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Ralph J Baudhuin Foundation

Accepts applications Roscoe, Illinois · EIN 366046399

Ralph J Baudhuin Foundation is a private foundation in Roscoe, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $392,000 in 107 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $22,000. 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 $376,000 the year before.

19% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$333,000115$6.6 million
2024$376,000105$7.8 million
2025$392,000107$8.6 million

How to apply

ContactThomas Baudhuin
9816 Rivers Bend Dr, Roscoe, IL 61073
Phone or email(815) 621-8272
What to submitLetter outlining needs

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ralph J Baudhuin Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 20 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois63$272,000
Wisconsin15$40,000
Kentucky5$14,000
Iowa2$12,000
Georgia4$8,000
California1$6,000
Tennessee1$5,000
Michigan2$4,000
Alabama1$4,000
Arizona1$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 107 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Holy Family Church
Rockford, IL
Religious$22,000
Diocese of Rockford
Rockford, IL
Religious$17,000
Rock Valley College
Rockford, IL
Scholarship$17,000
Rockford Rescue Mission
Rockford, IL
Humanitarian$12,000
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Scholarship$10,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Rockford, IL
Humanitarian$10,000
Church of the Holy Spirit
Roscoe, IL
Religious$8,500
St Mary's Catholic Church
Durand, IL
Religious$8,500
St Vincent Depaul - Holy Family
Rockford, IL
Religious$8,000
Salvation Army
Rockford, IL
Humanitarian$7,000
St Bridget Catholic Church
Loves Park, IL
Religious$7,000
St James Catholic Church
Rockford, IL
Religious$7,000
St John Bosco Schools
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Educational$7,000
St Rita's Catholic Church
Rockford, IL
Religious$7,000
Boyce College
Louisville, KY
Scholarship$6,000
Carpenter's Place
Rockford, IL
Humanitarian$6,000
Van Vleet Family Foundation
Sherman Oaks, CA
Humanitarian$6,000
Loyola University
Chicago, IL
Scholarship$5,000
Rock River Chaplains
Rockford, IL
Humanitarian$5,000
St Vincent Depaul - Durand
Durand, IL
Religious$5,000
St Vincent Depaul - St James
Rockford, IL
Religious$5,000
The Haiti Project
Alexandria, TN
Humanitarian$5,000
Kettle Moriane Land Trust Inc
Elkhorn, WI
Conservation$5,000
Northwest Christian Community Development Corp
Rockford, IL
Humanitarian$4,000
Patriot's Gateway Center
Rockford, IL
Humanitarian$4,000
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship$4,000
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Scholarship$4,000
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Scholarship$4,000
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, WI
Scholarship$4,000
Corpus Christi Monastery of Poor Clares
Rockford, IL
Religious$3,500
St Anthony Catholic Church
Rockford, IL
Religious$3,500
St Bernadette's Catholic Church
Rockford, IL
Religious$3,500
St Edward's Catholic Church
Rockford, IL
Religious$3,500
St Mary's Oratory
Rockford, IL
Religious$3,500
St Patricks Catholic Church
Rockford, IL
Religious$3,500
St Peter's Catholic Church
Rockford, IL
Religious$3,500
St Stanislaus Kostka Church
Rockford, IL
Religious$3,500
Catholic Charities Diocese of Rockford
Rockford, IL
Religious$3,000
Friends of the Children
Rockford, IL
Humanitarian$3,000
Hope for Haitians
Rockford, IL
Humanitarian$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ralph J Baudhuin Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ralph J Baudhuin Foundation give?

$392,000 in tax year 2025, across 107 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Ralph J Baudhuin Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Paul Baudhuin (Trustee), Annette Baudhuin (Trustee), Thomas Baudhuin (Trustee) and Mike Baudhuin (Trustee) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Ralph J Baudhuin Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and housing and homelessness.

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