Funder directory Illinois Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation

Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 362488355

Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation

✓ Accepts unsolicited applications

Typical grant

$10,000–$15,000

median $15,000

Giving (latest FY)

$1,095,000

78 grants · FY2025

Assets

$24,938,814

gives in IL

Human services · 61%Housing & shelter · 14%Mental health · 5%Civil rights · 5%Philanthropy · 3%
How to apply — from their own filing

Application form & materials: Applications are only accepted through the online grant program. The application procedures can be found on our website: blowitzridgeway.org.

Deadlines: Applications are accepted any time

Restrictions: Grants will be made to organizations in the City of Chicago and the six collar counties (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will).

Contact: Serena Moy · 200 W Madison St Suite 300, Chicago, IL, 60606 · 8473301023

Recent grants (from FY2025 filing)
Grantee Purpose Amount
Community Health · Chicago, IL For General Operating Support of this free health care center which provides uninsured and low-income individu $20,000
Connections for Abused Women and their Children · Wheaton, IL For General Operating Support. CAWC's comprehensive domestic violence services include crisis intervention, sh $20,000
Franciscan Outreach Association · Chicago, IL For General Operating Support to provide emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, case manage $20,000
Heartland Alliance International · Chicago, IL For General Operating Support of the Kovler Center, which provide critical trauma-informed services to individ $20,000
KAN-WIN (Korean American Women in Need) · Chicago, IL For General Operating Support. KAN-WIN serves Asian American domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in $20,000
South Suburban PADS · Oak Park, IL For General Operating Support. Programs and Services include Prevention (emergency funds), Street Outreach, Em $20,000
Deborah's Place · Chicago, IL For General Operating Support. Deborah's Place provides housing and comprehensive supportive services to chron $17,500
Youth Crossroads · Crystal Lake, IL For Comprehensive Counseling Program. The Program provides trauma informed individual/group counseling service $15,000
YWCA EvanstonNorth Shore · Elgin, IL For Bridges, a Long-Term Supportive Housing Program for survivors of domestic violence and their children in E $15,000
Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center (formerly LaCASA) · Palatine, IL For General Operating Support. ZCenter provides comprehensive services for survivors of sexual violence and ab $15,000

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.