Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
Accepts applications
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 78 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$1.1 million
- Number of grants78
- Typical grant$15,000
- Largest grant$20,000
- Assets$24.9 million
- New grantees44%
Giving in 2024 was up from $1.1 million the year before.
44% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1.0 million | 72 | $20.4 million |
| 2023 | $1.1 million | 80 | $23.7 million |
| 2024 | $1.1 million | 78 | $24.9 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Serena Moy 200 W Madison St Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (847) 330-1023 |
| What to submit | Applications are only accepted through the online grant program. The application procedures can be found on our website: blowitzridgeway.org. |
| Deadlines | Applications are accepted any time |
| Restrictions | Grants will be made to organizations in the City of Chicago and the six collar counties (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will). |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation funds
Where it gives
All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 78 | $1.1 million |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Health | For General Operating Support of this free health care center which provides uninsured and low-income individuals in Chicago with primary, dental, specialty care, medication, mental health, and lab services, as well as health education, Telehealth, etc. | $20,000 |
| Connections for Abused Women and their Children | For General Operating Support. CAWC's comprehensive domestic violence services include crisis intervention, shelter, safety planning/assessment, legal and medical advocacy, individual and group counseling for survivors of domestic violence in Chicago. | $20,000 |
| Franciscan Outreach Association | For General Operating Support to provide emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, case management, meals, financial assistance, access to health care, etc. for individuals who are homeless in Chicago, shelters in the west side and Pilsen. | $20,000 |
| Heartland Alliance International | For General Operating Support of the Kovler Center, which provide critical trauma-informed services to individuals, unaccompanied children, and families affected by forced migration, now residing in Chicago and surrounding Cook County suburbs. | $20,000 |
| KAN-WIN (Korean American Women in Need) | For General Operating Support. KAN-WIN serves Asian American domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in Chicago and suburbs. Programs include multi-lingual crisis hotline, legal clinic, advocacy, transitional housing, emergency hotel stay, etc. | $20,000 |
| South Suburban PADS | For General Operating Support. Programs and Services include Prevention (emergency funds), Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter, Rapid Rehousing, Permanent Supportive Housing, and Supportive Services for homeless individuals/families in south suburban Cook. | $20,000 |
| Deborah's Place | For General Operating Support. Deborah's Place provides housing and comprehensive supportive services to chronically homeless women in Chicago. Services include Interim/Permanent Supportive Housing, comprehensive support services, case management, etc. | $17,500 |
| Alexian Brothers Housing & Health Alliance | For Bonaventure House, a transitional housing program for formerly homeless adults living with HIV/AIDS in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Program provides therapeutic/supportive services such as case management, recovery services, etc. | $15,000 |
| Apna Ghar Inc (Our Home) | For General Operating Support. Apna Ghar provides comprehensive culturally competent services, outreach and advocacy services to immigrant and non-immigrant women experiencing domestic violence and other gender violence in Chicago. | $15,000 |
| Beds Plus Care | For General Operating Support. Beds provides housing and stabilization services to individuals and families in Southwest Suburban Cook County who are homeless. Programs and services include prevention, housing for families, street outreach, etc. | $15,000 |
| Brave Space Alliance | For Health Programming. BSA currently offers onsite HIV/STI testing along with medical referrals for a variety of care, linkage to PrEP (HIV prevention medication), and educational materials as well as early intervention/prevention, treatment, support. | $15,000 |
| Bridge Communities | For General Operating Support. Bridge Communities' programs aim to transition homeless families in DuPage County to self -sufficiency byworking with partners to provide mentoring, housing, and supportive services. | $15,000 |
| Chicago Children's Advocacy Center | For General Operating Support. ChicagoCAC provides child survivors of sexual abuse in Chicago with comprehensive services 24/7 year-round. Services include Advocacy and Investigative Services, Clinical Services, and Education, Outreach and Prevention. | $15,000 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | For the Youth Futures Legal Clinic, which provides legal aid and representation to students and youth experiencing homelessness in Chicago. Services include assistance with accessing public benefits, identification documents, legal needs and more. | $15,000 |
| Chicago Community Foundation | Immigrant Funders Collaborative | $15,000 |
| Chinese American Service League | For Behavioral Health and Clinical Services Program, which offers uninsured individuals and families in Chicago's Armour Square, Bridgeport area with mental health screening and assessment, individual, couples and/or family counseling and intervention. | $15,000 |
| Christian Outreach of Lutherans | For the Family Housing Program, a transitional housing program for homeless families with children in Lake County. Families must demonstrate the potential to obtain permanent housing in 12-18 months by adhering to a structured plan with specific goals. | $15,000 |
| Facing Forward (formerly Interfaith Council for the Homeless) | For General Operating Support. They provide individuals and families in Chicago with Permanent Supportive Housing, clinical case management, supportive services (e.g. health care, life skills training), housing location, education and advocacy. | $15,000 |
| Family Health Partnership Clinic | For General Operating Support. FHPC provides a medical home for the uninsured in McHenry County. They provide primary care, lab tests, pharmacy, dental, mental health therapy, case management services and onsite medical care at 2 area homeless shelters. | $15,000 |
