Jay Whipple Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 36-4212048
Foundation Overview
Based in Lake Forest, IL, Jay Whipple Family Foundation has awarded 155 grants totaling $998,000 to organizations in Illinois, Virginia and 7 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $40,000, with a median award of $4,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
0 of 42 recipients (0%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
51% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 8 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (56%), Lake Forest (19%), Lake Bluff (9%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 18% change over 3 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (32%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Jay Whipple 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Scholarships | 2023 |
| Foxcroft School | $1,000 | Middleburg, VA, US | Scholarships Andfinancial Aid | 2023 |
| Lake Forest Country Day School | $500 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Annual Giving Fund | 2023 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | $10,000 | Exeter, NH, US | Teaching Fund | 2023 |
| Proctor Academy | $3,000 | Andover, NH, US | The Proctor Fund | 2023 |
| Church Of The Holy Spirit | $7,000 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Ministry | 2023 |
| Adler Planetarium Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Various Projects | 2023 |
| The Community Church Of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff | $5,000 | Lake Bluff, IL, US | Ministry | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Patient Care | 2023 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Job Training Andnutrition Education | 2023 |
| Orphans Of The Storm | $1,000 | Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL, US | Help Stray Dogs And Cats | 2023 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | $20,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Kids Battlingdeadly Diseases | 2023 |
| Streetdog Foundation | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Street Dogs | 2023 |
| Trey Duffy Foundation | $500 | Atlanta, GA, US | Help Students Insports Related Fields | 2023 |
| Operation Breakthrough | $2,500 | Kansas City, MO, US | Helps Children In Poverty | 2023 |
| Coalition For The Homeless | $7,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Prevention Of Homelessness | 2023 |
| Harvesters | $5,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Feed The Hungry | 2023 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $5,000 | Geneva, IL, US | Feed The Hungry | 2023 |
| Bishop Seabury Academy | $4,000 | Lawrence, KS, US | College Prep | 2023 |
| Chicago Youth Centers | $4,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Investment In Youths | 2023 |
| A Thousand Summers | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | Camp-based Youthdevelopment | 2023 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Scholarships | 2023 |
| Foxcroft School | $1,000 | Middleburg, VA, US | Scholarships Andfinancial Aid | 2023 |
| Lake Forest Country Day School | $500 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Annual Giving Fund | 2023 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | $10,000 | Exeter, NH, US | Teaching Fund | 2023 |
| Proctor Academy | $3,000 | Andover, NH, US | The Proctor Fund | 2023 |
| Church Of The Holy Spirit | $7,000 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Ministry | 2023 |
| Adler Planetarium Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Various Projects | 2023 |
| The Community Church Of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff | $5,000 | Lake Bluff, IL, US | Ministry | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Patient Care | 2023 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Job Training Andnutrition Education | 2023 |
| Orphans Of The Storm | $1,000 | Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL, US | Help Stray Dogs And Cats | 2023 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | $20,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Kids Battlingdeadly Diseases | 2023 |
| Streetdog Foundation | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Street Dogs | 2023 |
| Trey Duffy Foundation | $500 | Atlanta, GA, US | Help Students Insports Related Fields | 2023 |
| Operation Breakthrough | $2,500 | Kansas City, MO, US | Helps Children In Poverty | 2023 |
| Coalition For The Homeless | $7,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Prevention Of Homelessness | 2023 |
| Harvesters | $5,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Feed The Hungry | 2023 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $5,000 | Geneva, IL, US | Feed The Hungry | 2023 |
| Bishop Seabury Academy | $4,000 | Lawrence, KS, US | College Prep | 2023 |
| Chicago Youth Centers | $4,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Investment In Youths | 2023 |
| A Thousand Summers | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | Camp-based Youthdevelopment | 2023 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $4,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Scholarships | 2022 |
| Foxcroft School | $1,000 | Middleburg, VA, US | Scholarships Andfinancial Aid | 2022 |
| Lake Forest Country Day School | $500 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Annual Giving Fund | 2022 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | $10,000 | Exeter, NH, US | Teaching Fund | 2022 |
| Proctor Academy | $3,000 | Andover, NH, US | The Proctor Fund | 2022 |
| Church Of The Holy Spirit | $2,000 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Ministry | 2022 |
| Adler Planetarium Of Chicago | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Various Projects | 2022 |
