

    Madonna Mission · Northfield, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $50,000

    Bethania Kids · Winchester, VA · 2025

    General fund

  • $50,000

    College Bound Opportunities · Highland Park, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $50,000

    Cool Ministries · Waukegan, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $50,000

    Josselyn Center · Northfield, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $50,000

    Lutheran Social Services of Illinois · Des Plaines, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $50,000

    Waukegen College · Waukegan, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $30,000

    Lutheran Social Services of Illinois · Des Plaines, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $30,000

    The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $28,000

    Midwest Veterans Closet · North Chicago, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $25,000

    Evangelical Lutheran Church in America · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Lutheran School of Theology · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Madonna Mission · Northfield, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $20,000

    North Chicago Community Partners · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $20,000

    By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Madonna Mission · Northfield, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $20,000

    The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $15,000

    Waukegan To College · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $15,000

    Cool Ministries · Waukegan, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $15,000

    North Chicago Community Partners · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $11,493

    Cool Ministries · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,650

    Bravo Waukegan · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Lutheran Disaster Relief · Merrifield, VA · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Metropolitan Chicago Synod Elca · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Mothers Trust Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Bravo Waukegan · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Covenant House Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Josselyn Center · Northfield, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Pads Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Ecla World Hunger · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Pads Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $10,000

    By the Hand · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Evangelical Lutheran Church in America · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Foodstock Cool · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Madonna Mission · Northfield, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    North Chicago Community Partners · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $6,000

    The Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $6,000

    Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $5,500

    Special Olympics · Normal, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Camp One Step · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Special Olympics · Normal, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Swather Power Club · Hesston, KS · 2025

    General fund

  • $5,000

    The Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics · Lemont, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Wellness House · Hinsdale, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Gies College of Business School Fund · Champaign, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Lake Bluff Pto · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Special Olympics · Normal, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $5,000

    St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024

    General fund

  • $5,000

    American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    American Heart Association · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Camp One Step · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Gies College of Business · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Neguance Music Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Renown Health Foundation · Reno, NV · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Reno, NV · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Susan G Komen for for the Cure · Washington, DC · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    The Community Church of Lf and Lb · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Bravo Waukegan · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Gies College of Business · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Lambs Farm · Libertyville, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Lurie Children'S Foundation · Carol Stream, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Lutheran School of Theology · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $5,000

    The Community Church of Lf and Lb · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $4,100

    Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $3,300

    Lutheran Volunteer Corps · Washington, DC · 2024

    General fund

  • $3,000

    Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $2,500

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Neguance Music Institute · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $2,500

    Neguance Music Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $2,500

    A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2023

    General fund

  • $2,500

    Pads Lake County · North Chicago, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $2,000

    Main Street Productions · Westfield, IN · 2025

    General fund

  • $2,000

    Saic School of the Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $2,000

    Covenant House · Washington, DC · 2023

    General fund

  • $2,000

    American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $2,000

    Ecla World Hunger · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $2,000

    Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2022

    General fund

  • $2,000

    St Jude Children'S Research · Memphis, TN · 2022

    General fund

  • $1,600

    Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General fund

  • $1,500

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General fund

  • $1,500

    Chicago Botanical Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $1,500

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $1,500

    Lake Forest Open Lands Association · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    General fund

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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.