Funding search · EIN 364262723 · Chicago, IL

Stearns Family Charitable Fund

Name: Stearns Family Charitable Fund grants, 2022–2024
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.

86
grants reported: $485,575
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,550
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education educational services religious research cancer care advance

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Boys and Girls Club of Chicago3 grants · $75,500
Field Museum3 grants · $72,500
Hilton Head Christian Academy3 grants · $68,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation2 grants · $59,500
North Shore Country Day School3 grants · $30,000
Geneva Foundation of Pres Homes3 grants · $20,000
Clearbrook2 grants · $20,000
Accelerate Institute2 grants · $15,000
Big Shoulders Fund1 grant · $10,000
Advance Illinois2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$180,050

2022

$151,600

2023

$153,925

2024

Grant history

All 86 reported grants, largest first.

$45,000
Hilton Head Christian Academy · Bluffton, SC · 2024
Education support
$37,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$27,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Natural resource conservation
$27,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Natural resource conservation
$25,250
Boys and Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$25,250
Boys and Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$25,000
Boys and Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support for children
$22,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$17,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Natural resource conservation
$13,500
Hilton Head Christian Academy · Bluffton, SC · 2022
Education support
$10,000
Accelerate Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Advance educational equity and support
$10,000
North Shore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Promote access and educational support
$10,000
Clearbrook · Arlington Heights, IL · 2023
Autism support
$10,000
Hilton Head Christian Academy · Bluffton, SC · 2023
Education support
$10,000
North Shore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Education support
$10,000
Clearbrook · Arlington Heights, IL · 2022
Autism support
$10,000
North Shore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Education support
$7,500
Geneva Foundation of Pres Homes · Skokie, IL · 2024
Care services for seniors
$7,500
Geneva Foundation of Pres Homes · Evanston, IL · 2023
Care services for seniors
$5,250
North Shore University Health System · Evanston, IL · 2022
General support
$5,000
Advance Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support illinois public education system
$5,000
North Lawndale College Prep · Chciago, IL · 2024
Training and educational support
$5,000
North Shore Univ Health System Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
Medical research and support
$5,000
The Civic Federation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Promote best practices in public management
$5,000
Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Advancing governmental transparency & accountability
$5,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Golf, IL · 2023
Education support
$5,000
Accelerate Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
To accelerate educational equity for all students.
$5,000
Advance Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education support
$5,000
City Year Chicago · Boston, MA · 2022
Education support
$5,000
Geneva Foundation of Pres Homes · Evanston, IL · 2022
Care services for seniors
$5,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2022
Arts support
$5,000
Leo Catholic High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education support/scholarships
$5,000
North Lawndale College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education support
$4,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
General support
$3,500
Lynn University · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
Education support/scholarships
$2,500
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support religious and educational activities
$2,500
Lynn University · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
Education support/scholarships
$2,500
Baptist Health Foundation · Boynton Beach, FL · 2023
Hospital & healthcare support
$2,500
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support religious and educational activities
$2,000
May River Montessori School · Bluffton, SC · 2022
Educational support/scholarship fund
$1,700
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$1,600
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$1,500
Northwestern University Women'S Board · Evanston, IL · 2024
General support
$1,450
Miscellaneous Organized Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$1,000
Achievment Centers for Children · Village of Golf, FL · 2024
Educational support
$1,000
Country Club of Florida Scholarship Foundation · Delray Beach, FL · 2024
Education support
$1,000
Glencoe Union Church · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Religious support
$1,000
Harvard Business School · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Education support
$1,000
Skokie Country Club Educational Foundation · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Educational support
$1,000
Country Club of Florida Scholarship Fund · Delray Beach, FL · 2023
Education support
$1,000
Glencoe Union Church · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Religious support
$1,000
Harvard Business School · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Education support
$1,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2023
Educational support
$1,000
Crc Recovery Foundation · Delray Beach, FL · 2022
Drug and alcohol prevension programs.
$1,000
Glencoe Union Church · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Religious support
$1,000
Hadley School for the Blind · Winnetka, IL · 2022
To provide services and assistance to the legally blind.
$1,000
Harvard Business School · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Education support
$1,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2022
Educational support
$1,000
Northwestern University Women'S Board · Evanston, IL · 2022
General support
$1,000
Nph USA · Chicago, IL · 2022
Supports orphanage in guatemala
$1,000
Old Elm Scholarship Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Educational support
$650
Miscellaneous Organized Charities · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$600
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Teaching, research and educational support
$500
Lawrence Hall · Chicago, IL · 2024
Health care support
$500
Old Elm Scholarship Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Educational support
$500
St Mary Cemetery · Ohio, IL · 2024
Cemetery support.
$500
The Licorice Project · Wilmette, IL · 2024
Cancer support services
$500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
Educational purposes.
$500
Earlierorg · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Breast cancer research and detection.
$500
May River Montessori School · Bluffton, SC · 2023
Educational support/scholarship fund
$500
Michael J Fox Foundation · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Parkinson research
$500
Northwestern University Women'S Board · Evanston, IL · 2023
General support
$500
Old Elm Scholarship Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Educational support
$500
St Mary Cemetery · Ohio, IL · 2023
Cemetery support.
$500
The Licorice Project · Wilmette, IL · 2023
Cancer support services
$500
Austism Alliance of Michigan · Southfield, MI · 2022
To create opportunities for individuals impacted by autisim.
$500
Chicago Alzheimers Assoc · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Support for families facing alzheimers and advance research.
$500
Country Club of Florida Scholarship Fund · Delray Beach, FL · 2022
Education support
$500
Evans Scholars Foundation · Golf, IL · 2022
Education support
$500
Salvation Army · Boca Raton, FL · 2022
General support
$500
Skokie Country Club Educational Foundation · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Educational support
$500
The Licorice Project · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Cancer support services
$225
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2024
Advancing governmental transparency & accountability
$100
Florida Sherrifs Association · Talahassee, FL · 2024
Advance public safety

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