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Naperville Rotary Charities Inc

Naperville, IL · EIN 36-3950858. Reported 362 grants totalling $2,138,601 to 106 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$4,250median grant
$2,138,601granted, 2021-2024
106organizations funded
80%of grantees funded again the next year
$13.0Massets, latest filing

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. Naperville Rotary Charities Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $4,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $7,000; the smallest was $105 and the largest $60,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
6 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
182 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
137 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
29 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
5 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
3 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
College of Dupage FoundationGlen Ellyn, IL$207,500442024
RcncNaperville, IL$143,239732024
Rotary FoundationChicago, IL$116,9551742024
Schools for the Children of the WorldAvon, CO$91,7821342024
Little Friends IncWarrenville, IL$71,2931442024
NAMI of Dupage CountyWheaton, IL$71,2391042024
Hesed House IncAurora, IL$69,7921142024
Bridge CommunitiesGlen Ellyn, IL$58,400842024
SamaracareNaperville, IL$55,000742024
Loaves & FishesNaperville, IL$52,792842024
Dupage Pads IncWheaton, IL$47,200842024
Family Shelter ServiceChicago, IL$46,500632023
Kids MatterNaperville, IL$46,250842024
North Central CollegeNaperville, IL$40,000442024
American Red CrossDes Moines, IA$34,500432024
YMCANaperville, IL$33,000642024
Naperville Elderly Homes IncNaperville, IL$32,500542024
Indian Prairie Educational FoundationNaperville, IL$30,676842024
Riverwalk Adult Day ServicesNaperville, IL$28,500442024
CASA of Dupage County IncWheaton, IL$27,500442024
CollaboractionChicago, IL$27,500332024
Wayside Cross MinisteriesAurora, IL$27,350442024
Turning Pointe Autism FoundationNaperville, IL$26,792642024
Unicef USANew York, NY$26,700322023
Dupage Senior Citizens CouncilLombard, IL$25,500442024
West Suburban Food PantryWoodridge, IL$23,989542024
NCTV17Naperville, IL$23,300842024
Weiss Scholarship FoundationNaperville, IL$23,017742024
360 Youth ServicesNaperville, IL$22,989422024
Families Helping FamiliesNaperville, IL$21,350332024
Naperville Education FoundationNaperville, IL$21,176742024
Salvation ArmyChicago, IL$20,000112024
Career & Networking CenterNaperville, IL$19,689542024
Alzheimer's Association Illinois ChapterChicago, IL$18,420442024
Wheaton Franciscan Sisters CorpWheaton, IL$18,200112022
Teen Parent ConnectionGlen Ellyn, IL$18,000442024
Fond Blanc FoundationMiddleton, WI$16,400312024
U4UGANDANaperville, IL$16,250532024
Three Fires CouncilSt Charles, IL$16,000522024
Edward Hospital FoundationNaperville, IL$15,300542024
Elyssa's MissionNorthbrook, IL$15,000332024
Nirmaan USABloomington, IL$15,000112021
The Peace SchoolChicago, IL$14,700442024
Academy of the ArtsNaperville, IL$13,300432024
Collabor ActionChicago, IL$12,500212021
Unlocking CommunitiesChicago, IL$12,500112023
Blume HaitiSouthfield, MI$12,390422023
Touch My HeartNaperville, IL$12,000332024
Alive Center NfpNaperville, IL$11,500442024
Northern Illinois Food BankGeneva, IL$11,500222024
Jdrf Illinois ChapterChicago, IL$11,060332023
St Patrick's Residence Nursing & RehabNaperville, IL$11,000322024
Bulamu Healthcare InternationalPalo Alto, CA$10,500112022
US Ambulances for UkraineMossville, IL$9,828212024
Watts of LoveDowners Grove, IL$9,750112022
The Charitable Foundation of Rotary 6450Chicago, IL$9,693222022
Art Ops - Blume HaitiSouthfield, MI$9,645322024
Ride Assist NapervilleNaperville, IL$9,500332024
Vna Health CareAurora, IL$9,500222022
Senior Home Sharing IncLombard, IL$9,000442024
Education CenterNaperville, IL$8,500322022
Fox Valley Special Recreation FoundationAurora, IL$8,500442024
Flashpoint Creative Arts IncNaperville, IL$8,000212021
Literacy of DupageWheaton, IL$7,500222023
Western Dupage Special Rec AssocCarol Stream, IL$7,500332024
Metropolitan Family Services DupageWheaton, IL$7,000112024
Nick's Network of HopeNaperville, IL$6,500222022
Mays Music Centre of ExcellenceNaperville, IL$6,000222024
Hospital Sisters Mission OutreachSpringfield, IL$5,749112022
For aChicago, IL$5,417112024
Association for Individual DevelopmentElgin, IL$5,000112023
Beautifully EmpowheredNaperville, IL$5,000112024
Day One PactLisle, IL$5,000222024
Dupage Children's MuseumNaperville, IL$5,000112023
Global Empowerment MissionDoral, FL$5,000112023
Muthusami Pravel FoundationNaperville, IL$5,000112022
Mutual GroundAurora, IL$5,000112021
Naperville & Lisle TriadNaperville, IL$4,500332024
Youth OutlookNaperville, IL$4,000112022
Awesome Life AcademyOswego, IL$3,500222024
Love Your NeighborWheaton, IL$3,500222024
Samaritan NetworkNaperville, IL$3,500112022
Grow Wellness FoundationNaperville, IL$3,000112024
Indian Prairie Parents CouncilAurora, IL$3,000112022
Operation Warm IncPhiladelphia, PA$3,000112023
Path to Recovery FoundationNaperville, IL$3,000112024
Rotary Club of River Cities FoundationMount Prospect, IL$3,000222024
Think Global Arts FoundationTiburon, CA$3,000332024
YWCA-Project HelpChicago, IL$3,000222024
Naperville Prof Firefighters for a CauseNaperville, IL$2,600112024
Friends of FrancoisNaperville, IL$2,500112023
Illinois Independent Living CenterNaperville, IL$2,500112024
Independent Living Center IncNaperville, IL$2,500112022
Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry IncAurora, IL$2,500112024
Support Over StigmaSt Charles, IL$2,500112024
People's Resource CenterWheaton, IL$2,200222024
Bharathi TheerthaNaperville, IL$2,000112023
Naperville Seniors in ActionNaperville, IL$2,000112022
Techlit AfricaShabbona, IL$1,879112021
Black Village Foundation IncPalos Hills, IL$1,500112022
Citizens Appreciate Public SafetyNaperville, IL$1,500112024
Donka IncWheaton, IL$1,000112024
Lymphoma Research FoundationNew York, NY$1,000112021
Outreach Community MinistriesCarol Stream, IL$1,000112024
West Suburban Fellowship ClubNaperville, IL$1,000112022
Rotary District 6450 RylaNaperville, IL$350112024

65 of 106 (61%) 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 80%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 238 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
77 grants
Education
48 grants
International Affairs
38 grants
Housing & Shelter
25 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
8 grants
Mental Health
8 grants
Arts & Culture
7 grants
Youth Development
6 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202180$492,600$4,650
202292$560,053$4,000
202389$504,986$4,000
2024101$580,962$5,000

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. 90% 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.

Illinois
$1.9M
Colorado
$92K
Iowa
$34K
New York
$28K
Michigan
$22K
Wisconsin
$16K
California
$14K
Florida
$5K

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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.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $4,250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Naperville Rotary Charities Inc'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: 184 Shuman Blvd 200, Naperville, IL, 60563. 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 36-3950858 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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