Funding search · EIN 363487087 · Palos Heights, IL
William R & Marilyn W Blew 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.
- 44
- grants reported
- $81,380
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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 Xavier University4 grants · $20,000
- Knox College Annual Fund4 grants · $16,960
- Active Transportation Alliance4 grants · $12,700
- Purdue Research Foundation4 grants · $12,000
- Revive4 grants · $3,700
- Greater Chicago Food Depository4 grants · $3,000
- World Central Kitchen3 grants · $3,000
- St Francis De Sales High School4 grants · $2,760
- Genesys Works3 grants · $2,460
- Boys & Girls Club of Chicago2 grants · $2,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $5,400
Knox College Annual Fund · Galesburg, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $5,000
St Xavier University · Chicago, IL · 2025
Operating Expense
- $5,000
St Xavier University · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating Expense
- $5,000
St Xavier University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating Expense
- $5,000
St Xavier University · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $4,200
Knox College Annual Fund · Galesburg, IL · 2024
Operating Expense
- $3,700
Knox College Annual Fund · Galesburg, IL · 2025
Operating Expense
- $3,660
Knox College Annual Fund · Galesburg, IL · 2023
Operating Expense
- $3,400
Active Transportation Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $3,300
Active Transportation Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating Expense
- $3,000
Active Transportation Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2025
Operating Expense
- $3,000
Purdue Research Foundation · West Lafayette, IN · 2025
Operating Expense
- $3,000
Active Transportation Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating Expense
- $3,000
Purdue Research Foundation · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
Operating Expense
- $3,000
Purdue Research Foundation · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
Operating ExpenseOperating Expense
- $3,000
Purdue Research Foundation · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
Operating ExpenseOperating Expense
- $1,000
Boys & Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Operating Expense
- $1,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
Operating Expense
- $1,000
Revive · Chicago, IL · 2025
Operating Expense
- $1,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
Operating Expense
- $1,000
Boys & Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating Expense
- $1,000
Genesys Works · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating Expense
- $1,000
Revive · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating Expense
- $1,000
St Francis De Sales High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating Expense
- $1,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating Expense
- $1,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $1,000
Palos 118 Educational Foundation · Palos Park, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $1,000
St Francis De Sales High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $1,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Operating Expense
- $960
Genesys Works · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating Expense
- $900
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating Expense
- $900
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating Expense
- $900
Revive · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating Expense
- $800
Revive · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $700
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $500
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $500
Genesys Works · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $500
Trio Animal Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $400
St Francis De Sales High School · Chicago, IL · 2025
Operating Expense
- $400
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating Expense
- $360
St Francis De Sales High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating Expense
- $200
Blue Island Public Library · Blue Island, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $200
Ride Illinois · Elk Grove Village, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
- $-1,500
Cics Prairie School - Voided Check · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating Expense
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