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FDC Foundation

Accepts applications Countryside, Illinois · EIN 263349582

FDC Foundation is a private foundation in Countryside, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $558,000 in 22 grants; the typical grant was $29,500 and the largest $60,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $774,000 the year before.

5% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$774,00024$0
2024$558,00022$0

How to apply

ContactJohn Doyle
1415 W 55th Street Suite 202, Countryside, IL 60525
Phone or email(847) 235-2170
RestrictionsAreas of health,education,housing as outlined in attached

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What FDC Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois16$465,000
Arizona1$32,000
Missouri1$18,000
New York1$12,000
Texas1$11,000
Florida1$10,000
Minnesota1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Together We Cope
Tinley Park, IL
Funding for housing assiatance$60,000
Irving Park Community Pantry
Chicago, IL
Fund nutrition classes, fresh foods program$42,000
McCormick Center for Early Childhoo
Wheaton, IL
Support for development of early childhood administrators$36,000
Home Sweet Home Ministries
Bloomington, IL
Support for bread for life and bridge of hope programs$35,000
New Moms
Chicago, IL
Housing for underage homeless mothers$35,000
Infant Welfare Society of Evanston
Evanston, IL
Early learning programs for at risk, low income infants and toddlers$35,000
Institute for Applied Meditation on
Tucson, AZ
Scholarships for university students$32,000
American Diabetes Assoc
Chicago, IL
Scholarships for diabetic children to attend summer camp$30,000
Old Irving Park Community Center
Chicago, IL
Medical supplies, lab analysis exp for diabetic patients$30,000
Sit Stay Read
Chicago, IL
Canine assisted school literacy initiative in cps schools$30,000
Good Samaritan Ministries
Carbondale, IL
Support shelter program, people to find housing, pay rent and utilities$30,000
John Logan Community College Founda
Carterville, IL
Scholarships for needy students$29,000
Peoples Resource Center
Wheaton, IL
Purchase food for hunger releif$20,000
Voyce
St Louis, MO
Support volunteer ombudsman for elderly by checking quality and quanity of food$18,000
Navarro Farms
Frankfort, IL
Providing individuals with special needs an outlet to develop and enhance new and existing skill sets in an engaging and inclusive agricultural setting$18,000
Tuesday's Child
Chicago, IL
Behavioral interventions for children with behavior disorders$15,000
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
New York, NY
Repurpose surplus food to feed the hungry$12,000
Alta
Richardson, TX
Fund lucien stryk translation award$11,000
Caninetherapy Corps
Chicago, IL
Support for physical and social rehabilitation with animal intervention$10,000
Tellin' Tales Theatre
Chicago, IL
Hospital storytelling workshops$10,000
Individual
MN
Equine assisted therapies for individuals suffering from chemical addiction and other disorders$10,000
New Life Warehouse
Tampa, FL
Provide funding for furniture, household necessitie, for victims of huricane milton$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does FDC Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does FDC Foundation give?

$558,000 in tax year 2024, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $29,500.

Who runs FDC Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Frank D Cluck Jr (Chairman,Treas), John C Doyle (President), Cynthia Heynen (Vice President) and Susan Patke (Vice President) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does FDC Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, housing and homelessness and food and hunger.

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