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Henry and Sara Sheehan Foundation

Accepts applications La Grange Park, Illinois · EIN 454126770

Henry and Sara Sheehan Foundation is a private foundation in La Grange Park, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $145,000 in 58 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $2,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $145,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$152,50057$4.0 million
2024$145,00058$4.4 million
2025$145,00058$4.5 million

How to apply

ContactConstance L Witkowski Exec Dir
310 N Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526
Phone or email(708) 579-1308, clwitkowski@yahoo.com
What to submitCompleted Sara Scholarship Application formCopy of Official High School Transcript including Fall semester grades from senior yearApplicants personal essayCopy of applicants Student Aid Report SAR including the Expected Family Contribution EFCLetter of RecommendationIn order to qualify for the Sara Scholarship you must first file a Free Application For Student Aid FAFSA
DeadlinesApril 30 2025
RestrictionsRecipient must be female college bound high school senior GPA of at least 33 on a 40 scale financial need involvement with golf

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Henry and Sara Sheehan Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 29 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California9$22,500
Texas6$15,000
Indiana5$12,500
Wisconsin4$10,000
Florida3$7,500
Iowa3$7,500
Illinois3$7,500
North Dakota2$5,000
Nebraska2$5,000
South Carolina2$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 58 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NM		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IN		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
TX		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
ME		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IA		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
NC		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
KY		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
FL		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
CO		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IA		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MI		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
OH		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
CA		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
TX		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IN		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
AL		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
CA		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IA		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
TX		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
WI		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
SC		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
FL		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
OK		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IN		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
AZ		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
UT		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
WI		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
GA		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MA		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
ND		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
NY		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IN		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
CA		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
PA		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
OR		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
CA		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
TX		Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MT		Scholarship$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Henry and Sara Sheehan Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 30 2025.

How much does Henry and Sara Sheehan Foundation give?

$145,000 in tax year 2025, across 58 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Henry and Sara Sheehan Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Joseph S Witkowski (President), Linda Bykowski (Director), Linda Burke FORMER DIR (Director) and Catherine Dickson (Secretary) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Henry and Sara Sheehan Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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