Jocarno Fund
Oak Park, IL · EIN 36-6062019. Reported 359 grants totalling $834,990 to 143 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Jocarno Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $3,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $24,840. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty's Promise | Alexandria, VA | $36,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | Chicago, IL | $31,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| St John's Jesuit High School | Toledo, OH | $29,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Photovoice | London | $27,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Caf America | Alexandria, VA | $26,840 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Manito-Wish YMCA | Boulder Junction, WI | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| MIT School of Architecture & Planning | Cambridge, MA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $17,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wittenberg University | Springfield, OH | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Promedica Foundation | Toledo, OH | $16,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wildlands Network | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ability Center of Toledo | Sylvania, OH | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Nw Ohio | Toledo, OH | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Danny Butler Memorial Fund | Rye, NY | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Tee of Lake Erie | Toledo, OH | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Witness Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Noble Schools | Chicago, IL | $11,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation | Sanibel, FL | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hias | Silver Springs, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Writer's Theatre | Glencoe, IL | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legacy Charter School | Chicago, IL | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Landmarks Illinois | Chicago, IL | $8,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Green Bay Trail | Glencoe, IL | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connecting Kids to Meals | Toledo, OH | $8,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saferworld Foundation | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aia Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Clemson Advancement Foundation | Clemson, SC | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metroparks Toledo | Toledo, OH | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Parks | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Horner Park Advisory Council | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Inspiration Corporation | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Refugee One | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe Humane Chicago | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Greater Toledo Community | Toledo, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thresholds | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Toledo Museum of Art | Toledo, OH | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Chicago River | Chicago, IL | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northwest Ohio Inc | Toledo, OH | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cafdorothy House Hospice Care | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Canine Rescue Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Illinois Center for Autism | Fairview Heights, IL | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Planning Council | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Openlands | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Raw Material Music and Media | London | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Toledo Zoo | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Wildlands Network | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toledo Botanical Gardens | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank Inc | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Depaul University - Cities Project | Chicago, IL | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hephzibah Children' S Association | Oak Park, IL | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Illinois | Chicago, IL | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Angelica Village | Lakewood, CO | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Mobile Makers | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Witness Foundation | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lourdes College | Sylvania, OH | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Snow City Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stars | Northwood, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The United Way of Greater Toledo | Toledo, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women in Need Growing Stronger | Palatine, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Near East Refugee Aid (anrea) | Washington, DC | $3,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Archi-Treasures | Chicago, IL | $3,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beder | London | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brixton Soup Kitchen | London | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Animal Care and Control | Chicago, IL | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Giant Steps Illinois Inc | Lisle, IL | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Univ of Minnesota College of Design | Minneapolis, MN | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wttwchannel 11 | Chicago, IL | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dogs for Better Lives | Central Point, OR | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friendship Center | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gabriel's Light Foundation | Chicago Il, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc | Smithtown, NY | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holy Family Parish | Riverside, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Shore University Health Sys Fdtn | Evanston, IL | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Bristol Students Union | Bristol | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wetlands Initiative | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Noble Charter School Network | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Writers' Theatre | Glencoe, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Gurnee, IL | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anxiety and Depression Assoc of America | Silver Spring, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Illinois Holocaust Memorial Museum | Skokie, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Journey Care Foundation | Glenview, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Door Ministry | Toledo, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Chicago Recovery Alliance | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toledo Area Humane Society | Maumee, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toledo Zoological Society | Toledo, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wfmt | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Working in the Schools | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bonaventure House | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Esperanza Community Services | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Holy Family Mission | Gloucester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund (pcrf) | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Fooundation | Sanibel, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cambodian Association of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Public Art Group | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crow | Sanibel, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Deborah's Place | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Golf, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Executive Service Corps of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Flying Horse Farms | Mt Gilead, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | Cassville, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historic South Initiative | Perrysburg, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hucklleberry House | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Interfaith Comm for Detained Iimmigrants | Silver Springs, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lourdes University | Sylvania, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moms House Inc | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Newsboys Goodfellows Association | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| S P Jermain Historical Golf Foundation | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sanibel Music Festival | Sanibel, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Columbus Foundation | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| U S Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Fund of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Monuments Fund | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Greater Toledo | Sylvania, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Arts | Sanibel, FL | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Services of Glencoe | Glencoe, IL | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harbour Inc | Park Ridge, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Council for Youth Services | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Shore Senior Center | Northfield, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gladiolus Learning and Development Center | Fort Myers, FL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of the North Shore | Northfield, IL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
92 of 143 (64%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 72%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Caf America
TO COVER WIRE FEES AND MAKE FLOW THORUGH GRANTS TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: BEDER, BRIXTON SOUP KITCHEN, COMBINED CADET FORCE ASSOCIATION, RAW MATERIAL AND MEDIA EDUCATION UNLIMITED, REPREZENT CIO, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL SQUASH CLUB (UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL STUDENTS UNION) - Liberty's Promise
SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 201 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | $268,400 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 89 | $216,500 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 75 | $172,250 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 69 | $177,840 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 45% of this one's giving went to organizations in Illinois. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
Find more foundations like Jocarno Fund
We email you newly filed foundations whose giving matches your state and cause, as the IRS publishes them. Free.
No spam, unsubscribe in one click. We never sell or share your address.
Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Related guides
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Jocarno Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1010 Lake Street 200, Oak Park, IL, 60301. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 36-6062019 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email hello@funderscope.com and we will correct it.