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Who funds Little Sisters of the Poor?

Chicago, Illinois

19 private foundations reported grants to Little Sisters of the Poor in Chicago, Illinois totaling $451,939 across 19 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Bernard Heerey Family Foundation, with $260,400.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of Little Sisters of the Poor that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like Little Sisters of the Poor's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.

More prospects in the funder finder, filtered to foundations that give in Illinois.

Foundations that fund Little Sisters of the Poor

All 19 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Bernard Heerey Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Assistance to the elderly1$260,400
Foglia Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General charitable purposes1$60,000
M A & G A Ackerman Memorial Fund
Texas · 2025 · accepts applications
Unrestricted general1$34,539
Beatrice P Delany Char Tr
Illinois · 2023 · accepts applications
General1$25,000
Fred J Brunner Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Unrestricted organization support1$20,000
Stack Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
General Support1$10,000
Leo Krupa Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating1$7,500
The Henderson Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Benevolence1$5,500
The William F O'Connor Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General1$5,000
The Turano Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Charity1$5,000
Guy A & N Kay Arboit Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Unrestricted1$5,000
The Kharis Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2025 · accepts applications
Unrestricted contribution to general fund1$4,500
The Denicolo Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024
General charitable support1$4,150
Joseph O Rubinelli Family Fdn
Illinois · 2025
General operating1$2,500
The Sam J Frankino Foundation
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
Operating1$1,000
Mary Lynne Hickey Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General charitable1$1,000
John H & Kathleen H Schneider Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications
General1$500
Donald & Patricia Manhard Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General purpose1$250
McCabe Catholic Charities
Texas · 2025
Unrestricted general1$100

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

A foundation that already gives to Little Sisters of the Poor gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Chicago. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.

Questions people ask

Who funds Little Sisters of the Poor?

Bernard Heerey Family Foundation, Foglia Family Foundation, M A & G A Ackerman Memorial Fund, Beatrice P Delany Char Tr and Fred J Brunner Foundation, and 14 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Little Sisters of the Poor get from foundations?

$451,939 in 19 reported grants from 19 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

M A & G A Ackerman Memorial Fund, Beatrice P Delany Char Tr, Fred J Brunner Foundation, Stack Family Foundation and Leo Krupa Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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