Covington Charitable Tr | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 36-7181333

Foundation Overview

Based in Lake Bluff, IL, Covington Charitable Tr has awarded 225 grants totaling $529,905 to organizations in New York, Illinois and 12 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $100,000, with a median award of $1,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$529,905
Total Assets
$834,979
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
48
Median Grant
$2,250
% Median Grant Growth
+125% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 21%

10 of 48 recipients (21%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Illinois

52% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 13 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (46%), Lake Forest (20%), Brookfield (6%).

Funding Trajectory
-37%

Declining funding trend with 37% decrease over 3 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Covington Charitable Tr'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
Les Cheneaux Community Schools $250 Cedarville, MI, US General Donation 2023
Chicago Botanic Garden $300 Glenco, IL, US General Donation 2023
Lake Forest Open Lands $5,000 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2023
Chicago Zoological Society $2,500 Brookfield, IL, US General Donation 2023
High Country News $1,000 Paonia, CO, US General Donation 2023
Kkc Foundation $5,000 Park City, UT, US General Donation 2023
The Anti-cruelty Society $250 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2023
Lake Forest Open Lands $1,800 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2023
Openlands $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2023
Friends Of Il Nature Preserves $5,000 Dekalb, IL, US General Donation 2023
Jackson Hole Land Trust $2,500 Jackson, WY, US General Donation 2023
Field Museum Of Natural History $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2023
Wttw $400 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2023
Iec Education Fund $3,000 Springfield, IL, US General Donation 2023
Wetlands Iniative $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2023
Lake Forest Preservation Fund $250 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2023
The Wilderness Society $2,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2023
Earth Justice $2,500 New York, NY, US General Donation 2023
Preservation Foundation Of Lake Cty $2,000 Libertyville, IL, US General Donation 2023
Npca $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2023
Conservation Fund $3,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2023
Nrdc $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2023
Fair $1,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2023
Center For Biological Diversity $5,000 Tucson, AZ, US General Donation 2023
Les Cheneaux Community Schools $250 Cedarville, MI, US General Donation 2023
Chicago Botanic Garden $300 Glenco, IL, US General Donation 2023
Lake Forest Open Lands $5,000 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2023
Chicago Zoological Society $2,500 Brookfield, IL, US General Donation 2023
High Country News $1,000 Paonia, CO, US General Donation 2023
Kkc Foundation $5,000 Park City, UT, US General Donation 2023
The Anti-cruelty Society $250 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2023
Lake Forest Open Lands $1,800 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2023
Openlands $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2023
Friends Of Il Nature Preserves $5,000 Dekalb, IL, US General Donation 2023
Jackson Hole Land Trust $2,500 Jackson, WY, US General Donation 2023
Field Museum Of Natural History $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2023
Wttw $400 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2023
Iec Education Fund $3,000 Springfield, IL, US General Donation 2023
Wetlands Iniative $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2023
Lake Forest Preservation Fund $250 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2023
The Wilderness Society $2,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2023
Earth Justice $2,500 New York, NY, US General Donation 2023
Preservation Foundation Of Lake Cty $2,000 Libertyville, IL, US General Donation 2023
Npca $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2023
Conservation Fund $3,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2023
Nrdc $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2023
Fair $1,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2023
Center For Biological Diversity $5,000 Tucson, AZ, US General Donation 2023
Earth Justice $2,500 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Chicago Botanic Garden $120 Glencoe, IL, US General Donation 2022
Les Cheneaux Foundation $500 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
World Wildlife Foundation $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Wbez $365 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Wttw Foundation $365 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
High Country News $250 Paonia, CO, US General Donation 2022
Anti Cruelty Society $350 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Fair $1,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Lake Forest Open Lands Association $2,500 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
Amer United For Seperation Of Churc $500 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Shedd Aquarium $500 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Anti Cruelty Society $250 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Les Cheneaux Community Schools $250 Cedarville, MI, US General Donation 2022
Land Trust Alliance $5,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Lake Forest Preservation Foundation $250 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
Lake Bluff Open Lands Foundation $500 Lake Bluff, IL, US General Donation 2022
National Resources Defense Council $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
American Rivers $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Natl Parks And Conserv Assoc $2,500 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Little Traverse Conservancy $5,000 Harbor Springs, MI, US General Donation 2022
