Illinois · Private foundation
William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $38k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $2,069
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $18,700
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 20
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $447k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 40% of the organizations William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $38k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $54k | 40% |
| FY2023 | 19 | $113k | 63% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $42k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $103k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $60k | 31% |
| FY2019 | 19 | $68k | 26% |
| FY2018 | 20 | $210k | 20% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary of Vernon Church | $391,807 | 9 | n/a |
| Aid for Women Inc | $19,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $14,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Franciscan Outreach | $10,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Knights of Columbus | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sarah's Circle | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lake County Sponsors | $6,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Nourishing Hope | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Gigis Playhouse Inc | $3,600 | 3 | n/a |
| PADS Lake County Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary of Vernon Church | $391,807 | 9 | n/a |
| Aid for Women Inc | $19,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $14,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Franciscan Outreach | $10,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Knights of Columbus | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sarah's Circle | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lake County Sponsors | $6,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Nourishing Hope | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Gigis Playhouse Inc | $3,600 | 3 | n/a |
| PADS Lake County Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Resilience | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Madonna Mission | $2,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Danny Did Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New Moms Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Feed My Starving Children Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Michael Joseph Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Dynamic Catholic Institute | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Univ of Notre Dame Club of Chicago | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($262k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation
- How much does William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation give?
- William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $37,569 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 20 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (65%), Human Services (9%), Education (8%).
- Who are William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: St Mary of Vernon Church ($392k), Aid for Women Inc ($19k), The Salvation Army ($14k).
- Does William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, Helen V Brach Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust.
- Where is William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation based?
- William R and Mary Anne Litgen Family Foundation is based in IL.
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