Herman & Katherine Peters
Antioch, IL · EIN 36-4180010. Reported 192 grants totalling $795,600 to 91 recipients across tax years 2023-2025. 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. Herman & Katherine Peters 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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Valley Food for Health | Geneva, IL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Washington DC, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Chicago Coalition for Homeless | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Feed the Children | Oklahoma City, OK | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Glenwood Academy | Glenwood, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Northern Ill Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army USA | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Food for the Poor | Coconut Creek, FL | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Benet Academy | Lombard, IL | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Purple Plunge | Lake Zurich, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Scholarship America | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Silver Birch Ranch | White Lake, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Oncology Services | Chicago, IL | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Advocate Charter Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Little City | Palatine, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nw Comm Hospital Foundation | Arlington Hts, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Stanton Rowing Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Gigis Playhouse | Hoffman Estates, IL | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bridges Nfp | Bartlett, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Compassion International | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Feed My Starving Children | Coon Rapids, MN | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels Foundation | N Riverside, IL | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Bridge Youth and Family | Palatine, IL | $7,600 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| A Safe Place | Zion, IL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Childrens Home and Aid | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global Action | Wheaton, IL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kinship United | Rolling Meadows, IL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Dunes Learning Center | Porter, IN | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Blair - University of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridges - University of Wisconsin - Platteville | Platteville, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brightpoint | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Doorack - Colorado State University Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Downing - Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foster - Wheaton College | Wheaton, IL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fox Valley Hands of Hope | Geneva, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hendin - Siena Heights University | Adrian, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Leyva - Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Martin - Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| O'sullivan - Regis University | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| One Step Cancer Camp | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sandoval - Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Schaefer - Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sockers Foundation | Palatine, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Souders - Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vandenheuvel - Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Willi - University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA Central | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| CASA of Lake County | Vernon Hills, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Gumbo Limbo Nature Preserve | Boca Raton, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Habitat of Lake County | Waukegan, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Harper Foundation | Palatine, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Holy Family Ministries | Northbrook, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| La CASA Norte | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New Moms | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pacific Garden Mission | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sandoway Discovery Center | Delray Beach, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Harbour | Park Ridge, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Navigators | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Soup Kitchen | Boynton Beach, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Toys for Tots | Triangle, VA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| We Are Alright Organization | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Brown - University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cuthbert-Adrian College | Adrian, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hein - Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huelsbeck University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Librizzi-University of Colorado-Boulder | Boulder, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lopez - Arizona Western University | Yuma, AZ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Magana-University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meyer - Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moder - University of Wisconsin Stevens Point | Stevens Point, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moder-Univ of Wisconsin Stevens Point | Stevens Point, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phelan - University of Boulder | Boulder, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stark - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stark-Southern Illinois Edwardsville | Edwardsville, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ulmer - Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waltenberg-Northland College | Ashland, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yogerst-Grank Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Faith Community Homes | Arlington Heights, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shelter Inc | Arlington Hts, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Forward | Arlington Heights, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ignite Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwestern Medicine | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwestern Medicine Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Santiago Partnership | Coshocton, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
62 of 91 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 71%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 70 | $246,100 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 70 | $283,500 | $2,500 |
| 2025 | 52 | $266,000 | $3,750 |
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
59% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. 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 $2,500. 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 Illinois.
- 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 Herman & Katherine Peters's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: Co Scot Leonard, Antioch, IL, 60002. 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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