Funding search · EIN 364001246 · Palatine, IL
Tessie Grosby Charitable 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.
- 124
- grants reported
- $276,391
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,030
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Jewish United Fund5 grants · $60,103
- Palatine Opportunity Center5 grants · $43,150
- Give Kids the World Village4 grants · $18,935
- Ronald McDonald House Charities3 grants · $12,986
- Jane'S Room3 grants · $10,257
- Tunnel To Towers3 grants · $9,720
- My Block My Hood My City4 grants · $9,407
- Bear Necessities7 grants · $9,331
- Wounded Warrior Project4 grants · $8,623
- Friends of the Israel Defense Force2 grants · $8,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 124 grants.
- $25,205
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $15,150
Palatine Opportunity Center · Palatine, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $15,000
Palatine Opportunity Center · Palatine, IL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $12,693
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $11,025
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $8,514
Give Kids the World Village · Kissimmee, FL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $7,763
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $7,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Force · New York, NY · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $6,614
Give Kids the World Village · Kissimmee, FL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $6,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $5,742
National Ms Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $5,681
Jane'S Room · Glenview, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $5,338
Friends of the Israel Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2025
Support of Organization's Mission
- $5,331
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support organization's mission
- $5,180
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $5,000
Palatine Opportunity Center · Palatine, IL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $4,515
My Block My Hood My City · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $4,160
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $4,000
Palatine Opportunity Center · Palatine, IL · 2022
Support organization's mission
- $4,000
Palatine Opportunity Center · Palatine, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $3,937
Give Kids the World Village · Kissimmee, FL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $3,635
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $3,460
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $3,427
Give Kids the World Village · Kissimmee, FL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $3,090
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $3,075
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach Cou · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,832
My Block My Hood My City · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,773
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,629
Bear Necessities · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,625
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,576
Jane'S Room · Glenview, IL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,500
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,500
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,484
Bear Necessities · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,260
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,035
Give Kids the World Village · Kissimmee, FL · 2022
Support organization's mission
- $2,000
Int' Fellowship of Christians Jews · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,000
Jane'S Room · Glenview, IL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $2,000
Jewish Child · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,650
Bear Necessities · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,569
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,560
Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,560
Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,555
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,500
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,500
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,500
Florida Sheriffs Youth Camp · Live Oak, FL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,500
Friends of the Israel Defense Force · New York, NY · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,500
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,200
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,200
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches · Live Oak, FL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,063
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,050
Ignite the Spirit · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,050
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,050
Ignite the Spirit · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,046
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,040
Shriners Hospital · Tampa, FL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,040
Bear Necessities · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,035
Piney Woods School · Piney Woods, MS · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,030
Cal'S Angels · St Charles, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,030
Cal'S Angels · St Charles, IL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,030
My Block My Hood My City · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,030
National Ms Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,030
My Block My Hood My City · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,027
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,025
Ignite the Spirit · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,023
American Foundation for Suicide Pre · New York, NY · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,000
Mental Health America of Illinois · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,000
Path · Palatine, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $1,000
Path · Palatine, IL · 2022
Supporting Organization's mission
- $813
Bear Necessities · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $778
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $622
Realtors Against Homelessness · Palatine, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $611
Realtors Against Homelessness · Palatine, IL · 2022
Support organization mission
- $534
Crescent Cove · Brooklyn Center, MN · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $530
National Ms Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $523
American Foundation for Suicide Pre · New York, NY · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $523
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $520
Shriners Hospital · Tampa, FL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $520
Shriners Hospital · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $517
School Sisters of St Francis · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $515
Artmakers · Northfield, MN · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $513
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach Cou · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $513
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach Cou · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
Jewish Voice Ministries · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
Turning Point · Skokie, IL · 2025
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
Int' Fellowship of Christians Jews · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
The Wick Theatre Costume Museum · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
Turning Point · Skokie, IL · 2024
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
Aspca · New York, NY · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
Congregation Ohr Shalom · Vernon Hills, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
Congregation Or Shalom · Vernon Hills, IL · 2022
Support organization's mission
- $500
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
Leadership Institute · Lake Zurich, IL · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
- $500
Path of Grace · Wayland, MI · 2022
Support Organization's Mission
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