The Wilderness Society $2,100 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Friends Of The Il Nature Preserves $5,000 Dekalb, IL, US General Donation 2022
Noahs Rest $500 Zion, IL, US General Donation 2022
Skin Of Steel $250 Glenview, IL, US General Donation 2022
Freedom From Religion Found $1,000 Madison, WI, US General Donation 2022
Kkc Foundation $1,000 Park City, UT, US General Donation 2022
Openlands $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Lake Forest Open Lands Association $1,750 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
Field Museum $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Chicago Zoological Society $500 Brookfield, IL, US General Donation 2022
The Wetlands Initiative $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Chicago Council On Global Affairs $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Earth Justice $2,500 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Chicago Botanic Garden $120 Glencoe, IL, US General Donation 2022
Les Cheneaux Foundation $500 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
World Wildlife Foundation $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Wbez $365 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Wttw Foundation $365 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
High Country News $250 Paonia, CO, US General Donation 2022
Anti Cruelty Society $350 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Fair $1,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Lake Forest Open Lands Association $2,500 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
Amer United For Seperation Of Churc $500 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Shedd Aquarium $500 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Anti Cruelty Society $250 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Les Cheneaux Community Schools $250 Cedarville, MI, US General Donation 2022
Land Trust Alliance $5,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Lake Forest Preservation Foundation $250 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
Lake Bluff Open Lands Foundation $500 Lake Bluff, IL, US General Donation 2022
National Resources Defense Council $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
American Rivers $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Natl Parks And Conserv Assoc $2,500 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Little Traverse Conservancy $5,000 Harbor Springs, MI, US General Donation 2022
The Wilderness Society $2,100 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Friends Of The Il Nature Preserves $5,000 Dekalb, IL, US General Donation 2022
Noahs Rest $500 Zion, IL, US General Donation 2022
Skin Of Steel $250 Glenview, IL, US General Donation 2022
Freedom From Religion Found $1,000 Madison, WI, US General Donation 2022
Kkc Foundation $1,000 Park City, UT, US General Donation 2022
Openlands $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Lake Forest Open Lands Association $1,750 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
Field Museum $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Chicago Zoological Society $500 Brookfield, IL, US General Donation 2022
The Wetlands Initiative $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Chicago Council On Global Affairs $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Earth Justice $2,500 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Chicago Botanic Garden $120 Glencoe, IL, US General Donation 2022
Les Cheneaux Foundation $500 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
World Wildlife Foundation $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Wbez $365 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Wttw Foundation $365 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
High Country News $250 Paonia, CO, US General Donation 2022
Anti Cruelty Society $350 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Fair $1,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Lake Forest Open Lands Association $2,500 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
Amer United For Seperation Of Churc $500 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Shedd Aquarium $500 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Anti Cruelty Society $250 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Les Cheneaux Community Schools $250 Cedarville, MI, US General Donation 2022
Land Trust Alliance $5,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Lake Forest Preservation Foundation $250 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
Lake Bluff Open Lands Foundation $500 Lake Bluff, IL, US General Donation 2022
National Resources Defense Council $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
American Rivers $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Natl Parks And Conserv Assoc $2,500 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Little Traverse Conservancy $5,000 Harbor Springs, MI, US General Donation 2022
The Wilderness Society $2,100 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2022
Friends Of The Il Nature Preserves $5,000 Dekalb, IL, US General Donation 2022
Noahs Rest $500 Zion, IL, US General Donation 2022
Skin Of Steel $250 Glenview, IL, US General Donation 2022
Freedom From Religion Found $1,000 Madison, WI, US General Donation 2022
Kkc Foundation $1,000 Park City, UT, US General Donation 2022
Openlands $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Lake Forest Open Lands Association $1,750 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2022
Field Museum $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Chicago Zoological Society $500 Brookfield, IL, US General Donation 2022
The Wetlands Initiative $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Chicago Council On Global Affairs $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2022
Anti Cruelty Society $250 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2021
Wbez $365 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2021
Les Cheneaux Foundation $20,000 Cedarville, MI, US General Donation 2021
