The Egerter Family Foundation
Wilmington, DE · EIN 85-3751463. Reported 311 grants totalling $2,121,335 to 127 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Egerter Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations The Egerter Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 11 grants totalling $63,000 to them. That is 3% of the $1,844,335 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Jackson Hole | community foundation | Wyoming | $61,500 | 8 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Northern Piedmont Community | community foundation | Virginia | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| The Chicago Community Trust | community foundation | Illinois | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $38,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter | Chicago, IL | $92,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $68,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Build Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $61,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of Jackson Hole | Jackson, WY | $61,500 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc | Chicago, IL | $60,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | Chicago, IL | $60,275 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Refugeeone | Chicago, IL | $59,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $58,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Infant Welfare Society of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $54,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Allies for Community Business Inc | Chicago, IL | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $52,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cara Program | Chicago, IL | $52,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Josselyn Center Nfp | Northfield, IL | $50,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bernard P Floriani Foundation Inc | Lake Bluff, IL | $48,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Urban Initiatives Inc | Chicago, IL | $47,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity Chicago | Chicago, IL | $47,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU Inc | Chicago, IL | $47,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christopher House | Chicago, IL | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Resurrection Project | Chicago, IL | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Growing Home Inc | Chicago, IL | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Genesys Works | Keller, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Northwestern University Settlement | Chicago, IL | $35,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Juvenile Protective Association | Chicago, IL | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| North Lawndale Employment Network | Chicago, IL | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nourishing Hope | Chicago, IL | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| West Chester University Foundation | West Chester, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American National Red Cross | Chicago, IL | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $27,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Focus | Chicago, IL | $25,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United States Soccer Federation Inc | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $24,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Genesys Works | Chicago, IL | $23,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Duke University - Scholarship | Durham, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Inspiration Corporation | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Chester University Foundation - Scholarship | West Chester, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Between Friends | Chicago, IL | $18,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| A Safe Haven Foundation | Chicago, IL | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Evanston Scholars | Evanston, IL | $18,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doug Coombs Foundation | Jackson, WY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jackson Hole Community Housing | Jackson, WY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Manage | Evanston, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Horizons for Youth | Chicago, IL | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc - Doctors Without | Hagerstown, MD | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago High School for the Arts | Chicago, IL | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Primo Center for Women and Children | Chicago, IL | $10,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hole Food Rescue Corp | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Teton Youth & Family Services Inc | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation - Cure Alzh | Wellesley Hills, MA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc - Chicago | Chicago, IL | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Role Model Movement Inc Nfp | Chicago, IL | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Horizons for Youth | Detroit, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Laurel School | Shaker Hts, OH | $7,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Facing Forward to End Homelessness | Chicago, IL | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fenix Family Health Center Inc | Highwood, IL | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Harbour Inc | Park Ridge, IL | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Urban Gateways | Chicago, IL | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cure Alzheimer's Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First in Family Jackson Hole | Wilson, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Globalgiving Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Hope the People to People Health Foundatio | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reading Power Inc | Lake Bluff, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Working Bikes | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Care for Real | Chicago, IL | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ignite Org | Chicago, IL | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Independent Educational Consultants Association Fo | Fairfax, VA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercy Housing Lakefront | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Thresholds | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Deborahs Place | Chicago, IL | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Housing Opportunities for Women Inc | Chicago, IL | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opportunity Granted | Kenilworth, IL | $3,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israaid US Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jackson Hole Land Trust | Jackson, WY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Foundation for the Ctrs for Disease Contr | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rank the Vote | Leominster, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gift of Adoption Fund Inc | Northbrook, IL | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Old Irving Park Community Clinic | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Evidence Action Inc | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Association for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brainup Inc | Frankfort, IL | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lakeview Pantry | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christian Herald Assn Inc | New York, NY | $1,260 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Furniture Bank Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Finleys Green Leap Forward | Broad Run, VA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Northern Piedmont Community Foundation | Warrenton, VA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - Penn | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carole Robertson Center for Learning | Chicago, IL | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Academy for the Arts | Chicago, IL | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Survivors Inc | Chicago, IL | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| All Chicago Making Homelessness History | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA Central Social Services Corporation | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Youth Programs Inc | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens First Fund the Chicago Public School Fou | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Newton, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Erikas Lighthouse a Beacon of Hope for Adolescent | Winnetka, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gardeneers | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderl | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sunflower of Peace | Newton, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Beacon Place Nfp | Waukegan, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Brain Tumor Center at Duke | Durham, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Edmonds Home for Crippled Children | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
77 of 127 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 73%, across 4 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, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole Community Housing; Doug Coombs Foundation; Hole Food Rescue; First in Family Jackson Hole; Jackson Hole Land Trust - Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter
to cover expenses of campaign to increase vaccination of LEARN students against COVID-19 - Duke University - Scholarship
FINANCIAL AID / SCHOLARSHIP FUND - West Chester University Foundation - Scholarship
MARIANNE EGERTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND - Duke University
Financial Aid/ Scholarship Fund - West Chester University Foundation
Marianne Roscher Egerter Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 230 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 | 47 | $159,350 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 92 | $391,200 | $3,625 |
| 2023 | 71 | $439,025 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 53 | $541,260 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 48 | $590,500 | $13,750 |
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
75% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Egerter Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 6 returns (tax years 2020-2025). 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: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19809. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 85-3751463 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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