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 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 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
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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