Lake Bluff Park District $250 Lake Bluff, IL, US General Donation 2021
Chicago Zoological Society $1,000 Brookfield, IL, US General Donation 2021
Nrdc $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2021
Wwf $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2021
Greater Yellowstone Coalition $500 Bozeman, MT, US General Donation 2021
Earthjustice $1,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2021
American Rivers $2,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2021
Lake Forest Open Lands $1,000 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2021
High Country News $500 Paonia, CO, US General Donation 2021
Student Conversation Association $2,500 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2021
Les Cheneaux Schools $250 Cedarville, MI, US General Donation 2021
Natural Museum Of Wildlife Art $300 Jackson, WY, US General Donation 2021
Goodman Theatre $250 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2021
Americans For Separation Of Church $250 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2021
Friends Of Il Nature Preserves $5,000 Dekalb, IL, US General Donation 2021
Great Lakes Boat Bldg School $300 Cedarville, MI, US General Donation 2021
Les Cheneuax Foundation $2,850 Cedarville, MI, US General Donation 2021
Lake Forest Preservation Found $300 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2021
Lake Forest Open Lands Assoc $1,700 Lake Forest, IL, US General Donation 2021
Environmental Law And Policy Ctr $1,000 Springfield, IL, US General Donation 2021
Little Traverse Conservancy $100,000 Harbor Springs, MI, US General Donation 2021
University Club Found College Fund $250 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2021
Field Museum Of Natural History $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2021
Open Lands $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2021
Greater Yellowstone Coalition $500 Bozeman, MT, US General Donation 2021
Wilderness Society $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2021
Center For Biological Diversity $2,500 Tucson, AZ, US General Donation 2021
Freedom From Religion Found $1,000 Madison, WI, US General Donation 2021
Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance $500 Jackson, WY, US General Donation 2021
Conservation Fund $2,500 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2021
Anti-cruelty Society $250 Chicago, IL, US Genral Donation 2021
Shedd Aqaurium $100 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2021
Population Connection $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Donation 2021
Preservation Foundation Of Lcfpd $2,000 Riverwoods, IL, US General Donation 2021
Wetlands Initiative $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Donation 2021
Little Traverse Conservancy $5,000 Harbor Springs, MI, US General Charitable Contribution 2020
Nrdc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Contribution 2020
World Wildlife Fund $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Contribution 2020
Chicago Botanic Garden $260 Glencoe, IL, US General Contribution 2020
Preservation Found Of Lake County $2,000 Libertyville, IL, US General Contribution 2020
World Wildlife Fund $1,500 Washington Dc, DC, US General Contribution 2020
Pheasants Forever $1,000 St Paul, MN, US General Contribution 2020
Au Org $250 Washington Dc, DC, US General Contribution 2020
Natl Resources Defense Council $1,000 Albany, NY, US General Contribution 2020
Les Cheneaux Foundation $500 Lake Forest, IL, US General Contribution 2020
American Rivers $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Contribution 2020
Jackson Hole Land Trust $1,000 Jackson, WY, US Ceneral Contribution 2020
Population Connection $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Contribution 2020
Friends Of The Il Nature Preserves $5,000 Northbrook, IL, US General Contribution 2020
The Wetlands Initiative $6,000 Chicago, IL, US General Contribution 2020
Lake Bluff Open Lands $500 Lake Bluff, IL, US General Contribution 2020
Npca $2,500 Washington Dc, DC, US General Contribution 2020
Greater Yellowstone Coalition $500 Bozeman, MT, US General Contribution 2020
Fair $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Contribution 2020
Chicago Zoological Societyq $1,500 Brookfield, IL, US General Contribution 2020
Anti Cruelty Society $250 Chicago, IL, US General Contribution 2020
National Trust For Historic Preserv $250 Chicago, IL, US General Contribution 2020
Environmental Law Policy Ctr $2,500 Springfield, IL, US General Contributions 2020
Lake Forest Preservation Org $250 Lake Forest, IL, US General Contrib 2020
National Museum Of Wildlife Art $350 Jackson, WY, US General Contribution 2020
Center For Biological Diversity $2,500 Tucson, AZ, US General Contribution 2020
Lake Forest Open Lands Assoc $31,500 Lake Forest, IL, US General Contribution 2020
African Wildlife Foundation $2,500 Washington Dc, DC, US General Contribution 2020
Wbez Chicago Public Radio $365 Chicago, IL, US General Contribution 2020
Land Trust Alliance $2,500 Washington Dc, DC, US General Contribution 2020
Skin Of Steel $250 Glenview, IL, US General Contribution 2020
Cedarville Area Comm Schools $250 Cedarville, MI, US General Contribution 2020
Open Lands Project $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Contribution 2020
Field Museum $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Contribution 2020
Chicago Council On Global Affairs $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Contribution 2020
The Conservation Fund $2,500 Arlington, VA, US General Contribution 2020
Wttw $365 Chicago, IL, US General Contribution 2020
Student Conservation Assoc $1,000 Charlestown, NH, US General Contribution 2020
Wilderness Society $1,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Contribution 2020
Earth Justice $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Contribution 2020

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Contact Information

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EIN 36-7181333
Website N/A
Address PO BOX 126 Lake Bluff, IL 60044-0126

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.