| Children's Place Association | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Summer Camp | 2022 |
| The Community Church Of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff | $7,000 | Lake Bluff, IL, US | Ministry | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Patient Care | 2022 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Job Training Andnutrition Education | 2022 |
| Orphans Of The Storm | $1,000 | Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL, US | Help Stray Dogs And Cats | 2022 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | $30,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Kids Battlingdeadly Diseases | 2022 |
| Streetdog Foundation | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Street Dogs | 2022 |
| Trey Duffy Foundation | $500 | Atlanta, GA, US | Help Students Insports Related Fields | 2022 |
| Operation Breakthrough | $2,500 | Kansas City, MO, US | Helps Children In Poverty | 2022 |
| Project Exploration | $2,500 | Chicago, IL, US | Education For Low Income Students | 2022 |
| Coalition For The Homeless | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Prevention Of Homelessness | 2022 |
| Harvesters | $5,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Feed The Hungry | 2022 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $5,000 | Geneva, IL, US | Feed The Hungry | 2022 |
| Bishop Seabury Academy | $4,000 | Lawrence, KS, US | College Prep | 2022 |
| Chicago Youth Centers | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Investment In Youths | 2022 |
| Chicago Mobile Makers | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Youth Design/skillbuilding Workshops | 2022 |
| A Thousand Summers | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | Camp-based Youthdevelopment | 2022 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $4,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Scholarships | 2022 |
| Foxcroft School | $1,000 | Middleburg, VA, US | Scholarships Andfinancial Aid | 2022 |
| Lake Forest Country Day School | $500 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Annual Giving Fund | 2022 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | $10,000 | Exeter, NH, US | Teaching Fund | 2022 |
| Proctor Academy | $3,000 | Andover, NH, US | The Proctor Fund | 2022 |
| Church Of The Holy Spirit | $2,000 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Ministry | 2022 |
| Adler Planetarium Of Chicago | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Various Projects | 2022 |
| Children's Place Association | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Summer Camp | 2022 |
| The Community Church Of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff | $7,000 | Lake Bluff, IL, US | Ministry | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Patient Care | 2022 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Job Training Andnutrition Education | 2022 |
| Orphans Of The Storm | $1,000 | Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL, US | Help Stray Dogs And Cats | 2022 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | $30,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Kids Battlingdeadly Diseases | 2022 |
| Streetdog Foundation | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Street Dogs | 2022 |
| Trey Duffy Foundation | $500 | Atlanta, GA, US | Help Students Insports Related Fields | 2022 |
| Operation Breakthrough | $2,500 | Kansas City, MO, US | Helps Children In Poverty | 2022 |
| Project Exploration | $2,500 | Chicago, IL, US | Education For Low Income Students | 2022 |
| Coalition For The Homeless | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Prevention Of Homelessness | 2022 |
| Harvesters | $5,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Feed The Hungry | 2022 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $5,000 | Geneva, IL, US | Feed The Hungry | 2022 |
| Bishop Seabury Academy | $4,000 | Lawrence, KS, US | College Prep | 2022 |
| Chicago Youth Centers | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Investment In Youths | 2022 |
| Chicago Mobile Makers | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Youth Design/skillbuilding Workshops | 2022 |
| A Thousand Summers | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | Camp-based Youthdevelopment | 2022 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $4,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Scholarships | 2022 |
| Foxcroft School | $1,000 | Middleburg, VA, US | Scholarships Andfinancial Aid | 2022 |
| Lake Forest Country Day School | $500 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Annual Giving Fund | 2022 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | $10,000 | Exeter, NH, US | Teaching Fund | 2022 |
| Proctor Academy | $3,000 | Andover, NH, US | The Proctor Fund | 2022 |
| Church Of The Holy Spirit | $2,000 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Ministry | 2022 |
| Adler Planetarium Of Chicago | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Various Projects | 2022 |
| Children's Place Association | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Summer Camp | 2022 |
| The Community Church Of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff | $7,000 | Lake Bluff, IL, US | Ministry | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Patient Care | 2022 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Job Training Andnutrition Education | 2022 |
| Orphans Of The Storm | $1,000 | Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL, US | Help Stray Dogs And Cats | 2022 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | $30,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Kids Battlingdeadly Diseases | 2022 |
