Andersen-formolo Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 20-1917495
Foundation Overview
Based in Chicago, IL, Andersen-formolo Family Foundation has awarded 160 grants totaling $4,564,112 to organizations in Illinois, Michigan and 10 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $5,000 to $220,000, with a median award of $20,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
9 of 23 recipients (39%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
68% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 12 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (77%), Park Ridge (5%), Hillside (4%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 198% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Andersen-formolo Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore Country Day School | $30,000 | Winnetka, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Together Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| By The Hand | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Kids First Chicago For Education | $52,500 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| National Louis University | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Varsity Collective Charitable Fund Inc | $20,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Save The Children | $15,000 | Fairfield, CT, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Mcburney Disability Resource Center | $10,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Chicago Coalition To End Homelessness | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| No Stomach For Cancer | $5,000 | Middleton, WI, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Purple Project | $20,000 | Oswego, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | $50,000 | El Segundo, CA, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Sheldrick Wildfire Trust | $25,000 | Mbagathi, Foreign, KE | As Needed | 2024 |
| Padi Aware Foundation | $10,000 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Grace And Peace Church | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| North Austin Community Center | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Emerald South Economic Development | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Cumali | $10,000 | Kenilworth, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| University Of Wisconsin Foundation | $33,333 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Association For A More Just Society | $50,000 | Grand Rapids, MI, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Wayforward Resources | $10,000 | Middleton, WI, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Salt And Light Coalition | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2024 |
| Exodus World Service | $100,000 | Park Ridge, IL, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| North Shore Country Day School | $30,000 | Winnetka, IL, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| Together Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| Sunshine Gospel Ministries | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| By The Hand | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| Kids First Chicago For Education | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| National Louis University | $105,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| Turkish Philanthropy Funds | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| Evanston Wilmette Golf Association | $10,000 | Evanston, IL, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| Varsity Collective Charitable Fund Inc | $25,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| Save The Children | $10,000 | Fairfield, CT, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| Association For A More Just Society | $66,666 | Grand Rapids, MI, US | As Needed | 2023 |
| North Austin Community Center | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Exodus World Service | $20,000 | Park Ridge, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | $30,000 | Manhattan Beach, CA, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | $10,000 | Laguna Hills, CA, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Chicago Coalition For The Homeless | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Aspire | $10,000 | Hillside, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Ucan | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Clean Lakes Alliance | $10,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| North Shore Country Day School | $60,000 | Winnetka, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Helping Hands Ministries Inc | $100,000 | Ottawa, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Mcburney Disability Resource Center | $10,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Fetch Wisonsin Rescue | $10,000 | Verona, WI, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| North Austin Community Center | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Exodus World Service | $20,000 | Park Ridge, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | $30,000 | Manhattan Beach, CA, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | $10,000 | Laguna Hills, CA, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Chicago Coalition For The Homeless | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Aspire | $10,000 | Hillside, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Ucan | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Clean Lakes Alliance | $10,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| North Shore Country Day School | $60,000 | Winnetka, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Helping Hands Ministries Inc | $100,000 | Ottawa, IL, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Mcburney Disability Resource Center | $10,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| Fetch Wisonsin Rescue | $10,000 | Verona, WI, US | As Needed | 2022 |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $220,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Kids First Chicago For Education | $62,500 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Together Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| North Austin Community Center | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| El Shaddai Ministries Int'l Inc | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Grace And Peace Fellowship Church | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| National Louis University | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Sunshine Gospel Ministries | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Association For A More Just Society | $33,333 | Grand Rapids, MI, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Exodus World Service | $50,000 | Park Ridge, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | $50,000 | Manhattan Beach, CA, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | $10,000 | Laguna Hills, CA, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Friends Of Pheasant Branch Conservancy | $10,000 | Middleton, WI, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Chicago Coalition For The Homeless | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Padi Aware Foundation | $10,000 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Aspire | $10,000 | Hillside, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Ucan | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Founders Scholarship Fund | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2021 |
| Association For A More Just Society | $120,000 | Grand Rapids, MI, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Chicago Coalition For The Homeless | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Exodus World Service | $26,280 | Park Ridge, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Grace And Peace Fellowship | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Kids First Chicago For Education | $137,500 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| National Louis University | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Sunshine Gospel Ministries | $70,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Together Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Ucan | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| University Of Wisconsin | $70,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| All Herding Dog Rescue Of Illinois | $5,000 | Joliet, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Appel Farm Arts And Music Center | $5,000 | Elmer, NJ, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Aspire | $10,000 | Hillside, IL, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| National Christian Foundation | $60,000 | Alpharetta, GA, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Porchlight Inc | $10,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Walworth County Food Pantry | $10,000 | Elkhorn, WI, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| World Center Kitchen | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | As Needed | 2020 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Ucan | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Grace & Peace Fellowship Church | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Gardeneers | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Girl Forward | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Rape Crisis Center | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Lyme Warrior | $5,000 | Newport, VA, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| All God's Children | $5,000 | Villa Park, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Association For A More Just Society | $20,000 | Grand Rapids, MI, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Catalyst Schools | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Chicago Coalition For The Homeless | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| National Louis University | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| New Schools For Chicago | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Roger Baldwin Foundation Of Aclu Inc | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Sunshine Gospel Ministries | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| University Of Wisconsin Foundation | $50,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Year Up | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2018 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| University Of Wisconsin | $75,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Year Up Chicago | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| All God's Children | $5,000 | Villa Park, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| National Louis University | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Association For A More Just Society | $20,000 | Grand Rapids, MI, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| New Schools For Chicago | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Ucan | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Roger Baldwin Foundation Of Aclu | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Sunshine Gospel Ministries | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Exodus World Service | $20,000 | Itasca, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Grace & Peace Fellowship Church | $34,500 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Catalyst Schools | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Chicago Coalition For The Homeless | $7,500 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Christian Life Ministries | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Jane Addams Senior Caucus | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | $5,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| University Of Southern California | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Young Life | $5,000 | Prescott, AZ, US | As Needed | 2017 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| University Of Wisconsin | $70,000 | Madison, WI, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| Year Up Chicago | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| All God's Children | $5,000 | Villa Park, IL, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| National Louis University | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| Association For A More Just Society | $25,000 | Grand Rapids, MI, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| New Schools For Chicago | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| Ucan | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| Orphans Of The Storm | $5,000 | Deerfield, IL, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| Roger Baldwin Foundation Of Aclu | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| Sunshine Gospel Ministries | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | As Needed | 2016 |
| Exodus World Service | $5,000 | Itasca, IL, US | As Needed | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 20-1917495 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 1837 N ORCHARD ST Chicago, IL 60614-0000 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Andersen-formolo Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President/treasurer | Thomas J Formolo |
|---|---|
| Director | Elizabeth Douglas |
| Director | Rich Miller |
| Secretary | Hayley F Mans |
Forms 990-PF
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