Funding search · EIN 200260049 · Antioch, IL

Vern & Bunny Thelen Family Foundation

Name: Vern & Bunny Thelen Family Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

59
grants reported: $199,457
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $3,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

food poor care center healthcare pantry community health

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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.

US Pain Foundation1 grant · $25,000
Ronald McDonald House Eastern Wi1 grant · $22,500
Sharing Center4 grants · $16,000
Grant Township4 grants · $10,857
Open Arms Mission4 grants · $10,300
Warren Township Food Pantry4 grants · $10,300
The Chappel Community Care Center4 grants · $10,300
Community Food Pantry4 grants · $10,300
Fish of McHenry4 grants · $10,300
Helping Hands4 grants · $10,300

Giving over time

$49,557

2021

$46,800

2022

$57,400

2023

$45,700

2024

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

$25,000
US Pain Foundation · West Hartford, CT · 2022
Health care research
$22,500
Ronald McDonald House Eastern Wi · Wauwatosa, WI · 2024
Care center
$6,200
Sharing Center · Trevor, WI · 2022
Food for poor
$4,100
Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibility · Antioch, IL · 2023
Healthcare assistance
$4,100
Community Food Pantry · Richmond, IL · 2023
Food for poor
$4,100
Fish of McHenry · McHenry, IL · 2023
Food for poor
$4,100
Grant Township · Ingleside, IL · 2023
Food for poor
$4,100
Helping Hands · Spring Grove, IL · 2023
Food for poor
$4,100
Loaves & Fishes · Genoa City, WI · 2023
Food for poor
$4,100
Open Arms Mission · Antioch, IL · 2023
Food for poor
$4,100
Sharing Center · Trevor, WI · 2023
Food for poor
$4,100
St Francis De Sales · Lake Zurich, IL · 2023
Food for poor
$4,100
St Peters St Vincent Depaul · Spring Grove, IL · 2023
Food for poor
$4,100
St Vincent De Paul Society · Libertyville, IL · 2023
Food pantry
$4,100
The Chappel Community Care Center · McHenry, IL · 2023
Care center
$4,100
Twin Lakes Area Food Pantry · Twin Lakes, WI · 2023
Food for poor
$4,100
Warren Township Food Pantry · Gurnee, IL · 2023
Food for poor
$4,057
Grant Township · Ingleside, IL · 2021
Food for poor
$3,500
Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibili · Antioch, IL · 2021
Healthcare assistance
$3,500
Community Food Pantry · Richmond, IL · 2021
Food for poor
$3,500
Fish of McHenry · McHenry, IL · 2021
Food for poor
$3,500
Helping Hands · Spring Grove, IL · 2021
Food for poor
$3,500
Loaves Fishes · Genoa City, WI · 2021
Food for poor
$3,500
Open Arms Mission · Antioch, IL · 2021
Food for poor
$3,500
Sharing Center · Trevor, WI · 2021
Food for poor
$3,500
St Francis De Sales · Lake Zurich, IL · 2021
Food for poor
$3,500
St Peters St Vincent Depaul · Spring Grove, IL · 2021
Food for poor
$3,500
St Vincent De Paul Society · Libertyville, IL · 2021
Food pantry
$3,500
The Chappel Community Care Center · McHenry, IL · 2021
Care center
$3,500
Twin Lakes Area Food Pantry · Twin Lakes, WI · 2021
Food for poor
$3,500
Warren Township Food Pantry · Gurnee, IL · 2021
Food for poor
$2,200
Sharing Center · Trevor, WI · 2024
Food for poor
$1,500
Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibility · Antioch, IL · 2024
Healthcare assistance
$1,500
Community Food Pantry · Richmond, IL · 2024
Food for poor
$1,500
Fish of McHenry · McHenry, IL · 2024
Food for poor
$1,500
Grant Township · Ingleside, IL · 2024
Food for poor
$1,500
Helping Hands · Spring Grove, IL · 2024
Food for poor
$1,500
Loaves & Fishes · Genoa City, WI · 2024
Food for poor
$1,500
Open Arms Mission · Antioch, IL · 2024
Food for poor
$1,500
Pm&L Theatre · Antioch, IL · 2024
Community care
$1,500
St Francis De Sales · Lake Zurich, IL · 2024
Food for poor
$1,500
St Peters St Vincent Depaul · Spring Grove, IL · 2024
Food for poor
$1,500
St Vincent De Paul Society · Libertyville, IL · 2024
Food pantry
$1,500
The Chappel Community Care Center · McHenry, IL · 2024
Care center
$1,500
Twin Lakes Area Food Pantry · Twin Lakes, WI · 2024
Food for poor
$1,500
Warren Township Food Pantry · Gurnee, IL · 2024
Food for poor
$1,200
Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibili · Antioch, IL · 2022
Healthcare assistance
$1,200
Community Food Pantry · Richmond, IL · 2022
Food for poor
$1,200
Fish of McHenry · McHenry, IL · 2022
Food for poor
$1,200
Grant Township · Ingleside, IL · 2022
Food for poor
$1,200
Helping Hands · Spring Grove, IL · 2022
Food for poor
$1,200
Loaves Fishes · Genoa City, WI · 2022
Food for poor
$1,200
Open Arms Mission · Antioch, IL · 2022
Food for poor
$1,200
St Francis De Sales · Lake Zurich, IL · 2022
Food for poor
$1,200
St Peters St Vincent Depaul · Spring Grove, IL · 2022
Food for poor
$1,200
St Vincent De Paul Society · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Food pantry
$1,200
The Chappel Community Care Center · McHenry, IL · 2022
Care center
$1,200
Twin Lakes Area Food Pantry · Twin Lakes, WI · 2022
Food for poor
$1,200
Warren Township Food Pantry · Gurnee, IL · 2022
Food for poor

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