| Streetdog Foundation | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Street Dogs | 2022 |
| Trey Duffy Foundation | $500 | Atlanta, GA, US | Help Students Insports Related Fields | 2022 |
| Operation Breakthrough | $2,500 | Kansas City, MO, US | Helps Children In Poverty | 2022 |
| Project Exploration | $2,500 | Chicago, IL, US | Education For Low Income Students | 2022 |
| Coalition For The Homeless | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Prevention Of Homelessness | 2022 |
| Harvesters | $5,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Feed The Hungry | 2022 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $5,000 | Geneva, IL, US | Feed The Hungry | 2022 |
| Bishop Seabury Academy | $4,000 | Lawrence, KS, US | College Prep | 2022 |
| Chicago Youth Centers | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Investment In Youths | 2022 |
| Chicago Mobile Makers | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Youth Design/skillbuilding Workshops | 2022 |
| A Thousand Summers | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | Camp-based Youthdevelopment | 2022 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $8,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Scholarships | 2021 |
| Foxcroft School | $1,000 | Middleburg, VA, US | Scholarships Andfinancial Aid | 2021 |
| Lake Forest Country Day School | $500 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Annual Giving Fund | 2021 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | $10,000 | Exeter, NH, US | Teaching Fund | 2021 |
| Proctor Academy | $3,000 | Andover, NH, US | The Proctor Fund | 2021 |
| Church Of The Holy Spirit | $2,000 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Ministry | 2021 |
| Adler Planetarium Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Various Projects | 2021 |
| Children's Place Association | $4,500 | Chicago, IL, US | Summer Camp | 2021 |
| The Community Church Of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff | $10,000 | Lake Bluff, IL, US | Ministry | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Patient Care | 2021 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Job Training Andnutrition Education | 2021 |
| John Austin Cheley Foundation | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | Camperships | 2021 |
| Middleburg Humane Foundation | $1,000 | Marshall, VA, US | Help At-risk Animals | 2021 |
| Orphans Of The Storm | $1,000 | Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL, US | Help Stray Dogs And Cats | 2021 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | $30,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Kids Battlingdeadly Diseases | 2021 |
| Streetdog Foundation | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Street Dogs | 2021 |
| Trey Duffy Foundation | $500 | Atlanta, GA, US | Help Students Insports Related Fields | 2021 |
| Operation Breakthrough | $2,500 | Kansas City, MO, US | Helps Children In Poverty | 2021 |
| Project Exploration | $2,500 | Chicago, IL, US | Education For Low Income Students | 2021 |
| Coalition For The Homeless | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Prevention Of Homelessness | 2021 |
| Harvesters | $5,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Feed The Hungry | 2021 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $5,000 | Geneva, IL, US | Feed The Hungry | 2021 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | $8,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Scholarships | 2020 |
| Foxcroft School | $1,000 | Middleburg, VA, US | Scholarships Andfinancial Aid | 2020 |
| Lake Forest Country Day School | $500 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Annual Giving Fund | 2020 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | $10,000 | Exeter, NH, US | Teaching Fund | 2020 |
| Proctor Academy | $3,000 | Andover, NH, US | The Proctor Fund | 2020 |
| St George's Independent School | $2,500 | Collierville, TN, US | Scholarships | 2020 |
| Church Of The Holy Spirit | $1,000 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Ministry | 2020 |
| Adler Planetarium Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Various Projects | 2020 |
| Children's Place Association | $4,500 | Chicago, IL, US | Summer Camp | 2020 |
| The Community Church Of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff | $5,000 | Lake Bluff, IL, US | Ministry | 2020 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Patient Care | 2020 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Job Training Andnutrition Education | 2020 |
| Gorton Community Center | $500 | Lake Forest, IL, US | Community Events,films And Classes | 2020 |
| John Austin Cheley Foundation | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | Camperships | 2020 |
| Middleburg Humane Foundation | $1,000 | Marshall, VA, US | Help At-risk Animals | 2020 |
| Orphans Of The Storm | $1,000 | Riverwoodsdeerfield, IL, US | Help Stray Dogs And Cats | 2020 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | $30,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Kids Battlingdeadly Diseases | 2020 |
| Streetdog Foundation | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Help Street Dogs | 2020 |
| Trey Duffy Foundation | $500 | Atlanta, GA, US | Help Students Insports Related Fields | 2020 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 36-4212048 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | PO BOX 151 Lake Forest, IL 60045-0151 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Jay Whipple Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Pres/sec/treas | Jay N Whipple Iii |
|---|---|
| Dir | Sara Froman |
| Dir | William C Whipple |
Forms 990-PF
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