Webb Foundation
Winthrop Harbor, IL · EIN 23-7028768. Reported 246 grants totalling $1,609,250 to 92 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Webb 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $8,000; the smallest was $1,900 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran World Relief | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 6 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lutheran Chld & Fam Svcs | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $73,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Opal House | Snohomish, WA | $52,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Little Bit Foundation | St Louis, MO | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kids for Christ | Freeburg, IL | $43,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vincent Gray Academy | East St Louis, IL | $41,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Brimshire | St James, MO | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Embrace Guatemala | Edmonds, WA | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fidalgo Island Rotary Foundation | Anacortes, WA | $36,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Next Level Church | Fort Myers, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oakland City University Foundation | Oakland City, IN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Harbour Inc | Park Ridge, IL | $29,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Womens Resource Center in Racine | Racine, WI | $29,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Center of Concern | Desplaines, IL | $28,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cool Ministries | Waukegan, IL | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crystal Lake Food Pantry | Crystal Lake, IL | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fish of Mchenry Food Pantry | Mchenry, IL | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Almost Home | St Louis, MO | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| ELCA Outreach Center | Kenosha, WI | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Good Shepherd Children & Fam Svcs | St Louis, MO | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| My Joyful Heart | Mokena, IL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| One Love Global Wellness Fdn | Orland Park, IL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pads | North Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shalom Center of Interfaith | Kenosha, WI | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Delta Gamma Center | Richmond Hts, MO | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alain Locke Charter School | Chicago, IL | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Central Institute for the Deaf | St Louis, MO | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loyola Academy | St Louis, MO | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Child & Fam Svcs of Il | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $22,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Connections to Care | Arlington Heights, IL | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wells 4 Wellness | Moline, IL | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Alicia's House | Beecher, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Luterhan World Relief | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Home | Arlington Hts, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Hearing & Speech | St Louis, MO | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Turning Point | Woodstock, IL | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Camp Wartburg | Waterloo, IL | $16,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crystal Lake Central Hs Theater | Crystal Lake, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Margaret's Village | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Northern Il Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prairie Ridge High School | Crystal Lake, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | Boone, IA | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Carmel of St Joseph | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chgoland Lutheran Education Fdn | Bensonville, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gigi Playhouse | Tinley Park, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Home of the Sparrow | Mchenry, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lutheran Child & Family Svcs of Il | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Marian Middle School | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| NAMI Mchenry County | Crystal Lake, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| New Moms | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nurses for Newborns | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Service League of Crystal Lake | Crystal Lake, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Andrews Charitable Fdn | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Dragonfly Fdn | Highland Park, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Heart Organization | Bolingbrook, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Senior Care Volunteer | Crystal Lake, IL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Veterans Path to Hope | Crystal Lake, IL | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City in Motion Dance Theater Inc | Kansas City, MO | $5,350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alive | Naperville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Altamont Lutheran Interfaith School | Altamont, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicagoland Lutheran Educ Fdn | Bensonville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christians Against Poverty | Lisle, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads Youth Center Inc | Milford, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Disabled Patriot Funds | Tinley Park, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Fisher House | Addison, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Fisher House Illinois | Addison, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heart of Il Harvest | Peoria, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helping Hands | Countryside, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Helping Hands Pantry | Machesney Park, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Center Inc | Waukesha, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Humanitarian Service Project | Carol Stream, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jesus Word Center Church | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lutherdale Bible Camp Inc | Elkhorn, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marygrove | Florissant, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miriam | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natl Childrens Cancer Society | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Compass Inc | Mt Prospect, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partners in Hope | New Lenox, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ready Readers | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saint Louis Priory School | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Mary Catholic School | Mokena, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Stroke Alliance | Peoria, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Womens & Childrens Horizons | Kenosha, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Gurnee, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Fd | Bensonville, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College of Lake County Fdn | Grayslake, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prof Firefighters of Wi Fdn | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turning Pointe Autism Fdn | Naperville, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Turning Point Autism Foundation | Naperville, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Whatcom County Mstr Gardener Fnd | Bellingham, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
53 of 92 (58%) 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 68%, 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.
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.
- Oakland City University Foundation
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE - Lutheran World Relief
HURRICANE AID FOR HELENE & MILTON - Luterhan World Relief
AID TO WAR & CIVILIANS IN ISRAEL - Embrace Guatemala
LEADERSHIP DEVELPMENT MISSION - Fidalgo Island Rotary Foundation
ORTHOSCAN MOBILE DI MINI C ARM - Lutheran Chld & Fam Svcs
LCFS CIRCLE OF HOPE COMMITTMENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 127 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 | 52 | $347,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 48 | $323,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 49 | $307,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $314,250 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 47 | $317,500 | $5,000 |
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
54% 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 $5,000. 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 Webb Foundation'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: Po Box 432, Winthrop Harbor, IL, 60096. 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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