Elkay Family Foundation
Oakbrook Terrace, IL · EIN 83-2504352. Reported 175 grants totalling $280,460 to 170 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Elkay Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $527. Half of everything it gave fell between $426 and $528; the smallest was $81 and the largest $55,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarship America | Minneapolis, MN | $117,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Caterhinestlucy | Oak Park, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $16,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald Charities | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcd House | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Rescue Mission | Milwaukee, WI | $5,528 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake Geneva Camp & Conference | Lake Geneva, WI | $4,527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gathering of Southeast Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $3,068 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church | Charlotte, NC | $2,639 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trosa | Durham, NC | $2,130 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton, NC | $2,060 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fairground Middle School | Nashua, NH | $1,879 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Visitation Catholic School | Elmhurst, IL | $1,704 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Society | Sheboygan, WI | $1,668 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pembroke Rescue Squad | Pembroke, NC | $1,659 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rock Church Academy | Baltimore, MD | $1,055 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Lena Community Trust Fund Inc | Lena, IL | $1,055 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reedy Branch Baptist Church | Fairmont, NC | $1,054 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Council Oak Montessouri | Blue Island, IL | $1,053 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Guest House of Milwaukee Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wreaths Across America | Columbia Falls, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saddletree Church of God | Lumberton, NC | $953 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oak Park Infant Welfare | Oak Park, IL | $875 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chattanooga Area Food Bank Inc | Chattanooga, TN | $569 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colts Rehab Rescue | Muskego, WI | $569 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church | Waukesha, WI | $569 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St John's Evangelist School | Carrollton, IL | $569 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chinese Christian Church of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $568 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dodge County Sheriff's Office | Juneau, WI | $568 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church | Fuquayvarina, NC | $568 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mayville Ems | Mayville, WI | $568 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Hills Church | Brighton, CO | $568 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southside Christian School | Spokane, WA | $568 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Peter's Lutheran Church & School | Fond Du Lac, WI | $568 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army Tri-City Corp & Joe K Anderson Community Center | St Charles, IL | $568 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Design for Dignity - the Cove School | Northbrook, IL | $546 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adams 12 Five Star Schools | Thorton, CO | $528 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bethel Church | Cedar Lake, IN | $528 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Highland School of Technology | Gastonia, NC | $528 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels | Sheboygan, WI | $528 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity | Milwaukee, WI | $528 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Johns Lutheran Church | Grand Haven, MI | $528 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summit Police Department | Oconomowoc, WI | $528 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waukesha Catholic School System | Waukesha, WI | $528 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zion Lutheran Church and Early Learning Center | South Milwaukee, WI | $528 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Apk Early Learning Academy | Camanche, IA | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Andrew Carnegie Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Br Ryall YMCA of Northwestern Dupage County | Glen Ellyn, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bethel Charity Church of God | Rowland, NC | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Courageous | Monticello, IA | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chadwick Milledgeville District #399 | Milledgeville, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charles Reed Elementary | Plainfield, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clinton Four Square Church | Clinton, IA | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Deep Branch Elementary School | Lumberton, NC | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Epic Academy High School | Chicago, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Baptist Church | Fairmont, NC | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Aenue Club | Milwaukee, WI | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvest Bible Chapel | Elgin, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| James Madisonmidtown Community Health Center | Ogden, UT | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jo Daviess Carrol Cte Academy | Elizabeth, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Komarek School District 94 | N Riverside, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leaf River Fire Protection District | Leaf River, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Macedonia Holiness Methodist Church | Red Springs, NC | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marantha Christian Preschool | Florence, SC | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Masjid-Al-Huda | Schaumburg, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mokena Fire Department | Mokena, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mokena Police Department | Mokena, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morning Star Luteran Church School | Jackson, WI | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morton East High School | Chicago, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oak Dale Baptist Church | Whiteville, NC | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oak Grove Baptist | Lumberton, NC | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ogden Rescue Mission | Ogden, UT | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Park City Conservation Assoc | Park City, UT | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Penfield Childrens Center | Milwaukee, WI | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pleasant Meadow Missionary Baptist Church | Lumberton, NC | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rolling Hills Progress Center | Lanark, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scales Mound School | Scales Mound, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Story | Vienna, VA | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shining Star Preschool | Lumberton, NC | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude's Catholic Church | Joliet, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Mary Community Center | Freeport, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Mary's School | Bloomington, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago in Illinois | Bellwood, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stockton Cusd 206 | Stockton, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stockton School District | Stockton, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Everett Senior Center | Maryville, TN | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Growing Season | Evanston, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tobin School | Burbank, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Lisle, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Cerebral Palsy-Center for Disabilities | Joliet, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Village of Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waco Southern Panthers Youth | Waco, TX | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wheatland Athletic Association | Aurora, IL | $527 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple Assoc | Singapore | $484 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Design for Dignity - Good News Partners | Chicago, IL | $478 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prospect Volunteer Fire Department | Lumberton, NC | $459 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Searles Elementary School | Nashua, NH | $441 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Art in Motion Creative Arts School | Chicago, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Believe in the Children | Forreston, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridge the Gap Illinois | Justice, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bristol Bay Elementary School | Yorkville, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Calvary Lutheran Church | Sabula, IA | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christ Lutheran School | Serling, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clinton Ia Parks & Recreations Department | Clinton, IA | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Davis Mental Health Group | Freeport, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eagle Heights Elementary School | Clinton, IA | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastland Jrsr High School | Lanark, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evangelical Child & Family Agency | Wheaton, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center | Clinton, IA | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Baptist Academy | Dallas, TX | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Church of the Open Bible | Freeport, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Congregational Church of Western Springs | Western Springs, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Reformed Church of Oostburg | Oostburg, WI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First United Methodist Church | Franklin Park, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvest Church of the Assemblies of God | Rowland, NC | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Angels Parish School | West Bend, WI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jo Daviess Carroll Cte Academy | Elizabeth, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kindi Academy | Darien, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knox Presbyterian Church | Naperville, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lanark First Brethren | Lanark, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lena American Legion Post 572 | Lena, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lena-Wilson School District | Lena, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leo High School | Chicago, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lourdes Academy | Oshkosh, WI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center | Oregon, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mayville Fire Department | Mayville, WI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meno Haven Camp & Retreat | Tiskilwa, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercer Fire Department | Mercer, WI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mt Carroll Church of God | Mt Carroll, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Muskegon Public Schools | North Muskegon, MI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oaklawn Elementary School | Oshkosh, WI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oswego East High School | Oswego, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pearl City Fire Department | Pearl City, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pembroke Middle School | Pembroke, NC | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ranchview Elementary School | Naperville, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rolling Meadows Police Department | Rolling Meadows, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rush Copley Medical Center | Aurora, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seton Catholic School | Ottumwa, IA | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shannon Il Fire Department | Shannon, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Silver Birch Ranch | White Lake, WI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southside Organizing Committee | Milwaukee, WI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Spring Lake, MI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Anthony of Padua | Cicero, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Catherine of Sienna - St Lucy School | Oak Park, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John Lutheran Church | Lombard, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Petronille School | Glen Ellyn, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Fort Loudoun Association | Vonore, TN | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Fort Loudound Foundation Co Kristi Belter | Vonore, TN | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church - Green Trails | Lisle, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Faith & Hope Ministry | Evergreen, NC | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Venture Academy & High School | Marriott Slaterville, UT | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village Bible Church | Naperville, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walker Elementary | West Allis, WI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wesley Chapel Volunteer Fire Department | Waxghaw, NC | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winnebago Lutheran Academy | Fond Du Lac, WI | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Business Development Center | Chicago, IL | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Word of Faith Outreach Ministries | St Pauls, NC | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zetta Nicole Girls | Hammond, IN | $426 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sengkang Methodist Church Singapore | Singapore | $385 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Design for Dignity - Co Kinsie Builders | Vernon Hills, IL | $275 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Christian Church | Naperville, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Capuchin Community Services | Milwaukee, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Givefund San Jose DC (paypal Charitable Giving Fund) | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kinship Milwaukee Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loaves & Fishes | Milwaukee, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Inland 2-Harvest | Spokane, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Toys for Tots | Triangle, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Luke's Catholic Church | Carol Stream, IL | $81 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
4 of 170 (2%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 3%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 32 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | $89,103 | $426 |
| 2022 | 60 | $114,364 | $527 |
| 2023 | 12 | $27,605 | $528 |
| 2024 | 31 | $49,388 | $568 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
42% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $527. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Minnesota.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Elkay Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1 Mid America Plaza Floor 3, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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