| Family Rescue | For General Operating Support of comprehensive services for domestic violence survivors and their children in Chicago's south side. Services include crisis intervention, supportive housing, individual and group counseling, financial literacy, etc. | $15,000 |
| Home of the Sparrow | For General Operating Support. HOS provides women and their children who are homelessness in McHenry County with shelter, transitional housing, counseling, specialized case management, and employment assistance. | $15,000 |
| Housing Forward (formerly West Suburban PADS) | For General Operating. They provide people experiencing homelessness in west suburban Cook with emergency shelter, interim housing, permanent housing, rapid rehousing, medical/legal clinics, case management, employment readiness, and medical respite. | $15,000 |
| Howard Brown Health Center | For Broadway Youth Center, a drop-in center for LGBTQ and unstably housed youth in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, with services in the south side. They provides comprehensive low barrier medical care, behavioral health services, resource advocacy etc. | $15,000 |
| Ignite (formerly Teen Living Programs) | For General Operating Support. Ignite provides homeless youth, age 14-24, in Bronzeville neighborhood with comprehensive services, such as emergency & transitional housing, Street/Community Outreach, case management,employment support, aftercare, etc. | $15,000 |
| Infant Welfare Society of Chicago | For General Operating Support of the Angel Harvey Family Clinic, which provides medical, dental, optometry, therapeutic, and behavioral health services, and child development for low-income, uninsured families in Chicago. | $15,000 |
| IWS Children's Clinic | For General Operating Support. The Clinic is a pediatric health clinic & medical home, providing medical, dental, behavioral health services and social support services for children in the west side of Chicago, or near western Cook/DuPage County. | $15,000 |
| Journeys-The Road Home | For General Operating Support to provide shelter, social services and affordable housing to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in north/northwest suburban Cook County. Supportive services include Emergency Shelter, Interim Housing, etc. | $15,000 |
| La Casa Norte | For General Operating Support. LCN serves youth and families facing homelessness in Chicago's west and southwest communities. Services include emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, counseling, etc. | $15,000 |
| Lake County Haven | For General Operating Support. Lake County Haven provides women and their children who are homeless with shelter, transitional housing, counseling, mental health support, access to medical care, life-skills training, and more. | $15,000 |
| Law Center for Better Housing (formerly Lawyers Committee for Better Housin | Tenant Supportive Services | $15,000 |
| Lazarus House | For General Operating Support. Lazarus House provides emergency shelter, and transitional living for homeless individuals/families in Kane County. Services include case management, food, education/employment coaching, linkages to medical/dental. etc. | $15,000 |
| Margaret's Village (Formerly Institute of Women Today) | For General Operating Support. The agency operates Maria's Shelter, a 50-bed interim shelter for women/children; Believe is a 50-bed interim facility for families in South Chicago; and Vincennes Senior Center for low-income seniors in Englewood. | $15,000 |
| Mobile CARE Foundation | For General Operating Support. Mobile Care provides no-cost medical/preventative care, education, and support to low-income children and families within their neighborhoods aboard mobile medical clinics. Vans are retrofitted to provide care. | $15,000 |
| Mutual Ground | For General Operating Support. Mutual Ground is the only service provider of domestic and sexual violence services in Aurora and Kane County. Services include emergency shelter, counseling, 24-hour crisis hotline, hospital and legal advocacy, etc. | $15,000 |
| New Moms | For General Operating Support, serving young mothers and their children in need of housing stability in Chicago and near western suburbs. Programs include housing and support, job training, classroom training, home-based parent coaching, etc. | $15,000 |
| North Side Housing & Supportive Services (formerly Lakeview Shelter) | For General Operating Support. Funds will be used towards programs and comprehensive services for individuals facing homelessness in Chicago. Programs include Permanent Supportive Housing, Integrated Health Services, Housing System Navigation, etc. | $15,000 |
| Nourishing Hope (formerly Lakeview Pantry) | For General Operating Support. Hunger is often connected to unemployment, homelessness, and mental health, the Pantry provides groceries and social services to Chicago's Lakeview area. Services include, job training and search, access to healthcare etc. | $15,000 |
| Of Color Inc | For General Operating Support. Funds will support job training, skills building and employment placement, and housing placement for homeless individuals, youth, veterans, and individuals with families in Chicago's south side communities. | $15,000 |
| Primo Center for Women and Children | For General Operating Support. The Center provides housing and services to families who are homeless in Chicago's Austin and Englewood neighborhoods. Services include comprehensive behavioral/mental health treatment which addresses trauma experienced. | $15,000 |
| Respond Now | For General Operating Support. They provide health, hunger and housing services to low-income individuals and families in Chicago's South Suburbs. Programs include a food pantry, SNAP outreach, homelessness prevention, housing counseling, etc. | $15,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Sandra Swantek MD
- Pierre LeBreton
- Esther Nieves
- Jennifer Arwade
- Rebekah Azar Rashidfarokhi
- Serena Moy
- Ponda Barnes
- Angel Beltran
- Elizabeth L Carter
Questions people ask
Does Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are accepted any time.
How much does Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation give?
$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 78 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.
Who runs Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Sandra Swantek MD (President), Pierre LeBreton (Vice President - End 7/2025), Esther Nieves (Vice President) and Jennifer Arwade (Trustee) among 9 officers and trustees.
What does Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly human services, housing and homelessness and health.