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Fidelitone Employee Charity

Accepts applications Wauconda, Illinois · EIN 813838891

Fidelitone Employee Charity is a private foundation in Wauconda, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $43,003 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $12,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $37,800 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$40,50014$8,907
2024$37,80010$9,866
2025$43,00311$10,682

How to apply

ContactBrittany White
1260 Karl Court, Wauconda, IL 60084
Phone or email(847) 487-7584, givesback@fidelitone.com
What to submitApplications are to be submitted via email with the following information: NEW APPLICANTS - Complete application including educational information, transcript, awards received, community service/work hours, high school acitivities, scholarship or grants awarded and fidelitone employee information - Student essay RENEWAL APPLICANT - 1st semester grades - Student Essay
DeadlinesMay 12
RestrictionsTo be eligible for a FIDELITONE Gives Back Scholarship: - Employee must have worked at FIDELITONE, successfully and full-time, for a minimum of two years. - Scholarship applicant student must have completed, or will complete in current academic year their senior year of high school. - Scholarship applicant student must clearly establish their need for financial assistance. - Scholarship applicant student must be outstanding in character, integrity and leadership. - Scholarship applicant student must be planning to attend an accredited educational institution.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Fidelitone Employee Charity funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$20,500
Arizona1$12,000
Tennessee1$4,490
Illinois2$4,000
District of Columbia1$2,013

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
University of California Tuition Assistance$12,000
Individual
AZ
Arizona State University Tuition Assistance$12,000
Appalachia Service Project
Johnson City, TN
Donation - Hurricane Relief Fund$4,490
Humane World for Animals
Washington, DC
Donation - Animal Welfare Efforts$2,013
Individual
CA
El Camino College Tuition Assistance$2,000
Individual
IL
Northern Illinois University Tuition Assistance$2,000
Individual
IL
Bradley University Tuition Assistance$2,000
Individual
CA
Laguna College of Art & Design Tuition Assistance$2,000
Individual
CA
University of Southern California Tuition Assistance$1,800
Individual
CA
San Diego State University Tuition Assistance$1,500
Individual
CA
San Francisco State University Tuition Assistance$1,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fidelitone Employee Charity accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May 12.

How much does Fidelitone Employee Charity give?

$43,003 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Fidelitone Employee Charity?

Its 2025 filing lists Ross Hudson (President), Robert J Johnson (Vice-President) and Joe Giglio (Secretary).

What does Fidelitone Employee Charity fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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