· Private foundation
Charles F & Lillian F Appel Charitable Trust
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION | $8,000 |
| Crystal Lake Soccer Federation | $4,565 |
| Palatine Twp Senior Citizens Counci | $4,000 |
| Palatine Twp Need Family Fund | $4,000 |
| Kays Animal Shelter | $3,300 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | $3,000 |
| Wisconsin state fair foundation | $1,175 |
| ST PAULS CHURCH PA | $1,000 |
| Montour Trail Council | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +5% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.
12 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2026, 3 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION6× · 2020–2026 · $43k · revenue +251%- CLCRYSTAL LAKE SOCCER FEDERATION3× · 2024–2026 · $14k · revenue +5%
- MTMONTOUR TRAIL COUNCIL6× · 2021–2026 · $6k · revenue +7%
Funded once
- PFPalatine Food Pantryone grant, 2021 · $3k
- SPST PAULS CHURCH ILone grant, 2021 · $2k
- NWNEIGHBORS WHO CARE INCone grant, 2024 · $2k · revenue 0%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE follows the mission of Endeavor Health. The mission of Endeavor Health is to "help everyone in our communities be their best." Central to this mission is a commitment to providing clinical programs and…
The mission of the racine zoological society is to foster an enlightening and affordable wildlife experience that improves the bond between people and nature. the society will provide for the recreation and education of the people, the…
Preserving and enhancing the habitat of wildlife, such as sandhill cranes, waterfowl, raptors, which habitat expenses are supported by agricultural activities.
To expand equitable health care and healthy living in Cook County and champion solutions through funding, education and advocacy.
Edward Hospital follows the mission of Endeavor Health to "help everyone in our communities be their best."
The organization's mission is to minimize disparities in health care access and outcomes by providing superior-quality, patient-centered healthcare through an integrated delivery system for underserved and vulnerable multi-ethnic…
To maintain high standards for nursing homes in the state of tennessee and to seek the solutions to problems common to members of the association.
The elmhurst memorial healthcare group follows the mission of endeavor health (f/k/a ns-ee holdings). the mission of endeavor health is to "help everyone in our communities be their best." central to this mission is a commitment to…
Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.
Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.
Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.
Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.
How this is measured
8 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 8 of the 22 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Charles F & Lillian F Appel Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Charles F & Lillian F Appel Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
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